Archive for category: Kolkata Metro

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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Happy New Year 2016! Some Key TMRG Website Updates

This is going to be a really short & quick post. First of all, I’d…

01 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro, Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Gurgaon Metro, Hyderabad Metro, Jaipur Metro, Kanpur Metro, Kochi Metro, Kolkata Metro, Lucknow Metro, Mumbai Metro, Nagpur Metro, Navi Mumbai Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro, Other, Vijayawada Metro, Visakhapatnam Metro ⋅ 24 Comments
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Kolkata Metro’s Proposed Mominpur Station to be Discussed with Defense Officials Today

As per a report from last week, discussions related to the construction (and…

18 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Work Resumes on Kolkata Metro’s East-West Line at Howrah Maidan

After many false starts and an equal number of premature celebrations for it,…

02 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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What’s Up with the Odd Location of Kolkata’s Sealdah Metro Station?

So last week while looking for some information about Kolkata’s under…

05 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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BBD Bagh Minibus Stand & Esplanade’s Tram Tracks Will Make Way for Kolkata’s East-West Metro

With a new route/alignment finally chalked out for Kolkata’s east-west…

27 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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BEML Emerges as Sole Bidder for Kolkata’s East-West Metro Line’s Rolling Stock Contract

Bangalore based BEML Ltd. has emerged as the sole bidder in the fourth round…

25 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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A Look at Japanese Funding in Indian Metro Systems

The Business Standard recently came out with a brilliant report on the rise…

04 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Kolkata Metro, Mumbai Metro, Other ⋅ 0 Comments
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Kolkata’s Stalled Metro Lines Move Ahead

With the state elections approaching in Bengal, good news has started trickling…

20 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 0 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 – 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 – 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
• Indore: May 31 2025 – 5.8 km

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