Author Archive for: TMRG

DB – Hill – Louis Berger JV Wins Mumbai Metro Line-4’s GC Contract

A consortium of DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH, Hill International and…

09 Aug 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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BMRCL to Procure Approx. 96 Coaches for Gottigere – Nagawara Line

The European Investment Bank (EIB), which is one of the two lead financiers…

09 Aug 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 20 Comments
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TBM S52 Makes “Official” Breakthrough at Lucknow’s Hazratganj Stn

This is the most absurd thing I’ve ever witnessed… Tunnel Boring…

09 Aug 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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2 STEC TBMs Complete Factory Tests for Mumbai Metro’s Line-3

China-based tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturer Shanghai Tunnel Engineering…

04 Aug 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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NCC Lowest Bidder for Pune Metro’s Vanaz – Civil Court Section

NCC Limited has emerged as the lowest bidder for constructing a 7.150 km elevated…

04 Aug 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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DMRC to Procure 378 Coaches for Mumbai Metro’s Line-2 & Line-7

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has published a draft tender document on…

04 Aug 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 16 Comments
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CVCC-VNC Lowest Bidder for Kochi Metro’s Pending & New Civil Works

A consortium of Cherian Varkey Construction Company and Vijay Nirman Company…

04 Aug 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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DMRC Invites Bids for Blue Line’s New Elevated Stabling Yard in Noida

After starting a multi-year transformation program in 2016 to add 3 new 8-coach…

03 Aug 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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MahaMetro Invites Bids for 8 Stations on Pune Metro’s Line-2

This tender notice slipped through the cracks! Weeks after re-inviting bids…

03 Aug 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Nagpur Metro Receives 1st Leased Train from Hyderabad Metro

Nagpur Metro yesterday afternoon welcomed its first 3-coach trainset, leased…

03 Aug 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro, Nagpur Metro ⋅ 3 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 – 94.3 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 – 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

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