Archive for category: Bangalore Metro

RITES – PMPL JV Wins Bangalore Metro Challaghatta Depot’s Contract

October 13, 2022 Update: BMRCL has issued LOA to RITES – Power Mech Projects…

11 Apr 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Bangalore Metro Challaghatta & BIEC Extn’s Track Plinth Work Begins

Texmaco Rail & Engineering Ltd. last week began casting the track plinth…

29 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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NCC Casts Bangalore Metro Airport Line’s 1st Pile Cap

NCC Ltd. on Saturday poured concrete to cast the first pile cap of Bangalore…

28 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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All Crossovers Cast for Bangalore Metro’s Whitefield Extension

Texmaco Rail and Engineering last week completed casting all 7 track crossovers…

08 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Hebbal – Sarjapur Line Readded to Bangalore Metro Phase 3 Plans

Update: Sarjapur – Hebbal metro line will be built under Phase 3A project….

06 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 60 Comments
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SYSTRA JV Awarded Bangalore Metro’s GC Contract for Systems

SYSTRA – DB Engineering & Consulting – Oriental Consultants…

04 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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5 Bidders for Bangalore Metro Challaghatta Depot’s Work

5 construction firms (3 in a consortium) have submitted bids to construct Bangalore…

02 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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Bangalore Metro’s Kadugodi Depot Takes Shape in Whitefield

After facing multiple blockers over the past couple years, Bangalore Metro Phase…

02 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 22 Comments
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NCC Begins Bangalore Metro Airport Line’s Piling Work

NCC Ltd. this Sunday bored & concreted the first pile to officially mark…

15 Feb 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 25 Comments
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SNC Casts Bangalore Metro ORR Line’s 1st U-Girder

Shankaranarayana Constructions (SNC) on Friday started pouring concrete to cast…

12 Feb 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 7 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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