India gets its first underwater metro in Kolkata: Routes, timings, ticket price, features
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Kolkata shows the way
Kolkata is set to create history on March 6 as the City of Joy finally gets its underwater metro, the first in India. The Kolkata Metro extension, featuring the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade Metro section, includes the first transportation tunnel in India to pass under a major river, representing a critical milestone in the country's infrastructure development.
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PM to inaugurate
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate India's first under-river metro tunnel built in Kolkata on Wednesday. In a monumental development set to transform urban transportation, PM Modi is slated to inaugurate several key metro and rapid transit projects across countries, marking a significant stride towards enhancing urban mobility and connectivity.
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Route
The underwater corridor that is set to be inaugurated on March 6 will run from Howrah Maidan to Esplanade, which will be a 4.8 km stretch. It is the second section of the East-West Metro corridor between Howrah Maidan and Salt Lake Sector V, the IT ghub of West Bengal.
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Ticket price
Ticket prices start at Rs 5 and can go up to Rs 50, depending on the station's distance. For the first two kilometres, the fare is Rs 5, and then it increases to Rs 10, Rs 15, Rs 20 Rs 25 and so on up till Rs 50.
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Deepest station
In April 2023, Kolkata Metro's first rake reached the Howrah Maidan under the river Hooghly. Howrah will be the deepest Metro station (33 meters below the surface) in the country. The Metro is expected to cover the 520-meter stretch under the river Hooghly in 45 seconds. This tunnel under the river is 32 meters below the water level.