Archive for category: Delhi Metro

[Pics] Cross-Passage Works for Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line

Besides using Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) to excavate & build tunnels…

20 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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1st Hyundai Rotem Train Arrives at Delhi Metro’s Kalindi Kunj Depot

Last week on Monday, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) silently welcomed…

19 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Can DMRC Really Start Trials Between Kalkaji & Botanical Garden in July?

So earlier this month, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) took the local…

18 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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TBM Makes Breakthrough at Delhi Metro’s Greater Kailash Station

Yesterday morning, the S883 Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) operated by the Pratibha-FEMC…

13 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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15 Brilliant New Images of Delhi Metro’s Pink Line Trains

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation yesterday took the local media on a tour of…

07 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Delhi Metro: Land Acquisition Completed for Yellow Line’s 3rd Depot

The Delhi government has completed acquiring agricultural land for the Yellow…

04 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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1st Rescue TBM Commissioned for Delhi Metro’s Pink Line

This news is just in! On this Wednesday, the CEC-CICI JV for contract CC-04…

02 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Delhi Metro Phase 3 – April 2016 Tunneling Update

Well, well – it’s April already! Here’s my Delhi Metro Phase…

01 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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DMRC Uploads Alignments of Phase 4’s Proposed Lines

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation just uploaded a dedicated link on their website…

28 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 23 Comments
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TBM Makes Breakthrough at Delhi Metro’s Aravali Mid-Shaft

Yet another breakthrough! This is the 4th one for the month after recent breakthroughs…

17 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 4 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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