{"id":18612,"date":"2024-08-09T03:00:21","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T21:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanacres.in\/?p=18612"},"modified":"2024-08-09T03:00:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T21:30:21","slug":"east-west-metro-to-launch-full-16-6km-in-march-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/?p=18612","title":{"rendered":"East-West Metro to Launch Full 16.6km in March 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kolkata is poised to witness a major milestone in its public transportation infrastructure with the East-West Metro line expected to commence its full 16.6-kilometre operation by March 2025. The Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC), the agency spearheading the project, confirmed this timeline in a recent announcement.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>KMRC\u2019s Managing Director, who is also the Principal Chief Engineer of Metro Railway, expressed enthusiasm about the project&#8217;s progress. \u201cWe are aiming for a March 2025 launch,\u201d he stated, highlighting the significance of the project which includes India\u2019s pioneering under-river rail section, spanning 4.8 kilometres from Esplanade to Howrah Maidan. This ambitious endeavour, which will complete the East-West Metro line, is set to bridge the city&#8217;s key transport corridors.<\/p>\n<p>The East-West Metro, often referred to as the Green Line, is currently operational in two separate segments: a 9.4-kilometre stretch between Sector V and Sealdah in the east, and a 4.8-kilometre segment from Esplanade to Howrah Maidan in the west. However, the crucial 2.5-kilometre section connecting Sealdah to Esplanade remains incomplete. The project has faced several challenges, particularly in the subsidence-prone Bowbazar area. Recent updates indicate that the last cross passage has been completed, although three other planned passages have been replaced with a passenger evacuation shaft due to technical difficulties. The Managing Director plans to inspect the under-construction Esplanade-Sealdah stretch to assess progress firsthand.<\/p>\n<p>Despite earlier announcements projecting a full operational launch by October this year, recent assessments suggest that safety concerns and technical complexities, including the management of the porous soil in Bowbazar, necessitate a revised completion date. \u201cSafety remains our top priority,\u201d he noted, underscoring that the project\u2019s final phase will be closely monitored to ensure its successful and timely completion. The East-West Metro line is expected to significantly enhance Kolkata\u2019s transport network, reducing travel time across the city and offering a modern transit solution to its residents. The March 2025 target underscores the commitment to delivering a robust and efficient metro system for the city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kolkata is poised to witness a major milestone in its public transportation infrastructure with the East-West Metro line expected to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19579,19649,19655,19580,19614],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-infrastructure","category-kolkata","category-latest","category-news","category-urban-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18612\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}