Archive for category: Delhi Metro

NATM Tunneling Works Completed at Delhi Metro’s Kashmere Gate

On November 24, a crew from the ERA-Mosmetrostroy JV team for package CC-07…

29 Nov 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Final Double TBM Breakthrough Achieved for Delhi Metro’s Pink Line

What a way to end tunneling works! 😀 Tunnel Boring Machines S25 and S28,…

15 Nov 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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Excavation Begins for Last Level of Delhi Metro’s Gurdwara Shaft

Excavation for the last level (#6) of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s…

09 Nov 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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2 Delhi Metro Trains Collide at Magenta Line’s Kalindi Kunj Depot

Two trains from Delhi Metro’s new batch of 504 Hyundai Rotem coaches collided…

04 Nov 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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DMRC Extends Magenta Line Trial Runs to Botanical Garden Station

With electrification complete, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation yesterday evening…

28 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 22 Comments
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DMRC Modifies Alignment of Phase 4’s Rithala – Narela Line

Hat tip to Vibhav Sharma. Last week, I wrote about the DMRC revealing the alignment…

26 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 68 Comments
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Delhi Metro Starts Adding 258 New Coaches Across 3 Lines

After taking delivery of the first new Bombardier MOVIA coach last month, the…

22 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 20 Comments
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DMRC Reveals Alignment of Delhi’s Proposed Lajpat Nagar – Saket Line

Hat tip to reader Ratish for bringing this to my attention. Back in March…

20 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 15 Comments
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Bombardier Delivers First of 162 New Coaches to Delhi Metro

On September 21, Bombardier Transportation held a small ceremony at the InnoTrans…

13 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 20 Comments
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RECAP: August & September Metro Rail Updates

Thanks everyone for your tweets, messages & emails asking about my health,…

16 Sep 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro, Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Lucknow Metro, Mumbai Metro, Other ⋅ 40 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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