Kolkata Metro Line 6
| Kolkata Metro Line 6 | |
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| Overview | |
| Native name | কলকাতা মেট্রো লাইন ৬ कोलकाता मेट्रो लाइन ६ |
| Type | Rapid transit |
| System | Kolkata Metro |
| Status | Under Construction |
| Locale |
 Kolkata ,India
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| Termini |
Kavi Subhash (south) Jai Hind (north) |
| Stations | 24 |
| Daily ridership | 500000 (projected) |
| Website | KMRC |
| Operation | |
| Operator(s) | KMRC |
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| Technical | |
| Line length | 29.10 kilometres (18.08 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | 750 V DC using third rail |
| Operating speed | 80 km/h (designed) |
A connection between New Garia and the Airport (29.1 km) via E M Bypass, Saltlake and Rajarhat has started; it will help to reduce travel time between the southern fringes of Kolkata to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. The work on this New Garia-Airport line was inaugurated by Mamata Banerjee on 7 February 2011 with a project deadline of six years. The link between Kavi Subhas (New Garia) and the airport, to be set up at a cost of Rs4 billion, will have 24 stations with the terminal Airport station being an underground one.
Work for construction of the terminal station at New Garia for the 32-km Kavi Subhash-Airport (via Rajarhat) Metro project finally resumed on 14th February 2017 with Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) demarcating the plot they require for the purpose.
The 5km stretch from New Garia to Ruby Hospital is expected to start from 2018.
The stations, as declared of now, will be named after eminent personalities.
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