Sealdah connected, buzz at Salt Lake

Excitement and happiness were visible on the faces of people boarding Metro trains at Sector V to the newly inaugurated Sealdah Metro station. Sector V Metro station in Salt Lake was abuzz with excitement today.

The first Metro train from Sealdah ferried 175 passengers. “A distance of 2.33 km has been added to the Metro map Thursday. It will help thousands of commuters reach their destinations in Salt Lake and New Town areas comfortably and very fast,” said officials.

“It will save time. I used to take a taxi to work and it would take over an hour to reach the office. Metros are faster and convenient,” said Ashit Kumar Dey, an advocate at the Calcutta High Court.