Archive for category: Kolkata Metro

(Pics) Salt Lake Section of Kolkata Metro’s Line-2 Inaugurated

Historic moment for Kolkata! A little more than 35 years since Line-1 was opened,…

14 Feb 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Geotechnical & Design Bids Invited for Kolkata Metro Line-4’s Extn

In mid-January, West Bengal’s state government and Metro Railway Kolkata…

29 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Update on Me and Site’s Future

Hello again! Let’s cut to the chase – I got burned out. Some of you…

03 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro, Ahmedabad Metro, Bangalore Metro, Bhopal Metro, Chennai Metro, Coimbatore Metro, Delhi Metro, Delhi NCR RRTS, Gurgaon Metro, Guwahati Metro, High Speed Rail, Hyderabad Metro, Indore Metro, Jaipur Metro, Kanpur Metro, Kochi Metro, Kolkata Metro, Kozhikode Metro, Lucknow Metro, Meerut Metro, Mumbai Metro, Nagpur Metro, Navi Mumbai Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro, Other, Patna Metro, Pune Metro, Surat Metro, Thiruvananthapuram Metro, Varanasi Metro, Vijayawada Metro, Visakhapatnam Metro ⋅ 48 Comments
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Mock-up BEML Coach Arrives for Kolkata Metro’s Line-2

On the morning of January 5, Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation received a mock-up…

13 Feb 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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TBM S-639 Makes a Breakthrough at Kolkata Metro’s Mahakaran Station

Back on December 8, tunnel boring machine (TBM) S-639 operated by Afcons Infrastructure…

11 Feb 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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(Pics) D-Wall Construction Underway for Kolkata Metro’s Esplanade Stn

Here’s a picture-post on the ongoing diaphragm wall (D-wall) construction…

30 Nov 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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TBM S640 Makes a Breakthrough at Kolkata Metro’s Mahakaran Station

On this past Sunday afternoon, tunnel boring machine (TBM) S640 operated by…

29 Nov 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 17 Comments
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(Pics) TBMs S615 – S616 Getting Refurbished for Kolkata Metro’s Line-2

Here’s a picture-post on ITD-ITD Cem JV’s two Herrenknecht tunnel…

22 Nov 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 17 Comments
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2nd ICF Medha Train-Set Arrives for Kolkata Metro

Kolkata Metro’s second Medha train-set built by the Integral Coach Factory…

08 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 19 Comments
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CRRC-Panasonic Wins Kolkata Metro’s Platform Screen Door Contract

A consortium of Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd and Panasonic Manufacturing…

04 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 11 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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