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18 Bidders for Delhi – Mumbai Expressway JNPT Spur’s Package 17

18 construction firms in mid-October submitted tenders to construct the 9.983…

12 Nov 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 3 Comments
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Altis-VCL Awarded Chennai Metro Poonamallee Depot’s Contract

Altis Holding Corporation – Varindera Constructions JV on October 20 was…

12 Nov 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 3 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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KEC Awarded Delhi Metro Pink Line’s DE-14 Electrification Contract

KEC International in mid-October was awarded a Rs. 68.98 crore contract for…

11 Nov 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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4 Bidders for Patna Metro’s Electrification PE-03 Contract

Four firms have submitted tenders for the 25KV Overhead Equipment (OHE) electrification…

11 Nov 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Patna Metro ⋅ 0 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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7 Bidders for Agra Metro’s Underground Contract AGCC02

February 14, 2022 Update: Afcons Infrastructure – Sam India JV is lowest bidder…

11 Nov 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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IRCON Wins Mumbai – Ahmedabad HSR’s T2 Track Work

IRCON International on Monday emerged as the lowest bidder for the design, manufacturing…

10 Nov 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 7 Comments
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DMRC Begins DPR Work for Gr. Noida – Jewar Airport Metro Line

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in mid-October invited tenders for geotechnical…

09 Nov 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 21 Comments
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URCC Wins Chennai Metro Madhavaram Depot’s Contract

December 6, 2021 Update: CMRL has issued LOA to URC Construction with a contract…

09 Nov 2021 ⋅ 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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