Riders Look at Bigger Picture Beyond Teething Problems

Kolkata: even as passengers continue to face overcrowding, delayed services, and confusion over signage and announcing across the Metro network, a Majority of Riders Said The Benefits of Connections and Reduced Travel Time outweigh the Initial Jitters.Commuters who earlier depended on long break journey and browded interchanges said Sanjib Das, 35, A Resident of Madhyamgram, Recalled How He Travelled From Madhyamgram to Dum Dum Dum by Train, Spent Nearly Half An Hour Standing at the Station, and then Boarded Another Train. Now Employed at a Private Firm in Maidan, He Finds The Extended Metro Service A Relief. “This new route saves a lot of time,” He said.Another Commuter Who Travels From Dum Dum Cantonment to Esplanade Pointed Out the Added Flexibility in Case of Service Disrupties. “Earlier, If Trains Were Stalled, I Bold Get Stuck at Dum. Now, I can get off at Cantonment or Jessore Road Station and take Surface Transport Home,” He said.For State Govt Employee Sandip Kumar Pal, 54, The Direct Link Saves Him from Multiple Transfers. A Resident of Dum Dum Cantonement, Pal Works at Nabanna. His Earlier Commute Involved Changing Trains Twice to Reach Dum Dum, then Taking the Metro to Rabindra Sadan, and Finally a Bus to Nabanna. “From this week, I take the metro from Cantonment to Noapara, then to Esplanade, and Finally Another Train to Howrah Maidan. It is far more direct,” He Explied.Similar reliaf was echoed by Sayani Basak, 30, Who Lives in Kamalapur Near Dum Dum Cantonment and Works at Park Street. She previously relied on crowded autos or business to reach dum dum station. “Now I board the metro directly from Cantonment, Change at Noapara, and Reach Park Street,” She said.The yellow line has been a major draw for that headed to the airport. On Monday, toi founded Senior Citizen Rajendranath Bandyopadhyay of Birati Using The Link to Catch a Flight to Delhi. “Earlier, I Needed A Cab Or Multiple Autos to Reach Airport Gate No. 1 and then Walk. Now, I Reach the terminal directly, “He said, calling the metro bot economical and convenient.Students too among the beneficiaries. Nandini Mondal, A First-Year College Student from Salt Lake, Said Her Trip to Tutorial Classes at Maidan Became Affordable Since the full Run of East-West Metro on the Green Line. Debjani Sanyal, A Techno India Student from Howrah Maidan, said the extension streamlined her committee. “Earlier, I Took the Metro to Esplanade, then a Bus to Sealdah, and Again a Metro. Now I go directly,” She said.(Inputs by Mayukh Sengupta)

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