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Bangalore’s Mysore Rd-Magadi Rd section to open in August

The BMRC is all set to open the 6.4 km long Mysore Road – Magadi Road…

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DMRC starts trial runs on Jahangirpuri-Samaypur Badli section

Earlier this month on July 3, the DMRC quietly started trial runs on the 4.4…

13 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Kochi Metro’s train shell unveiled!

Earlier this year in March, Alstom threw an event to unveil the shell of what…

13 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi’s Airport Express shows signs of a turnaround

The Delhi’s Airport Express line has shown a big jump in ridership compared…

13 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Kolkata Metro’s new revised deadlines

Things move awfully slow in Bengal and that’s due to the entire spectrum…

12 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Kochi Metro gains momentum

A recently published video by the Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) brings us…

12 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Phase 2 of Gurgaon’s Rapid Metro to open in 2016

The second phase of Gurgaon’s Rapid Metro system is rapidly (pun intended)…

12 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Gurgaon Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Navi Mumbai Metro to start operations in 2017

Due to tendering delays, metro operations in Navi Mumbai are expected to only…

12 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Navi Mumbai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Trial runs on Bangalore’s underground section set to begin

As per recent reports, trial runs of the Namma Metro’s underground stretch…

12 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Piling work begins in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad is all set to become metro city! To give you a little background, the…

12 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 58.68 km
• Delhi: 24 December 2002 – 351.2 km
• Bangalore: 20 October 2011 – 72.2 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 46.5 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 – 37.9 km
• Nagpur: 8 March 2019 – 38.2 km
• Kanpur – 29 December 2021 – 8.7 km
• Pune: 6 March 2022 – 29.7 km
• Navi Mumbai: 17 November 2023 – 11.1 km
• Agra: March 6 2024 – 5.2 km

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