Archive for category: Chennai Metro

8 Bidders for Chennai Metro Phase 2 Extension’s Feasibility Report

8 design and engineering firms have bid to prepare 3 detailed feasibility reports…

20 Nov 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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RVNL Wins Chennai Metro Line-3’s Sholinganallur – SIPCOT Section

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) on Friday was declared as the lowest bidder to construct…

30 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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Tata’s Chennai Metro TBM S1330A Passes Factory Tests

Tunnel boring machine manufacturer Herrenknecht this week completed factory…

23 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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6 Bidders for Chennai Metro Line 3 & 5’s Electrification Contracts

6 firms have bid for 2 separate contracts to commission Chennai Metro line 3…

19 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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4 Bidders for Chennai Metro Line-4’s Platform Screen Door Contract

4 firms earlier this month submitted bids for the Platform Screen Door (PSD)…

17 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Chennai Metro Phase 2’s 1st TBM S96 Starts Tunneling

Tata Projects Ltd. (TPL) on Thursday commissioned S-96 – the first of 23 tunnel…

16 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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7 Bidders for Chennai Metro Line-4’s Telecom Contract

7 firms on Tuesday submitted bids for the telecommunication contract (Package…

14 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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Mitsui Awarded Chennai Metro Phase 2’s Head Hardened Rails Contract

Japan’s Mitsui & Co. Ltd. in early-September was awarded a Rs. 163.30…

02 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Tata’s Chennai Metro TBM S96 Lowered at Madhavaram Shaft

Tata Projects Ltd. (TPL) this week lowered parts of S-96 – their first…

22 Sep 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Linxon Wins Chennai Metro Phase 2’s Electrification Contract

Linxon India Pvt. Ltd. on Monday was declared as the lowest bidder to install…

16 Sep 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata – 24 October 1984 – 41.3 km
• Delhi – 24 December 2002 – 349 km
• Bangalore – 20 October 2011 – 55.6 km
• Gurgaon – 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai – 8 June 2014 – 30.15 km
• Jaipur – 3 June 2015 – 12 km
• Chennai – 29 June 2015 – 54.1 km
• Kochi – 19 June 2017 – 26.8 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 – 37.9 km
• Nagpur – 8 March 2019 – 22.9 km
• Kanpur – 29 December 2021 – 8.73 km
• Pune – 6 March, 2022 – 10.35 km

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