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Lucknow Metro Begins Tendering Process for 3.44 KM Underground Section From Charbagh to KD Singh Babu Stadium

The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) yesterday afternoon kick-started the…

31 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Chennai Metro Starts Tunneling Between Egmore & Central Stations

Earlier this month, I had posted images of two TBMs getting ready at Egmore, and…

31 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Chennai Metro Dismantles TBM at AG-DMS (Gemini) Station

Remember the TBM that made a final breakthrough for Chennai’s UAA-03…

31 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Jaipur Metro’s TBM 2 Starts Tunneling Towards Choti Chaupar Station

Earlier this month, I had posted some images of the Chandpol Shaft where TBM…

30 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Jaipur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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MMRDA Appoints DMRC to Execute Mumbai Metro’s Dahisar – DN Nagar Line

It’s official! If you’ve been following my posts about Mumbai’s…

30 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi Metro’s Noida City Centre Station Renamed to Wave City Center Noida

Noida City Centre – the Delhi Metro Blue line’s eastern terminal…

30 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Kochi Metro Erects Steel Girders Over Indian Railways’ Line to Connect Depot

On the night of October 21, the Kochi Metro’s civil construction contractor,…

29 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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CMRS Once Again Cancels Inspection of Delhi Metro’s Jahangirpuri – Samaypur Badli Line ; To Now Inspect on Nov 4 & 5

This is getting a little predictable and annoying. Yesterday & today’s…

29 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Delhi Metro Phase 3 – October 2015 Update

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation recently updated their website with images…

29 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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OHE Maintenance Vehicle Spotted at Chennai Metro’s Alandur Station

10 days ago, the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) kicked off trial runs on the Little…

28 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai 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 – 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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