East–West Metro Tunnel
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East–West Metro Tunnel is an underwater river tunnel of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal. The river tunnel is constructed underneath Hooghly River. It is the biggest underwater river tunnel of India, which is made for metro rail service. The East–West Metro Tunnel length is 10.8 km (6.7 mi) and width is 5.5 metres. A 520 m stretch of the tracks goes through a tunnel under the Hooghly River. The roof of the tunnel is about 30 metres from the ground level. The tunnel was completed in 2021. The tunnel is used by Green Line, also known as East–West Metro Line, for metro rail service by Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation and it was constructed by Afcons Infrastructure.
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length: 10.8 kilometre, length: 0.52 kilometre,
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Howrah Maidan metro station 03
Howrah metro station as seen in Narendra Modi's video
PM took a walkthrough of the exhibition showcased on the India's first under-river metro tunnel during the inauguration and laying the foundation stone of multiple connectivity projects at Kolkata, in West Bengal on March 06, 2024
Hooghly river underwater metro tunnel as seen in Narendra Modi's video (cropped)
East West metro tunnel
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Hooghly river underwater metro tunnel as seen in Narendra Modi's video
Kolkata Metro line 2 tunnel as seen in Narendra Modi's video
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Howrah Maidan metro station 08| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| commons | image | Howrah Maidan metro station 03 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Howrah metro station as seen in Narendra Modi's video | Commons | ||
| commons | image | PM took a walkthrough of the exhibition showcased on the India's first under-river metro tunnel during the inauguration and laying the foundation stone of multiple connectivity projects at Kolkata, in West Bengal on March 06, 2024 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Hooghly river underwater metro tunnel as seen in Narendra Modi's video (cropped) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | East West metro tunnel | Commons | ||
| commons | image | H20240306155705 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Hooghly river underwater metro tunnel as seen in Narendra Modi's video | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Kolkata Metro line 2 tunnel as seen in Narendra Modi's video | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Howrah Maidan metro station 09 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Howrah Maidan metro station 08 | Commons | ||
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