Archive for category: Delhi Metro

Delhi Metro Phase 3 – July 2016 Tunneling Update

Here’s my Delhi Metro Phase 3 tunneling update for July 2016! All the data…

02 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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Haryana Appoints DMRC to Conduct Feasibility for 3 New Metro Lines

After a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, the Haryana government…

29 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 24 Comments
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DMRC Revises ITO – Kashmere Gate Line’s Deadline to November 2016

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has once again quietly revised the official…

28 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 24 Comments
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TBM Makes Breakthrough at Delhi Metro’s Najafgarh Station

On this past Saturday morning, Tunnel Boring Machine S197 deployed by HCC Ltd…

27 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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TBM Makes 2nd Breakthrough at Delhi Metro’s Aravali Mid-Shaft

While I was away on a small break towards the end of May, a STEC Tunnel Boring…

23 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Excavation Begins for Delhi Metro’s Rameshwar Nagar Mid-Shaft

With piling works coming to an end, last week workers from the CEC-CICI JV began…

21 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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1st Pier Cap Launched for Delhi Metro’s Ballabhgarh Extension

Crews from Larsen & Toubro & Apollo Cranes have successfully launched…

17 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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[Pics] Solar Panels Installed at Delhi Metro’s Kalindi Kunj Depot

Sun Energy India Enterprises has completed installing solar panels on top of…

16 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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DMRC Takes Over Land Earmarked For Trilokpuri’s Affected Residents

The last major land acquisition issue at Trilokpuri in east Delhi affecting…

16 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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Track Work Begins on Delhi Metro Blue Line’s Najafgarh Extension

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s contractors have started laying &…

09 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 27 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 – 94.3 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 – 16 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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