Railway Minister Piyush Goyal today virtually inaugurated the Phoolbagan Station of Kolkata's East West Metro corridor, and flagged off the first train from there to Salt Lake Sector-V.<br />'' <br />''Mr Goyal also said the entire stretch of the corridor, connecting Sector-V and Howrah Maidan, is likely to be completed by December 2021.<br />'' <br />''The minister said , by the end of next year, the entire East West Corridor project of 16.55 km is expected to be completed.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">While inaugurating the extension of the line till Phoolbagan Station through the virtual mode, Mr Goyal said the project, which has suffered delays owing to several issues, has been fast-tracked since 2015 because of the personal intervention and monitoring by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.</span><br />