Archive for category: Bangalore Metro

NCC Begins Bangalore Metro Airport Line’s Test Piling Work

NCC Ltd. over the past fortnight has started test piling activity across all…

02 Feb 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 21 Comments
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SNC Casts Bangalore Metro ORR Line Package 2’s 1st Pier

Shankaranarayana Constructions (SNC) this week cast their first pier in Doddanekundi…

29 Jan 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 16 Comments
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Bangalore Metro’s TBM Varada Restarts Tunneling to Langford Town

Tunnel Boring Machine S-1264 operated by Afcons Infrastructure on Thursday was…

28 Jan 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Bids Invited for Bangalore Metro Challaghatta Depot’s Work

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) last week invited tender for the…

26 Jan 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Bangalore Metro’s TBMs Vamika & Avni Record Breakthroughs

Tunnel Boring Machines Vamika on Monday and Avni today recorded their first…

06 Jan 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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Crossovers Cast for Bangalore Metro’s Whitefield Extension

Workers from Texmaco Rail and Engineering have over the past 3 months cast 3…

30 Dec 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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Bangalore Metro’s TBM Urja Starts Tunneling to Pottery Town

Engineers from Larsen & Toubro last week re-commissioned Tunnel Boring Machine…

28 Dec 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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SNC Casts Bangalore Metro ORR Line Package 2’s 1st Pile Cap

Shankaranarayana Constructions (SNC) this week cast their first pile cap at…

24 Dec 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 21 Comments
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Bangalore Metro ORR Line’s 1st Pier Takes Shape

Workers from Afcons Infrastructure have started tying up rebar between Bellandur…

20 Dec 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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RITES Awarded Bangalore Metro Phase 2A & 2B’s PMC Contract

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL)’s updated website indicates…

17 Dec 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 27 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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