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Kolkata Metro to start UPI-based ticketing system for Green Line
Kolkata Metro: Commuters will also be able to recharge their smart cards in a similar way with the help of this system.
![Faced with the regular issue of returning the exact amount of cash changes at counters, Kolkata Metro Railway is bringing in digital payment mode for its commuters in one of its corridors that connects the city with Howrah railway station, an official said on Tuesday.(AFP) Faced with the regular issue of returning the exact amount of cash changes at counters, Kolkata Metro Railway is bringing in digital payment mode for its commuters in one of its corridors that connects the city with Howrah railway station, an official said on Tuesday.(AFP)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/05/09/148x111/INDIA-ECONOMY-TRANSPORT-2_1715230055270_1715230108985.jpg)
PM Modi inaugurates India's 1st underwater metro section. Check fares, route
The Kolkata Metro's Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section, is the country's first underwater transportation tunnel.
![Prime Minister Narendra Modi on board India's first underwater metro, in Kolkata, Wednesday, (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on board India's first underwater metro, in Kolkata, Wednesday, (PTI)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/03/06/148x111/Prime_Minister_Narendra_Modi_1709704610485_1709704610731.jpg)
PM Modi unveils India's 1st underwater Metro route, other projects in Kolkata
PM Modi in Bengal: This is PM Modi's second visit to the state within a span of five days.
![View of the India's first underwater metro train, in Kolkata(PTI) View of the India's first underwater metro train, in Kolkata(PTI)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/03/06/148x111/PTI03-05-2024-000261B-0_1709701111984_1709701140104.jpg)
Kolkata Metro: PM Modi inaugurates India's 1st underwater tunnel. Things to know
India's first under-river Metro tunnel was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi in Kolkata, connecting Howrah Maidan and Esplanade.
![Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Kolkata Metro Railway's Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section on Wednesday.(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Kolkata Metro Railway's Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section on Wednesday.(PTI)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/03/05/148x111/kolkata_metro_1709636030384_1709636030576.jpg)
'Uplifting mass transit': Kolkata metro trail under Hooghly gets Modi's applause
Kolkata Metro's first rake arrived at the Howrah Maidan and it was operated through a tunnel under the river Hooghly on a trial basis.
![PM Modi expressed happiness over the trial run of the Kolkata Metro under the Hooghly River.(MINT_PRINT) PM Modi expressed happiness over the trial run of the Kolkata Metro under the Hooghly River.(MINT_PRINT)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2023/04/15/148x111/PM_Modi_1681523962164_1681543176954_1681543176954.jpg)