By rosebell
The first trial run on the 2.63km Sealdah–Esplanade stretch through the westbound tunnel of Kolkata Metro’s Green Line in West Bengal, India, has been completed by Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRCL).
Inauguration of the trial run was done by KMRCL chairman and Metro Railway general manager Uday Kumar Reddy, and other senior officers of KMRCL and Metro Railway.
Commencing at Sealdah Metro station, the trial rake reached Esplanade Metro station.
Following the trial run at Esplanade Metro station, the general manager held a meeting with the officers of Metro Railway and KMRCL after and congratulated all for this successful trial run.
With the aim of allowing people to reach different parts of Kolkata and nearby areas from Sealdah and Howrah, the Sealdah–Esplanade stretch is expected to provide an advanced transport system for the people of Kolkata and its suburbs, once commissioned.
Presenting services in two parts, Green Line-1 and Green Line-2, the Howrah-Sealdah Metro station is a part of Kolkata Metro’s Green Line, known as East-West Metro.
While Green Line-1 stretches between Salt Lake Sector V and Sealdah; Green Line-2 runs between Esplanade and Howrah Maidan.
The first successful trial run on the Sealdah–Esplanade was done by Kolkata Metro through a west-bound tunnel, which has only one station, Bowbazar.
The East-West link is expected to ease travel from Ranaghat, Bongaon, New Garia, Dum Dum, and Salt Lake to Howrah station through Sealdah, whereas enabling passengers disembarking Shatabdi, and Vande Bharat Express trains at Howrah to reach Ranaghat, Bongaon, New Garia, Dum Dum, and Salt Lake safely and economically.
Tags: # Sealdah-Esplanade Stretch # Kolkata Metro # First Trial # India # Tunneling
