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DMRC Reinvites Civil Construction Bids for Vijayawada Metro

With officials from KfW and AFD lending agencies visiting Vijayawada and taking…

30 Nov 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Vijayawada Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Final TBM Breakthrough Achieved for Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line

After tunneling works came to a close on the Pink Line earlier this month,…

29 Nov 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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LMRCL Secretly Starts Trial Runs on Lucknow Metro’s NS Line

In the run-up to the ‘official’ trial run on December 1 which is…

29 Nov 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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NATM Tunneling Works Completed at Delhi Metro’s Kashmere Gate

On November 24, a crew from the ERA-Mosmetrostroy JV team for package CC-07…

29 Nov 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Nagpur Metro Invites Bids for Sitabuldi – Prajapati Nagar’s Viaduct

The Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (NMRCL) has invited bids for the construction…

24 Nov 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Nagpur Metro Demolishes Flyover for New Double Decker Structure

The contractor for Reach 1 of Nagpur Metro’s project, NCC Ltd., and Matte…

24 Nov 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Piling Work Begins for Mumbai Metro’s Line-2

Construction work for Mumbai Metro’s 18.6 km Line-2 connecting Dahisar…

23 Nov 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 29 Comments
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Solar Panel Installation Completed at Kochi Metro’s Muttom Depot

Hero Solar Energies yesterday completed installing panels for a 2 MW solar plant…

23 Nov 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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BMRCL Begins Trial Runs Between Nat’l College – Yelachenahalli

With a train now stationed at the National College Station, the Bangalore Metro…

23 Nov 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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Lucknow Metro’s 1st Alstom Train Arrives in Lucknow

The first 4-coach train-set for the Lucknow Metro project arrived at Lucknow’s…

21 Nov 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 11 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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