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L&T Casts Kolkata Metro Line-3’s First Tunnel Segment

Larsen & Toubro this week began pouring concrete to cast the first batch…

04 Jul 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Ceigall Begins Piling for Kanpur Metro Line-2’s Package KNPCC-12

Ceigall India this Monday bored and concreted the first pile for Package KNPCC-12…

03 Jul 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Chennai Metro Phase 2: HCC-KEC Finishes Casting Works for Line-4’s ECV-02

Hindustan Construction Company – KEC International (HCC – KEC JV) on Thursday…

30 Jun 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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5 Bidders for Nagpur Metro Phase 2’s OHE Contract TR-02

Five firms have submitted bids for the 25 kV overhead equipment (OHE) electrification…

27 Jun 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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3 Bidders for Mumbai Metro’s Dongri Depot on Red Line (CA-207)

Three civil engineering firms have submitted bids to construct Mumbai Metro Red…

26 Jun 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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IRCON-Paras-PCM JV Wins Rishikesh – Karnaprayag Rail’s Track Contract

IRCON – Paras Railtech – PCM JV earlier this month was declared…

24 Jun 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor, Other ⋅ 6 Comments
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Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s OWG Bridge Launched over Delhi – Mumbai Expressway

M G Contractors Pvt. Ltd. (MGCPL) today completed launching an open web girder…

23 Jun 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 7 Comments
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Afcons Awarded Kochi Metro Phase 2’s Construction Contract (Pink Line)

Afcons Infrastructure on Thursday was awarded a Rs. 1141.32 crore contract for…

23 Jun 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Afcons Wins Kasheli – Mulund Water Tunnel’s Contract in Mumbai

Afcons Infrastructure on Thursday was declared as the lowest bidder to construct…

23 Jun 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 0 Comments
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SYSTRA Awarded Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s Ticketing Consultant Contract

SYSTRA MVA Consulting (India) – SYSTRA JV on Tuesday was awarded a Rs….

22 Jun 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 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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