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Tata – Gülermak Emerge as Lowest Bidder for Lucknow’s Underground Section

Yesterday, the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. opened the financial bids…

29 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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MEGA Invites Bids for Ahmedabad Metro’s 6.83 km Underground Section

I’ve been waiting for this for quite some time.. On this Friday, the Metro-Link…

28 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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DMRC Uploads Alignments of Phase 4’s Proposed Lines

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation just uploaded a dedicated link on their website…

28 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 23 Comments
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Roof Work Begins at Lucknow’s Metro Stations

The roof work phase of construction has started at Lucknow’s upcoming…

28 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Piers for Lucknow Metro’s Cantilever Bridge Start Taking Shape

A pair of piers (columns) for the Lucknow Metro’s special 255m long cantilever…

25 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Location of Mumbai Metro’s New Interchange Stations

Hat tip to a friend at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for…

24 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Application to CMRS Submitted by BMRCL for Underground Inspection

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. has finally submitted its application…

24 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 22 Comments
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CMRL Looking to Utilize Alandur Ramps for Koyambedu-Airport Services

Here’s another mildly interesting piece of news from this week. The Chennai…

23 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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2nd Noida Metro Line to Now Connect to Botanical Garden Station

So, remember the new 10.92 km Okhla Bird Sanctuary – Sector 142 metro…

23 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Land Acquisition Process Begins for Kochi Metro’s Phase 1B

On this Monday, when the second round of trial runs were being performed between…

23 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi 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 – 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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