Archive for category: Kolkata Metro

ICF Rolls out New Generation Trainset for Kolkata Metro

On July 4, the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai rolled out the first…

13 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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TBM S640 Completes 2nd Tunnel Under Hooghly River to Enter Kolkata

This Tuesday evening, TBM S640 operated by the Afcons – Transtonnelstroy…

23 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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KMRC Unveils Design of Kolkata Metro’s New BEML Trains

Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation – the operator of Kolkata Metro’s…

22 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 18 Comments
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Railway Min Inaugurates Work on Kolkata Metro’s Esplanade Station

India’s Railway Minister, Suresh Prabhu, on Saturday afternoon inaugurated…

11 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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ITD Cem Lowest Bidder for Kolkata Metro’s UG Airport Section

ITD Cementation India Limited has emerged as the lowest bidder for constructing…

05 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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TBM S639 Completes Tunnel Under Hooghly River to Enter Kolkata

This Saturday, TBM S639 operated by the Afcons – Transtonnelstroy JV team…

23 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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Kolkata Metro’s TBM S639 Crosses Halfway Mark Under Hooghly

Back in mid-April, the Afcons – Transtonnelstroy JV team in Kolkata…

05 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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TBM S640 Makes a Breakthrough at Kolkata Metro’s Howrah Station

Earlier this month, TBM S640 – a Herrenknecht EPB Tunnel Boring Machine…

14 Feb 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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2nd Refurbished Train & Noapara’s 3rd Platform Inaugurated in Kolkata

On this past Friday, India’s Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu remotely flagged…

23 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 6 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 – 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

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