Kolkata Metro rush: Blue Line’s Esplanade station records 1 lakh-plus daily footfall; up 43% after Green Line begins full run

KOLKATA: The Green Line has increased the Blue Line’s footfall at the Esplanade station by 43%. The average footfall at the Esplanade metro station, which serves as an interchange between the Blue (North-South) and Green (East-West Metro) lines, has increased from a daily average of around 70,000 to approximately 1 lakh.

On Aug 22, PM Narendra Modi introduced two new sections and a new metro line. The most crucial addition among these was the East-West Metro’s last leg, the
2.6km Esplanade-Sealdah section, which linked the previously disjointed 9.2km Sector V-Sealdah and the 4.8km Esplanade-Howrah Maidan sections.