Archive for category: Bangalore Metro

1st Segment Launched for Bangalore Metro’s Challegatta Extension

On January 9, a crew from IL&FS Engineering commissioned their first launching…

10 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 16 Comments
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[Pics] Bangalore Metro’s Chickpet Station – January 2017

Shared this update on Twitter earlier today, but reposting for those not on…

06 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 29 Comments
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In response to my recent 2016 recap post where I asked for site improvement…

04 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro, Ahmedabad Metro, Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Delhi NCR RRTS, Gurgaon Metro, Guwahati Metro, Hyderabad Metro, Jaipur Metro, Kanpur Metro, Kochi Metro, Kolkata Metro, Kozhikode Metro, Lucknow Metro, Meerut Metro, Mumbai Metro, Nagpur Metro, Navi Mumbai Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro, Other, Patna Metro, Pune Metro, Thiruvananthapuram Metro, Varanasi Metro, Vijayawada Metro, Visakhapatnam Metro ⋅ 86 Comments
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2016 Recap – Progress of India’s Metro Systems

First off, here’s wishing everyone a Happy New Year! 🙂 As 2016 comes…

31 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro, Ahmedabad Metro, Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Gurgaon Metro, Guwahati Metro, Hyderabad Metro, Jaipur Metro, Kanpur Metro, Kochi Metro, Kolkata Metro, Kozhikode Metro, Lucknow Metro, Meerut Metro, Mumbai Metro, Nagpur Metro, Navi Mumbai Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro, Other, Patna Metro, Pune Metro, Thiruvananthapuram Metro, Varanasi Metro, Vijayawada Metro, Visakhapatnam Metro ⋅ 21 Comments
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Bangalore Metro – December 2016 Phase 1 Update

As the pre-construction tendering stage of the 72 km Phase 2 hots up with new…

28 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 28 Comments
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BMRCL Invites Bids for Bangalore’s HSR Layout – RV Road Stretch

After finally initiating the bidding process for the middle and southern sections…

24 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 34 Comments
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1st Segment Launched for Bangalore Metro’s Anjanapura Extension

On the night of December 10, NCC Ltd. successfully launched the first ever pre-cast…

22 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 17 Comments
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BMRCL Invites Bids for Bangalore’s Hosa Road – HSR Layout Stretch

A day after inviting bids for Bangalore’s Bommasandra-Hosa Road (Reach…

22 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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BMRCL Invites Bids for Bangalore’s Bommasandra-Hosa Road Stretch

Looks like Christmas came early! Just a couple days after the Bangalore Metro…

09 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 27 Comments
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BMRCL Invites Bids for B’halli – Visvesvaraya Ind. Area Section

5 days after inviting bids for the Purple Line’s Reach 1B between Kundalahalli…

06 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 13 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 – 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 – 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

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