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LMRC Invites Bids for Detailed Design Consultant for Kanpur Metro’s IIT – Naubasta Line

The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) which has been entrusted to execute…

23 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Union Cabinet Approves Lucknow Metro’s Phase 1A Project

More than a year after construction on the Lucknow Metro project started (see: construction…

23 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Telangana Govt Reveals 83 km Phase 2 of Hyderabad Metro Project

After a recent joy ride from Mettuguda to Uppal station of the Hyderabad Metro’s…

22 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 17 Comments
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Kochi’s Metro to Start Receiving Alstom Coaches From January 2

As I had hinted earlier this month, new coaches for Kochi’s Metro will…

22 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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First U-Girder Launched for Noida – Gr.Noida Metro at Knowledge Park V

The pace of this project never ceases to amaze me! Yesterday at around 11:45…

19 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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AYESA-KRNA-Aarvee-Geodata JV Appointed as General Consultant for Lucknow Metro

It’s official. The Joint Venture between AYESA, Korea Rail Network Authority…

19 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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[Pics] Kochi’s Metro Line Taking Shape at Kaloor & Shenoys

Here are some new images of the 25.6 km Kochi Metro’s under construction…

19 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi Metro to Begin Pushing Truss Bridge for Pink Line Over Punjabi Bagh Underpass

By the end of this month, the Delhi Metro’s contractors are going to start…

18 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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MMRDA Invites Bids for Mumbai Metro’s Dahisar (E) – Andheri (E) Line

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has officially…

17 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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DMRC Releases Official Phase 4 Map of the Delhi Metro Project

March 7, 2019 Update –  61.679 km of Phase 4’s routes across 3…

17 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 110 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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