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L&T Wins Chennai Metro Line 3 & 5’s OHE & RSS Electrification Work

May 24, 2023 Update: CMRL has issued LOAs and signed contracts with L&T…

11 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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(Pics) Agra Metro’s Underground Stations & Tunnels Take Shape

With elevated station & viaduct works on Agra Metro Priority Corridor’s…

11 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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RAPIDX: New Name for Delhi NCR’s RRTS System

Delhi’s upcoming semi-high speed Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) with…

11 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 19 Comments
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Afcons Wins Ahmedabad Railway Station Redevelopment Project

Afcons Infrastructure was today declared as the lowest bidder among 3 firms…

10 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other ⋅ 16 Comments
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L&T & MEIL Bid for Thane – Borivali Tunnel Project in Mumbai

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd….

10 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 19 Comments
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L&T Wins New Delhi Railway Station Redevelopment Project

Larsen & Toubro last Thursday beat Shapoorji Pallonji to emerge as the lowest…

10 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other ⋅ 18 Comments
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L&T’s Pakal Dul HEP TBM Marsu Assembled in J&K

Larsen & Toubro on Sunday completed assembly work on Herrenknecht tunnel…

10 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 7 Comments
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L&T Lowers Patna Metro’s 2nd TBM Buddha at Moin-ul-Haq

Larsen & Toubro today lowered DZ1091 – their 2nd of four tunnel boring…

09 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Patna Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi-Meerut RRTS TBM Sudarshan 4.1 Records 2nd Breakthrough at Khichripur

Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd. (STEC) today celebrated tunnel boring machine…

08 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 6 Comments
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J Kumar’s Delhi Metro Silver Line TBM Shalini Passes Factory Tests

Tunnel boring machine manufacturer Terratec on Friday completed factory acceptance…

08 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 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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