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Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw connected Saturday (June 6, 2026) announced that sixty next-generation trains would beryllium introduced for the Kolkata Metro successful the adjacent 5 years and hoped the railway projects successful West Bengal would get a caller impetus nether the double-engine government.
During a gathering with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari astatine the State secretariat Nabanna, the Railway Minister said lone 28 km of the Kolkata Metro web was completed successful 42 years, portion 45 km of metro lines person been added since Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister successful 2014.
"In the adjacent 5 years, 60 next-generation trains volition beryllium introduced for Kolkata Metro. Today, I took the Kolkata Metro. We volition revamp it," helium said.
The Minister besides said that the projected slug bid services betwixt Delhi–Varanasi and Varanasi–Siliguri were aimed astatine sharply reducing question time.
"These high-speed corridors volition link Siliguri with New Delhi successful six hours," helium said.
