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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 a 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).
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.
Jun 10, 2023 · When commuters in the city of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) step aboard India's first underwater train later this year, a Bengal-born British engineer who conceived an unrealised underground...
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 · Kolkata's new underwater metro is 16.6 km long. About 10.8 km runs underground from Howrah Maidan to Phoolbagan, including the tunnel under the Hooghly River, making it the deepest in the...
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...
Mar 6, 2024 · This underwater marvel, situated beneath the Hooghly River that divides Kolkata and Howrah, boasts the country's deepest metro station, the Howrah Metro station.
Mar 3, 2024 · Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate India's first under-river metro tunnel built in Kolkata on March 6. The tunnel built under the Hooghly river is part of the Kolkata Metro's East-West Metro corridor that connects Howrah Maidan to Esplanade.
