Author Archive for: TMRG

Terratec Completes Factory Testing 3rd & Final TBM for Pune Metro

Tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturer Terratec on January 11 completed factory…

18 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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DMRC & MMRDA Inspect Mumbai Metro Line-2/7’s BEML Rolling Stock

On Friday, officials from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Mumbai…

18 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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CMRL Invites Bids for Chennai Metro Phase 2’s Line-3 Tunnels

Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) on Monday invited bids for the construction…

08 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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TBM S79 Commissioned for Pune Metro towards Agriculture College Shaft

On Sunday afternoon, workers from Gülermak – Tata Projects Limited JV…

06 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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CCECC-KEC JV Begins Work on Delhi Metro Line-8’s PH4 Extn

On December 30, workers from CCECC-KEC JV in the presence of Delhi Metro Rail…

06 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 18 Comments
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HCC-URCC JV Completes Bangalore Metro Line-3 Span over Line-2

Between November 13-18, workers from HCC – URCC JV completed building…

06 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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CRCHI Completes Factory Tests on Mumbai Coastal Road TBM

This is a deviation from my posts on metro construction, but right up my alley….

04 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways, Other ⋅ 2 Comments
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CRCHI Completes Factory Tests on 4 TBMs for Bangalore Metro Line-4

In November-December 2019, tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturer China Railway…

04 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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TBM S78 Achieves 1st Breakthrough for Pune Metro Project

On New Year’s eve, tunnel boring machine (TBM) S78 “Mutha” operated…

03 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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HCC-VCCL Wins Delhi Metro Line-8’s Underground Work at Vikaspuri

Update: HCC-VCCL JV received DMRC’s Letter of Acceptance (LOA) on January…

03 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 4 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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