J Kumar Awarded Mumbai Metro Line-2B’s Contract for Pending Work

J Kumar Infraprojects today finally received a Letter of Acceptance (work order)…

28 May 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 22 Comments
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29 Bidders for Delhi Dehradun Expressway PH2’s Packages 2 & 3

29 firms have submitted a total of 55 bids to construct civil packages 2 and…

25 May 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 5 Comments
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Afcons & Shankaranarayana Awarded Bangalore Metro Phase 2A Work

Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. and Shankaranarayana Constructions Pvt. Ltd. on Monday…

25 May 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 47 Comments
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CMRL Cancels Chennai Metro Line-4’s GC Tender

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) on Wednesday officially cancelled the Request…

22 May 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Alstom Bids for Delhi Metro Red Line’s Signaling Upgrade

Just like the Yellow Line, Alstom Transport India is the only bidder for upgrading…

21 May 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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18 Bidders for Rajkot Airport’s Terminal Contract at Hirasar

Eighteen construction firms have submitted bids to construct the terminal building…

21 May 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Airports ⋅ 4 Comments
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TBM Urvi Makes Final Breakthrough for Kolkata Metro’s Line-2

ITD-ITD Cementation India Ltd. JV on Saturday night celebrated the completion…

18 May 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 31 Comments
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L&T, Tata, HCC-KEC Awarded Chennai Metro Phase 2’s Contracts

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) on Monday and today issued work orders to Larsen…

12 May 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 49 Comments
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Kanpur Metro’s 1st Crossover Cast at IIT Kanpur Station

Larsen & Toubro on Monday night cast the first of three track crossovers for Kanpur Metro’s 8.728 km priority corridor (IIT Kanpur – Motijheel)…

12 May 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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Navi Mumbai Metro’s Trial Runs Extended to Central Park

Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha Metro) and CIDCO on Thursday extended trial runs on Navi Mumbai Metro’s 11.10 km Line-1 to Central…

07 May 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Navi Mumbai Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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L&T Begins Casting 1st Pier for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train

Larsen & Toubro on Wednesday started pouring concrete to cast the first pier of the 508.17 km Mumbai – Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR…

06 May 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 26 Comments
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DDC Bids Invited for Bangalore Metro Phase 2A & 2B’s Depots

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) today invited bids from engineering design firms for the appointment of a Detailed Design Consultant to…

06 May 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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2 Bidders for Delhi Metro Mukundpur Depot’s Tracks

S.C. Agarwal and Pee Pee Mandal Projects – two small firms have submitted bids to supply and install ballasted & ballastless tracks (DT-12) at…

05 May 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Bids Invited for Delhi Metro Silver Line’s Chhatarpur Section

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) today invited tenders to construct the middle underground section of the Delhi Metro Phase 4’s new 23.622…

04 May 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 16 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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