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[Pics] 2nd New Train Arrives for Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line

Six brand new coaches of the 2nd new Hyundai Rotem train which will operate…

27 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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[Pics] Bangalore Metro’s Cubbon Park Station is Ready to Go Live!

Hat tip to Murlidhar Bhat for sharing these images. With only 2 more days left…

27 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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AECOM Wins DDC Contract for Mumbai’s Dahisar – Mankhurd Line

AECOM, a technical services firm recently won the Detailed Design Consultant…

26 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Last TBM Commissioned for Delhi Metro’s Pink Line at Majlis Park

This calls for a celebration! On Friday afternoon, the CEC-CICI JV for contract…

25 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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BMRCL to Inaugurate EW UG on April 29 ; Commercial Ops Begin on 30th

It’s now official! After mindless hearsay and numerous incorrect reports which…

25 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 24 Comments
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1st TBM Commissioned from Howrah Maidan for Kolkata’s Metro

Yesterday afternoon, the Afcons-Transtonnelstroy JV team commissioned their…

22 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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TBM Makes Breakthrough at Delhi Metro’s Bhikaji Cama Place Station

If I’ve got my math right, this is the 11th TBM breakthrough in Delhi this…

22 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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1st Pier Cast for Nagpur’s Metro on Wardha Road

Workers from NCC Ltd., the contractor for Nagpur Metro’s 7.61 km elevated…

22 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Chennai Metro Begins Installing Platform Screen Doors

The Chennai Metro Rail Ltd.’s contractors have started installing full…

21 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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1st Alstom Train for Lucknow’s Metro to Arrive in October

A team from the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. just got back from France…

21 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow 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 – 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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