Archive for category: Chennai Metro

Chennai Metro Phase 2’s Trial Runs Begin from Poonamallee Depot

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) this Wednesday officially started trial runs…

23 Mar 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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HCC – KEC JV Launches Chennai Metro Line-4 ECV-02’s Final U-Girder

Hindustan Construction Company – KEC International (HCC – KEC JV) last week…

15 Mar 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Alstom Wins Chennai Metro Phase 2’s 96 Coach Contract ARE04A

Alstom Transport India on Wednesday was declared as the lowest bidder to supply…

13 Mar 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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DB & DMRC Bid for Chennai Metro Phase 2’s O&M Contract

Deutsche Bahn International Operations GmbH (DB IO) and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation…

11 Mar 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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L&T’s Chennai Metro TBM Adyar Records Breakthrough at Adyar Junction

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on February 13 celebrated tunnel boring machine…

23 Feb 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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Tata’s TBM Kurinji for Chennai Metro’s Line-5 Starts Tunneling

Tata Projects Ltd. (TPL) on Wednesday commissioned their first tunnel boring…

20 Feb 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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Chennai Metro Phase 2: Alstom, BEML & Titagarh Bid for 96 Coach Contract ARE04A

Alstom Transport India, BEML and Titagarh Rail Systems on Wednesday submitted…

23 Jan 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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L&T’s Chennai Metro TBM Palar Records Breakthrough at Sterling Road

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Wednesday celebrated tunnel boring machine…

10 Oct 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Chennai Metro’s Phase 2 Approved by Central Government

India’s Central Government’s Cabinet today officially approved the…

03 Oct 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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Chennai Metro Phase 2’s 1st Alstom Train Rolls Out in Sri City

Alstom Transport today rolled out their first of 36 train-sets for Chennai Metro’s…

22 Sep 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai 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 – 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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