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L&T, Reliance & others Lowest Bidders for Mumbai Metro’s Line-2 & 4

There’s big news coming in from Mumbai! Larsen & Toubro, NCC, Reliance…

01 Aug 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 23 Comments
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Terratec Completes Factory Testing 1st New TBM for Mumbai Metro

Australia-based tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturer Terratec has completed…

29 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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CMRS to Inspect Lucknow Metro’s 1st Stretch on July 27-28

The final round of safety inspections on the Lucknow Metro’s 8.48 km Transport…

27 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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[Pics] Delhi Metro’s Kalkaji Mandir Station – July 2017

Here’s a picture-post with recent images of Delhi Metro’s underground Kalkaji…

25 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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CMRL Runs Loco through Chennai Metro’s Blue Line Tunnels

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) today ran a diesel-powered locomotive on Chennai…

20 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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CMRL to Prepare DPR for Coimbatore’s New Metro System

Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister K Palaniswami yesterday made a short announcement…

20 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Coimbatore Metro ⋅ 18 Comments
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HMRTC Invites Bids to Prepare DPR for Metro Line to Gurgaon Rlwy Stn

The Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation Limited, which is responsible for…

20 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Gurgaon Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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2 Terratec TBMs Complete Factory Tests for Mumbai Metro’s Line-3

Australia-based tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturer Terratec today completed…

19 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Robbins TBM Makes a Breakthrough at Chennai’s Theagaraya Station

Yesterday, TBM 219-364 – a Robbins Tunnel Boring Machine operated by Afcons…

19 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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[Pics] Kochi Metro’s Ernakulam Cantilever Bridge – July 2017

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

17 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 6 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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