Archive for category: Delhi Metro

Delhi Metro TBM Makes a Breakthrough at Pink Line’s Sarojini Nagar Station

This is my fifth post on a TBM breakthrough in Delhi in the last 7 days and…

18 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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#TBT – Delhi Metro Completes Palam – Shankar Vihar Tunnels

After my premature Throwback Thursday celebrations on Tuesday (see: #TBT –…

17 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Land Acquisition Issues at These 3 Places May Delay Delhi Metro’s Pink Line

Since the start of work for Delhi Metro’s Phase 3 in 2011, the DMRC has…

17 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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DMRC Slashes Airport Express Line fares by upto 50%

In a move that caught me by surprise, the DMRC via a Press Release has announced…

16 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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#TBT – Images from Delhi Metro TBM’s Breakthrough at Shankar Vihar Shaft

I’m celebrating Throwback Thursday a little early this week! Earlier this…

15 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Delhi Metro Completes Janakpuri West – Palam Tunnels on Magenta Line

After the Hauz Khas to Panchsheel Park breakthrough I recently posted about…

14 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Delhi Metro TBM Makes a Breakthrough at Panchsheel Park Station on Magenta Line

True to their style and without any fanfare or media coverage, the Delhi Metro…

12 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi Metro’s Phase 3 Train Spotted at Seoul’s Metro Station!

Agla station Uiwang hai! Darwaze dono taraf khulenge! Jee Yong Song, a photographer…

11 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ Comments
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Metro Line to ‘Noida extn’ to be an Extension of Noida – Gr. Noida Line

A couple weeks back, after it was announced that the DPR for a metro line to…

08 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Delhi Metro’s Violet Line’s Extension in Faridabad

With the Delhi Metro’s Violet line now operational in Faridabad (See: Delhi…

07 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi 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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