When Was the First Metro Railway Service Started?

In which year does the First Metro Railway Service began in India ? Also provide the list of proposed stations of First Metro Railway Service of India .

[Kiran Chandar]

The Kolkata Metro or Calcutta Metro is the First Metro Railway Service of India which was established in the year 1984.

It is a metro system serving Kolkata and the districts of South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas of West Bengal.

Began operation 24 October 1984; 30 years ago

Number of stations 24

System length 28.14 km (17.5 mi)

Electrification 750V DC through third rail

Chief executive H. K. Sharma, Chairman

Daily ridership over 650,000

Proposed Stations:

Line 1 (North-South Metro)

Kavi Subhash (New Garia)
Shahid Khudiram (Briji)
Kavi Nazrul (Garia Bazar)
Netaji Bhavan
Rabindra sadan
Maidan
Park Street
Esplanade
Chandni Chowk
Central
Mahatma Gandhi Road
Gitanjali (Naktala)
Masterda Surya Sen (Bansdroni)
Netaji (Kudghat)
Mahanayak Uttam Kumar (Tollygounge)
Rabindra Sarobar
Kalighat
Jatin Das Park
Girish Park
Shobhabazar Sutanuti
Shyambazaar
Belgachhia
Dum Dum
Noapara

Line 3 (Diamond Park-Joka-B.B.D.Bag Metro)

DIAMOND PARK 0.00 km
IIM 1.00 km
Joka 2.00 km
Taratala 8.50 km
Majerhat 9.74 km
Mominpur 10.755 km
Kidderpore 11.87 km
Victoria 14.025 km
Thakurpukur 3.455 km
Sakherbazar 4.67 km
Behala Chowrasta 6.13 km
Behala Bazar 7.460 km
Park Street (Intersection with Line 1) 15.29 km
Dharamtala 16.215 km
Mahakaran[Dalhousie) (Intersection with Line 2) 17.075 km

Line 4 (Noapara-Barasat Metro)

Noapara (Intersection with Line 1) (Intersection with Line 5/1) 0.00 km
Michel nagar
New Barrackpore 10.405 km
Madhyamgram 12.310 km
Hridaypur 14.80 km
Barasat 17.13 km
Dum Dum Cantonment 2.80 km
Jessore Road 5.08 km
Biman Bandar (Intersection with Line 6) 6.245 km
Birati 7.90 km

Line 5 (Baranagar-Barrackpore Metro)

Baranagar 0.00 km (Intersection with Line 5/1)
Kamarhati 1.20 km
Titagarh 10.10 km
Talpukur 11.40 km
Barrackpore 12.40 km
Agarpara 2.80 km
Sodepur 4.20 km
Panihati 5.40 km
Subhash Nagar 6.50 km
Khardah 7.90 km
Tata Gate 8.80 km

Line 6 (New Garia-Biman Bandar Metro)

Kavi Subhash Metro Station (Intersection with Line 1) 0.00 km
Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute 1.6 km
Nicco Park 12.6 km
Salt Lake Sector V (Intersection with Line 2) 13.9 km
Technopolis 15.1 km
Bidhan Nagar 16.2 km
Sub CBD-1 17.5 km
Mukundapur 3.0 km
Kalikapur 4.1 km
Ruby Hospital 5.1 km
VIP Bazar 6.40 km
Bantala 7.30 km
Science City 8.6 km
Beliaghata 9.5 km
Chingrighata 11.2 km
CBD-1 18.6 km
CBD-2 20.0 km
New Town 20.9 km
Convention Center 22.1 km
Sub CBD-2 23.30 km
City Centre 24.2 km
Rabindra Tirtha 25.1 km
VIP Road 26.7 km
Airport (Intersection with Line 4) 29.1 km