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ITD Cem Begins Launching Segments for Bangalore Metro’s Reach 1A

Last night, a crew from ITD Cementation India last launched their first precast…

10 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 67 Comments
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ITD Cem Casts 1st Pier for Bangalore Metro’s Line-3 at Electronic City

Workers from the ITD – ITD India Cem JV today completed casting their first…

09 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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Delhi Metro Pink Line’s 1st Stretch to Open on March 14

After receiving the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety’s approval yesterday,…

09 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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CMRS Approves Commercial Operations on Delhi Metro’s Pink Line

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Thursday evening announced that they’ve…

09 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 16 Comments
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L&T-STEC JV Completes Casting 1000 Tunnel Rings for Mumbai Metro

This weekend, Larsen & Toubro and Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Company (L&T…

07 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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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 ⋅ 13 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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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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