Summary:
As a result, Metro Railway now has to improvise to increase earnings through this route.“In 2017-18, Metro’s earning was about Rs 195.4 crore. When the first metro line was constructed in Kolkata in 1984, stations were not built with NFR in mind. At the station, nearly 2,100 square metres of space can be commercially exploited. The Dakshineswar station, for instance, has an area of 750 square metres set aside at street level for commercial exploitation. At the New Garia station, 4,100 square metres are being added at the mezzanine level..