Archive for category: Bangalore Metro

Bangalore Metro ORR Line’s 1st Pier Takes Shape

Workers from Afcons Infrastructure have started tying up rebar between Bellandur…

20 Dec 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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RITES Awarded Bangalore Metro Phase 2A & 2B’s PMC Contract

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL)’s updated website indicates…

17 Dec 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 27 Comments
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GR Infra Launches Bangalore Metro’s 1st Segment After Takeover

GR Infraprojects in November-end began launching precast segments for completing…

17 Dec 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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Bangalore Metro’s TBM Rudra Makes Breakthrough at Dairy Circle

Besides TBM S-1264, TBM S-1259 operated by Afcons Infrastructure also recorded…

12 Nov 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 17 Comments
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Bangalore Metro’s TBM Varada Makes Breakthrough at Langford

Tunnel Boring Machine S-1264 operated by Afcons Infrastructure today arrived…

11 Nov 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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PADECO – Ardanuy Awarded Bangalore Metro Depots’ DDC

Back in mid-September, PADECO Co. Ltd. – Ardanuy India Pvt Ltd. JV was…

08 Oct 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 21 Comments
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NCC Wins Bangalore Metro Airport Line’s Construction Work

November 17 Update: BMRCL has issued LOAs to NCC for all 3 civil construction…

14 Sep 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 45 Comments
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CMRS Inspects Bangalore Metro’s Kengeri Extension

The Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) on Tuesday started its 3-day…

11 Aug 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 20 Comments
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GR Infra Wins Bangalore Metro Pink Line’s Pending Work

August 6 Update: BMRCL awarded GR Infra with this section’s construction…

16 Jul 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 23 Comments
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12 DDC Bidders for Bangalore Metro Phase 2A & 2B’s Depots

12 design & engineering firms have bid for Bangalore Metro’s Detailed…

30 Jun 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 9 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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