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Pier Work Begins for Delhi – Alwar RRTS Line in Gurgaon

Workers from KEC – CCECC JV have started tying rebar to form piers near Gurugram’s…

14 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 9 Comments
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J Kumar Begins Casting Mumbai Metro Line-9’s 1st Pier

In the earlier morning hours of Friday, workers from J Kumar Infraprojects started…

14 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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DMRC Updates Delhi Metro Silver Line’s Length & Stations

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on their website has officially updated…

13 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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Delhi Metro Cancels Tender for 29 Metrolite Train-Sets

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has abruptly canceled its procurement…

12 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metrolite ⋅ 16 Comments
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Bids Invited for Chennai Metro Line-5’s 2nd Elevated Section

Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) on Wednesday invited tenders (bids) for the…

12 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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Steel Girders Erected for Bangalore Metro Phase 2 over NICE Road

With the transfer of land from Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Ltd….

12 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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Alstom India Produces 500th Metro Coach at Sri City Plant

Alstom India yesterday announced it has successfully manufactured its 500th…

11 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro, Kochi Metro, Lucknow Metro, Mumbai Metro, Other ⋅ 0 Comments
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3 Bidders for Chennai Metro Line-4’s Porur – Poonamallee Section

Just like Package ECV-01, 3 construction firms / consortia have submitted tenders…

10 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Godrej & Starworth Awarded Bangalore Metro Phase 2’s Finishing Work

Per the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL)’s updated tender…

10 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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Vijay Nirman Wins Kochi Metro Extension’s Track-Work

Vijay Nirman Company Pvt. Ltd. (VNC) on Friday emerged as the lowest bidder…

10 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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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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