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Kerala Govt. Approves DPR for Light Metro in Trivandrum & Kozhikode

Mark this date on your historic calendars. On Wednesday July 29, the Kerala…

31 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kozhikode Metro, Thiruvananthapuram Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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2nd TBM to Soon Start Tunneling in Jaipur

Under Phase 1B of the Jaipur Metro project, the existing line is currently being…

30 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Jaipur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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DMRC’s New Fare Proposal Faces Delays

Due to political opposition, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) which operates…

29 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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DPR for Visakhapatnam Metro Ready

Visakhapatnam or Vizag as it is popularly called is on its way to get a new…

28 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Visakhapatnam Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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New Cutterhead Fixed on TBM Godavari

The Tunnel Boring (TBM) machine nicknamed Godavari has finally got a new cutterhead!…

28 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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State Govt Planning to Fund Lucknow Metro

The Uttar Pradesh government has had enough. The past couple of months had tired…

28 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Impact of Metro Systems on Real Estate

I was recently asked by a user on Twitter what my thoughts are on the impact…

27 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other ⋅ 0 Comments
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Ad-wrapped tokens being introduced in Mumbai & Delhi

Recently I came across a tweet with images showcasing Paytm’s cool micro…

26 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro, Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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How Delhi Metro Manages to be a Model of Efficiency Every Day

Please note that this was originally appeared in the Economic Times. Keeping…

26 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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DPR For Chennai’s 76 km Phase 2 to be Prepared Soon

As per news reports emerging in the Tamil media (see this video & this…

25 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 13 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 – 351.2 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 – 58.7 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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