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Delhi Metro Erects 52m Long Steel Girders Over Agra Canal

Towards the end of August, Afcons Infrastructure – the Delhi Metro’s…

04 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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DMRC Signs Agreement with MMRDA to Execute Dahisar – DN Nagar Line

A little more than a month after the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development…

04 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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Kochi Metro Unveils Kalamassery Station’s Interior & Exterior Design

The design theme of the Kalamassery station on the 25.6 km Kochi Metro line…

04 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Chennai Metro Continues Services Despite Koyambedu Depot Being Flooded

Despite rains wreaking absolute havoc on Chennai over the past 2 weeks, the Chennai…

03 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Mumbai Metro Issues RFQ Notice to Procure 210 Coaches for Colaba-SEEPZ Line

April 2017 Update – The number of coaches being procured have been increased…

03 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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First Pier for Nagpur’s Metro Project Takes Shape at Khapri

The first pier for Nagpur’s metro has started to take shape! This comes…

03 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Kochi Metro’s Completed Viaduct at Mamangalam & Palarivattom

Here are some new images of the 25.6 km Kochi Metro’s completed viaduct…

02 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Chennai Metro Exploring Extension of Phase 2 by 35 Km to 123 Km

Remember the 88 Km Phase 2 with 3 new lines that was planned by the Chennai…

02 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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3rd New Train Arrives for Gurgaon Metro’s 7 Km Phase 2 Project

The 3rd of the 7 new trains to service Gurgaon Metro’s line has arrived…

02 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Gurgaon Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi Metro Phase 3 – December 2015 Tunneling Update

Here’s a comprehensive list of Delhi Metro’s Phase 3 tunnels and…

01 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 9 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 – 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 – 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
• Indore: May 31 2025 – 5.8 km

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