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3 Bidders for Delhi-Amritsar High Speed Rail’s Alignment Design

3 design and engineering firms today submitted bids to prepare the final alignment…

29 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 13 Comments
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Gulermak-Sam & J Kumar Win Surat Metro’s Underground Work

March 1, 2021 Update: Gulermak-SAM has also been issued a LOA by GMRC for CS2….

28 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Surat Metro ⋅ 28 Comments
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PM Modi Flags off Delhi Metro’s Driverless Train Services

Moments ago, India’s Prime Minister flagged off driverless train operations…

28 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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DMRC Re-Invites Bids for Delhi Metro’s Package DC-10

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) today re-invited bids for station architectural…

28 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Ahmedabad Metro’s Cantilever Bridge Takes Shape at Thaltej

In west Ahmedabad, a new 165 meter long balanced cantilever (CLC) bridge is…

28 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Trial Runs Begin on Chennai Metro’s Wimco Nagar Extension

Right after running a diesel-powered locomotive yesterday, Chennai Metro Rail…

27 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 20 Comments
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Schwihag Wins Delhi – Meerut RRTS’ Track Fastening Package 14

The winner for another system package is now known. An industry source has confirmed…

27 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 0 Comments
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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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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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