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Chennai Metro’s Phase 2 to Connect Siruseri

As per a new report, the Chennai Metro Rail Corp (CMRL) is looking to slightly…

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Details Emerge on Bangalore’s Jayadeva Interchange

Details on the design of Bangalore Metro’s Jayadeva Interchange station…

18 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Excellent Voice-over on the Delhi Metro’s Maintenance

Last month I ran a post on how the the Delhi Metro manages to be a model of…

17 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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New Train-Sets for Gurgaon Metro’s PH-2 to Arrive by Month-End

A recent news article in The Hindu covering the progress of Gurgaon Metro’s…

17 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Gurgaon Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Navi Mumbai’s Metro Stations Under Construction

In 2012, a Spanish company called San Jose Constructora was given the contract…

15 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Navi Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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CMRS Clears Badarpur-Faridabad Metro Line with Conditions

The DMRC has received the mandatory safety clearance by the Commissioner of…

15 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Bangalore’s Mysore Road & Magadi Road Stations Get Cladded

The finishing works on Bangalore Metro’s 6.4 km Reach 2 from Mysore Road…

15 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Excellent Aerial Video of Chennai’s Metro

I recently came across this excellent aerial video on Youtube that shows both…

14 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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August Update: Noida-Gr. Noida Metro Line

Things are moving at a brisk pace since the last update on the new 28.8 km…

14 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Tenders Released for Two Sections of Ahmedabad’s Metro

Two new tenders have been released by the MetroLink Express Gandhinagar-Ahmedabad…

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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 73.1 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 – 79.5 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
• Bhopal: December 21, 2025 – 6.2 km

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