Kolkata Metro Line 6

Kolkata Metro Line 6 ---- Orange Line
Entry at Kavi Sukanta station of Line 6
Overview
Other name(s)	New Town metro Airport Metro Bypass Metro
Status	Partly operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Kolkata metropolitan region, India
Termini	• Kavi Subhash (south) • Jai Hind (north)
Connecting lines	Blue Line Green Line Yellow Line
Stations	24 ___ 05 (operational) 19 (under construction)
Website	Indian Railways
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Kolkata Metro
Operator(s)	Metro Railway, Kolkata
Depot(s)	New Garia Depot New Town Depot (Under construction) Airport Depot (Under construction)
Rolling stock	ICF \ MEDHA
Daily ridership	~500,000 (projected)
History
Opened	6 March 2024; 8 months ago (2024-03-06)
Technical
Line length	29.87 km (18.56 mi)[1] -Operational:5.4 km (3.4 mi)[2] -Under construction:29.5 km (18.3 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	underground, at-grade and elevated
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	750 V DC[3] using third rail
Operating speed	80 km/h (designed)
Signalling	CBTC signalling
Route map Legend Sealdah South New Garia Depot Kavi Subhash Blue Line Blue Line (Line 1) Sealdah South Satyajit Ray Jyotirindra Nandi Panchanangram Canal Kavi Sukanta Rashbehari Avenue Hemanta Mukhopadhyay VIP Bazar Ritwik Ghatak Storm Water Outlet Canal Barun Sengupta Beleghata Captain Bhery Eastern Metropolitan Bypass Gour Kishore Ghosh Nalban 3rd Avenue Green Line (Line 2) IT Centre Green Line Nabadiganta Keshtopur Canal Nazrul Tirtha Swapnabhor Biswa Bangla Convention Centre Keshtopur Canal Shiksha Tirtha Mother's Wax Museum New Town Depot Eco Park Mangaldeep City Centre-2 Chinar Park Rajarhat Road Green Line (Line 2) VIP Road Green Line Yellow Line (Line 4) Jai Hind Yellow Line Airport Depot Yellow Line (Line 4)

Line 6 (Orange Line) is a rapid transit metro line of the Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It will connect New Garia with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via two major satellite towns of Kolkata metropolitan region, Salt Lake and New Town. It currently operates between Kavi Subhash and Hemanta Mukhopadhyay. This line will be one of the most important stretches of Kolkata Metro because it will connect the southern and the eastern parts of the city with Kolkata Airport. The total distance of this route will be 29.87 km (18.56 mi). It connects Line 1 at Kavi Subhash and will eventually connect Line 2 at Sector-V and Kaikhali and Line 4 at Airport.