Archive for category: Chennai Metro

L&T Launches Chennai Metro Line 3’s 1st U-Girder on OMR

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Wednesday launched their first U-girder for…

12 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Chennai Metro Phase 2: HCC-KEC Bores Final Pile for Package ECV-02

Hindustan Construction Company – KEC International (HCC – KEC JV) on…

11 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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ITD Lowers Chennai Metro Line 4’s TBM Pelican at Panagal Park

ITD Cementation on Monday began lowering parts of tunnel boring machine (TBM)…

10 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Chennai Metro Plans Parandur Airport Metro Line via Sriperumbudur

The Tamil Nadu government has decided to extend Chennai Metro’s Line-4…

01 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Airports, Chennai Metro ⋅ 27 Comments
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Chennai Metro Phase 2: ST Engineering Awarded Platform Screen Door Contract

Another contract down! Singapore’s ST Engineering Urban Solutions Ltd. in…

16 Dec 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Chennai Metro Phase 2: Shellinfo Awarded AFC Contract AFA-03A

Another contract down! A consortium of Shellinfo Singapore – Shellinfo…

08 Dec 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Chennai Metro Phase 2: Voltas Awarded Line-5’s E&M Contract EM-04

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) on Thursday awarded Voltas’ subsidiary Universal…

05 Dec 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Chennai Metro Line 4: Alstom to Supply 10 Additional Trains

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) on Monday signed a supplementary contract agreement…

29 Nov 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Chennai Metro Line 4’s Open Web Girder Launched over Bypass

Hindustan Construction Company – KEC International JV (HCC – KEC JV) in…

11 Nov 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Bangalore – Hosur Metro: BARSYL-Habog JV Wins Feasibility Contract

December 15, 2023 Update: Balaji Railroad Systems – Habog Consultants…

09 Nov 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro, Chennai 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 – 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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