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Bids Invited for Pune Metro Nigdi Extension’s Construction Work

Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha-Metro) last week invited bids for the…

19 Dec 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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3 Bidders for Bhopal & Indore Metros’ Independent Safety Assessor Contract

Three firms this week submitted bids for the Independent Safety Assessor (ISA)…

17 Dec 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhopal Metro, Indore Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Chennai Metro Phase 2: ST Engineering Awarded Platform Screen Door Contract

Another contract down! Singapore’s ST Engineering Urban Solutions Ltd. in…

16 Dec 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Mumbai Metro Line-12: Bids Reinvited for Civil Contract CA-240

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) this week re-invited…

14 Dec 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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RVNL – URCC JV Wins Indore Metro Package IN04’s Contract

March 9, 2024 Update: MPMRCL has issued LOA and awarded contract to RVNL –…

11 Dec 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Indore Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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Delhi – Meerut RapidX: Trials Begin on Duhai – Modinagar Section

National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) today started trial runs…

10 Dec 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 6 Comments
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Surat Metro’s Bhesan Depot on Line-2 Starts Taking Shape

With segment launching activity on both packages CS5 & CS6 of Surat Metro’s…

10 Dec 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Surat Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi Metro Silver Line’s 1st Pier Cap Launched by YFC on DC-04

YFC Projects in November-end launched their first pier cap for the 23.62 km…

09 Dec 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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5 Bidders for Mumbai Metro Line-4 Stations’ Finishing & PEB Work

5 firms on Thursday submitted bids for the architectural finishing and pre-engineered…

09 Dec 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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Trial Runs Begin to Kochi Metro’s Tripunithura Terminal (Phase 1B)

Kochi Metro Rail (KMRL) on late Thursday night began trial runs (train testing)…

08 Dec 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 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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