Archive for category: Bangalore Metro

Bangalore Metro – January 2016 Tunneling Update

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) recently released their January 2016…

12 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 26 Comments
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Happy New Year 2016! Some Key TMRG Website Updates

This is going to be a really short & quick post. First of all, I’d…

01 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro, Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Gurgaon Metro, Hyderabad Metro, Jaipur Metro, Kanpur Metro, Kochi Metro, Kolkata Metro, Lucknow Metro, Mumbai Metro, Nagpur Metro, Navi Mumbai Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro, Other, Vijayawada Metro, Visakhapatnam Metro ⋅ 24 Comments
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Bangalore Metro’s TBM Krishna Finally Starts Tunneling from Chickpet to Majestic

After undergoing maintenance for 112 days, TBM Krishna in Bangalore has finally…

23 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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Bangalore Metro – December 2015 Tunneling Update

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) recently released their December 2015…

10 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Bangalore Metro Will Shut Down Purple Line Next Week For Testing

December 6 Update: Only Reach 2 is scheduled to be closed. Operations on Reach…

05 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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Bangalore Metro to Help Rejuvenate Kengeri & Veerasandra Lakes

From frothing up with toxic foam to drying out, Bangalore’s urban lakes…

01 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Bangalore Metro Begins Full Length Trials on Purple Line from Baiyappanahalli to Mysore Road

At 6 am in the morning today, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)…

23 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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NCC Ltd Emerges as Lowest Bidder for Bangalore Metro’s 6.29 Km Extension to Anjanapura

As per Vasanth Rao who serves as Bangalore Metro Rail Corp Ltd’s General…

20 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Bangalore Metro Starts Operations on Reach 2 between Magadi Road and Mysore Road!

A few hours ago and exactly 2 days after the Bangalore Metro Rail Corp inaugurated…

18 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] TBM Margarita in Bangalore Being Dismantled After North Ramp Breakthrough

Yesterday morning, I had posted some images on Twitter of TBM Margarita being…

18 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 2 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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