Archive for category: Kolkata Metro

Kolkata Metro’s Official Line Colours Published

Kolkata Metro last week officially assigned line colors to the city’s metro…

07 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 18 Comments
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ITD Unearths Kolkata Metro’s TBMs Urvi & Chandi at Bowbazar

Workers from ITD Cementation have over the past month reached the bottom of…

20 Dec 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 22 Comments
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Rahee Wins Kolkata Metro Line-6’s 2nd Track-Work Contract

Rahee Infratech on June 21 emerged as the lowest bidder to supply and install…

03 Jul 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Linxon Begins Third Rail Installation for Kolkata Metro’s Line-6

Linxon India in early-June began installing the 750 V Third Rail electrification…

26 Jun 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Linxon Begins Third Rail Installation for Kolkata Metro’s Line-3

Linxon India in mid-May began installing the 750 V Third Rail electrification…

01 Jun 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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TBM Urvi Makes Final Breakthrough for Kolkata Metro’s Line-2

ITD-ITD Cementation India Ltd. JV on Saturday night celebrated the completion…

18 May 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 31 Comments
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7 Bidders for Kolkata Metro Line-6’s Track Contract

Seven rail firms have submitted bids to supply and install ballastless tracks…

26 Apr 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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Afcons Begins Piling for Kolkata Metro’s Line-6 in New Town

Afcons Infrastructure today evening began piling work – the first step…

09 Apr 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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Kolkata Metro’s TBM Urvi Passes Halfway to Bowbazar Shaft

ITD-ITD Cementation India’s tunnel boring machine S-616 (Urvi), en route…

07 Apr 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 15 Comments
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KEC-Siemens Wins Kolkata Metro Line-3 & 6’s Electrification

KEC International – Siemens JV on March 26 emerged as the lowest bidder for…

03 Apr 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 5 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 – 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 – 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
• Indore: May 31 2025 – 5.8 km

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