Author Archive for: TMRG

Afcons Conducts Pile Load Tests for Ahmedabad Metro’s Phase 2

Over the past month, Afcons Infrastructure and Cimec Technologies have been…

03 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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4 Qualify for Surat Metro’s General Engineering Consultant Service

March 3 (8 PM IST) Update: My original post announced Nippon – RITES –…

03 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Surat Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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Mumbai Metro Line-7’s 1st Platform Screen Door Installed

Engineers from CRRC Zhuzhou Times Electric today completed installing the first…

02 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Linxon Wins Bangalore Metro Phase 2’s Power Supply Contract

Linxon announced on Monday they’ve been awarded the complete power supply…

02 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 19 Comments
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Afcons Begins Work on Kolkata Metro’s Line-6 at City Centre 2

Afcons Infrastructure has started ground work to construct Kolkata Metro…

01 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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I’m Now on Patreon!

Readers (fans & industry professionals) often ask me how they can help support…

01 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other ⋅ 9 Comments
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Meerut Metro Train Design to Match RRTS Train

Per a design document that I got my hands on, Meerut Metro’s 3-coach Alstom…

01 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS, Meerut Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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NMRC Cancels Noida Metro’s Tender for 3rd Time

Here we go again. Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) on Thursday canceled…

28 Feb 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 26 Comments
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MPMRCL Invites Bids for Indore Metro’s 7 Stations

Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Co Ltd. (MPMRCL) today invited tenders (bids) for…

27 Feb 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Indore Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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PSD Installation Begins at Mumbai Metro Line-2A’s Stations

Starting with Borivali West Station, KTK group and their subcontractor this…

27 Feb 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 8 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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