Rolling Stock Of Kolkata Metro Rail

The rolling stock of Kolkata Metro Line 1 uses Indian gage a wide gage track which is manufactured by ICF, Chennai, and the electrical sections are created by NGEF, Bangalore. At to begin with, the moving stock task force was made out of 4-auto rakes. During the time there has been noteworthy augmentation to the framework, both underground and on raised ranges.

With the expansion in movement, 8-auto rake arrangement has turned into a standard for the Kolkata Metro. Right away there are 18 Non AC rakes and 13 AC rakes. Out of the 18 Non AC rakes, 11 will be eliminated bit by bit since they have outlasted their typical existence of 25 years. The remaining 7 rakes are still in great condition so they will be repaired and put into administration in a stage way. Starting as of late, three sorts of trains have been used by Kolkata Metro; these are - *BHEL Rake of1000 Series : 9 Rakes were manufactured by ICF, Chennai and were gone into organization in the fundamental stage when the metro at first continued running from Esplanade to Bhawanipur ,now Netaji Bhavan).

These trains were dim green in shading and had a yellow stripe at the base. Later the shading was changed to white with a dim blue stripe. In a matter of seconds they are yellow with a wide cocoa band at the base. The rakes are generally numbered from B1 to B9.