Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Commercial services along the three newly inaugurated stretches of Kolkata Metro, including the underwater Howrah Maidan to Esplanade section, will commence on March 15, a statement issued by the Metro Rail said. India News | Metro Services Along Three Newly Inaugurated Stretches in Kolkata to Begin on March 15.
Justice Dipankar Datta, currently in the Supreme Court, was a Calcutta High Court judge in 2012, when a difference in opinion between the Ministry of Railway and the West Bengal government brought the under-the-river project to a deadlock
The wait is finally over. Come March 15, Indian Railways' first underwater commercial service will commence between the twin cities of Kolkata and Howrah. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Esplanade-Howrah Maidan (Green Line) Metro .
India's deepest Metro station at Howrah, embedded in the country's busiest rail terminal, is set to be India's largest Metro, apart from being the deepest one.
Bharti Airtel will set up infrastructure to provide uninterrupted connectivity to Metro commuters travelling from Kolkata to Howrah below the Hooghly river.