Kolkata To Get India’s First Underwater Metro Passing Through Hoogly River!

Kolkata locals will soon be able to travel in the country’s first underwater metro! The Kolkata Metro was the first ever metro railway in India and now that it’s going underwater, I wait to buy a token and jump inside it!

According to sources, the work on India’s first underwater metro in Kolkata is almost complete and services are expected to start soon. The east-west metro is to pass through the Hoogly river.

“According to our estimation, by 2035, one million passengers will be using this metro line every day”, a Kolkata Metro official said.

News18 reports that the 520-metre twin tunnel, one east-bound and the other west-bound, is built 30 metres below the riverbed. Those who will be commuting from Howrah and Mahakaran metro stations are to be under the river for only just about a minute as the train will pass the tunnel at a speed of 80km/hr.

The project is expected to be completed by 2021.

“This tunnel has been constructed using the world’s finest technology. Soon rail travel will be introduced to rail passengers on this route”, tweeted Railway Minister Piyush Goyal.

This route makes commute around the city much easier for the people. Kudos to Kolkata Metro!