Author Archive for: TMRG

Afcons Lowers Bangalore Metro’s TBM S-1259 at Dairy Circle

Afcons Infrastructure on Sunday morning began lowering parts of tunnel boring…

23 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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NHSRCL Invites GAD Bids for 2365 KM of High Speed Rail Lines

India’s National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) on Monday night…

23 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 3 Comments
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Tata JV Wins Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s PMC Contract

June 17 Update: TCE – Aarvee – CEG – Padeco JV was today issued…

22 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 41 Comments
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Bids Invited for Bangalore Metro Pink Line’s Pending Work

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) today invited tenders for completing…

22 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 27 Comments
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Montecarlo Wins Bangalore – Chennai Expressway’s PH2 Package 1

September 15, 2021 Update: Montecarlo (MCL) has received NHAI’s LOA. March…

20 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 37 Comments
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PMC Approves Pune Metro’s Swargate – Katraj Extension

Pune Municipal Corporation’s General Body on Wednesday approved a 5.464…

20 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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2 Qualify for Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR’s PMC Contract

Two global consortia led by Nippon Koei and Tata Consulting Engineers today…

19 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 12 Comments
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Bids Invited for Delhi Metro Pink Line Extn’s OHE Electrification

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Wednesday invited tenders for Package…

18 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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Track-Work Begins for Bangalore Metro’s Electronic City Line

Per the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL)’s new March 2021 newsletter,…

17 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 21 Comments
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NKC, CDS & Evrascon Win Delhi-Amritsar Expressway’s Work

NKC Projects, Centrodorstroy India and Evrascon – MKCIL JV today emerged as…

17 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 17 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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