L&T, Tata, HCC-KEC Awarded Chennai Metro Phase 2’s Contracts

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) on Monday and today issued work orders to Larsen…

12 May 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 50 Comments
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Kanpur Metro’s 1st Crossover Cast at IIT Kanpur Station

Larsen & Toubro on Monday night cast the first of three track crossovers…

12 May 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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Navi Mumbai Metro’s Trial Runs Extended to Central Park

Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha Metro) and CIDCO on Thursday extended…

07 May 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Navi Mumbai Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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L&T Begins Casting 1st Pier for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train

Larsen & Toubro on Wednesday started pouring concrete to cast the first…

06 May 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 26 Comments
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DDC Bids Invited for Bangalore Metro Phase 2A & 2B’s Depots

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) today invited bids from engineering…

06 May 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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2 Bidders for Delhi Metro Mukundpur Depot’s Tracks

S.C. Agarwal and Pee Pee Mandal Projects – two small firms have submitted…

05 May 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Bids Invited for Delhi Metro Silver Line’s Chhatarpur Section

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) today invited tenders to construct the middle…

04 May 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 16 Comments
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Bids Invited for Delhi Metro Silver Line’s Tughlakabad Section

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) today invited tenders to construct the eastern-most…

03 May 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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J Kumar’s TBMs Arrive for Surat Metro’s Construction

J Kumar Infraprojects on Wednesday received their two tunnel boring machines in Palanpur neighborhood for constructing Surat Metro Phase 1’s 3.56 km…

01 May 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Surat Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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East Metals Awarded Kanpur & Agra Metros’ HH Rail Contract

Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) on April 20 awarded East Metals AG based in Switzerland with a contract to supply 17,700 MT of Head Hardened…

30 Apr 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro, Kanpur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Gulermak-Sam Starts Soil Testing for Kanpur Metro’s Underground Line

Gulermak – Sam India JV this week began geotechnical soil investigation for Kanpur Metro’s 3.964 km underground section (KNPCC-05)…

30 Apr 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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SCC-VRS Wins Mumbai – Ahmedabad HSR’s Package C8

February 4, 2022 Update: SCC – VRS JV has received LOA for C8’s contract from NHSRCL. April 28, 2021 Original Post: SCC-VRS JV today emerged…

28 Apr 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 9 Comments
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Pune Metro’s Mula-Mutha River Bridge Completed

Besides the completion of the Purple Line’s tunnels under Mutha River, Pune Metro recorded another significant milestone earlier this month. Workers…

28 Apr 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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NCC Begins Pier Work for Patna Metro’s Viaduct

Workers from NCC in the past fortnight have started tying rebar to form piers at Bhootnath for constructing Patna Metro’s 6.107 km Malahi Pakri – New…

28 Apr 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Patna Metro ⋅ 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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