Archive for category: Kochi Metro

CMRS to inspect Kochi Metro’s 2nd Stretch on September 21-22

Update: The inspection has been pushed to September 25-26. The final round…

18 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Signalling Tests Completed for Kochi Metro’s 2nd Stretch

Engineers from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Alstom have completed…

10 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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CVCC-VNC Lowest Bidder for Kochi Metro’s Pending & New Civil Works

A consortium of Cherian Varkey Construction Company and Vijay Nirman Company…

04 Aug 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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[Pics] Kochi Metro’s Ernakulam Cantilever Bridge – July 2017

Here’s a picture-post with some new images of Kochi Metro’s 220m long…

17 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Kochi Metro Starts Trial Runs to Maharaja’s College Station

The Kochi Metro Rail Ltd. this morning started trial runs (testing) on the 25.6…

14 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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PM Modi Inaugurates Kochi Metro’s 13 km Line-1

Say namaskaram to India’s 8th operational metro system! 😀 Less than…

17 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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[Pics] Kochi Metro’s Line-1 Ready to Go Live with 11 Stations

With just 2 days left for its inauguration & 4 days to open to the public,…

15 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Operations on Kochi Metro’s Line-1 to Start on June 19

June 13 Update – More delays. Line’s public opening has been pushed…

12 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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PM Modi to Inaugurate Kochi Metro’s Line-1 on June 17

After receiving a confirmation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office,…

30 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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[Pics] Kochi Metro Begins Service Trials for its Family Members

While the date and guest-list are being worked out for the inauguration of Kochi…

29 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata – 24 October 1984 – 47.9 km
• Delhi – 24 December 2002 – 350.2 km
• Bangalore – 20 October 2011 – 68.6 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 – 26.8 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 – 23.8 km

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