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Kolkata:  The Majerhat bridge collapse is likely to have an adverse impact on the ongoing 16.72km Joka-Esplanade Metro project by as much as one and a half years. The Kolkata metro project has already suffered serious time and cost overruns because of encroachment and land issues. Construction of Majerhat station and viaduct in front of the Alipore mint, which is in full swing, will get delayed as taking the material to the site will be an issue, with a major part of the site being cordoned off for dismantling the old structure and re-erecting a new one. According to a source in Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL), the implementing agency of this project, work next to the spot where the portion of the bridge collapsed may have to be suspended for some days. [caption id="attachment_17082" align="alignnone" width="650"] The Majerhat bridge collapse[/caption] Significantly, the elevated Majerhat Metro station is being constructed on a plot next to the collapsed Ma...

Kolkata: Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) submitted its final feasibility report of a high-speed bullet train in the Delhi-Kolkata corridor earlier this month. A bullet train — capable of covering the 1,474.48km distance between the two metropolises in 5.24 hours flat, at a speed of 250kmph to 270kmph — would cut down surface travel time between the two metropolises by around 12 hours. The current fastest train on this route, the Rajdhani Express, takes around 17 hours. The project will be completed in phases, starting in 2021, said a railway source. The Delhi-Varanasi corridor will be covered in the first phase. Within that, the Delhi-Lucknow stretch will become operational by 2029, and the first phase will be completed by 2031. For "bullet-speed" travel to Kolkata, you"ll have to wait till 2039, a source added. The terminal station will be Shalimar. "We had also thought of the Kolkata (Chitpore) station. But congestion is higher on the east bank of the Hooghl...