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Haryana Govt. Approves Delhi Metro’s 4.86 km Extn to Kundli

Delhi Metro’s 103.93 km Phase 4 project just got a little bigger! Yesterday,…

02 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 27 Comments
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CMRS Inspects Bangalore Metro’s Peenya Depot & Byp’halli OCC

The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety, KA Manoharan, and his team today carried…

01 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 22 Comments
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HCC-OJSC JV Casts 1st batch of Tunnel Segments for Mumbai Metro

Last month, the Hindustan Construction Company – OJSC Mosmetrostroy JV…

01 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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CMRS Finishes Bangalore Metro Green Line’s Inspection

Day#3 – the final day of safety inspections on Bangalore Metro Green Line’s…

31 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 22 Comments
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CMRS Inspects Underground Section of Bangalore Metro’s Green Line

The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety, KA Manoharan and his team of 3 other…

30 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 15 Comments
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PM Modi to Inaugurate Kochi Metro’s Line-1 on June 17

After receiving a confirmation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office,…

30 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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CMRS Begins Final Inspection of Bangalore Metro’s Green Line

This morning, the appointed Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety, KA Manoharan,…

29 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 22 Comments
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[Pics] Kochi Metro Begins Service Trials for its Family Members

While the date and guest-list are being worked out for the inauguration of Kochi…

29 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi Metro’s 5.17 km ITO – Kashmere Gate Section Inaugurated

Less than an hour ago, the Union Minister for Urban Development and Delhi’s…

28 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 21 Comments
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History of Delhi Metro’s ITO – Kashmere Gate Heritage Line

With less than 24 hours to go for the launch of Delhi Metro’s 5.17 km ITO…

27 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 7 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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