Howrah News

India's first underwater metro route has officially opened, marking a big milestone in India's infrastructure development journey. This is part of the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section of Kolkata's East-West corridor. This was critical for improved accessibility of commuters in Kolkata and caters strategically to busy areas in the city. The project will address transportation needs, and help ease traffic congestion in the city. Here's how

The mishap occurred when passengers from three different trains rushed to change platforms using a single foot overbridge connecting platforms 2 and 3

Railways' failure to investment adequately and complete works for augmentation of station line capacity one of the main reasons for train delays

Titan has launched a limited edition of watches, titled Forever Kolkata Collection, with four designs featuring the Howrah Bridge, Victoria Memorial, Dakshineshwar Temple and the Bengali script

The Indian Railways' project of interconnecting Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata with a high-speed network of trains is looking at an August 2022 launch, sources said

Fourteen express trains from Howrah, Sealdah and Kolkata were cancelled for the third day owing to flood water flowing above railway tracks in North East Frontier Railway system

The tunnelling work under the Hooghly river, the first such underwater tunnel in India, for the Howrah-Kolkata metro line is slated to be completed next week

The redeveloped stations would support digital signage, have escalators and elevators, self-ticketing counters, executive lounges, luggage screening machines, among other facilities

Crisil Research has segregated the Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA) into eight micro-markets

The firm will build projects in both bigger and smaller cities under the brand Joyville