Author Archive for: TMRG

Kanpur Metro’s TBM Tatya Records 3rd Breakthrough at Bada Chauraha

It’s been a day of breakthroughs! Besides L&T recording a NATM tunnel…

06 Oct 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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L&T Records Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s 1st Mountain Tunnel Breakthrough

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) today recorded the first mountain tunnel breakthrough…

05 Oct 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 0 Comments
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Mumbai Metro Line 9 to be Extended to Dongri with 2 New Stations

Besides Mumbai Metro Line-2B’s extension to Cheeta Camp, the Mumbai Metropolitan…

04 Oct 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 17 Comments
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Afcons’ Delhi Metro Silver Line TBM S1264B Passes Factory Tests

Afcons Infrastructure with assistance from Herrenknecht last week completed…

03 Oct 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2 C2’s Final U-Girder Launched by RBL

Ranjit Buildcon Ltd. (RBL) on Friday celebrated the launch of their final of…

02 Oct 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Mumbai Metro Line 3’s Station Finishing & Signage Work Underway

With tunneling works on 33.5 km Mumbai Metro Aqua Line (Line-3)’s Phase…

02 Oct 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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Agra Metro’s TBM Shivaji Records 1st Breakthrough at Taj Mahal Ramp

Afcons Infrastructure – SAM India JV today celebrated the first breakthrough…

01 Oct 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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L&T Opens Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s Track Slab Facility

India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) on Saturday announced…

01 Oct 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 2 Comments
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CMRS Inspects Bangalore Metro’s Challaghatta – Kengeri Section

The Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) from the Indian Railways’…

01 Oct 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Bhopal Metro’s Trial Runs Begin on Orange Line

Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Co Ltd (MPMRCL) on Tuesday started trial runs (train…

01 Oct 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhopal Metro ⋅ 2 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 – 75.2 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 – 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
• Indore: May 31 2025 – 5.8 km

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