Archive for category: Bangalore Metro

Metro Line to Bangalore Airport Finalized via Jakkur & Yelahanka

Karnataka’s Minister for Bengaluru Development and Town Planning, KJ George,…

18 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 78 Comments
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HCC-URC JV Lowest Bidder for Bangalore Metro’s RV Rd – HSR Layout

The Hindustan Construction Company Ltd. – URC Construction Pvt Ltd. (HCC…

16 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 46 Comments
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3rd Launching Gantry Commissioned for Bangalore Metro’s Reach 4B

On this past Friday night, workers from NCC commissioned their 3rd launching…

15 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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Soma Begins Launching Segments for Bangalore Metro’s Reach 2B

Last week, Soma Enterprise Ltd. commissioned their 1st launching gantry south…

09 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 19 Comments
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[Videos] Speed Trials Conducted on Bangalore Metro’s Green Line

On the morning of May 5, engineers from the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation…

08 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 16 Comments
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Before I started this website, I didn’t really “get” Twitter. It took…

06 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro, Ahmedabad Metro, Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Delhi NCR RRTS, 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, Surat Metro, Thiruvananthapuram Metro, Varanasi Metro, Vijayawada Metro, Visakhapatnam Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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IL&FS Commissions 2nd Launching Gantry for B’lore Metro’s Reach 2A

On April 3, workers from IL&FS Engineering commissioned their 2nd launching…

25 Apr 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 40 Comments
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ITD-ITD Cem JV Lowest Bidder for B’lore Metro’s Hosa Rd – HSR Layout

This is getting a little too repetitive!  Last month, when the financial bids…

25 Apr 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 32 Comments
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Trial Runs Begin on Bangalore Metro’s Mantri-Nat’l College UG Section

This morning, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) commenced trial…

31 Mar 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 96 Comments
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BEML Wins Contract to Convert Bangalore Metro Trains into 6-Coaches

Bangalore-based BEML Ltd. yesterday announced that it had won a Rs 1,421-crore…

28 Mar 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 14 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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