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CMRL Runs Loco on Chennai Metro’s Phase 1 Extn to Wimco Nagar

As with tradition, Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) today ran a diesel-powered…

26 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Afcons’ 1st TBM Arrives for Bangalore Metro Pink Line’s Tunneling

Afcons Infrastructure’s first of three tunnel boring machines has arrived…

26 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 19 Comments
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Dilip Buildcon Casts Indore Metro’s 1st Pile Cap at MR10 Flyover

Workers from Dilip Buildcon on Friday finally began pouring concrete to cast…

26 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Indore Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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Voestalpine Wins Delhi – Meerut RRTS’ Turnout Package 15

Voestalpine VAE VKN India Pvt. Ltd. last Friday emerged as the lowest bidder…

26 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 3 Comments
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Mumbai Metro’s Sahar Station Built with Water Pipes Running Across

There’s something unique about each one of Mumbai Metro Line-3’s…

25 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Waterproofing Works Begin at Pune Metro’s Swargate Station

Waterproofing work commenced this week at the lowest level of Pune Metro’s…

25 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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AECOM Wins Mumbai Metro Line-10 & Line-12’s GC Contract

AECOM India today won the General Consultant (GC) service contract for civil…

24 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 21 Comments
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U-Girder Launching Begins for Delhi Metro Pink Line’s Extension

This news totally escaped my radar! Towards the end of November, workers from…

24 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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Delhi – Panipat RRTS Approved by Haryana Government’s Cabinet

Haryana state government’s cabinet on Wednesday approved the detailed…

24 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 15 Comments
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Thane Metrolite Approved by Thane Municipal Corporation

Per the Mid Day, the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Thane’s 29 km Metrolite…

24 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Thane Metrolite ⋅ 8 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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