Author Archive for: TMRG

TBM S197 Makes Final Breakthrough on Delhi’s Dwarka–Najafgarh Line

Yesterday afternoon, Tunnel Boring Machine S197 made a final breakthrough at…

21 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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Simplex Casts 1st Pier for CA-01 Section of Mumbai Metro’s Line-7

Earlier this week, workers from Simplex Infrastructures removed formwork (casting…

20 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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DMRC Issues Notice to Energize Pink Line in March for Trial Runs

Hat tip to reader Aby K The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) yesterday issued…

19 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 29 Comments
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TBM S53 Lowered into Lucknow Metro’s Bapu Bhawan Shaft

After TBM S52, workers from the Tata – Gülermak JV earlier this week also…

18 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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1st Segment Launched for Hyderabad Metro’s Allugaddabavi RoB

While a crew from Larsen and Toubro and Spacechem Engineers assemble a 83m…

18 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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[Pics] Delhi Metro’s Jama Masjid & Kashmere Gate Stations – Jan 2017

Here’s a post showcasing the status of 2 stations on the Delhi Metro’s…

17 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 15 Comments
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Gujarat Government Finalizes Surat Metro’s Routes

Hat tip to reader Dhikshan Yesterday, a high-power committee of the Gujarat…

14 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Surat Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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Tata-CCECC Lowest Bidder for Ahmedabad’s Thaltej-West Ramp Stretch

Another missing piece of Ahmedabad Metro’s 39.259 km Phase 1 project has…

13 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 28 Comments
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EIB & AIIB in Talks with BMRCL for Funding Bangalore’s Phase 2

The potential sources of the remaining funds required to build the Rs. 26,405…

13 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 34 Comments
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CMRS Completes Inspection of Kochi Metro’s Rolling Stock & Depot

On January 10, a 3-member team led by K. A. Manoharan, the designated Commissioner…

13 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi 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 – 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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