In Photos: India's First Underwater Metro Tunnel In Kolkata, Know Its Features, Operations And More
By: Aleesha Sam | March 04, 2024
Creating a history, Kolkata metro is set to inaugurate its first underwater metro tunnel, Notably Kolkata was the first state to get its metro line in India
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The river tunnel is constructed underneath Hooghly river making It the biggest underwater river tunnel of India
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The length of the Hoogly river tunnel is 10.8 km and a width of 5.5 metres along with 520 m stretch. The roof of the tunnel is about 30 metres from the ground level
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Being a part of Kolkata's East West Metro this under water metro tunnel will connect passengers from Howrah Maidan to Esplanade
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The tunneling project was already completed in 2021, making it India's first underwater river railway tunnel.
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In April 2023, the Kolkata Metro ran a successful trail run of the underwater metro starting from Howrah Maidan to Esplande
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A trail run along with passengers was also conducted, but as of now it is not known when can commuters officially access the underwater metro
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In his visit to Kolkata, PM Modi will inaugurate this underwater metro tunnel on March 6