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L&T Wins 4.37 KM Bhagalpur Ganga Bridge Project

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) last Friday emerged as the lowest bidder for constructing…

25 Feb 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other ⋅ 24 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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L&T Wins Rishikesh-Karnaprayag Rail Line’s Package 4

Larsen & Toubro today emerged as the lowest bidder for major tunneling work…

01 Jan 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other ⋅ 30 Comments
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2020 Recap: Progress of India’s Metro & High-Speed Rail Systems

Hot damn, what a crazy year right? COVID-19 obviously changed how we do a lot…

31 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail, Other ⋅ 22 Comments
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Indian Built Alstom Train Unveiled for Montreal REM Metro

Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) on Monday unveiled the first look of their…

17 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other ⋅ 6 Comments
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Alstom India Produces 500th Metro Coach at Sri City Plant

Alstom India yesterday announced it has successfully manufactured its 500th…

11 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro, Kochi Metro, Lucknow Metro, Mumbai Metro, Other ⋅ 0 Comments
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NCRTC & BEL Sign MoU for Indigenous Platform Screen Doors

The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) and Bharat Electronics…

09 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS, High Speed Rail, Other ⋅ 2 Comments
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New MetroNeo System’s Specifications Issued by Govt

Last night, the Indian government’s Secretary of the Ministry of Housing &…

06 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nashik Metro, Other ⋅ 2 Comments
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L&T Begins Assembling India’s Largest TBM for Mumbai’s Coastal Road

Towards the end of September, workers from Larsen & Toubro began assembly…

17 Oct 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other ⋅ 13 Comments
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Govt of India Amends Bidding Policy for Public Projects Incl. Metro Rail

The Government of India on Thursday night amended its General Financial Rules…

24 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other ⋅ 9 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata – 24 October 1984 – 41.3 km
• Delhi – 24 December 2002 – 349 km
• Bangalore – 20 October 2011 – 55.6 km
• Gurgaon – 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai – 8 June 2014 – 30.15 km
• Jaipur – 3 June 2015 – 12 km
• Chennai – 29 June 2015 – 54.1 km
• Kochi – 19 June 2017 – 26.8 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 – 37.9 km
• Nagpur – 8 March 2019 – 22.9 km
• Kanpur – 29 December 2021 – 8.73 km
• Pune – 6 March, 2022 – 10.35 km

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