Kolkata metro project: No trees to be felled or transplanted till next date of hearing, says SCThe Supreme Court has ordered that no trees be felled or transplanted for the metro rail project near Victoria Memorial in Kolkata. Notices...
13 Sep, 2024, 01.31 PM IST
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 India's first underwater metro service in Kolkata todayIn a monumental development set to transform urban transportation, PM Modi is slated to inaugurate several key metro and rapid transit proj...
06 Mar, 2024, 11.09 AM IST
PM Modi inaugurates India's first underwater metro service in KolkataPrime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated multiple metro projects, including the country's first underwater section in Kolkata. He also laun...
06 Mar, 2024, 11.09 AM 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
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
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 first underwater metro nears completion after costs doubleIndia’s oldest metro was due to expand by 2014 but faced problems including squatters on the planned route.
29 Jan, 2020, 01.17 PM IST
India's first underwater train to be launched in Kolkata soonThe phase-one of the 16.6 km project between Salt Lake Sector-5 to Salt Lake Stadium is almost complete and will be operational soon.
09 Aug, 2019, 12.33 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