In West Bengal, test run of underwater Metro successful

Only officials and engineers on board, Kolkata Metro created history on Wednesday when its rake ran through a tunnel under the Hoogly from Kolkata to Howrah. “This is a revolutionary step in providing a modern transport system to the people of Kolkata and its suburbs,” officials said.

Metro Railway General Manager P Uday Kumar Reddy travelled from the Mahakaran station in Kolkata to Howrah Maidan. Later, another rake reached Howrah Maidan by the same route.

Terming it a ‘historic event’, Reddy said, “Trial runs between Howrah Maidan and Esplanade station will be conducted for the next seven months, following which regular services on this stretch will begin.”