Lok Sabha Question No. 734 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-04
Subject: Installation of Platform Screen Doors/Sliding Doors in Kolkata Metro Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Smt. Mala Roy

## 734. SMT. MALA ROY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  present  status  of  work  related  to  Platform  Screen  Doors/Sliding
- Doors installation in Kolkata Metro stations;
- (b) the details of the fund allocated for the project; and
- (c) the details of tentative time-line to complete the work for installation of sliding  doors  on  all  the  platforms  at  Kolkata  Metro  to  prevent  suicide attempt?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (c): Platform Screen Doors [PSD] (full height) in underground stations and Platform Screen Gates [PSG] (half height) in elevated/at grade metro stations are envisaged at the project planning stage itself. Requirement of this arrangement depends on following parameters-
- (i) Non-availability of adequate space for wider platforms to accommodate  peak  passenger  load  in  the  stations.  PSD/PSG optimizes platform area for maximum occupancy.
- (ii) To  minimize  air-conditioning  loss  in  case  of  air-conditioned underground station. Full height PSDs eliminates air conditioning loss to trainway.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 734

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2026

## INSTALLATION OF PLATFORM SCREEN DOORS/SLIDING DOORS IN

## KOLKATA METRO STATIONS

PSD/PSG  doors  are  not  stand-alone  systems  and  are  integrated  with signaling  system  and  train  control  system.  Presently,  in  Kolkata  Metro Network, Platform Screen Doors/ Platform Screen Gates have been provided at all the 12 stations of Green line (East - West Metro Corridor).

Metro  project  in  Kolkata  started  in  1972.  The  details  of  the  Metro commissioned since then are as under:

| Period                  | Metro Commissioned   |
|-------------------------|----------------------|
| 1972 to 2014 (42 years) | 28 km                |
| 2014 to 2025 (11 years) | 45 km                |

Presently, 4 metro corridors of total 52 km are under construction in and around Kolkata out of which 20 km is held up due to land acquisition and utility shifting issues pertaining to State Government. The status of these corridors is as given below:

- (i) Joka  -  Esplanade  (14  km):-  Joka  -  Majerhat  (7.74  km)  has  been commissioned and balance work from Majerhat to Esplanade (6.26 km) has been taken up. However, progress of the work is affected due to the following issues:
- (ii) New Garia - Dum Dum Airport (32 km): New Garia - Belaghata (9.8 km) has  been  commissioned  and  balance  work  from  Belaghata  to  Dum Dum Airport (22.2 km) has been taken up. However, progress of the work is affected due to the following issues:
- (iii) Noapara - Barasat (18 km): Noapara - Jai Hind Airport (6.77 km) has been commissioned and work from Jai Hind Airport to Michael Nagar is in progress. However, work from New Barrackpore to Barasat (7.5 km) is  held  up  due  to  land  acquisition  and  encroachment  issues  by State authorities.
- (iv) Baranagar  -  Barrackpore  -  Dakshineshwar  (14.5  km):  Baranagar  Dakshineshwar (2 km) has been commissioned and balance work from Baranagar to Barrackpore (12.5 km) is held up due to pending utility shifting in the alignment by state government authorities. The details are as below:

|   SN | Location                 | Issues                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | Khidderpur Metro Station |  For utility shifting and road traffic diversion, 837 sqm permanent and 1,702 sqm temporary land of State Government (Kolkata Armed Police) is required. The proposal of this land was sent to State Government on 24.08.2020.  Several meetings were held with officials of Government of West Bengal (GoWB) for transfer |

| SN   | Location            | Issues                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      |                     | of above land.  After lot of persuasion, State Government finally accorded approval in July 2025 only after almost 5 years.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 2.   | Dr. B.C. Roy Market |  For construction of Esplanade Metro Station, temporary shifting of unauthorised 528 Shops at B.C. Roy Market on Defence land is required.  The proposal for NOC of temporary/permanent shifting of these shops was submitted to State Government in February 2022. Shops for temporary shifting of these unauthorized shops have also been constructed by Railway.  The State Government has been requested to facilitate shifting. Regular follow up with State PWD is also being done.  Issue is pending for more than 3.5 years. |

|   SN | Location                                                                | Issues                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | Chingrighata Crossing (Between Beleghata - Gour Kishore Ghosh stations) |  Temporary traffic diversion at Chingrighata crossing for launching of viaduct segments is required for 3 nights each on either side of the road (8 hours on every night).  The proposal was submitted to Government of West Bengal (GoWB) in December 2024. |

|  The diversion road as desired by Kolkata traffic police has already been constructed in February 2025.  Since then, several meetings have been held with various State Government and Kolkata police officials for NOC.  The NOC is still awaited even after about 10 months.   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|    | Location                   | Issues                                                                                                                                                                  |
|----|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  1 | New Barrackpore to Barasat |  Land acquisition (23,000 sq. m) and removal of heavy encroachments (1277 hutments, 764 shops) are involved in this section.  The matter is not yet resolved by GoWB. |

|   SN | Location                 | Issues                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | Baranagar to Barrackpore |  The original alignment along the B.T road was agreed in 2011 as per MoU among Metro Railway, RVNL and Kolkata Municipal Corporation.  As per MoU, existing pipeline was to be replaced by new 64 inch diameter pipeline by the State Government.  Shifting of this pipeline was completed in 2012.  However, NOC is still awaited from Government of West Bengal. |

An amount of ₹ 2555.22 cr. has been allocated  for the Metro projects in West Bengal for Financial Year 2025-26.

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