Archive for category: Bangalore Metro

Bangalore Metro Removes Narayanapura/Jyothipuram Station & Repositions Krishnarajapuram Station in Phase 2

March 2017 update – The Jyothipuram Station has made a comeback and will…

26 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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In Pictures: Bangalore’s Vidhana Soudha Metro Station’s Entrances Taking Shape

Although a little late, the entrances to Bangalore’s Vidhana Soudha station…

22 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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CMRS Approves Bangalore Metro’s Mysore Road – Magadi Road Stretch

The Commissioner for Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) has approved the Bangalore…

21 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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TBM Godavari in Bangalore Restarts Tunneling Towards Majestic Station

In Bangalore, the Godavari Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) working on the Green…

20 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Bangalore Metro’s Tunnels between Cubbon Park & Vidhana Soudha

Work on Bangalore Metro’s 4.8 km east-west tunnels on the Purple line…

17 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Bangalore Metro to Receive Rs 2000 cr loan from Agence Francaise De Développement

For Phase 2 of Bangalore’s Metro project, France’s Agence Francaise…

16 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Bangalore Metro Gets Proposals from Developers for Dedicated Station Access

After the Bangalore Metro Rail Corp Ltd’s first Public-Private Partnership…

13 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Dismal Tunneling Progress Made by Bangalore Metro in Last Month

The BMRCL released their September 2015 newsletter on Tuesday and things don’t…

10 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Work on Bangalore Metro’s Mysore Road – Kengri Extn To Start Soon

Construction work on Phase II of Bangalore’s Metro will soon kick off!…

09 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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A Look at Japanese Funding in Indian Metro Systems

The Business Standard recently came out with a brilliant report on the rise…

04 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Kolkata Metro, Mumbai Metro, Other ⋅ 0 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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