Archive for category: Kolkata Metro

ITD Cem Casts Kolkata Metro Airport Station’s Top Slab

Workers from ITD Cementation India on Tuesday completed casting the top slab…

11 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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Kolkata Metro’s TBM Urvi Records Breakthrough at Sealdah

Less than an hour ago, Tunnel Boring Machine S-616 (Urvi) operated by the ITD-ITD…

09 Oct 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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(Pics) Kolkata Metro’s Phoolbagan Extension of Line-2 Inaugurated

Over an hour ago, India’s Minister of Railways virtually inaugurated a…

04 Oct 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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Jakson & Blue Star Awarded Kolkata & Mumbai Metro’s E&M Contracts

Last week, Jakson Group and Blue Star Limited were awarded two separate contracts…

04 Sep 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro, Mumbai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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ISGEC Awarded Rs 350 cr Kolkata Metro Joka Depot’s Contract

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) on Tuesday awarded ISGEC Heavy Engineering Ltd….

26 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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4 Bidders for Kolkata Metro Line-6’s Airport Extension

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) today opened technical bids from construction companies…

24 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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GPT Infra Awarded Rs. 196.30cr Kolkata Metro Line-3 Contract

GPT Infraprojects on Monday announced it had won a Rs. 196.30 crore contract…

18 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Afcons Builds India’s Deepest Ventilation Shaft for Kolkata Metro

Afcons Infrastructure today announced the completion of a 43.5 meter deep ventilation…

10 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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7 Bidders for Kolkata Metro Line-3’s Joka Depot

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) today opened bids from construction companies to…

31 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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8 Bidders for Kolkata Metro Line-3’s General Consultancy

Officials from Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) today opened technical bids to appoint…

30 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 58.68 km
• Delhi: 24 December 2002 – 351.2 km
• Bangalore: 20 October 2011 – 72.2 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 46.5 km
• Jaipur: 3 June 2015 – 12 km
• Chennai: 29 June 2015 – 54.1 km
• Kochi: 19 June 2017 – 27.9 km
• Lucknow: 6 September 2017 – 22.9 km
• Hyderabad: 29 November 2017 – 67 km
• Noida-Gr. Noida: 25 January 2019 – 29.7 km
• Ahmedabad: 6 March 2019 – 37.9 km
• Nagpur: 8 March 2019 – 38.2 km
• Kanpur – 29 December 2021 – 8.7 km
• Pune: 6 March 2022 – 29.7 km
• Navi Mumbai: 17 November 2023 – 11.1 km
• Agra: March 6 2024 – 5.2 km

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