Author Archive for: TMRG

Ranjit Buildcon Begins Launching Segments for A’bad Metro’s Reach 4

On the night of April 6, Ranjit Buildcon commissioned their 1st launching gantry…

26 Apr 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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MahaMetro Invites Bids for Pune Metro’s Vanaz – Civil Court Section

On April 7, the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MahaMetro) launched…

26 Apr 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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ITD Cem India Awarded Viaduct Contract for Nagpur Metro’s EW Line

Late last month, the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (erst. Nagpur…

26 Apr 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Chennai Metro’s TBM S711 Starts Tunneling to Theagaraya College

Workers from Afcons Infrastructure today commissioned their S711 Herrenknecht Tunnel…

25 Apr 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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IL&FS Commissions 2nd Launching Gantry for B’lore Metro’s Reach 2A

On April 3, workers from IL&FS Engineering commissioned their 2nd launching…

25 Apr 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 40 Comments
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L&T-STEC Casts 1st Segment for Mumbai Metro Line-3’s PKG UGC-01

Earlier this month, the Larsen & Toubro – Shanghai Tunnel Engg. Co….

25 Apr 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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ITD-ITD Cem JV Lowest Bidder for B’lore Metro’s Hosa Rd – HSR Layout

This is getting a little too repetitive!  Last month, when the financial bids…

25 Apr 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 32 Comments
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CMRS Approves Chennai Metro’s Koyambedu – Nehru Park Section

The Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) last week gave its final approval…

25 Apr 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Demolition Begins at Hasanpur for Building Delhi Metro’s Pink Line

There’s something for Dilliwalas to cheer about! Late last month, workers…

25 Apr 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 47 Comments
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Commercial Operations Start on Gurgaon Metro’s 7 km Phase 2

Yesterday, the Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon (RMRG) launched commercial operations…

01 Apr 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Gurgaon Metro ⋅ 38 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 – 59.2 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

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