Author Archive for: TMRG

Mumbai Metro’s TBM Surya-1 Records Breakthrough at Hutatma Chowk

Moments ago, Tunnel Boring Machine XRE 2114-408 (Surya-1) operated by the Larsen…

06 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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New MetroNeo System’s Specifications Issued by Govt

Last night, the Indian government’s Secretary of the Ministry of Housing &…

06 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nashik Metro, Other ⋅ 2 Comments
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Delhi – Ahmedabad HSR’s Alignment Design & Survey Bids Opened

Government-owned RITES and 3 other firms have emerged as the lowest bidders…

05 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 12 Comments
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Bangalore Metro Trains Now Display Upcoming Metrolite’s Route

BEML trains operating on Bangalore Metro’s 24.20 km Green Line connecting…

05 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro, Bangalore Metrolite ⋅ 24 Comments
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Dogus-Soma Restarts Mumbai Metro’s TBM 1239 towards Mahalaxmi

This past weekend, workers from Doğuş-Soma JV recommissioned their second…

05 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Delhi Metro Phase 4’s 1st U-Girder Launched by CCECC – KEC

Less than a month after erecting the first pier cap, workers from China Civil…

03 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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7 Bidders for Chennai Metro Line-4’s General Consultancy

All seven previously shortlisted global project management consortia have submitted…

03 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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Paras Wins Delhi Metro Ajronda & Sarita Vihar Depots’ Track-Work

This past Friday, Paras Railtech emerged as the lowest bidder to supply tracks…

03 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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MMRDA Invites Bids for Mumbai Metro Line-4’s Head Hardened Rails

Back in October-end, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)…

03 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Delhi Metro Receives 800th Bombardier MOVIA Coach

Bombardier Transportation last week announced they had delivered their 800th…

03 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi 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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