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Company type | Government-owned corporation |
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Founded | July 2008 |
Headquarters | KMRCL Bhawan, HRBC Complex, 2nd & 3rd Floor, Munsi Premchand Sarani, , |
Area served | Kolkata, Howrah |
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Services | Public transport |
Revenue | ₹12.843 lakh (equivalent to ₹14 lakh or US$16,000 in 2023) (2022) |
₹7.9286 lakh (equivalent to ₹8.4 lakh or US$10,000 in 2023) (2022) | |
Total assets | ₹8,461.774 crore (equivalent to ₹90 billion or US$1.1 billion in 2023) (2022) |
Owner | Government of India
Ministry of Railways:- 74% Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs:- 26% |
Website | kmrc |
Footnotes / references "ANNUAL REPORT ENGLISH 2021-2022" (PDF). Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. 2022. |
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) is a Government of India enterprise formed in 2008. The agency was formed to oversee the implementing Kolkata Metro Line 2, also known as East West Metro, connecting the twin cities Kolkata and Howrah. The metro rail route is partly underground including the part that will be under the river Ganges.[1][2][3] The 16.6 km route has six station each in underground and elevated portions. The terminal stations are Salt Lake Sector V and the Howrah Maidan.[4] The elevated stretch started operations on 13 February 2020.