Author Archive for: TMRG

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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CMRS Completes Inspection of Hyderabad’s Nagole – Mettuguda Section

Surprise, surprise! 🙂 Over the past weekend, the Commissioner for Metro…

22 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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[Pics] Kochi Metro Extends Trial Runs to Edapally

Yesterday, the Kochi Metro Rail successfully extended their trial runs a little…

22 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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DMRC to Prepare Surat Metro’s Detailed Project Report

Last week, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation got tasked with preparing the Detailed…

22 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Surat Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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DMRC Signs MoU with CRRC to Supply Noida Metro’s 76 Coaches

Two months after opening the financial bids, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation…

21 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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2 Spans Completed for Ahmedabad Metro on Vastral Road

J Kumar Infraprojects, the contractor for Ahmedabad Metro’s 6 km Vastral…

21 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Bangalore’s RV Road – Bommasandra Line Realigned at Jayanagar

Here’s something that I found mildly interesting. The Bangalore Metro…

19 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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Nagpur Metro’s Viaduct to be Integrated with Ram Jhula’s 2nd Phase

The Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. is going to integrate the 2nd phase of…

19 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Chennai Metro – March 2016 Tunneling Update

The Chennai Metro Rail Ltd recently published their February 2016 newsletter with…

19 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 6 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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