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Kolkata:’Metro Experience’ App Hits 4 Lakh Downloads, Revolutionizes Commuter Expertise. (Photograph: Wikipedia)
Kolkata Metro’s ‘Metro Experience Kolkata’ app hits 4.46 lakh downloads, aiding good card recharges & ticket reserving.
Greater than 4 lakh individuals have downloaded Kolkata Metro’s cellular app on their smartphones, an official mentioned.
A Metro Railway spokesperson Kaushik Mitra mentioned on Sunday that this App ‘Metro Experience Kolkata’ was developed by the Centre for Railway Info Methods (CRIS).
“The thought of creating such an App was conceived to allow Metro commuters to recharge their good playing cards or e-book QR Code-Primarily based tickets anytime from anyplace,” he mentioned.
Mitra mentioned for the good thing about the commuters, ‘Metro Experience Kolkata’ App was launched on March 5, 2022, on android platform and on March 22, 2024 on iOS platform. “Until April 6, round 4.46 lakh android customers have downloaded this App from Google Play Retailer and 1400 iOS customers have downloaded this App from Apple Retailer. These figures signify the acceptability and recognition of this App among the many Metro customers,” he mentioned.
To make extra commuters aware of it, particular promotional movies on obtain and use this App are being proven on platform televisions of each outdated North-South and new East-West Metro stations. In the meantime, development work for underground Victoria station has been taken up within the Joka-Esplanade Metro Hall, Mitra knowledgeable.
Whereas the Joka Majerhat stretch of this hall has now been operational, development work of the Mominpur to Esplanade stretch has received underway. “The development work of Victoria station has been taken up by executing company Rail Vikas Nigam Restricted (RVNL). Barricading work of the realm required for development of this underground station and different preparatory works are virtually full,” he mentioned.
At first, diaphragm partitions (D-walls) shall be constructed after which station slabs shall be constructed following the Lower and Cowl Prime-Down Methodology. For development of those diaphragm partitions, equipment has been deployed at Victoria station web site. The Metro Railway mentioned vibration affect research has already been accomplished to evaluate the vibration ranges more likely to be generated through the development and operations of Metro Railway.
A well being survey of the basement of Victoria Memorial Corridor has already been accomplished. Totally different measures can even be taken to cut back air and noise air pollution through the development work of this station.
Specialists of IIT-Guwahati can even be consulted to test the drawing proof of this station, he mentioned. To assemble this station, round 29 variety of bushes, which have already been recognized, will should be transplanted to Kamardanga close to Beliaghata in north Kolkata to pave the way in which for this work.
For transplanting these bushes, mandatory clearances are being obtained. As soon as the clearance is obtained, these bushes shall be transplanted and leftover portion of the D-walls shall be erected.
Three different stations on this stretch are Khidderpore, Park Avenue, and Esplanade.
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