Archive for category: Delhi Metro

Segment Launching Begins to Plug Delhi Metro’s Shahdara Gap

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

06 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Delhi Metro Phase 3 – January 2017 Tunneling Update

Here’s this month’s installment of the Delhi Metro Phase 3 Tunneling…

06 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 4 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 ⋅ 89 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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TBM S781 Lifted Out & S495 Breaks Through at Delhi’s Gurdwara Shaft

Following the completion of excavation work at Delhi Metro’s Gurdwara…

28 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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DMRC Starts Trial Runs on Magenta Line’s Janakpuri – Airport Section

After airlifting, offloading and coupling 6 coaches together at Sadar Bazar,…

22 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 29 Comments
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DMRC Airlifts 6 Coaches onto Magenta Line at Sadar Bazar Cantt

In order to expedite trial runs on the western portion of the Delhi Metro’s…

22 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Delhi Metro to Transfer 98 Coaches from Yellow Line to Red Line

Keeping an eye on the under construction 9.41 km Ghaziabad extension of the…

06 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 32 Comments
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Delhi Metro Phase 3 – December 2016 Tunneling Update

After a 4 month break due to a lack of big-ticket updates, here’s my Delhi…

05 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 28 Comments
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DMRC Invites Geotechnical Bids for Delhi Metro’s Phase 4 Lines

While the Delhi Government’s official sanction is still awaited for Delhi…

02 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 7 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

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