05 April 2024

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has completed its network deployment to provide connectivity across Kolkata’s underwater metro rail service – also India’s first underwater metro rail service.

Customers traveling via the metro service will now be able to experience network connectivity across the entire 16.6km route of the Green Line metro.

To ensure seamless network connectivity for travellers commuting from Howrah Maidan to Esplanade, Vi has deployed network infrastructure across all 17 stations on the Green Line route, including a 10.8km stretch consisting of six underground stations (Phool Bagan, Sealdah, Esplanade, Mahakaran, Howrah Station, Howrah Maidan) and 11 ground/elevated stations (Teghoria, Raghunathpur, Baguiati, Dum Dum Park, Kestopur, Salt Lake Sector V, Karunamoyee, Central Park, City Centre, Bengal Chemical, and Salt Lake Stadium).

Of these 11 elevated stations, six - Salt Lake Sector V, Karunamoyee, Central Park, City Centre, Bengal Chemical, and Salt Lake Stadium - are accessible to the public and the other five stations will also be opened in due course. However, network infrastructure deployment across all the stations is completed.

To enable connectivity inside the tunnel, which is located 13m below the Hooghly riverbed and 33m below the surface level, Vi has deployed in-building solutions inside the tunnel under the river as well as the underground metro tunnel.

“The inauguration of this East-West Metro corridor is a long-cherished dream for the citizens of Kolkata & Howrah,” said Naveen Singhvi, cluster business head - East, Vodafone Idea. “We are delighted to share that our network deployment across this underwater rail route will offer an uninterrupted, seamless, and superior network experience to our Vi customers. This initiative is a testament to Vi’s commitment to providing a delightful experience to our customers for a better tomorrow.”