Workers at the Victoria Metro station site in Kolkata celebrated on 10 July 2026 as Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Durga completed the first tunnel breakthrough on the Khidderpore–Victoria stretch of the Kolkata Metro. (Photo: NationPress)
TBM Durga pierced through the earth at the Victoria Metro station site on 10 July 2026, marking the first completed tunnel bore on the Khidderpore–Victoria corridor of the Kolkata Metro. Workers gathered to mark the milestone. (Photo: NationPress)
The breakthrough of Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Durga was formally marked at the under-construction Victoria Metro station on the Khidderpore–Victoria stretch of the Kolkata Metro Purple Line on 10 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
At the under-construction Victoria Metro station in Kolkata, the arrival of TBM Durga on 10 July 2026 signalled the completion of the first tunnel drive on the Khidderpore–Victoria section of the city's expanding metro network. (Photo: NationPress)
On 10 July 2026, TBM Durga completed its first tunnel drive, breaking through at the Victoria Metro station construction site on the Khidderpore–Victoria stretch — a key milestone for the Kolkata Metro Purple Line expansion. (Photo: NationPress)