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CMRS to inspect Kochi Metro’s 2nd Stretch on September 21-22

Update: The inspection has been pushed to September 25-26. The final round…

18 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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HCC-Al Fara’a Lowest Bidder for 9 Stations on Pune Metro’s Line-1

A consortium of India’s Hindustan Construction Company and UAE’s…

18 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 19 Comments
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Construction Begins on High-Speed Rail Training Centre in Vadodara

During the launch event for the 508 km Mumbai and Ahmedabad high-speed rail…

15 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 19 Comments
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PM Modi & Abe Unveil Foundation Stone for India’s 1st High Speed Line

This news marks an excellent time for me to start tracking the 508 km Mumbai…

15 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 33 Comments
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LKT Engineering Wins Pune Metro Line-2’s DDC Contract

A consortium of LKT Engineering Consultants Ltd. and Architect Hafeez Contractor has…

14 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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7th Alstom Train Arrives at Lucknow Metro’s Transport Nagar Depot

Four coaches belonging to the 7th new Alstom Metropolis train-set for Lucknow…

14 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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BMRCL Drops Bangalore Metro’s Whitefield Station from Phase 2 Map

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) yesterday revealed an updated…

14 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 48 Comments
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Nagpur Metro Rolls Out 1st Train with New Orange-White Livery

During the recent inspection of Nagpur Metro Line-1’s Khapri Depot by…

13 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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MMRDA Invites Bids for Mumbai Metro Line-2’s Mandale Depot

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has invited bids…

13 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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Segment Launching Begins for Nagpur Metro’s Double-Decker Section

Workers from NCC Ltd. have started launching precast segments to construct the…

11 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 5 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 – 68.5 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 – 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
• Indore: May 31 2025 – 5.8 km

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