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Nippon Koei-Aarvee-Balaji JV Awarded Chennai Metro PH2 GC Contract

Update: LoA to Nippon Koei was issued on 14.11.2019 and contract was signed…

21 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Demolition Begins on Jayadeva Flyover for Bangalore Metro’s Line-3/4

Workers today began demolition of Bangalore’s Jayadeva Hospital Flyover…

20 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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Robbins TBMs Commissioned for Mumbai Metro towards Hutatma Chowk

L&T-STEC JV today commissioned TBM Surya-1, a Robbins Crossover XRE tunnel…

20 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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GMRC Invites Bids for Ahmedabad Metro’s Phase 2 Construction

Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) this past week kick-started the tendering…

20 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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J Kumar Launches 2 x 51m Steel Girders for Mumbai Metro Line-2

In a midnight operation on January 14, workers from J Kumar Infraprojects erected…

20 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Afcons Infra Casts 1st Pier for Kanpur Metro’s Line-1

In the first week of January, workers from Afcons Infrastructure completed casting…

19 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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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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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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