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West Bengal
7 buyers · 5 tenders · checked 2026-09-06
India's oldest metro: five lines (72–73 km) under Indian Railways; ₹23,818 cr RVNL three-corridor under way; KAVACH 4.0 live; CLW and Titagarh plants.
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1Metro systems operating
2 (ER, SER; excl. Metro Railway, itself an IR zone)IR zones headquartered in state
2Rolling-stock factories
7Buyers tracked
5Tenders tracked
- Live pipeline
- ₹25,000 cr+ metro programme (RVNL three corridors + Pink Line revival) plus tracked tenders
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, Rolling-stock hardware, Track & civil, Electrification, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, AI inspection, Cybersecurity
Key figures
Kolkata Metro network (only IR-…≈72–73.4 km operational, 5 lines, 58 stations
2 sources · all secondary
- ○ Wikipedia (cross-checked) · Kolkata Metro (published 2026 · checked 2026-08-20)
- ○ Swarajya · Kolkata Metro to add 19 km by end of 2026; network to span 130 km (GM Metro Railway quoted) (published 2025-10-25 · checked 2026-08-20)
Kolkata Metro ridership23.60 crore passengers FY2025-26 (vs 21.81 cr FY2024-25); Blue Line ≈5.07 lakh weekday
2 sources · all secondary
- ○ Metro Rail News · Kolkata Metro eyes 130 km network; 23.60 cr passengers FY2025-26; ₹166 cr revenue Apr–Jul 2026 (+34%) (published 2026-08-17 · checked 2026-08-20)
- ○ Millennium Post · Green Line 5.3 cr passengers FY2025-26 (+89.3%); Blue Line 18 cr, ≈5.07 lakh weekday; total 23.6 cr vs 21.81 cr FY2024-25 (published 2026 · checked 2026-08-20)
Buyers
| Buyer | Type | Tenders | Contracts awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rail Vikas Nigam Limited — Kolkata Metro corridors | PSU executing agency | 3 | 1 |
| Metro Railway, Kolkata | IR zone | 1 | 2 |
| South Eastern Railway | IR zone | 1 | 0 |
| Chittaranjan Locomotive Works | Rolling-stock OEM | 0 | 0 |
| Eastern Railway | IR zone | 0 | 0 |
| Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation | Metro corporation | 0 | 0 |
| Titagarh Rail Systems Limited | Rolling-stock OEM | 0 | 0 |
Tenders
| Tender | Buyer | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Line revival 10 stations Baranagar–Mangal Pandey | RVNL (Kolkata) | Bids closed | ₹1,500–2,000 cr | Bids closed September 2026 · award expected |
| 80 8-car coaches Purple Orange corridors CBTC | RVNL (Kolkata) | Bids closed | ₹800–1,000 cr | Bids closed November 2025 · award expected |
| KAVACH 1040 rkm Kharagpur Adra Ranchi | SER | Bids closed | ₹250–300 cr | Bids closed July 2025 · no award published |
| Purple Line southern extension IIM-Calcutta station | RVNL (Kolkata) | Bids closed | ₹250–500 cr | Bids closed September 2025 · no award published |
| Yellow Line extension 3.59 km Birati underground station | Metro Railway (Kolkata) | Awarded | ₹1,000–1,500 cr | Published August 2024 |
Cities
| City | Network status | Networks |
|---|---|---|
| Kolkata | operational (5 lines) + major multi-corridor construction | Kolkata Metro (Blue, Green, Purple, Orange, Yellow lines; Pink Line revived 2026) |
Players with a footprint here
| Player | Kind | Footprint |
|---|---|---|
| Alstom | Rolling-stock OEM | Plant |
| RVNL | Civil contractor | Headquarters |
| Titagarh | Rolling-stock OEM | Plant |
| Afcons | Civil contractor | Headquarters |
| Medha | Signalling & systems | Headquarters |
| Texmaco | Rolling-stock OEM | Headquarters, Joint venture |
| Hitachi Rail | Signalling & systems | Office |
| ITD Cementation | Civil contractor | Headquarters |
| Braithwaite | Rolling-stock OEM | Headquarters |
| JICA | Funder / investor | Office |
| Jupiter Wagons | Rolling-stock OEM | Plant |
What changed
From This Week in Rail, newest first.
- 2026-09-21 — Kolkata Metro's Beleghata–IT Centre section is ready for electrical works.
Withheld in the free surface
- Market narrative
- Indian Railways allocation (4)
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- Rvnl portfolio (4)
- Aug2025 commissioning (3)
- Expansion targets (3)
- Er KAVACH (3)
- Clw output (4)
- Titagarh orderbook (4)
- Water metro (3)
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