Archive for category: Bangalore Metro

J Kumar – AICPL JV Awarded Bangalore Metro Baiyappanahalli Depot’s Contract

Per Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)’s updated tender page,…

23 Mar 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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J Kumar – AICPL JV Awarded Bangalore Metro Airport Depot’s Contract

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) has awarded J Kumar Infraprojects…

21 Mar 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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CMRS Approves Bangalore Metro’s Whitefield Line with 58 Conditions

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) last week received the final statutory…

06 Mar 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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Trial Assembly for Bangalore Metro ORR Line’s Steel Girder Completed

Steel Infra Solution in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh on Monday completed trial assembly…

01 Mar 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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L&T’s Bangalore Metro TBM Vindhya Records Final Breakthrough

Larsen & Toubro’s tunnel boring machine Vindhya (DZ671) on Friday evening…

25 Feb 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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CMRS Inspects Bangalore Metro’s Whitefield Extension

The Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) from the Indian Railways’…

22 Feb 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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L&T’s Bangalore Metro TBM Lavi Records Breakthrough at RMS

Larsen & Toubro’s Tunnel Boring Machine Lavi (DZ672) on Wednesday recorded…

16 Feb 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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4 Bidders for Bangalore Metro’s 318 Coach Contract

Four firms – Alstom Transport India, BEML, CAF and Titagarh Wagons have…

10 Feb 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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Bangalore Metro’s TBM Urja Records Breakthrough at Shadi Mahal

Larsen & Toubro’s Tunnel Boring Machine Urja (DZ670) on Tuesday evening…

11 Jan 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Bangalore Metro’s Whitefield Line’s Signaling and Electrification Ready

Alstom Transport India has announced the completion of signalling & electrification…

23 Dec 2022 ⋅ 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 – 94.3 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 68.5 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 – 16 km
• Pune: 6 March 2022 – 31.2 km
• Navi Mumbai: 17 November 2023 – 11.1 km
• Agra: March 6 2024 – 5.2 km
• Indore: May 31 2025 – 5.8 km
• Patna: October 6, 2025 – 3.2 km

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