Archive for category: Bangalore Metro

Bangalore Metro Plans New Depot at Baiyappanahalli Sat. Bus Station Site

The Hindu recently ran an article on the failure of Bangalore’s satellite…

15 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Prelim List of Stations on Bangalore’s Silk Board – KR Puram Line Released

Last week, Bangalore’s Development Minister K. J. George held a review…

14 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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BMRCL Invites Bids for Bangalore’s Hessaraghatta Cross – BIEC Section

After a gap of 16 months, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation has finally initiated…

12 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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BMRCL Invites Bids for 150 Coaches to Double Train Capacity

Looking at the ever-increasing current & projected ridership of the Bangalore…

11 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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TBM Krishna Makes Final Breakthrough for Bangalore Metro’s Phase 1

Just an hour ago, TBM Krishna – a Herrenknecht EPBM Tunnel Boring Machine…

23 Sep 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 24 Comments
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RECAP: August & September Metro Rail Updates

Thanks everyone for your tweets, messages & emails asking about my health,…

16 Sep 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro, Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Lucknow Metro, Mumbai Metro, Other ⋅ 40 Comments
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Bangalore Metro – August 2016 Tunneling Update

I just got back from a vacation which involved a lot of outdoor relaxation and…

15 Aug 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 26 Comments
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[Pics] Cross-Passage Works For Bangalore Metro’s NS Tunnels

Besides using Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) to excavate & build tunnels…

03 Aug 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Tracks Arrive at Bangalore Metro’s KR Market Station

Hat tip to TMRG reader Ravi for sharing this news. A consignment of head-hardened…

22 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Bangalore Metro – July 2016 Tunneling Update

Hat tip to many readers out there for alerting & reminding me about the…

12 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 65 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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