Archive for category: Kolkata Metro

Afcons Wins Kolkata Metro Line-6 Airport Section’s Work

Afcons Infrastructure today emerged as the lowest bidder among 4 to construct Kolkata…

29 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
Read more

Trial Runs Begin on Kolkata Metro’s Dakshineswar Extension

Earlier today ‘Metro Railway, Kolkata’ – the operator of Kolkata…

23 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
Read more

RVNL Invites Bids for Kolkata Metro Line 3 & 6’s AFC System

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) has invited bids for commissioning an Automated…

19 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
Read more

ITD Cem Casts Kolkata Metro Airport Station’s Top Slab

Workers from ITD Cementation India on Tuesday completed casting the top slab…

11 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
Read more

Kolkata Metro’s TBM Urvi Records Breakthrough at Sealdah

Less than an hour ago, Tunnel Boring Machine S-616 (Urvi) operated by the ITD-ITD…

09 Oct 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
Read more

(Pics) Kolkata Metro’s Phoolbagan Extension of Line-2 Inaugurated

Over an hour ago, India’s Minister of Railways virtually inaugurated a…

04 Oct 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
Read more

Jakson & Blue Star Awarded Kolkata & Mumbai Metro’s E&M Contracts

Last week, Jakson Group and Blue Star Limited were awarded two separate contracts…

04 Sep 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro, Mumbai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
Read more

ISGEC Awarded Rs 350 cr Kolkata Metro Joka Depot’s Contract

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) on Tuesday awarded ISGEC Heavy Engineering Ltd….

26 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
Read more

4 Bidders for Kolkata Metro Line-6’s Airport Extension

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) today opened technical bids from construction companies…

24 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
Read more

GPT Infra Awarded Rs. 196.30cr Kolkata Metro Line-3 Contract

GPT Infraprojects on Monday announced it had won a Rs. 196.30 crore contract…

18 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
Read more

Buy me a beer :)

Also see other ways to support the site

Become a Member

Sign up below to receive early access to all updates and a weekly list of tenders where technical bids are planned to open that week

Receive Instant Email Notifications

Missing out sucks. That's why my instant email for each post is so important. You'll be up-to-date on the latest happenings.

Quick Snapshot

View Quick Snapshot

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

The Metro Rail Guy
© Copyright - The Metro Rail Guy