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Jindal Steel Awarded Bangalore Metro Phase 2’s Track-Work

Per Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL)’s updated website, Jindal…

15 Jan 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Schindler & Otis Awarded Delhi-Meerut RRTS’ Packages 21 & 22

Winners for two more system packages are now known. Per the National Capital…

15 Jan 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 0 Comments
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Aarvee-GSL Wins Delhi-Amritsar HSR’s LiDAR & Alignment Design

Aarvee Associates – GSL Associates today emerged as the lowest bidder…

14 Jan 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 1 Comment
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Gulermak-Sam JV Wins Kanpur Metro’s Underground Contract

March 9, 2021 Update: Gulermak – SAM India has received UPMRCL’s…

14 Jan 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 46 Comments
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Bangalore Metro’s Silk Institute Extn of Phase 2 Inaugurated

Moments ago, India’s Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs and Karnataka’s…

14 Jan 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 17 Comments
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4 Bidders for Patna Metro’s Underground Construction Work

Four construction firms have submitted tenders (bids) to build the only underground…

14 Jan 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Patna Metro ⋅ 23 Comments
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Sam-Gulermak Begins Casting U-Girders for Delhi Metro’s Phase 4

Sam India Builtwell – Gulermak JV on Tuesday night began casting 28 meter…

14 Jan 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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8 Bidders for Chennai – Mysuru HSR’s Power Sourcing Survey

8 small firms today submitted bids for the first dedicated survey-work tender…

13 Jan 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 7 Comments
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First Look: Afcons’ 3rd TBM for Bangalore Metro’s Pink Line

After the first look of ITD Cem’s TBM Tunga yesterday, here’s the…

13 Jan 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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Bids Invited for Chennai Metro Line-4’s Poonamallee Depot

Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) today invited tenders (bids) for the construction…

12 Jan 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 11 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 – 94.3 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 68.5 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

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