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Kolkata [Calcutta], India
Underwater Howrah Maidan-Esplanade Metro. (Images: metrorailwaykol)
When the service was inaugurated on March 15, final yr, the metro witnessed an amazing response from the general public. It has ferried over 70,000 commuters on the primary.
Ever because the nation’s first underwater metro started operations on Kolkata’s Howrah Maidan-Esplanade stretch, which passes beneath the Hooghly River, it has welcomed over 12.14 lakh commuters on board. The milestone has been achieved in simply 30 days.
When the service was inaugurated on March 15, final yr, the metro witnessed an amazing response from the general public. It has ferried over 70,000 commuters on the primary. After finishing the 17 days, the passenger’ rely mounted at 750,000.
Inexperienced Line Incomes
It has been reported by the Metro Railway Kolkata that in the course of the interval from March 15 to April 14, the Inexperienced Line part efficiently earned Rs 1.75 crore.
Speaking in regards to the stretch between Kavi Subhash and Hemanta Mukhopadhyay, it has additionally obtained an amazing response from the general public. The metro has witnessed over 24,205 passengers in a month, taking the incomes graph at Rs 5.57 lakh.
Advantages
In the case of the commuter’s consolation, the report says passengers really feel fairly snug whereas touring or altering the corridors at Esplanade and Kavi Subhash Metro stations (New Garia in south Kolkata), massive because of built-in tickets.
Blue Line
In the meantime, the nation’s first metro Blue Line nonetheless serves because the lifeline in Kolkata. It provides a seamless journey expertise to the general public, carrying lakhs of commuters in a day. As per the official information, after the business service begins on the newly inaugurated underwater stretch of Inexperienced Line and Orange Line, the common variety of vacationers on Blue Line has elevated by 61,000.
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