Kolkata Metro News
As India is developing in several aspects, including technology, infrastructure, education, and more, many cities are introducing metro services for citizens, while some are enhancing existing ones. Notably, one such development includes the country's first underwater metro.
India's First Underwater Train: You may have seen trains running through hilly areas, forests, over the river and ocean bridge many times and many of you may have travelled on them. But today, we are going to talk about a train that runs underwater.
The incident occurred in Durga Pituri Lane in the city’s Bowbazar area where Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (KMRCL) relocated residents to nearby hotels as a precaution.
Senior metro officials will monitor the situation from Metro Rail Bhavan headquarters to take necessary action on a real-time basis.
To provide uninterrupted telephone services for Metro commuters beneath Hooghly, necessary infrastructure has been installed along the 4.8 km stretch from Howrah Maidan to Esplanade.
Services on the Kolkata Metro's North-South Line were disrupted on Wednesday morning as a man allegedly attempted suicide by jumping onto the tracks, an official said.
The concept of an underwater transportation system in Kolkata traces back to 1921 when the British first proposed the idea. However, soil tests yielded negative results, leading to the abandonment of the project.
Kolkata Metro, is the oldest city metro rail system in the country, connecting the southern outskirts of Garia to the northern outskirts of Dakshineswar.
The Howrah Maidan-Esplanade stretch, which will run under the Hoogly River is expected to be opened for public by December 2023.
A Kolkata Metro's rake ran under the Hooghly River from Kolkata to Howrah and once operational, Howrah Maidan will be the deepest Metro station - 33 metres below the surface - of the country.
Commercial services between Kavi Subash and Hemanta Mukherjee stations, a distance of 5 km, are likely to be started after receiving clearance from the CRS.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Joka-Taratala stretch of Kolkata Metro purple line improving connectivity across the metro city.
People affected by East-West Metro construction will have to submit claim forms
KMRC will provide disbursal of monetary compensation within 15 days
Claim forms are to be submitted within a week
Kolkata metro Railway authority to run train services all night
From Saptami till Navami, metro trains will run all night
Metro officials will further increase the frequency of metro trains
Kolkata Metro to soon offer medical diagnostic facilities at stations
Commuters will now be able to opt for blood tests at metro stations
Passengers will be able to avail reports of the tests online
During Durga Puja, the Kolkata Metro will run 282 services on Saturdays instead of 234 and 164 services on Sundays, up from 130, he said.
Metro from Dum Dum to Kavi Subhash would be accessible in morning
Final metro departs Kabi Subhash for Dakshineshwar at 9:30 p.m
The last metro from Sealdah to Sector 5 departs. At 9:40 p.m
Kolkata metro services on the East-West line increased to 100 per day
50 daily metro trains will run in each direction between Sealdah and Sector 5 stations
No metro services will be available on the East-West corridor on Sundays
Sealdah Metro Station inauguration: The station is scheduled to be inaugurated by Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday virtually from Howrah.
India’s first underwater tunnel for metro connectivity to be functional by 2023
The Kolkata East-West Metro line is being constructed by KMRCL and is the underwater tunnel
80 percent of the work of the East-west Howrah Metro station is completed
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