<p> Kolkata: Around 24 lakh passengers travelled in the newly launched underwater stretch of Metro Railway connecting the twin cities of Kolkata and Howrah in past two months, a railway statement said.</p>.<p>Commercial metro services from Howrah Maidan to the Esplanade stretch of Green Line 2 and Kavi Subhash (New Garia) to Hemanta Mukhopadhyay (Ruby More) stretch of Orange Line started on March 15.</p>.<p>During the period 24 lakh commuters travelled in the Howrah Maidan – Esplanade corridor (Green Line 2) of East-West Metro, a part of which runs under the river Ganga.</p>.<p>The Metro Railway earned Rs 3.40 crore in that section during the period, the statement said.</p>.India's first underwater metro in Kolkata records over 70,000 passengers on first day.<p>Howrah Metro station has been the busiest station during the last two months in the corridor.</p>.<p>This station has recorded 11.67 lakh passenger count which has been the highest passenger count among all the stations in this corridor.</p>.<p>In Orange Line, more than 55 thousand passengers travelled in the last two months and Metro has earned Rs 11.64 lakh.</p>
<p> Kolkata: Around 24 lakh passengers travelled in the newly launched underwater stretch of Metro Railway connecting the twin cities of Kolkata and Howrah in past two months, a railway statement said.</p>.<p>Commercial metro services from Howrah Maidan to the Esplanade stretch of Green Line 2 and Kavi Subhash (New Garia) to Hemanta Mukhopadhyay (Ruby More) stretch of Orange Line started on March 15.</p>.<p>During the period 24 lakh commuters travelled in the Howrah Maidan – Esplanade corridor (Green Line 2) of East-West Metro, a part of which runs under the river Ganga.</p>.<p>The Metro Railway earned Rs 3.40 crore in that section during the period, the statement said.</p>.India's first underwater metro in Kolkata records over 70,000 passengers on first day.<p>Howrah Metro station has been the busiest station during the last two months in the corridor.</p>.<p>This station has recorded 11.67 lakh passenger count which has been the highest passenger count among all the stations in this corridor.</p>.<p>In Orange Line, more than 55 thousand passengers travelled in the last two months and Metro has earned Rs 11.64 lakh.</p>