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KEC Begins Patna Metro Phase 1’s Electrification Work

KEC International last week began installing electrification masts for the 25…

20 May 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Patna Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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22 Bidders for Bhubaneswar Metro Phulapokhari Depot’s Contract BBC-02

Twenty two firms have submitted bids for the civil construction work of Bhubaneswar…

17 May 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhubaneswar Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Afcons’ Agra Metro TBM Shivaji Records Breakthrough at RBS College

Afcons Infrastructure – Sam India Consortium earlier this month quietly celebrated…

15 May 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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L&T’s Patna Metro TBM Buddha Records 2nd Tunnel Breakthrough

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Tuesday celebrated their second tunnel breakthrough…

15 May 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Patna Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Afcons Begins Jaipur Metro Phase 1C’s Construction Work

Afcons Infrastructure this weekend officially started underground construction…

14 May 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Jaipur Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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4 Bidders for Bhandara – Gadchiroli Expressway’s Construction in Maharashtra

Besides the 127 km Nagpur – Gondia Expressway and 182 km Nagpur…

14 May 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 5 Comments
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Mumbai Metro Line 3’s Trial Runs Extended to Dadar Station

Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) this Tuesday extended trial runs (train…

12 May 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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8 Bidders for Nagpur – Gondia Expressway’s 4 Construction Contracts

8 civil engineering firms have submitted a total of 20 bids to construct the…

12 May 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 7 Comments
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9 Bidders for Nagpur – Chandrapur Expressway’s 6 Construction Contracts

9 civil engineering firms have submitted a total of 22 bids to construct the…

12 May 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 1 Comment
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Pune Metro Swargate – Katraj Line’s Geotechnical Work Begins

Myrtle Project and Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. has officially started soil investigation…

11 May 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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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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