Is India's first underwater metro in Kolkata expected to be ready by December 2023?


Is India's first underwater metro in Kolkata expected to be ready by December 2023? India's first underwater metro service, The Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) said that the East-West Metro Corridor project, is expected to be completed by December 2023. With this, another feather is being added to the crown of Kolkata Metro, the first metro railway in the country.


Which company is making the underwater metro in Kolkata?

The tunnel is been completed in 2021. The tunnel is used by East West Metro Line for metro rail service and constructed by Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation.


Which is the biggest metro project in India?

1. Delhi Metro. The Delhi Metro network consists of 12 color-coded lines with a total length of 391 kilometers. It is the largest and busiest metro rail system in India.


Which is the deepest underwater metro in India?

The 520-metre tunnel — modelled on Eurostar's London-Paris corridor — runs under the river from the city's Esplanade Station to Howrah Maidan Station, a journey trains will take only 45 seconds to complete. The tunnel at Howrah Maidan is 33 metres below the surface, making it the deepest metro station in India.


Who built underwater metro in India?

To match river depth and the tunnel's gradient, Afcons also had to build India's deepest Metro station – 30m below Howrah railway station – and the country's deepest ventilation shaft at 43. 5m under the ground.


Which is the biggest metro project in the world?

The Shanghai Metro is the world's longest metro network at 803 kilometres (499 mi) and has the highest annual ridership at 2.83 billion trips.