B
Broman178
Guest
Minor tweak; the future Teghoria station will be underground rather than elevated.
[td]}}[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]'''Green Line''', also known as '''East–West Metro''', is a [[rapid transit]] metro line of the [[Kolkata Metro]] in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It currently runs from [[Salt Lake Sector-V metro station|Salt Lake Sector-V]] to [[Howrah Maidan metro station|Howrah Maidan]] by going underneath the [[Hooghly River]]. A future eastern extension from Sector-V to [[Teghoria]] is planned.<ref name="mtp"/><ref name="MC">{{cite news|title=PM Modi inaugurates India's first underwater metro line in Kolkata|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/i...olkata-12410241.html|work=Moneycontrol|date=6 March 2024|access-date=6 March 2024|language=en}}</ref> It will cover a distance of {{cvt|23.1|km}} and consist of 17 [[List of Kolkata metro stations|stations]] from Teghoria (Haldiram) in the east to [[Howrah Maidan metro station|Howrah Maidan]] in the west, of which it will consist of 11 elevated and 6 underground stations, and the operational section consists of 6 elevated and 6 underground stations, with a total distance of {{Cvt|15|km}}. It is expected to derive a very high ridership, since it connects [[India]]'s two largest [[Kolkata Suburban Railway|commuter railway]] and long-distance railway terminals, [[Howrah Junction railway station|Howrah]] and [[Sealdah railway station|Sealdah]], along with two of its largest business districts, [[B. B. D. Bagh|BBD Bagh]] and [[Salt Lake Sector V]]. At present, more than 100,000 passengers commute through the line every day, and this figure is expected to go up to 1 million by 2035.<ref name="1M">{{cite web |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/i...e-a-day-by-2035-railway-official-4244051.html |title=Kolkata East West Metro will ferry 1 million people a day by 2035: Railway official |date=25 July 2019 |access-date=25 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019072...e-a-day-by-2035-railway-official-4244051.html |archive-date=25 July 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> It also connects the industrial hub of [[Kolkata]], i.e., [[Howrah]] and the IT hub of Kolkata, i.e., [[Salt Lake Sector-V]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.kmrc.in/stations.php | title=Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd }}</ref> It has interchange with [[Blue Line (Kolkata Metro)|Blue Line]] at [[Esplanade metro station|Esplanade]] and will eventually also connect with [[Purple Line (Kolkata Metro)|Purple]] and [[Orange Line (Kolkata Metro)|Orange]] Lines.[/td]
[td]'''Green Line''', also known as '''East–West Metro''', is a [[rapid transit]] metro line of the [[Kolkata Metro]] in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It currently runs from [[Salt Lake Sector-V metro station|Salt Lake Sector-V]] to [[Howrah Maidan metro station|Howrah Maidan]] by going underneath the [[Hooghly River]]. A future eastern extension from Sector-V to [[Teghoria]] is planned.<ref name="mtp"/><ref name="MC">{{cite news|title=PM Modi inaugurates India's first underwater metro line in Kolkata|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/i...olkata-12410241.html|work=Moneycontrol|date=6 March 2024|access-date=6 March 2024|language=en}}</ref> It will cover a distance of {{cvt|23.1|km}} and consist of 17 [[List of Kolkata metro stations|stations]] from Teghoria (Haldiram) in the east to [[Howrah Maidan metro station|Howrah Maidan]] in the west, of which it will consist of 10 elevated and 7 underground stations, and the operational section consists of 6 elevated and 6 underground stations, with a total distance of {{Cvt|15|km}}. It is expected to derive a very high ridership, since it connects [[India]]'s two largest [[Kolkata Suburban Railway|commuter railway]] and long-distance railway terminals, [[Howrah Junction railway station|Howrah]] and [[Sealdah railway station|Sealdah]], along with two of its largest business districts, [[B. B. D. Bagh|BBD Bagh]] and [[Salt Lake Sector V]]. At present, more than 100,000 passengers commute through the line every day, and this figure is expected to go up to 1 million by 2035.<ref name="1M">{{cite web |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/i...e-a-day-by-2035-railway-official-4244051.html |title=Kolkata East West Metro will ferry 1 million people a day by 2035: Railway official |date=25 July 2019 |access-date=25 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019072...e-a-day-by-2035-railway-official-4244051.html |archive-date=25 July 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> It also connects the industrial hub of [[Kolkata]], i.e., [[Howrah]] and the IT hub of Kolkata, i.e., [[Salt Lake Sector-V]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.kmrc.in/stations.php | title=Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd }}</ref> It has interchange with [[Blue Line (Kolkata Metro)|Blue Line]] at [[Esplanade metro station|Esplanade]] and will eventually also connect with [[Purple Line (Kolkata Metro)|Purple]] and [[Orange Line (Kolkata Metro)|Orange]] Lines.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]The Green Line has India's first and biggest [[East–West Metro Tunnel|underwater metro tunnel]], along with the deepest metro ventilation shaft.<ref name="Confusion">{{Cite web |date=2017-05-05 |title=Kolkata Metro's TBM S639 Crosses Halfway Mark Under Hooghly |url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2017/05/05/kolkata-metros-tbm-s639-crosses-halfway-mark-under-hooghly/ |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=The Metro Rail Guy |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Howrah—Sealdah Metro Link Update {{!}}{{!}} Kolkata East-West Metro {{!}}{{!}} MetroRail Blog|url= October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In the deepest metro shaft, the [[Howrah metro station]] is the deepest metro station in India, at a depth of {{cvt|33|m}}.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...olkata/deepest-station/slideshow/93183451.cms | title=India's first underwater train to be operational by 2023 in Kolkata - Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation train }}</ref> The first phase between Salt Lake Sector V and [[Salt Lake Stadium]] was inaugurated by the then [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Minister of Railways]], [[Piyush Goyal]], on 13 February 2020, and commercial services started from 14 February 2020.<ref name="LM"/><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/kolkata/fare-chart-of-east-west-metro-rail-ag-403000.html|title=১৩ ফেব্রুয়ারি চালু হচ্ছে ইস্ট-ওয়েস্ট মেট্রো, জেনে নিন ভাড়া তালিকা...|date=2020-02-03|website=bengali.news18.com|language=bn|access-date=2020-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2020020...west-metro-rail-ag-403000.html|archive-date=3 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The underground stretch till [[Phoolbagan metro station|Phoolbagan]] was opened on 4 October 2020 by the current Minister of Railways, [[Ashwini Vaishnaw]], and then till [[Sealdah metro station|Sealdah]] was opened on 12 July 2022.<ref name="TMRG">{{cite news|title=(Pics) Kolkata Metro's Phoolbagan Extension of Line-2 Inaugurated|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2020/10...gan-extension-of-line-2-inaugurated/|work=The Metro Rail Guy|date=4 October 2020|access-date=6 March 2024|language=en}}</ref><ref name="TMRG2">{{cite news|title=Kolkata Metro Line-2's Sealdah Station Inaugurated|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2022/07/12/kolkata-metro-line-2s-sealdah-station-inaugurated/|work=The Metro Rail Guy|date=12 July 2022|access-date=6 March 2024|language=en}}</ref> The section between [[Esplanade metro station|Esplanade]] and [[Howrah Maidan metro station|Howrah Maidan]] was inaugurated by [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] on 6 March 2024.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chakraborty|first=Ajanta|title=India's first under-river Metro becomes reality|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...es-reality/articleshow/108250989.cms|work=The Times of India|date=6 March 2024|access-date=6 March 2024|language=en}}</ref> The final Esplanade and [[Sealdah metro station|Sealdah]] section was inaugurated on 22 August 2025.<ref name="toi25-8">{{Cite news |date=2025-08-12 |title=‘Efforts on to open 3 new metro lines next week’ |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...tro-lines-next-week/articleshow/123264233.cms |access-date=2025-08-14 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>[/td]
[td]The Green Line has India's first and biggest [[East–West Metro Tunnel|underwater metro tunnel]], along with the deepest metro ventilation shaft.<ref name="Confusion">{{Cite web |date=2017-05-05 |title=Kolkata Metro's TBM S639 Crosses Halfway Mark Under Hooghly |url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2017/05/05/kolkata-metros-tbm-s639-crosses-halfway-mark-under-hooghly/ |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=The Metro Rail Guy |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Howrah—Sealdah Metro Link Update {{!}}{{!}} Kolkata East-West Metro {{!}}{{!}} MetroRail Blog|url= October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In the deepest metro shaft, the [[Howrah metro station]] is the deepest metro station in India, at a depth of {{cvt|33|m}}.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...olkata/deepest-station/slideshow/93183451.cms | title=India's first underwater train to be operational by 2023 in Kolkata - Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation train }}</ref> The first phase between Salt Lake Sector V and [[Salt Lake Stadium]] was inaugurated by the then [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Minister of Railways]], [[Piyush Goyal]], on 13 February 2020, and commercial services started from 14 February 2020.<ref name="LM"/><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/kolkata/fare-chart-of-east-west-metro-rail-ag-403000.html|title=১৩ ফেব্রুয়ারি চালু হচ্ছে ইস্ট-ওয়েস্ট মেট্রো, জেনে নিন ভাড়া তালিকা...|date=2020-02-03|website=bengali.news18.com|language=bn|access-date=2020-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2020020...west-metro-rail-ag-403000.html|archive-date=3 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The underground stretch till [[Phoolbagan metro station|Phoolbagan]] was opened on 4 October 2020 by the current Minister of Railways, [[Ashwini Vaishnaw]], and then till [[Sealdah metro station|Sealdah]] was opened on 12 July 2022.<ref name="TMRG">{{cite news|title=(Pics) Kolkata Metro's Phoolbagan Extension of Line-2 Inaugurated|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2020/10...gan-extension-of-line-2-inaugurated/|work=The Metro Rail Guy|date=4 October 2020|access-date=6 March 2024|language=en}}</ref><ref name="TMRG2">{{cite news|title=Kolkata Metro Line-2's Sealdah Station Inaugurated|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2022/07/12/kolkata-metro-line-2s-sealdah-station-inaugurated/|work=The Metro Rail Guy|date=12 July 2022|access-date=6 March 2024|language=en}}</ref> The section between [[Esplanade metro station|Esplanade]] and [[Howrah Maidan metro station|Howrah Maidan]] was inaugurated by [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] on 6 March 2024.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chakraborty|first=Ajanta|title=India's first under-river Metro becomes reality|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...es-reality/articleshow/108250989.cms|work=The Times of India|date=6 March 2024|access-date=6 March 2024|language=en}}</ref> The final Esplanade and [[Sealdah metro station|Sealdah]] section was inaugurated on 22 August 2025.<ref name="toi25-8">{{Cite news |date=2025-08-12 |title=‘Efforts on to open 3 new metro lines next week’ |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...tro-lines-next-week/articleshow/123264233.cms |access-date=2025-08-14 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>[/td]
Continue reading...
| Line 42: | Line 42: |
[td]
← Previous revision
[/td][td]
[td]}}[/td]Revision as of 07:34, 2 September 2025
[/td][td]}}[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]'''Green Line''', also known as '''East–West Metro''', is a [[rapid transit]] metro line of the [[Kolkata Metro]] in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It currently runs from [[Salt Lake Sector-V metro station|Salt Lake Sector-V]] to [[Howrah Maidan metro station|Howrah Maidan]] by going underneath the [[Hooghly River]]. A future eastern extension from Sector-V to [[Teghoria]] is planned.<ref name="mtp"/><ref name="MC">{{cite news|title=PM Modi inaugurates India's first underwater metro line in Kolkata|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/i...olkata-12410241.html|work=Moneycontrol|date=6 March 2024|access-date=6 March 2024|language=en}}</ref> It will cover a distance of {{cvt|23.1|km}} and consist of 17 [[List of Kolkata metro stations|stations]] from Teghoria (Haldiram) in the east to [[Howrah Maidan metro station|Howrah Maidan]] in the west, of which it will consist of 11 elevated and 6 underground stations, and the operational section consists of 6 elevated and 6 underground stations, with a total distance of {{Cvt|15|km}}. It is expected to derive a very high ridership, since it connects [[India]]'s two largest [[Kolkata Suburban Railway|commuter railway]] and long-distance railway terminals, [[Howrah Junction railway station|Howrah]] and [[Sealdah railway station|Sealdah]], along with two of its largest business districts, [[B. B. D. Bagh|BBD Bagh]] and [[Salt Lake Sector V]]. At present, more than 100,000 passengers commute through the line every day, and this figure is expected to go up to 1 million by 2035.<ref name="1M">{{cite web |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/i...e-a-day-by-2035-railway-official-4244051.html |title=Kolkata East West Metro will ferry 1 million people a day by 2035: Railway official |date=25 July 2019 |access-date=25 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019072...e-a-day-by-2035-railway-official-4244051.html |archive-date=25 July 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> It also connects the industrial hub of [[Kolkata]], i.e., [[Howrah]] and the IT hub of Kolkata, i.e., [[Salt Lake Sector-V]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.kmrc.in/stations.php | title=Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd }}</ref> It has interchange with [[Blue Line (Kolkata Metro)|Blue Line]] at [[Esplanade metro station|Esplanade]] and will eventually also connect with [[Purple Line (Kolkata Metro)|Purple]] and [[Orange Line (Kolkata Metro)|Orange]] Lines.[/td]
[td]'''Green Line''', also known as '''East–West Metro''', is a [[rapid transit]] metro line of the [[Kolkata Metro]] in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It currently runs from [[Salt Lake Sector-V metro station|Salt Lake Sector-V]] to [[Howrah Maidan metro station|Howrah Maidan]] by going underneath the [[Hooghly River]]. A future eastern extension from Sector-V to [[Teghoria]] is planned.<ref name="mtp"/><ref name="MC">{{cite news|title=PM Modi inaugurates India's first underwater metro line in Kolkata|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/i...olkata-12410241.html|work=Moneycontrol|date=6 March 2024|access-date=6 March 2024|language=en}}</ref> It will cover a distance of {{cvt|23.1|km}} and consist of 17 [[List of Kolkata metro stations|stations]] from Teghoria (Haldiram) in the east to [[Howrah Maidan metro station|Howrah Maidan]] in the west, of which it will consist of 10 elevated and 7 underground stations, and the operational section consists of 6 elevated and 6 underground stations, with a total distance of {{Cvt|15|km}}. It is expected to derive a very high ridership, since it connects [[India]]'s two largest [[Kolkata Suburban Railway|commuter railway]] and long-distance railway terminals, [[Howrah Junction railway station|Howrah]] and [[Sealdah railway station|Sealdah]], along with two of its largest business districts, [[B. B. D. Bagh|BBD Bagh]] and [[Salt Lake Sector V]]. At present, more than 100,000 passengers commute through the line every day, and this figure is expected to go up to 1 million by 2035.<ref name="1M">{{cite web |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/i...e-a-day-by-2035-railway-official-4244051.html |title=Kolkata East West Metro will ferry 1 million people a day by 2035: Railway official |date=25 July 2019 |access-date=25 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019072...e-a-day-by-2035-railway-official-4244051.html |archive-date=25 July 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> It also connects the industrial hub of [[Kolkata]], i.e., [[Howrah]] and the IT hub of Kolkata, i.e., [[Salt Lake Sector-V]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.kmrc.in/stations.php | title=Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd }}</ref> It has interchange with [[Blue Line (Kolkata Metro)|Blue Line]] at [[Esplanade metro station|Esplanade]] and will eventually also connect with [[Purple Line (Kolkata Metro)|Purple]] and [[Orange Line (Kolkata Metro)|Orange]] Lines.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]The Green Line has India's first and biggest [[East–West Metro Tunnel|underwater metro tunnel]], along with the deepest metro ventilation shaft.<ref name="Confusion">{{Cite web |date=2017-05-05 |title=Kolkata Metro's TBM S639 Crosses Halfway Mark Under Hooghly |url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2017/05/05/kolkata-metros-tbm-s639-crosses-halfway-mark-under-hooghly/ |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=The Metro Rail Guy |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Howrah—Sealdah Metro Link Update {{!}}{{!}} Kolkata East-West Metro {{!}}{{!}} MetroRail Blog|url= October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In the deepest metro shaft, the [[Howrah metro station]] is the deepest metro station in India, at a depth of {{cvt|33|m}}.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...olkata/deepest-station/slideshow/93183451.cms | title=India's first underwater train to be operational by 2023 in Kolkata - Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation train }}</ref> The first phase between Salt Lake Sector V and [[Salt Lake Stadium]] was inaugurated by the then [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Minister of Railways]], [[Piyush Goyal]], on 13 February 2020, and commercial services started from 14 February 2020.<ref name="LM"/><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/kolkata/fare-chart-of-east-west-metro-rail-ag-403000.html|title=১৩ ফেব্রুয়ারি চালু হচ্ছে ইস্ট-ওয়েস্ট মেট্রো, জেনে নিন ভাড়া তালিকা...|date=2020-02-03|website=bengali.news18.com|language=bn|access-date=2020-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2020020...west-metro-rail-ag-403000.html|archive-date=3 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The underground stretch till [[Phoolbagan metro station|Phoolbagan]] was opened on 4 October 2020 by the current Minister of Railways, [[Ashwini Vaishnaw]], and then till [[Sealdah metro station|Sealdah]] was opened on 12 July 2022.<ref name="TMRG">{{cite news|title=(Pics) Kolkata Metro's Phoolbagan Extension of Line-2 Inaugurated|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2020/10...gan-extension-of-line-2-inaugurated/|work=The Metro Rail Guy|date=4 October 2020|access-date=6 March 2024|language=en}}</ref><ref name="TMRG2">{{cite news|title=Kolkata Metro Line-2's Sealdah Station Inaugurated|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2022/07/12/kolkata-metro-line-2s-sealdah-station-inaugurated/|work=The Metro Rail Guy|date=12 July 2022|access-date=6 March 2024|language=en}}</ref> The section between [[Esplanade metro station|Esplanade]] and [[Howrah Maidan metro station|Howrah Maidan]] was inaugurated by [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] on 6 March 2024.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chakraborty|first=Ajanta|title=India's first under-river Metro becomes reality|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...es-reality/articleshow/108250989.cms|work=The Times of India|date=6 March 2024|access-date=6 March 2024|language=en}}</ref> The final Esplanade and [[Sealdah metro station|Sealdah]] section was inaugurated on 22 August 2025.<ref name="toi25-8">{{Cite news |date=2025-08-12 |title=‘Efforts on to open 3 new metro lines next week’ |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...tro-lines-next-week/articleshow/123264233.cms |access-date=2025-08-14 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>[/td]
[td]The Green Line has India's first and biggest [[East–West Metro Tunnel|underwater metro tunnel]], along with the deepest metro ventilation shaft.<ref name="Confusion">{{Cite web |date=2017-05-05 |title=Kolkata Metro's TBM S639 Crosses Halfway Mark Under Hooghly |url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2017/05/05/kolkata-metros-tbm-s639-crosses-halfway-mark-under-hooghly/ |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=The Metro Rail Guy |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Howrah—Sealdah Metro Link Update {{!}}{{!}} Kolkata East-West Metro {{!}}{{!}} MetroRail Blog|url= October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In the deepest metro shaft, the [[Howrah metro station]] is the deepest metro station in India, at a depth of {{cvt|33|m}}.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...olkata/deepest-station/slideshow/93183451.cms | title=India's first underwater train to be operational by 2023 in Kolkata - Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation train }}</ref> The first phase between Salt Lake Sector V and [[Salt Lake Stadium]] was inaugurated by the then [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Minister of Railways]], [[Piyush Goyal]], on 13 February 2020, and commercial services started from 14 February 2020.<ref name="LM"/><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/kolkata/fare-chart-of-east-west-metro-rail-ag-403000.html|title=১৩ ফেব্রুয়ারি চালু হচ্ছে ইস্ট-ওয়েস্ট মেট্রো, জেনে নিন ভাড়া তালিকা...|date=2020-02-03|website=bengali.news18.com|language=bn|access-date=2020-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2020020...west-metro-rail-ag-403000.html|archive-date=3 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The underground stretch till [[Phoolbagan metro station|Phoolbagan]] was opened on 4 October 2020 by the current Minister of Railways, [[Ashwini Vaishnaw]], and then till [[Sealdah metro station|Sealdah]] was opened on 12 July 2022.<ref name="TMRG">{{cite news|title=(Pics) Kolkata Metro's Phoolbagan Extension of Line-2 Inaugurated|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2020/10...gan-extension-of-line-2-inaugurated/|work=The Metro Rail Guy|date=4 October 2020|access-date=6 March 2024|language=en}}</ref><ref name="TMRG2">{{cite news|title=Kolkata Metro Line-2's Sealdah Station Inaugurated|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2022/07/12/kolkata-metro-line-2s-sealdah-station-inaugurated/|work=The Metro Rail Guy|date=12 July 2022|access-date=6 March 2024|language=en}}</ref> The section between [[Esplanade metro station|Esplanade]] and [[Howrah Maidan metro station|Howrah Maidan]] was inaugurated by [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] on 6 March 2024.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chakraborty|first=Ajanta|title=India's first under-river Metro becomes reality|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...es-reality/articleshow/108250989.cms|work=The Times of India|date=6 March 2024|access-date=6 March 2024|language=en}}</ref> The final Esplanade and [[Sealdah metro station|Sealdah]] section was inaugurated on 22 August 2025.<ref name="toi25-8">{{Cite news |date=2025-08-12 |title=‘Efforts on to open 3 new metro lines next week’ |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...tro-lines-next-week/articleshow/123264233.cms |access-date=2025-08-14 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>[/td]
Continue reading...
