Kolkata Metro creates history, India's first train runs under river

Kolkata Metro creates history, India's first train runs under river

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Category : National Published on: April 14 2023

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  • Kolkata Metro created history on Wednesday as it successfully conducted its maiden run through the tunnel under Hooghly River. 
  • The metro rake ran under the Hooghly River at 11:55 am.
  • The Kolkata Metro informed that regular trial runs from Howrah Maidan metro station to Esplanade metro station will start very soon.
  • For the first time in India Metro has completed the river journey.
  • The route from Howrah to Esplanade is about 4.8 km long, of which 520 metres will be through a tunnel under the Hooghly river. The tunnel is 32 meters below the water surface level. The entire length of this tunnel is 10. 8 km underground.
  • After the commissioning of this section, Howrah Maidan will become the deepest metro station in the country. 
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