Archive for category: Kolkata Metro

CMRS Inspects Kolkata Metro’s Taratala – Majerhat Section of Purple Line

Janak Kumar Garg – the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) on Sunday…

06 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Kolkata Metro: Trial Runs Begin to Majerhat Station on Purple Line

Metro Railway, Kolkata – the owner & operator of Kolkata Metro on…

14 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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L&T Begins Kolkata Metro Line-3’s Underground Work at Victoria

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) this weekend officially started preliminary construction…

19 Sep 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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L&T Wins Kolkata Metro Line-3’s Underground Contract UG1

Larsen & Toubro on Friday was declared as the lowest bidder for Kolkata…

24 Jun 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 23 Comments
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Afcons Begins Kolkata Metro Line-6’s D-Wall Work at Airport

Afcons Infrastructure this weekend began work to construct the diaphragm wall…

20 Feb 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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L&T, ITD & Afcons Bid for Kolkata Metro Line-3’s Underground Work

3 firms – Larsen & Toubro, ITD Cementation India and Afcons Infrastructure…

16 Feb 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 15 Comments
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Bids Invited for Kolkata Metro Line-3’s UG1 Underground Contract

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) last week invited tenders (bids) for the underground…

23 Jul 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Kolkata Metro Line-2’s Sealdah Station Inaugurated

Union minister Smriti Irani on Monday inaugurated commercial services on Kolkata…

12 Jul 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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Siemens Wins Kolkata Metro Line 3 & 6’s CBTC Signaling Contract

Per a reliable source, Siemens Ltd. on March 28 emerged as the lowest bidder…

11 Apr 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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CMRS Inspects Kolkata Metro Line-2’s Sealdah Station & Tunnels

Md. Latief Khan – the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) from the…

21 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 5 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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