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June 2021 Site Update

Hi everyone – hope you’re all staying safe & healthy during this…

02 Jun 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other ⋅ 12 Comments
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PNC Infra Only Bidder for Haridwar’s PRT System

April 20 Update: Tendering process has been cancelled. UKMRC has invited bids…

06 Apr 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other, Uttarakhand Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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3 Bidders for Mumbai Monorail’s 10 New Rakes

BHEL, Titagarh and Medha are the three rolling stock manufacturers that have…

03 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro, Other ⋅ 8 Comments
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I’m Now on Patreon!

Readers (fans & industry professionals) often ask me how they can help support…

01 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other ⋅ 9 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 ⋅ 31 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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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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