Kolkata Metro installs AFC-PC gates at Howrah metro station

Sep 29, 2023 Anish Mondal

AFC-PC gates ensure free flow of commuters

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32 AFC-PC gates to be installed to manage expected rush

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AFC-gates can handle 45 passengers per minute

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Howrah metro station will be India's deepest metro station

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Electrification, beautification & other works are in progress

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Most of the construction works on Howrah Maidan-Esplanade completed

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Stretch is part of East-West Metro corridor

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Section to be operational by December-end

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