Railway Minister Piyush Goyal virtually inaugurates Phoolbagan Station of Kolkata's East-West Metro corridor
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- Railway Minister Piyush Goyal virtually inaugurated the Phoolbagan Station of Kolkata's East -West Metro corridor, and flagged off the first train from there to Salt Lake Sector-5.
- Mr Goyal also said the entire stretch of the corridor, connecting Sector-5 and Howrah Maidan, is likely to be completed by December 2021.
- The minister said , by the end of next year, the entire East -West Corridor project of 16.55 km is expected to be completed.
Source: Air
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Ministry of Railways
- The Ministry of Railways is a ministry in the Government of India, responsible for the country's rail transport.
- The ministry operates the state-owned Indian Railways, an organisation that operates as a monopoly in rail transport and is headed by the Chairman of Railway Board.
- Minister : Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Founded: March 1905