Archive for category: Chennai Metro

CMRL Invites Bids for Chennai Metro’s Porur – Poonamallee Section

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

06 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Bureau Veritas Wins Chennai Metro Phase 1 Extn’s ISA Contract

Bureau Veritas last week emerged as the lowest bidder for the Independent Safety…

24 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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The Metro Rail Guy Turns 5 Today!

I can’t believe it, but today marks the 5th anniversary of The Metro Rail…

11 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Delhi NCR RRTS, Hyderabad Metro, Kanpur Metro, Kolkata Metro, Mumbai Metro, Nagpur Metro, Other, Pune Metro ⋅ 41 Comments
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CMRL Invites Bids for Chennai Metro’s Line-4 & 5’s 1st Section

Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) today initiated the bidding process for its…

05 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 15 Comments
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ADB Evaluating $780 mn Loan for Chennai Metro Phase 2 Project

Per the updated website of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the bank on June…

30 Jun 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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3 Bidders for Chennai Metro Phase 1 Extension’s ISA Contract

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) today opened bids from firms specializing in…

20 Jun 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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9 Bidders for Chennai Metro Line-4’s General Consultant Contract

Moments ago, Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) opened bids from design engineering…

16 Jun 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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Chennai Metro to Procure 288 and Lease 126 Coaches for Phase 2

As per a new procurement projection document on Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL)’s…

05 Jun 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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AIIB to Lend $795.4 million for Chennai Metro Phase 2 Project

Per the updated website of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB),…

08 May 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Metro Work Resumes in Several Indian Cities per COVID-19 Guidelines

• May 17 Update: Added Kolkata• May 11 Update: Added Delhi• May 5 Update:…

05 May 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Kanpur Metro, Kochi Metro, Kolkata Metro, Mumbai Metro, Nagpur Metro, Pune Metro ⋅ 7 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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