Author Archive for: TMRG

4 Bidders for Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s Thane Depot D1 Contract

4 firms (2 in a consortium) have submitted bids to construct Thane Depot (Package…

30 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 6 Comments
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Afcons Lowers Delhi Metro Magenta Line Package DC-05’s TBM 367

Afcons Infrastructure this weekend started lowering parts of TBM 367 at Nabi…

30 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Afcons Inaugurates Delhi Metro Silver Line TBM Amrit’s Tunneling Work

Afcons Infrastructure on Monday inaugurated Tunnel Boring Machine 372 (Amrit)…

30 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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5 Bidders for Kochi Metro Phase 2’s General Consultant Contract

5 firms have submitted bids for Kochi Metro Phase 2’s General Consultant…

29 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Paras Wins Mumbai Metro Line-5A’s Track-Work Contract CA-166

February 28, 2024 Update: MMRDA has issued LOA to Paras Railtech with a contract…

27 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Afcons’ Kanpur Metro TBM S640B Passes Factory Tests

Afcons Infrastructure with assistance from Herrenknecht on Monday completed…

23 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Bids Invited for Bhopal Metro’s BH-04 Underground Contract

Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MPMRCL) on Monday invited tenders…

22 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhopal Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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5 Bidders for Mumbai Metro Line-9’s Track-Work Contract CA-167

Five firms have submitted bids to supply and install ballastless tracks on Mumbai…

22 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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BEML Wins Bangalore Metro’s 318 Coach Rolling Stock Contract 5RS-DM

BEML Ltd. was today declared as the lowest bidder among 4 firms to manufacture…

19 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 23 Comments
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ITD’s Chennai Metro TBM S1352A Passes Factory Tests

Tunnel boring machine manufacturer Herrenknecht on Tuesday completed factory…

18 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 4 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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