Archive for category: Chennai Metro

Chennai Metro – July 2016 Tunneling Update

This took a while to come through, but the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. has finally…

28 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Foundation Stone Unveiled for Chennai Metro’s 9 km Extension

On this past Saturday, India’s Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu…

26 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Tunneling Resumes on Chennai’s May Day Park – AG-DMS Section

On this past Friday, tunneling work underneath Chennai’s busy Anna Salai…

26 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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CMRL Extends Chennai Metro’s Trial Runs to Shenoy Nagar

Just a week after operating a self-propelled OHE inspection wagon to the Shenoy…

18 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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Today Marks 1 Year of The Metro Rail Guy

I can’t believe it, but today marks the 1st anniversary of The Metro Rail…

11 Jul 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, Thiruvananthapuram Metro, Varanasi Metro, Vijayawada Metro, Visakhapatnam Metro ⋅ 48 Comments
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CMRS to Inspect Chennai Metro’s Airport – Little Mount Section Next Week

After satisfactorily completing trial runs on the 9 km Airport – Little…

07 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Solar Panel Installation Begins at Chennai Metro’s Koyambedu Depot

After installation at the Delhi Metro’s various depots, solar panels…

20 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Chennai Metro – June 2016 Tunneling Update

Hat tip to Anand S & many others for alerting me about the Chennai Metro…

17 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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[Pics] Progress of Chennai Metro’s St. Thomas Mount Station

Courtesy TMRG reader Srini, here are some brand new images of Chennai Metro’s…

16 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Afcons Wins Chennai Metro’s Washermenpet – Korrukupet Underground Package

Afcons Infrastructure keeps consolidating its presence in Chennai! Just a little…

11 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 58.68 km
• Delhi: 24 December 2002 – 351.2 km
• Bangalore: 20 October 2011 – 72.2 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 46.5 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 – 37.9 km
• Nagpur: 8 March 2019 – 38.2 km
• Kanpur – 29 December 2021 – 8.7 km
• Pune: 6 March 2022 – 29.7 km
• Navi Mumbai: 17 November 2023 – 11.1 km
• Agra: March 6 2024 – 5.2 km

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