Archive for category: Chennai Metro

7 Bidders for Chennai Metro Phase 2’s Electrification Contract

7 firms have submitted bids for the OHE electrification contract of Chennai…

22 Feb 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Mitsui & Ohmi Bid for Chennai Metro Phase 2’s HH Rail Contract

Japan’s Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and Ohmi Industries Ltd. on Wednesday emerged…

10 Feb 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 16 Comments
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6 Bidders for Chennai Metro Line-3’s Elevated OMR Section

6 construction firms have bid for constructing Chennai Metro Line-3’s first…

08 Feb 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 24 Comments
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HCC-KEC Casts Chennai Metro Line-4’s 1st U-Girder

HCC – KEC JV (Hindustan Construction Company Ltd. – KEC International Consortium)…

26 Jan 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 17 Comments
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ITD Cem Awarded Chennai Metro Line-4’s Underground Contracts

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) on Wednesday awarded ITD Cementation India Ltd….

13 Jan 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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HCC-KEC Bores Chennai Metro Line-5’s 1st Test Pile

Hindustan Construction Company – KEC International JV this week bored their…

30 Dec 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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5 Bidders for Madurai MRTS’ Feasibility Consultant Contract

Five design & engineering firms have bid for the consultant contract to…

17 Dec 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro, Madurai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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CMRL Cancels 2 Chennai Metro Phase 2 Rolling Stock Tenders

Besides canceling 6 underground tenders, Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. in the past…

17 Dec 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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CMRL Cancels 6 Chennai Metro Phase 2 Underground Tenders

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) has in the past week cancelled six significant…

15 Dec 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 15 Comments
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IRCON Wins Chennai Metro Line-4’s Track Work Contract

January 10, 2022 Update: CMRL has issued LOA to IRCON International with a contract…

01 Dec 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 5 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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