How India is building its first undersea tunnel for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet trainIndia's inaugural bullet train project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai involved the construction of a 7-kilometer undersea tunnel beneath Than...
08 Aug, 2024, 03.58 PM IST
India's first underwater metro train services begin in Kolkata, commuters ecstaticKolkata's underwater metro service inaugurated with jubilant passengers. Excitement among commuters from Howrah Maidan and Esplanade statio...
15 Mar, 2024, 03.51 PM IST
Kolkata: Commercial services in newly-launched Metro railway sections to start in 7-10 daysModi inaugurated on Wednesday Kolkata Metro Railway's Howrah Maidan-Esplanade, Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay and the Taratala-Majerhat ...
08 Mar, 2024, 10.57 AM IST
India's first underwater metro line unveiled in Kolkata by PM ModiThe Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section of Kolkata Metro's East-West Corridor, which has the first tunnel "under any mighty river in India", wa...
07 Mar, 2024, 02.31 PM IST
PM Modi to inaugurate first under-river tunnel of Kolkata Metro on March 6. Here's all about itIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first under-river tunnel of Kolkata Metro on March 6. The tunnel, with an internal ...
05 Mar, 2024, 04.20 PM IST
'Atmanirbhar' underwater metro in Kolkata aims to hit the rails in DecemberIndia's first underwater metro is expected to be operational by the end of 2023, connecting Howrah Maidan to Mahakaran metro station in Kol...
19 May, 2023, 07.47 PM IST
East-West Metro corridor construction likely to be over by year-end: Official"All the arrangements have been made to address the issue and work at Bowbazar will be over by December, 2023," the Metro official said.
16 Apr, 2023, 09.49 PM IST
Encouraging trend for public transport in India: PM Modi on Kolkata metro trial run under Hooghly RiverPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed happiness over the trial run of the Kolkata Metro under the Hooghly River.
15 Apr, 2023, 12.11 PM IST
Metro rake runs under river for first time in India, reaches Howrah from KolkataThis is a "revolutionary step" in providing a modern transport system to the people of Kolkata and its suburbs, the official said.
12 Apr, 2023, 07.37 PM IST
Kolkata Metro to test run India's first under-water sections on April 9Kolkata in India is set to test the country's first underwater Metro on the Hooghly River with two six-coach trains undergoing a trial run ...
07 Apr, 2023, 08.14 PM IST
India's first-ever underwater metro likely to be completed by June 2023The train is like to reduce the travel time for commuters significantly. Currently, the Green Line in Kolkata covers a small distance of 6....
08 Aug, 2022, 08.49 PM IST
India to get its first-ever underwater train; here’s all you need to knowThe train will reduce the travel time for commuters significantly. Currently, the Green Line in Kolkata covers a small distance of 6. 97 km...
15 Jul, 2022, 12.01 PM IST
Coronavirus now threatens to obstruct India's first underwater metroIndia’s oldest metro, which started in 1984 with a North-South service, was due to expand by 2014 but faced problems including squatters on...
27 Feb, 2020, 05.16 PM IST
After 35 yrs of wait, Kolkata’s now a city of joy with 2nd metro lineMinister for railways, commerce and industry, Piyush Goyal, inaugurated the first phase of the Rs 8,575-crore East-West Metro corridor that...
14 Feb, 2020, 03.06 PM IST
India's 1st under-river metro tunnel to be completed next week in West BengalThe under-river tunnel is a crucial link for the Railway's 16.6-km long East-West Metro project in Kolkata.
28 May, 2017, 05.37 PM IST
- Mamata Banerjee inaugurates East-West Metro project in Kolkata
Delayed by several months, the Rs 4874 crore East-West Metro Corridor Project was today inaugurated by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Ba...
25 Feb, 2012, 06.24 PM IST
- Afcons to build India’s first underwater train tunnel, Bags Rs 938-Cr Project From Kolkata Metro Railway
Afcons Infrastructure, the infrastructure arm of Shapoorji Pallonji group, has bagged a Rs 938-crore contract from Kolkata Metro Railway Co...
22 Mar, 2010, 08.30 AM IST