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Yet Another New Logo Revealed for Mumbai Metro

Hat tip to Rajendra B Aklekar for sharing this. Maharashtra’s Chief Minister…

19 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Construction Begins for Lucknow’s Hazratganj Underground Station

In late September, the Tata-Gulermak JV began civil work for constructing Lucknow’s…

19 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Noida – Gr. Noida Metro Line to be Named Aqua Line

Hat tip to reader Pankaj for sharing this news. The Noida Metro Rail Corporation…

19 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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[Pics] Kochi Metro’s Kalamassery Station – October Update

Here’s a post with new images shot recently at the upcoming Kalamassery station…

19 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Central Govt. Becomes Stakeholder in Noida Metro; Approves Rs 1034 Crore

Right after approving the Pune Metro project, the Ministry of Finance’s…

17 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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MoF’s Public Investment Board Approves Pune Metro Project

Pune’s long delayed 31.25 km metro project crossed a major hurdle yesterday…

15 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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[Pics] Lucknow Metro’s Krishna Nagar Station – October Update

Here’s a post with new images shot just last week at Lucknow Metro’s…

15 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Bangalore Metro Plans New Depot at Baiyappanahalli Sat. Bus Station Site

The Hindu recently ran an article on the failure of Bangalore’s satellite…

15 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Operations Begin on Chennai Metro’s Alandur – St. Thomas Mount Stretch

This news came out of nowhere and the CMRL made no prior announcement to inform…

14 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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CRRC to Set Up Metro Coach Plant in Butibori, Maharashtra

After winning a Rs. 851 crore contract to supply 69 coaches for Nagpur Metro’s…

14 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro, Other ⋅ 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 – 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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