Which city of India started first underwater metro?

Kolkata is set to welcome India's first underwater metro train which will allow commuters to travel across the Hooghly river which separates West Bengal's capital from Howrah. The metro authorities undertook a trail run on 12 April from Howrah Maidan to Esplanade, with only officials and engineers on board.



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Then, Kolkata's metro system – the oldest in the country – revealed its first ever underwater line, which travels under the Hooghly River.

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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.

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East West Metro Tunnel is a constructed underwater river tunnel of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal.

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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.

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The Seikan Tunnel (Japanese: ??????, Seikan Tonneru or ????, Seikan Zuido) is a 53.85 km (33.46 mi) dual-gauge railway tunnel in Japan, with a 23.3 km (14.5 mi) portion under the seabed of the Tsugaru Strait, which separates Aomori Prefecture on the main Japanese island of Honshu from the northern island of Hokkaido.

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There are currently seven cities in India which are served by a metro system, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata and Mumbai.

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Kolkata's East-West Metro successfully completed the journey from Howrah Maidan to Esplanade and vice versa. India Today witnessed the much-awaited joy ride under the holy Ganga River of east west metro corridor, which is the green line of the Kolkata metro.

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New Delhi: With 160 kmph speed, the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), will be the fastest Metro service in the country. The authorities have recently conducted a high-speed run on the stretch and the Alstom-made trains attained a maximum speed of 160 kmph.

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Ø 1984 – ON 24TH OCTOBER, METRO RAILWAY, KOLKATA, INDIA'S FIRST METRO WAS COMMISSIONED.

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Pune is one of the most tranquil and beautiful metro cities in India where you can reach by online bus booking. It is nestled in the state of Maharashtra. It is the second-largest civilized city in the state which is very popular among tourists for its scenic beauty and peaceful environment.

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The then Chief Minister of West Bengal, Bidhan Chandra Roy, reconceived the idea of an underground railway for Kolkata from 1949 to 1950.

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