EAST-WEST METRO CORRIDOR IN KOLKATA

Feb. 16, 2020

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurated the first phase of East-West Metro in Kolkata.

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The passengers services in this 5.8 Kilometers stretch will run between Salt Lake's Sector five and Salt Lake Stadium. The remaining 10.6 Kilometers starches of East-West Metro will be completed by December 2021.
More than 2,400 crore rupees have been spent for first phase of East-West Metro. On completion, it will connect two old cities Kolkata and Howrah.
It will be Country's first underwater train lines where trains will play in tunnels under river Hooghly.

Source : All India Radio

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