Archive for category: Bangalore Metro

[Pics] Bangalore Metro Starts Underground Metro Operations

Bangalore Metro yesterday started commercial operations on its new 4.8 km underground…

01 May 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 31 Comments
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[Pics] Bangalore Metro’s EW Underground Section Inaugurated

Bangalore Metro’s long awaited 4.8 km east-west underground section with…

30 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 19 Comments
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[Pics] Bangalore Metro Gets Ready for Today’s Inauguration

Today’s the day everyone in Bangalore has been waiting for! Or maybe not,…

29 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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History of Bangalore Metro’s MG Road – Magadi Road Section

With only one day to go for the inauguration of Bangalore Metro’s 4.8…

28 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 15 Comments
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[Pics] Bangalore Metro’s Cubbon Park Station is Ready to Go Live!

Hat tip to Murlidhar Bhat for sharing these images. With only 2 more days left…

27 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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BMRCL to Inaugurate EW UG on April 29 ; Commercial Ops Begin on 30th

It’s now official! After mindless hearsay and numerous incorrect reports which…

25 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 24 Comments
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TBM Godavari Makes a Breakthrough at Bangalore’s Majestic Station

35 months after being commissioned from the North Ramp close to Sampige Road…

19 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 22 Comments
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KA Fire Dept Conducts Drill inside Bangalore Metro’s EW Tunnel

Hat tip to Kiran CB Nagarathna for sharing news about this safety drill! With…

19 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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[Video] Be the 1st to Ride Bangalore’s Underground Metro!

Hat tip to Faisal for sharing the link to this cool new video from Bangalore…

18 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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Bangalore Metro – April 2016 Tunneling Update

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) just published their April 2016…

14 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 11 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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