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AAI Agrees to Transfer Land to Build Depot for Mumbai’s Dahisar E – Andheri E Metro Line

Back in October, I posted about a 64 acre land parcel in Dahisar owned by the…

07 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Excellent Videos from Behind the Scenes of Hyderabad Metro’s Precast Yard & Uppal Depot

Here are two recently uploaded short videos on the Hyderabad Metro system that…

06 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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CMRS Finally Conducts Safety Inspection of Delhi Metro’s Jahangirpuri – Samaypur Badli Line

After cancelling the safety inspection/audit of the Delhi Metro Yellow line’s…

06 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Close-Up Views of Lucknow Metro’s Under Construction Depot at Transport Nagar

Last week, I had posted an image of Lucknow’s Depot as viewed from the…

06 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Work on Kanpur’s Metro Project Expected to Begin Next Year ; Geotechnical Investigation in Progress

As per a news report from last month, during a meeting with the Lucknow Metro…

05 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Lucknow Metro’s Airport Station to be Built 100m from Airport Terminal

So looks like no amount of convincing has been able to make the Airports Authority…

05 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Ahmedabad Metro’s Construction in Vastral & Nirant Cross Roads – November 1 Update

Here’s a post with some new images of Ahmedabad’s Metro line taking…

05 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Chennai Metro Starts Building Chequered Canopy Over Alandur – OTA Line to Warn Pilots

As per a recent report, the Airports Authority of India had recently asked the…

04 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi Metro TBM Makes a 2nd Breakthrough at Lajpat Nagar Station on Pink Line

In the early morning hours of today (Nov 4), while the city was asleep, a 2nd…

04 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Delhi Metro Starts 2nd TBM Between Greater Kailash and Nehru Enclave on Magenta Line

On October 30 (Friday), the Pratibha-FEMC team which is in-charge of contract…

04 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi 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 – 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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