Author Archive for: TMRG

Pier Casting Work Begins on Ahmedabad’s Motera – Ranip Stretch

With rebar tied up for multiple piers, workers and engineers in Ahmedabad today…

08 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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NCRTC Approves Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut Rapid Transit Line

This news marks an excellent time for me to start tracking the 700 km Delhi-NCR’s…

08 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 36 Comments
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Central Govt Approves Pune Metro’s Phase 1 Project

Keeping an eye on the upcoming Pune Municipal Corporation elections, the Central…

07 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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IL&FS Emerges as Lowest Bidder for Chennai Metro’s 2 UG Stations

IL&FS Transportation Networks has announced that their IL&FS –…

07 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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[Pics] Tour of Lucknow Metro’s Transport Nagar Depot

With the 1st Alstom train arriving in Lucknow on November 19  and officially commencing…

07 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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BMRCL Invites Bids for B’halli – Visvesvaraya Ind. Area Section

5 days after inviting bids for the Purple Line’s Reach 1B between Kundalahalli…

06 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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Delhi Metro to Transfer 98 Coaches from Yellow Line to Red Line

Keeping an eye on the under construction 9.41 km Ghaziabad extension of the…

06 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 32 Comments
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Preliminary Design of Noida Metro’s CRRC Trains Unveiled

The Noida Metro Rail Corporation on Sunday released a preliminary design of…

05 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 21 Comments
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TBM S718 Makes a Breakthrough at Chennai Metro’s Central Station

Apologies for the late post – it’s been a little hard to get these…

05 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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Delhi Metro Phase 3 – December 2016 Tunneling Update

After a 4 month break due to a lack of big-ticket updates, here’s my Delhi…

05 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 28 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 73.1 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 – 79.5 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
• Bhopal: December 21, 2025 – 6.2 km

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