Kolkata Metro’s rake no-612 crossed Hooghly river around 11.55am on Wednesday
Metro RailwayMetro Railway general manager P Uday Kumar Reddy, accompanied by additional general manager and managing director HN Jaiswal and other senior officers, travelled from Mahakaran to Howrah Maidan station in Rake No. MR-612 to witness this historic event. Reddy offered puja at the Howrah station once the rake reached there
Metro RailwayThe Metro is expected to cover the 520-metre stretch through a tunnel 32 metres below from the water level of river Hooghly in 45 seconds
Metro RailwayAll the staff, engineers of Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited under whose efforts and supervision this engineering marvel has been achieved were happy that their dreams had come true
Metro RailwayTerming it a ‘historic event’, the Metro Railway general manager said trial runs from Howrah Maidan to Esplanade will be conducted for the next 7 months before regular services on this stretch begin
Metro RailwayMetro Railway chief public relations officer Kausik Mitra said: ‘This is a revolutionary step in providing a modern transport system to the people of Kolkata and suburbs. This is indeed a special Bengali New Year’s gift from Indian Railways for the people of Bengal.’
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