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Tata’s TBM Mullai Records Chennai Metro Line-5’s 2nd Breakthrough

Back in November-end, Tata Projects Ltd. (TPL) celebrated two major tunneling…

12 Jan 2026 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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13 Bidders for Jaipur Metro Phase 2’s First Civil Contract 2C-01

Thirteen civil engineering firms in mid-December submitted bids for the first…

11 Jan 2026 ⋅ by ⋅ in Jaipur Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Bangalore Metro Pink Line’s Trial Runs Begin from Kothanur Depot

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) on Friday officially started trial…

10 Jan 2026 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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Bids Invited for Lucknow Metro Line-2’s First Civil Package LKCC (02)-02

Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) on New Year’s Day invited…

10 Jan 2026 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Delhi Metro’s Phase 5A Approved by India’s Central Government

India’s Central Government’s Cabinet in December-end officially approved…

02 Jan 2026 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 18 Comments
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Kalpataru – HG Infra JV Wins Thane Metro’s Construction Contract C-01

December 3, 2025: MahaMetro has issued LOA to Kalpataru – HG Infra Engineering…

24 Nov 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Thane Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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AYESA & SYSTRA Bid for Lucknow Metro Line-2’s Design Consultant Contract

AYESA Ingenieria y Arquitectura S.A.U and SYSTRA MVA Consulting (India) Pvt….

02 Nov 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Afcons Records Kanpur Metro Line-1’s Final TBM Breakthrough

Afcons Infrastructure – Sam India Consortium last week celebrated Tunnel Boring…

14 Oct 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Afcons Begins Assembling 1st TBM for Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train in Ghansoli

Afcons Infrastructure last week received and started assembling parts of their…

11 Oct 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 8 Comments
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ITD Cem Wins Pune Metro Swargate – Katraj Line’s Underground Contract P1A-UGC(R)

ITD Cementation today was declared as the lowest bidder for the civil construction…

20 Sep 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 3 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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