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Today Marks 1 Year of The Metro Rail Guy

I can’t believe it, but today marks the 1st anniversary of The Metro Rail…

11 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro, Ahmedabad Metro, Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Gurgaon Metro, Guwahati Metro, Hyderabad Metro, Jaipur Metro, Kanpur Metro, Kochi Metro, Kolkata Metro, Kozhikode Metro, Lucknow Metro, Meerut Metro, Mumbai Metro, Nagpur Metro, Navi Mumbai Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro, Other, Patna Metro, Thiruvananthapuram Metro, Varanasi Metro, Vijayawada Metro, Visakhapatnam Metro ⋅ 48 Comments
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TBM Makes 2nd Breakthrough at Delhi Metro’s Bhikaji Cama Place Station

Yesterday afternoon, the S724 Tunnel Boring Machine operated by the Pratibha-FEMC…

09 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Ayesa Wins DDC Contract for Mumbai’s Andheri (E) – Dahisar (E) Line

After recently winning the Detailed Design Consultant (DDC) contract for Vijayawada’s…

08 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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[Pics] Delhi Metro’s 1.3 km Jasola Vihar Stabling Yard

In Phase 3 of the Delhi Metro project, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has…

08 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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[Pic] Trial Assembly of Hyderabad Metro’s Oliphant Bridge in Noida

Here’s a post with a new image of Hyderabad Metro’s special truss…

07 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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CMRS to Inspect Chennai Metro’s Airport – Little Mount Section Next Week

After satisfactorily completing trial runs on the 9 km Airport – Little…

07 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Progress of Bangalore Metro’s Sampige Road – Majestic Section

Here’s a post with some new images of Bangalore Metro’s 1.5 km Sampige…

07 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 65 Comments
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MMRCL Awards Contracts for Mumbai Metro’s Line 3

The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (MMRCL) has finally issued the Letter…

06 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 32 Comments
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2nd TBM Commissioned from Howrah Maidan for Kolkata’s Metro

Last week, the Afcons-Transtonnelstroy JV team in Kolkata commissioned their…

06 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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MEGA Invites Bids for Ahmedabad Metro’s Thaltej Gam – Sabarmati Section

The Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar & Ahmedabad (MEGA) has invited bids…

06 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 0 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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