Archive for category: Bangalore Metro

Siemens Wins Bangalore Metro Phase 2A & 2B’s Electrification Contract EPC5-CC

Siemens – Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (Siemens – RVNL JV) in February…

02 Mar 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Bangalore Metro Madavara Extension’s Final Track Turnout Cast by Texmaco

Texmaco Rail and Engineering last night completed casting all track turnouts…

02 Mar 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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KEC Wins Bangalore Metro Phase 2A & 2B’s Power Supply Contract EPC6-CC

June 10, 2024 Update: BMRCL has issued contract LOA to KEC International. February…

24 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Bangalore Metro’s TBM Bhadra Records Breakthrough at K.G. Halli

Tunnel Boring Machine S-840B operated by ITD Cementation India today recorded…

08 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Bangalore Metro Yellow Line’s 1st CRRC Train Arrives at Chennai Port

The prototype CRRC train-set for 19.143 km Bangalore Metro Yellow Line (Reach…

07 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 26 Comments
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Alstom Wins Bangalore Metro’s CBTC Signaling & PSD Contract 10 S&T-DM

June 12, 2024 Update: BMRCL has issued contract LOA to Alstom Transport India…

12 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 19 Comments
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Track Work Begins for Bangalore Metro Pink Line’s Underground Section

Texmaco Rail & Engineering Ltd. today began casting the track plinth inside…

30 Dec 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Bids Invited for Bangalore Metro Airport City Station’s Construction

Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) last week invited pre-qualification…

24 Dec 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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Bangalore Metro’s TBM Tunga Records Breakthrough at K.G. Halli

Tunnel Boring Machine S-839B operated by ITD Cementation India on Wednesday…

07 Dec 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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Bangalore Metro Yellow Line’s 1st CRRC Train Rolls Out in Nanjing

Back on October 27, CRRC rolled out the first of 15 new trains for 19.143 km…

19 Nov 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 19 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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