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NCC Begins Launching Cantilever Wings for Nagpur Metro’s Viaduct

This past weekend, workers from NCC Ltd. began launching 9.3m wide cantilever…

07 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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TBM D215 Lowered into Mumbai Metro’s Pali Ground Shaft

This afternoon, workers from Larsen & Toubro and Shanghai Tunnel Engineering…

01 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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(Pics) Delhi Metro’s Terminal 1 Airport Station Gets Ready for Launch

While an announcement on the completion of train testing on Delhi Metro Magenta…

01 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 65 Comments
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BKC Plot to House IFSC & Terminal for Mumbai – Ahmedabad HSR Line

On Tuesday, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) formally…

01 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 12 Comments
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5 Firms Submit Qualification Bids for Visakhapatnam Metro Project

Five firms on Tuesday submitted applications (bids) for qualification in response…

01 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Visakhapatnam Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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BMRCL Invites Bids for Bangalore Metro ORR Line’s Construction

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. today initiated the civil bidding…

27 Feb 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 57 Comments
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(Pics) Delhi Metro’s Naraina Vihar Station Gets Ready for Launch

With the launch of Delhi Metro’s Pink Line just weeks away (CMRS’…

27 Feb 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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(Pics) Kochi Metro’s Ernakulam Cantilever Bridge – Feb 2018

Here’s a picture-post with some new images of Kochi Metro’s 220m long cantilever…

27 Feb 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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CMRL Invites Bids for Chennai Metro PH2’s Detailed Design & Soil Test

Earlier this month, Chennai Metro Rail Ltd began the initial legwork for executing…

27 Feb 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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CMRS Begins Final Inspection of Delhi Metro’s Pink Line

This morning, Shailesh Kumar Pathak – the appointed Commissioner of Metro…

26 Feb 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 25 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 – 75.2 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 59.2 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 – 8.7 km
• Pune: 6 March 2022 – 31.2 km
• Navi Mumbai: 17 November 2023 – 11.1 km
• Agra: March 6 2024 – 5.2 km

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