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Happy New Year 2016! Some Key TMRG Website Updates

This is going to be a really short & quick post. First of all, I’d…

01 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro, Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Gurgaon Metro, Hyderabad Metro, Jaipur Metro, Kanpur Metro, Kochi Metro, Kolkata Metro, Lucknow Metro, Mumbai Metro, Nagpur Metro, Navi Mumbai Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro, Other, Vijayawada Metro, Visakhapatnam Metro ⋅ 24 Comments
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Images from AIDS Awareness Campaigns at Delhi & Ahmedabad Metro Construction Sites

This isn’t a typical construction update, but something that is paramount…

13 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro, Delhi Metro, Other ⋅ 0 Comments
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Glimpses from the Urban Mobility India Conference and Expo 2015

The 8th edition of the annual Urban Mobility India Conference and Expo organized…

25 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro, Nagpur Metro, Other ⋅ 0 Comments
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Meetings Held to Bring Metro Safety Under Urban Development Ministry’s Purview

Good news! As per a new report, due to delays by the Commissioner of Metro…

11 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other ⋅ 1 Comment
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November 3 – Assorted Images from India’s Metro Construction Sites

This is the second installment of a series of monthly posts with recently shot…

03 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Hyderabad Metro, Kochi Metro, Lucknow Metro, Other ⋅ 0 Comments
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3 Month Checkpoint – Feedback Requested

Hey there! It’s been 3 months since I launched The Metro Rail Guy to chronicle…

11 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other ⋅ 12 Comments
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The Metro Rail Guy Got Mentioned in the Times of India!

Last week I had posted about how the upcoming Badli Mor station on Delhi Metro’s…

07 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other ⋅ 0 Comments
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Meet Shammi Narang & Rini Khanna – the People Behind the Voices of Delhi Metro’s Announcements

“Agla station Khan Market hai..” “Please mind the gap!” Everyday,…

03 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro, Other ⋅ 7 Comments
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October 1 – Assorted Images from India’s Metro Construction Sites

Every once in a while I come across or am sent images from different metro construction…

01 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Gurgaon Metro, Hyderabad Metro, Navi Mumbai Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro, Other ⋅ 0 Comments
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What Color Coded Hard Hats at India’s Metro Construction Sites Tell Us

Whenever we see someone wearing a protective hard hat (helmet) in or around…

30 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other ⋅ 0 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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