Author Archive for: TMRG

Jindal Wins Bhopal & Indore Metros’ Head Hardened Rail Contract

December 6, 2022 Update: MPMRCL has issued LOA to JSPL with a contract value…

19 Nov 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhopal Metro, Indore Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Agra Metro’s 1st Tunnel Boring Machine Passes Factory Tests

Tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturer Robbins in late-October completed factory…

19 Nov 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Bids Invited for Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s C3 Package

India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. (NHSRCL) on Tuesday invited…

16 Nov 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 12 Comments
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4 Bidders for Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s BKC Station (C1)

4 firms / consortia have submitted bids to construct Bandra Kurla Complex Station…

04 Nov 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 16 Comments
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RVNL Wins Chennai Metro Line-3’s Sholinganallur – SIPCOT Section

January 21, 2023 Update: CMRL has issued LOA to RVNL with a contract value of…

30 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 16 Comments
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Alstom Awarded Delhi Metro Phase 4’s 312 Coach Contract RS17

Alstom Transport India on Thursday was awarded a Rs. 2631.36 crore contract…

29 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Bids for Mumbai Metro Line-5’s Kasheli Depot Invited

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) this week invited tenders…

23 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Tata’s Chennai Metro TBM S1330A Passes Factory Tests

Tunnel boring machine manufacturer Herrenknecht this week completed factory…

23 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Texmaco – ISC JV Wins Indore Metro’s Track Work Contract IN08

December 1, 2022 Update: Texmaco – ISC JV today received a LOA of contract…

23 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Indore Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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L&T Wins Bhopal Metro’s Track Work Contract BH07

January 16, 2023 Update: MPMRCL has issued contract LOA to Larsen & Toubro…

23 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhopal Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 58.7 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 – 68.5 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

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