Archive for category: Kolkata Metro

PM Modi Inaugurates Kolkata Metro’s Dakshineswar Extension

Over an hour ago, India’s Prime Minister remotely inaugurated commercial operations…

22 Feb 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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RVNL Invites Bids for Kolkata Metro Line 3 & 6’s Signaling & Telecom

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) today invited tenders (bids) for the CBTC signaling…

20 Feb 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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L&T & KEC-Siemens Bid for Kolkata Metro Line 3 & 6’s Electrification

Larsen & Toubro and KEC International – Siemens JV are the two bidders…

06 Feb 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 26 Comments
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CMRS Inspects Kolkata Metro’s Dakshineswar Extension

The Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) from the railways’ eastern…

05 Feb 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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CMRS to Inspect Kolkata Metro’s Dakshineswar Extn on Feb 5 & 6

The Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) under the Ministry of Aviation…

02 Feb 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Budget 2021: Metro & High Speed Rail in India

Earlier today, India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced several…

01 Feb 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, High Speed Rail, Kochi Metro, Kolkata Metro, Mumbai Metro, Nagpur Broad Gauge Metro, Nagpur Metro, Nashik Metro, Other ⋅ 14 Comments
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Piling Underway for Kolkata Metro’s Bowbazar Shaft

Workers from ITD-ITD Cementation India Ltd JV have over the past quarter…

08 Jan 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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ITD Relaunches Kolkata Metro’s TBM Urvi towards Bowbazar Shaft

Workers from ITD-ITD Cementation India Ltd JV today relaunched tunnel boring…

04 Jan 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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Meinhardt Wins Kolkata Metro Line-6’s PMC Contract

Back in early-December, Meinhardt India Pvt. Ltd. emerged as the lowest bidder…

01 Jan 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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ISGEC Begins Work on Kolkata Metro Line-3’s Joka Depot

ISGEC Heavy Engineering Ltd. has started construction work on Joka Depot…

30 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 8 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 – 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

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