Archive for category: Chennai Metro

MoUD Finally Approves Chennai Metro’s 9 Km Extension to Wimco Nagar

5 years (no typo!) after the Tamil Nadu state government approved the 9.051…

14 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Chennai Metro Continues Services Despite Koyambedu Depot Being Flooded

Despite rains wreaking absolute havoc on Chennai over the past 2 weeks, the Chennai…

03 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Chennai Metro Exploring Extension of Phase 2 by 35 Km to 123 Km

Remember the 88 Km Phase 2 with 3 new lines that was planned by the Chennai…

02 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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Chennai Metro Rail Changes Slab Composition for Trip Passes to Add More Flexibility

Remember the Trip Passes introduced in August by the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd?…

13 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Chennai Metro Starts Building Chequered Canopy Over Alandur – OTA Line to Warn Pilots

As per a recent report, the Airports Authority of India had recently asked the…

04 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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November 3 – Assorted Images from India’s Metro Construction Sites

This is the second installment of a series of monthly posts with recently shot…

03 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Hyderabad Metro, Kochi Metro, Lucknow Metro, Other ⋅ 0 Comments
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Chennai Metro Starts Tunneling Between Egmore & Central Stations

Earlier this month, I had posted images of two TBMs getting ready at Egmore, and…

31 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Chennai Metro Dismantles TBM at AG-DMS (Gemini) Station

Remember the TBM that made a final breakthrough for Chennai’s UAA-03…

31 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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OHE Maintenance Vehicle Spotted at Chennai Metro’s Alandur Station

10 days ago, the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) kicked off trial runs on the Little…

28 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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L&T and Afcons Bid to Complete Chennai Metro’s Government Estate – Saidapet Section

The Chennai Metro Rail Limited earlier this week announced that Larsen &…

22 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 58.7 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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