Archive for category: Chennai Metro

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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Metro Services & Work in India Suspended until May 3 Due to COVID-19

May 1 – Update: Lockdown has been extended through May 18. April 28 –…

22 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro, Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Gurgaon Metro, Hyderabad Metro, Jaipur Metro, Kanpur Metro, Kochi Metro, Kolkata Metro, Lucknow Metro, Mumbai Metro, Nagpur Metro, Navi Mumbai Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro, Other, Pune Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Chennai Metro to Add Digital Display Route Maps in Trains

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. on March 13 invited bids for installing digital display…

20 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Chennai Metro Receives Final Alstom Train for Phase 1 Extn

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd on March 5 announced via Facebook the delivery of the…

08 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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CMRL Invites Bids for Chennai Metro Line-1 UG Stations’ Balance Work

After terminating its Rs. 371 cr civil construction contract with IL&FS…

17 Feb 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Nippon Koei-Aarvee-Balaji JV Awarded Chennai Metro PH2 GC Contract

Update: LoA to Nippon Koei was issued on 14.11.2019 and contract was signed…

21 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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CMRL Invites Bids for Chennai Metro Phase 2’s Line-3 Tunnels

Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) on Monday invited bids for the construction…

08 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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Update on Me and Site’s Future

Hello again! Let’s cut to the chase – I got burned out. Some of you…

03 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro, Ahmedabad Metro, Bangalore Metro, Bhopal Metro, Chennai Metro, Coimbatore Metro, Delhi Metro, Delhi NCR RRTS, Gurgaon Metro, Guwahati Metro, High Speed Rail, Hyderabad Metro, Indore Metro, Jaipur Metro, Kanpur Metro, Kochi Metro, Kolkata Metro, Kozhikode Metro, Lucknow Metro, Meerut Metro, Mumbai Metro, Nagpur Metro, Navi Mumbai Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro, Other, Patna Metro, Pune Metro, Surat Metro, Thiruvananthapuram Metro, Varanasi Metro, Vijayawada Metro, Visakhapatnam Metro ⋅ 48 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 – 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 – 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
• Indore: May 31 2025 – 5.8 km

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