Author Archive for: TMRG

APCO Wins Ghatkopar – Bhandup Water Tunnel’s Contract in Mumbai

APCO Infratech earlier this month was declared as the lowest bidder to construct…

22 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 1 Comment
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L&T’s Delhi Metro TBM-1 Records Breakthrough at Chhatarpur Mandir

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) today celebrated tunnel boring machine (TBM) DZ1122’s…

21 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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1st TBM for Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train Passes Factory Tests

August 26, 2024 Update: Two images of the TBM have been removed from my post…

20 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 9 Comments
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Tata Awarded Mumbai Metro & Roads’ Consultant Contract CA-253

Tata Consulting Engineers (TCE) earlier this month was awarded a Rs. 19.80 crore…

20 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bridges, Expressways, Mumbai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Nippon-Arup JV Awarded Versova – Virar – Palghar Sea Link’s DPR Consultant Contract

The winner of another old contract is now known. Back in March, Nippon Koei…

19 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bridges, Expressways ⋅ 7 Comments
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Delhi – Meerut RRTS Line’s Meerut South Station Opens for Operations

National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) today extended passenger…

18 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 10 Comments
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Bangalore Metro Begins Trial Runs to Madavara on Green Line

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on Saturday morning started…

18 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Ceigall Casts Agra Metro AGCC-05’s First Pier Cap

Ceigall India and its subcontractor Dixcon Infra this Thursday began casting…

18 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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JKIL – MEPL’s Terratec TBM Records Breakthrough for Mumbai Sewage Project

J Kumar Infraprojects – Michigan Engineers JV on Friday celebrated the first…

17 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 0 Comments
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Thane Metro’s Ring Line Approved by Central Government

India’s Central Government’s Cabinet on Friday officially approved the…

17 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Thane Metro ⋅ 4 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 – 75.2 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 59.2 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 – 8.7 km
• Pune: 6 March 2022 – 31.2 km
• Navi Mumbai: 17 November 2023 – 11.1 km
• Agra: March 6 2024 – 5.2 km

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