Kolkata: History was made on Saturday because the first rake rolled to the Metro station up 17 m under Seordah, the busiest suburban train station, paved the way for the Extensions 2.3km east-west corridor outside the Phoolbagan.
When this seventh station was added to the East Metro at the end of the year, commuters would be able to travel 10 km in 20 minutes.
Continuous traces must begin towards the end of August.
The current corridor operates along 7 km between Sector V and Phoolbagan.
In the end it will run 16km until Howrah Maidan.
“We aim to associate the extension of the saturation in December,” said Manoj Joshi Joshi Metro on Saturday.
Just before 3pm, Joshi, along with Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) MD Manas Sarkar and senior official, ride Rake in Phoolbagan.
The Beml-Make Sped train at 65kmph until the crossover, but it slows down to the last 300MPPH to the Shearah platform because the signaling system in the mouth of the station is still in the newborn stage “it is a milestone for us.
This is the first time the Metro train has contrary to the train station API in Kolkata, “said Director of KMRC, project, NC Karmali.
“Other train stations along the east-west corridor are HOWRA stations, who accommodate the country’s deepest metro station at 30m,” said Chief Engineer KMR Biswanath Dewanjee.
But the trial at the HOWRA station and all corridors, from Seaclah to the Maidan Howrah terminal, it will not begin until next year.
Integrated trials to sealdah, prerequisites for obtaining mandatory permits from independent safety assessors (ISA), will last for three months, follow the Metro Railway will apply to the commissioner of the Train Safety (CRS) to nod.
Metro Railway believes the extension of the Saturation will increase the number of drivers who are meaningful to the less used east-west lines.
“Sealdah is the center of the suburban train with 8 lakh up to 10 lakh daily passengers in normal times.
At least 40,000 commuters must use the West Metro West, which will bring it to the V sector at a very low cost,” Joshi said.
Authorities strengthen for a lot of hard work in running up to commissioning.
Along with the trial in the tunnel tied east, the western bound will continue to function as a shaft (opening) to lift up up tunnel boring machines (TBM) Urvi, which finished digging on May 15.