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[Pics] Bangalore Metro’s Majestic Station Ready for Operations

Yesterday afternoon, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.’s Managing…

12 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 29 Comments
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Railway Min Inaugurates Work on Kolkata Metro’s Esplanade Station

India’s Railway Minister, Suresh Prabhu, on Saturday afternoon inaugurated…

11 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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Simplex Infra Launches Work on Bangalore Metro’s BIEC Extension

Officials and engineers from Simplex Infrastructures Ltd. on Friday evening…

11 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 23 Comments
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Construction Begins on Nagpur Metro’s Reach 4 Section

Officials from Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (MahaMetro) and ITD Cementation…

10 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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CMRS Approves Bangalore Metro’s Green Line with 65 Conditions

The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety, K A Manoharan, on Thursday morning submitted…

10 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 17 Comments
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President to Inaugurate Last Leg of Bangalore Metro’s PH1 on June 17

We have a date! After receiving a confirmation from President Pranab Mukherjee’s…

08 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 28 Comments
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New BEML Coach for Delhi Metro Catches Fire in Bangalore

On this Sunday, a new coach built by BEML Ltd. for Delhi Metro’s Red &…

07 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 15 Comments
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Location of UG Stations on Bangalore Metro’s Gottigere-Nagawara Line

I just got my hands on a document which displays a highly detailed design of…

06 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 99 Comments
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ITD Cem Lowest Bidder for Kolkata Metro’s UG Airport Section

ITD Cementation India Limited has emerged as the lowest bidder for constructing…

05 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Geotechnical Investigations Begin for Delhi Metro’s Phase 4

Numerous geotechnical engineering firms have started soil investigations throughout…

05 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 20 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
• Patna: October 6, 2025 – 3.2 km

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