Archive for category: Mumbai Metro

Mumbai Metro’s Nayanagar Shaft Gets Ready for 1st TBM

After finishing excavation, workers from the CEC-ITD Cem-TPL JV have lowered…

20 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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T58 – 2nd TBM for Mumbai Metro Line-3 Arrives at Mumbai Port

Parts of TBM T58, a Ø6.68m dual-mode tunnel boring machine, made a touch-down…

18 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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MMRDA Invites Bids for Mumbai Metro Line-2’s Mandale Depot

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has invited bids…

13 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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S1073 – 1st TBM for Mumbai Metro Line-3 Arrives at Mumbai Port

Parts of TBM S1073, a more than 100m long Herrenknecht earth pressure balance…

08 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Robbins Completes Factory Testing 1st TBM for Mumbai Metro

American tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturer Robbins Company has completed…

05 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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MMRDA to Procure 216 Coaches for Mumbai Metro’s Line-4

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which is the lead external…

30 Aug 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Herrenknecht Completes Factory Testing 2nd TBM for Mumbai Metro

German tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturer Herrenknecht AG on August 17…

29 Aug 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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Terratec Completes Factory Testing 2nd New TBM for Mumbai Metro

Australia-based tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturer Terratec earlier this…

29 Aug 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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DB – Hill – Louis Berger JV Wins Mumbai Metro Line-4’s GC Contract

A consortium of DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH, Hill International and…

09 Aug 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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2 STEC TBMs Complete Factory Tests for Mumbai Metro’s Line-3

China-based tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturer Shanghai Tunnel Engineering…

04 Aug 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 6 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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