Archive for category: Chennai Metro

3 Qualify for Chennai Metro Line-4’s General Consultant Service

Three global consortia have qualified for Chennai Metro Line-4’s General…

02 Feb 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 21 Comments
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Budget 2021: Metro & High Speed Rail in India

Earlier today, India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced several…

01 Feb 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, High Speed Rail, Kochi Metro, Kolkata Metro, Mumbai Metro, Nagpur Broad Gauge Metro, Nagpur Metro, Nashik Metro, Other ⋅ 14 Comments
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Bids Invited for Chennai Metro’s Sholinganallur – SIPCOT Section

Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) on Friday night invited tenders (bids) for…

30 Jan 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 15 Comments
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L&T Wins Chennai Metro Phase 2’s Tunneling Work

Besides Line-4’s elevated Package ECV-02, Larsen & Toubro today also…

22 Jan 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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L&T Wins Chennai Metro Line-4’s Porur – Poonamallee Section

Moments ago, Larsen & Toubro emerged as the lowest bidder to construct the…

22 Jan 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Bids Invited for Chennai Metro PH2’s CMBT – Puzhuthivakkam Section

Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) today invited tenders (bids) for the construction…

22 Jan 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 15 Comments
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Bids Invited for Chennai Metro Line-4’s Poonamallee Depot

Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) today invited tenders (bids) for the construction…

12 Jan 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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Bids Invited for Chennai Metro Line-5’s Underground Work

Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) on Thursday invited tenders (bids) for the…

08 Jan 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 15 Comments
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Trial Runs Begin on Chennai Metro’s Wimco Nagar Extension

Right after running a diesel-powered locomotive yesterday, Chennai Metro Rail…

27 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 20 Comments
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CMRL Runs Loco on Chennai Metro’s Phase 1 Extn to Wimco Nagar

As with tradition, Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) today ran a diesel-powered…

26 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 8 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 – 351.2 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 – 58.7 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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