TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
RAILWAYS
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New Delhi
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Kolkata
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Mumbai
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Telangana
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ø 1984 – ON 24TH OCTOBER, METRO RAILWAY, KOLKATA, INDIA’S FIRST METRO WAS COMMISSIONED. DISTANCE OF 3.4 KMS.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Kolkata Metro is the first planned and operational rapid transit system in India. It was initially planned in the 1920s, but construction started in the 1970s. The first underground stretch, from Bhawanipore (now Netaji Bhawan) to Esplanade, opened in 1984. Line 2, or the East–West Corridor, opened in 2020.
Detailed explanation-3: -Kolkata Metro Rail is the Oldest Metro Rail in India.
Detailed explanation-4: -The second oldest after Kolkata Metro is Delhi Metro, which makes the largest and busiest network of all.
Detailed explanation-5: -Milestones of First Metro in India The milestones of the Kolkata metro are as follows: The foundation stone of Metro Railway Kolkata was laid on December 29, 1972. On 24 October 1984, India’s first metro was commissioned between Esplanade to Bhowanipore (now Netaji Bhawan), Kolkata.