Kolkata Metro bids adieu to non-AC rakes
The Hindu
The last non-AC Metro rake was ceremonially sent off to Noapara carshed from Mahanayak Uttam Kumar station
The Metro Railway, Kolkata, on Sunday formally bade farewell to non-AC rakes, some of which have been in service since its inception as the country’s first underground railway in 1984.
, which started operations on this day in 1984, organised an exhibition 'Down the Memory Lane' at Mahanayak Uttam Kumar station to mark the departure of the non-AC rakes.
"As part of the farewell, we have organised a photo exhibition that will depict the past, present and future of Metro Railway," General Manager Manoj Joshi told reporters.
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