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J Kumar’s TBM Diya Records Surat Metro Phase 1’s Final Breakthrough

J Kumar Infraprojects in February celebrated tunnel boring machine (TBM) S28B’s…

01 Mar 2026 ⋅ by ⋅ in Surat Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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SYSTRA – DB JV Awarded Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s PMC Contract for Systems

SYSTRA – DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH JV on Friday was awarded…

03 Feb 2026 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 2 Comments
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L&T’s Delhi Metro TBM-1 Records Breakthrough at IGNOU Station

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) in January-end celebrated tunnel boring machine…

02 Feb 2026 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Kalpataru Wins Kochi Metro Phase 2’s Electrification Contract

Kalpataru Projects International Ltd. (KPIL) this week was declared as the lowest…

01 Feb 2026 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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AYESA Awarded Lucknow Metro Line-2’s Design Consultant Contract

AYESA Ingenieria y Arquitectura S.A.U – AYESA India Pvt Ltd. JV last week…

31 Jan 2026 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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JKIL – MEPL’s Terratec TBM Records 2nd Breakthrough for Mumbai Sewage Project

J Kumar Infraprojects – Michigan Engineers JV this week celebrated their second…

31 Jan 2026 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 0 Comments
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Ceigall – SAM JV Wins Jaipur Metro Phase 2’s First Civil Contract 2C-01

Ceigall India Ltd. (CIL) – Sam India Builtwell JV on Friday was declared…

18 Jan 2026 ⋅ by ⋅ in Jaipur Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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3 Bidders for Mumbai Metro Line-11’s Interim Consultant Contract

Three firms on Tuesday submitted bids for the Interim Consultant contract of…

16 Jan 2026 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Bids Invited for Bangalore Metro Phase 3’s Construction Work

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) on Tuesday published their first…

14 Jan 2026 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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Tata’s TBM Mullai Records Chennai Metro Line-5’s 2nd Breakthrough

Back in November-end, Tata Projects Ltd. (TPL) celebrated two major tunneling…

12 Jan 2026 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 73.1 km
• Delhi: 24 December 2002 – 353.3 km
• Bangalore: 20 October 2011 – 94.3 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 79.5 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 – 60.7 km
• Nagpur: 8 March 2019 – 38.2 km
• Kanpur – 29 December 2021 – 16 km
• Pune: 6 March 2022 – 31.2 km
• Navi Mumbai: 17 November 2023 – 11.1 km
• Agra: March 6 2024 – 5.2 km
• Indore: May 31 2025 – 5.8 km
• Patna: October 6, 2025 – 3.2 km
• Bhopal: December 21, 2025 – 6.2 km

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