PM Modi Inaugurates Agra, Kolkata, Kochi & Pune Metros’ and Delhi – Meerut RRTS’ New Sections

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today remotely inaugurated new sections of Agra Metro, Kochi Metro, Kolkata Metro, Pune Metro, and Delhi – Meerut RapidX (RRTS) projects from an event held at Esplanade Metro Station in Kolkata.

Totaling 40.23 km, these projects include 5 line extensions and 2 new lines (Agra Metro and Kolkata Metro Line-6). Next to each project I’ve linked my last post with more details.

• Agra Metro’s 5.2 km Taj East Gate – Mankameshwar (Jama Masjid) section also known as Priority Corridor (see details)
• Kochi Metro’s 1.163 km SN Junction – Tripunithura section also known as Phase 1B (see details)
• Kolkata Metro Line-2 (Green Line)’s 3.9 km Howrah Maidan – Esplanade section (see details)
• Kolkata Metro Line-3 (Purple Line)’s 1.25 km Taratala – Majerhat section (see details)
• Kolkata Metro Line-6 (Orange Line)’s 5.68 km Kavi Subhash – Hemanta Mukhopadhyay section (see details)
• Pune Metro Aqua Line’s 5.94 km Ruby Hall Clinic – Ramwadi section also known as Reach-3 (see details)
• Delhi – Meerut RRTS’ 17.1 km Duhai – Modinagar North section (see details)

In addition, the foundation stone for Pune Metro’s Phase 1 Extension or Phase 1A project was laid to extend Purple Line from Pimpri Chinchwad (PCMC) to Nigdi.

Event Video by CNBC-TV18: Skip to the 10:45 mark to see 8 trains getting flagged off together (1 for each line and 2 for Pune Metro)

With this development, I’ve now updated the quick snapshot page of all systems over here. Some interesting tid-bits:

• Agra Metro is the only new system in the list and has now become India’s 17th metro system to go live
• Kolkata Metro’s Line-6 (Orange Line) has now become Kolkata’s fourth metro line to become operational
• Kolkata Metro continues to have 2 lines disjointed from the network: Line-3 (Joka – Majerhat) and the easter section of Line-2 (Sealdah – Sector V)
• Kolkata Metro Line-2’s twin tunnels, built in 2017 by Afcons – Transtonnelstroy JV, are now operational 15 meters under Hooghly River. This isn’t India’s first “underwater” metro as claimed though. Chennai Metro’s operational Blue Line has tunnels under Cooum River co-incidentally also built by Afcons – Transtonnelstroy JV in 2015
• Kochi Metro now has zero kilometers under construction for the first time since 2013. That should change when construction on Phase 2, which received 3 bids in December 2023, starts later this year
• Pune Metro’s 14.665 km Aqua Line is now completely operational between Vanaz – Garware College – Ruby Hall Clinic – Ramwadi after a 3 stage opening over the past 2 years (see history). The only section pending to open now in Phase 1 is the Purple Line’s 3.3 km underground route from Civil Court Station to Swargate Station where trial runs started in February 2024

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– TMRG