Archive for category: Mumbai Metro

2016 Recap – Progress of India’s Metro Systems

First off, here’s wishing everyone a Happy New Year! 🙂 As 2016 comes…

31 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro, Ahmedabad Metro, Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Gurgaon Metro, Guwahati Metro, Hyderabad Metro, Jaipur Metro, Kanpur Metro, Kochi Metro, Kolkata Metro, Kozhikode Metro, Lucknow Metro, Meerut Metro, Mumbai Metro, Nagpur Metro, Navi Mumbai Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro, Other, Patna Metro, Pune Metro, Thiruvananthapuram Metro, Varanasi Metro, Vijayawada Metro, Visakhapatnam Metro ⋅ 21 Comments
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NCC Casts 1st Pier for CA-03 Section of Mumbai Metro’s Line-7

Engineers & workers from NCC today removed formwork (casting molds) from pier…

30 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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J Kumar Completes Casting 1st Pier for Mumbai Metro’s Line-7

Yesterday, engineers from J Kumar Infraprojects, who are responsible for constructing…

29 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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PM Modi Unveils Foundation Stone for Mumbai Metro’s Line-2B & Line-4

Earlier today at 4 pm, Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with the Maharashtra Chief…

24 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 17 Comments
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Prelim List Indicates 17 TBMs for Building Mumbai Metro’s Line-3

Shani Wallis over at Tunnel Talk has published an article on the commencement…

23 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 27 Comments
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Robbins to Supply Crossover TBM for Mumbai Metro’s Line-3

Update – Robbins will supply 2 Crossover XRE machines to L&T-STEC…

09 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Piling Work Begins for Mumbai Metro’s Line-2

Construction work for Mumbai Metro’s 18.6 km Line-2 connecting Dahisar…

23 Nov 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 29 Comments
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Groundbreaking Ceremonies Conducted for Mumbai Metro’s Line 3

Contractors across Mumbai yesterday conducted bhoomi poojas / groundbreaking…

22 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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Soil Testing Begins for Mumbai Metro’s Underground Line 3

Civil contractors for Mumbai Metro’s Line 3 project have kicked-off geotechnical…

21 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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MMRDA Approves Mumbai Metro’s Line-5 and Line-6

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) headed by Maharashtra’s…

20 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 29 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 73.1 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 – 79.5 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
• Bhopal: December 21, 2025 – 6.2 km

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