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Delhi Metro’s Guru Dronacharya Station Renamed to Indigo Guru Dronacharya

Remember how the Delhi Metro’s Noida City Centre station on its Blue line…

14 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro, Gurgaon Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Completed Façade of Kochi’s Metro Train Unveiled

Here’s the first look of the completed façade of a Kochi Metro train…

14 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Vijayawada’s PNBS to Penamaluru Metro Line to Pass over Proposed Benz Circle Flyover

At the first coordination meeting of the metro project held on Friday between…

14 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Vijayawada Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Chennai Metro Rail Changes Slab Composition for Trip Passes to Add More Flexibility

Remember the Trip Passes introduced in August by the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd?…

13 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Bangalore Metro – November 2015 Tunneling Update

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) recently released their November…

13 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Images from Inside the Jaipur Metro’s Tunnel Between Chandpol & Choti Chaupur

Here are some nice new images shot on Diwali night from inside the Jaipur Metro’s…

12 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Jaipur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Bangalore Metro’s Mysore Road – Magadi Road Section to be Inaugurated on November 16

Two months after the Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) approved the…

12 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Trial Runs on Bangalore Metro’s Underground Section Finally Begin

With track-work & 3rd rail electrification works finally completed on the…

12 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Excellent Progress on Pier and U-Shaped Girder Casting Works for Noida – Gr. Noida Line

The title is self explanatory! On May 15 2015, the CEC-SAM JV was handed over…

11 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Meetings Held to Bring Metro Safety Under Urban Development Ministry’s Purview

Good news! As per a new report, due to delays by the Commissioner of Metro…

11 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other ⋅ 1 Comment
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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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