Archive for category: Kolkata Metro

1st Refurbished Non-AC Train Rejoins Kolkata Metro

India’s Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu yesterday inaugurated the first…

10 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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[Pics] Progress of Kolkata Metro’s Dum Dum Cantt. Station

Here are brand new images of Kolkata Metro’s upcoming Dum Dum Cantonment…

07 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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1st TBM Commissioned from Howrah Maidan for Kolkata’s Metro

Yesterday afternoon, the Afcons-Transtonnelstroy JV team commissioned their…

22 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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5 Year Old Issue Over Kolkata’s Mominpore Station Resolved

Hat tip to Prithviraj Nag & Whodunit for sharing this news from the TOI…

18 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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RITES to Design Kolkata’s 3-Line Interchange at Esplanade

There isn’t always uplifting news to share about Kolkata’s Metro…

29 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Railway Minister Inaugurates Underground Work for Kolkata Metro

After launching the start of work for the 16.34 km east-west line’s underground…

23 Feb 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Afcons Begins Lowering TBM Parts at Howrah Maidan Station

Yesterday evening, the Afcons-Transtonnelstroy JV began a month long process…

18 Feb 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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KMRC Invites Bids to Install Platform Screen Doors

Roughly 7 years after beginning construction on the new East-West line from…

03 Feb 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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BEML Awarded Rolling Stock Contract for Kolkata’s EW Line

After multiple rounds of tendering over 6 years, the Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation…

22 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Cradle Lowered for Kolkata Metro’s TBM at Howrah Maidan

On this past Friday, India’s Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the…

11 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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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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