EAST-WEST METRO CORRIDOR IN KOLKATA

Feb. 16, 2020

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

About:

  • 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. 

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