Author Archive for: TMRG

Delhi Metro Sets New Ridership Record a Day Before Rakhi

The Delhi Metro set a new ridership record on the eve of Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi)…

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Land Acquisition for Mumbai Metro’s Line 3 Makes Good Progress

As per a recent report, the land acquisition process for Mumbai Metro’s…

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[Pics] Chennai Metro’s Steel Truss Bridge at Guindy Ready

The Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) and its contractor Larsen & Toubro have…

29 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Lucknow Metro’s Rolling Stock to be Selected Soon

The winner/supplier for Lucknow Metro’s rolling stock and signalling contract…

29 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] TBM Assembly at Egmore station

You just have to love Flickr for all the amazing pictures that both amateurs…

28 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Foot Overbridges to Connect 2 Chennai Metro Stations

Urban planners and consultants are finally studying the feasibility of building…

28 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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TMRG is now on Facebook!

After maintaining a presence on Twitter (@TheMetroRailGuy), I have now launched…

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Lucknow Metro’s Stations Taking Shape

The Lucknow Live edition of the local Hindustan newspaper has published some…

28 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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PM to Inaugurate Delhi Metro’s Extn to Faridabad on Sep 6

As per a Press Release by the DMRC, the Badarpur-Faridabad extension of the…

27 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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MMRDA Approves 4 Metro Lines Totaling 118 KMs

Thanks to my twitter follower – Sambit Nayak for bringing this news to…

27 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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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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