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NHSRCL and L&T Sign Contract for Bullet Train’s Package C4

India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) and Larsen &…

27 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 16 Comments
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Work Begins on Patna Metro’s Phase 1 Project

As I mentioned in Agra Metro’s post the other day, work to facilitate…

26 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Patna Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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CMRS Approves Bangalore Metro’s Anjanapura Extn with 37 Conditions

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) on Monday received the final statutory…

25 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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J Kumar & NCC Win Mumbai Metro Line-2B’s Pending Work

May 28 Update: Contract to J Kumar Infra been awarded at Rs. 1307.88 crore….

24 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 42 Comments
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Work Begins on Agra Metro’s Phase 1 Project

Workers from Sam India Builtwell Pvt. Ltd. and Lisha Engineers have started…

24 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro ⋅ 20 Comments
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BIAL Invites Design Bids for Bangalore Metro’s 2 Airport Stations

Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) last week invited proposals from…

24 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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BEML Receives 72 Coach Order for Mumbai Metro’s Lines 2 & 7

In a BSE filing, BEML Ltd. has announced it has received another order from…

23 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 17 Comments
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ITD Launches Bangalore Metro Reach 1B’s Final Segment

Workers from ITD Cementation India Ltd. on Friday launched the final of 2125…

23 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 16 Comments
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Chennai Metro Phase 2 Project’s Foundation Stone Laid

India’s Home Minister in Chennai today remotely inaugurated the foundation…

21 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 23 Comments
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J Kumar Launches Mumbai Metro Line-4A’s 1st Pier Cap

Back on Wednesday evening, workers from J Kumar Infraprojects and Sunder Cranes…

21 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 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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