Metro Railway Kolkata Conducts First Trial Run Between Sealdah And Esplanade | Mobility Information
Kolkata: Metro Railway (MR), Kolkata, lined a significant milestone in direction of the completion of the East-West Hall or Inexperienced Line between Salt Lake Sector-V and Howrah Maidan on Tuesday by efficiently conducting the primary trial run via the west-bound tunnel between the Sealdah and Esplanade stations.
P Uday Kumar Reddy, common supervisor, MR and chairman, Kolkata Metro Rail Company Ltd (KMRCL), was current within the motorman’s cabin for the 11 minutes that it took the rake to cowl the space.
The run time will probably be a lot much less as soon as industrial providers begin after due clearances from the Commissioner of Railway Security (CRS) and the Ministry of Railways. That is anticipated to occur within the subsequent few months. The Inexperienced Line now runs truncated providers between Salt Lake Sector-V and Sealdah and Howrah Maidan and Esplanade.
Work on the two.63 km stretch between Sealdah and Esplanade bought delayed because of subsidence within the Bowbazar space. MR and KMRCL have overcome this hurdle by utilizing superior expertise. By the way, MR’s Inexperienced Line is India’s first underwater Metro hyperlink. It passes below River Hooghly/Ganga between Mahakaran and Howrah station (a part of the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade stretch).
The primary trial run via the west-bound tunnel on #Sealdah–#Esplanade stretch of #GreenLine has been carried out efficiently at this time. Shri P. Uday Kumar Reddy, GM, #MetroRailway & Chairman, #KMRCL,different senior officers of Metro Railway & KMRCL had been current on this trial run. pic.twitter.com/WRAK5tvi7L
— Metro Railway Kolkata (@metrorailwaykol) January 21, 2025
Industrial providers on this hyperlink had been inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March 2024. The Inexperienced Line can also be the primary Mass Speedy Transit System (MRTS), connecting the dual cities Kolkata and Howrah, with the potential to increase to the suburbs alongside Hooghly’s west financial institution.
“The trial run began from Sealdah at 11.20 am and ended at Esplanade at 11.31 am. The rake was then despatched again to Sealdah via the west-bound tunnel. Trials for the east-bound tunnel have already been accomplished. This tunnel is now used routinely for the alternate of rakes. Rakes used for industrial providers within the Esplanade-Howrah Maidan stretch return to the depot at Salt Lake for upkeep, as and when required. Alternative rakes are then despatched via this tunnel to Esplanade from Salt Lake,” a senior MR official stated.
Reddy convened a gathering of senior officers on the Esplanade station after the completion of the trial run. Throughout the assembly, he congratulated all officers of MR and KMRCL for his or her efforts, asking them to start out making ready for the beginning of business providers which might be anticipated to witness a rush of commuters.
