Archive for category: Chennai Metro

Robbins TBM Makes a Breakthrough at Chennai’s Theagaraya Station

Yesterday, TBM 219-364 – a Robbins Tunnel Boring Machine operated by Afcons…

19 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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TBM S711 Makes a Breakthrough at Chennai’s Theagaraya College Stn

On June 26, TBM S711 – a Herrenknecht Tunnel Boring Machine operated…

11 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Chennai Metro’s 8 km Koyambedu – Nehru Park Section Inaugurated

Just about an hour ago, Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister and the Union Minister…

14 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 32 Comments
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History of Chennai Metro’s Koyambedu – Nehru Park Section

With less than 24 hours to go for the inauguration of Chennai Metro’s 8 km…

13 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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Chennai Metro’s Koyambedu – Nehru Park Stretch to Open on May 14

The Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) is all set to inaugurate commercial services…

12 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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CMRL Invites Bids for Chennai’s Korukkupet – Wimco Nagar Section

The Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) has launched the bidding process for the…

03 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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Chennai Metro’s TBM S711 Starts Tunneling to Theagaraya College

Workers from Afcons Infrastructure today commissioned their S711 Herrenknecht Tunnel…

25 Apr 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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CMRS Approves Chennai Metro’s Koyambedu – Nehru Park Section

The Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) last week gave its final approval…

25 Apr 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Chennai Metro’s Robbins TBM Starts Tunneling to Theagaraya College

On Monday evening, workers from Afcons Infrastructure commissioned their Robbins…

30 Mar 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 4 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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