Archive for category: Bangalore Metro

BMRCL to Procure Approx. 96 Coaches for Gottigere – Nagawara Line

The European Investment Bank (EIB), which is one of the two lead financiers…

09 Aug 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 20 Comments
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BMRCL Publishes Alignment of Gottigere-Nagawara Line’s UG Section

So back in early June, I published a post displaying the alignment of Bangalore…

14 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 45 Comments
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BMRCL Invites Geotechnical Bids for Nagawara – Airport Line

The roughly 28 km Nagawara – Kempegowda International Airport (KIAL)…

10 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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BMRCL Invites Bids for 4 UG Packages on Gottigere – Nagawara Line

Finally! After receiving a go-ahead from the European Investment Bank (EIB),…

01 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 49 Comments
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BMRCL Signs 1st MoU to Fund ORR Line with Embassy Group

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd on Friday signed its first memorandum…

24 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 42 Comments
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President Inaugurates Final Section of Bangalore Metro’s Phase 1

India’s President Pranab Mukherjee just inaugurated the final 12 km Sampige…

17 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 16 Comments
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History of Bangalore Metro Green Line’s Underground Section

With just one day to go for the inauguration of Bangalore Metro’s final 12…

16 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 18 Comments
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[Pics] Bangalore Metro’s Green Line Stations Ready for Operations

OK, I lied. Some of these stations have been ready since 2012! Here’s…

14 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 57 Comments
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[Pics] Bangalore Metro’s Majestic Station Ready for Operations

Yesterday afternoon, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.’s Managing…

12 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 29 Comments
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Simplex Infra Launches Work on Bangalore Metro’s BIEC Extension

Officials and engineers from Simplex Infrastructures Ltd. on Friday evening…

11 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 23 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 – 351.2 km
• Bangalore: 20 October 2011 – 75.2 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 59.2 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 – 58.7 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

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