March 4, 2024:Â Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Kolkata Metro’s Howrah Maidan-Esplanade Metro section, Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay Metro section and Taratala-Majerhat Metro section (part of Joka- Esplanade line) when he visits West Bengal on March 6, 2024.
While the 4.8 km Howrah Maidan-Esplanade Metro section of the Kolkata Metro has the first transportation tunnel under any mighty river in India, the Howrah Metro Station is the deepest metro station in India, the PMO said in a statement. Also, the Majerhat Metro Station on the Taratala-Majerhat Metro section is a unique elevated metro station across railway lines, platforms and canal.
These sections will help decongest road traffic and provide seamless, easy and comfortable connectivity, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. The projects are being launched with a focus on enhancing avenues for ensuring ease of urban mobility, it added.
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