Archive for category: Mumbai Metro

TBM S-1075 Makes a Breakthrough for Mumbai Metro Line-3 at Worli

Just a few moments ago, Tunnel Boring Machine S-1075 operated by the Continental…

16 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Mumbai Metro’s TBM 1238 Retrieved & Transported as 1 Unit

Workers from the Doğuş-Soma JV and Freight Wings, with inspection support…

09 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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Soil Testing Begins for Mumbai Metro Red Line-7A’s Airport Extn

Workers from DBM Geotechnics & Constructions Pvt. Ltd. on a sub-contract…

05 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Mumbai Metro’s Official Line Colours Unveiled

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Friday released…

29 Feb 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 37 Comments
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J Kumar Begins Pier Work for Mumbai Metro Line-4A in Owale

Workers from J Kumar Infraprojects have started tying rebar to form the very…

28 Feb 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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J Kumar Launches Final U-Girder for Mumbai Metro Line-7’s CA-02

In the early morning hours of February 26, J Kumar Infraprojects and its launching…

27 Feb 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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MMRDA Reinvites Bids for 10 Train-sets for Mumbai Monorail

On February 24, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)…

26 Feb 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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1st BEML Coach’s Body Shell Ready for Mumbai Metro Line-2&7

On February 20, metro coach manufacturer BEML celebrated the completion of the…

25 Feb 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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MMRDA Invites Bids for Mumbai Metro Line-2B’s Balance Work

After terminating three civil construction contracts in January 2020 with Simplex…

24 Feb 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Afcons Begins Casting Piers for Mumbai Metro Line-5 in Thane

Earlier this month, workers from Afcons Infrastructure began casting piers for…

20 Feb 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai 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 – 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
• Patna: October 6, 2025 – 3.2 km

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