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Mar 6, 2024 · Prime Minister Modi is set to inaugurate India’s first underwater metro in Kolkata on March 6, 2024. Here is everything you need to know about Kolkata’s underwater metro.
East West Metro Tunnel is an underwater river tunnel of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal. The river tunnel is constructed underneath Hooghly River. It is the biggest underwater river tunnel of India, which is made for metro rail service. The East West Metro Tunnel length is 10.8 km (6.7 mi) and width is 5.5 metres (18 ft 1 in).
Apr 15, 2023 · Two six-coach rakes were transported from the under-construction Esplanade Metro station in Kolkata’s central business district (CBD) to East-West Metro’s Howrah Maidan terminal station via the Hooghly, a distributary of the Ganga.
Mar 6, 2024 · India's first underwater metro in Kolkata. The metro service will connect Howrah and Salt Lake -- the West Bengal state capital's twin cities. Three out of six stations will be underground. It is expected to zoom through a 520-metre stretch under the Hooghly in just 45 seconds.
Mar 6, 2024 · Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated India’s first underwater Metro line in Kolkata and took a ride on the train from Esplanade to Howrah Maidan along with several school students. Modi also virtually inaugurated several other Metro services across the country.
Mar 6, 2024 · According to Kolkata Metro, the 4.8-km stretch of East-West Metro from Howrah Maidan to Esplanade has been built at a cost of Rs 4,965 crore. Of the total 16.6 km of the East-West Metro corridor, 10.8 km is underground, including the tunnel beneath the river.
Mar 15, 2024 · Today marks a significant milestone as Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, celebrates the inauguration of India's debut underwater metro line. Commuters eagerly lined up for their first-ever journey on this remarkable engineering feat, the country's inaugural underwater metro train.
Mar 16, 2024 · Commercial services of the country's first underwater metro train commenced in Kolkata on March 15 with hundreds of passengers erupting into jubilation on their first ride. A train began its journey from the Howrah Maidan station on the East-West metro corridor of Kolkata at 7 am.
Mar 5, 2024 · Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India's first underwater metro service in Kolkata on Wednesday. The metro tunnel, beneath the mighty Hooghly River, is a remarkable feat of...
The tunnel -- the Indian version of Eurostar's London-Paris corridor -- is 13 metre below the riverbed and 33 metre below ground level. In a first for the country, Kolkata Metro touched a ...
