Archive for category: Kochi Metro

CVCC-VNC Lowest Bidder for Kochi Metro’s Pending & New Civil Works

A consortium of Cherian Varkey Construction Company and Vijay Nirman Company…

04 Aug 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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[Pics] Kochi Metro’s Ernakulam Cantilever Bridge – July 2017

Here’s a picture-post with some new images of Kochi Metro’s 220m long…

17 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Kochi Metro Starts Trial Runs to Maharaja’s College Station

The Kochi Metro Rail Ltd. this morning started trial runs (testing) on the 25.6…

14 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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PM Modi Inaugurates Kochi Metro’s 13 km Line-1

Say namaskaram to India’s 8th operational metro system! 😀 Less than…

17 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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[Pics] Kochi Metro’s Line-1 Ready to Go Live with 11 Stations

With just 2 days left for its inauguration & 4 days to open to the public,…

15 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Operations on Kochi Metro’s Line-1 to Start on June 19

June 13 Update – More delays. Line’s public opening has been pushed…

12 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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PM Modi to Inaugurate Kochi Metro’s Line-1 on June 17

After receiving a confirmation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office,…

30 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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[Pics] Kochi Metro Begins Service Trials for its Family Members

While the date and guest-list are being worked out for the inauguration of Kochi…

29 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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CMRS Approves Kochi Metro’s Aluva – Palarivattom Section

The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) from the railways’ southern…

09 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 6 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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