10 Bidders for Delhi Metro Mukundpur Depot’s Upgrade

Ten construction firms have submitted bids to augment and remodel Delhi Metro…

22 Jun 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Bids Invited for Delhi Metro Phase 4’s 288 Coach Rolling Stock

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Friday invited tenders to procure 288…

21 Jun 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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TBM Bhadra Starts Tunneling for Bangalore Metro’s Pink Line

ITD Cementation India on Thursday commissioned their first tunnel boring…

21 Jun 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Bids Invited for Delhi Metro Phase 4’s Final Package DC-05

January 18, 2021 Update: DMRC has issued LOA for DC-05 to Afcons Infrastructure…

21 Jun 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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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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Lisha Engineers Wins Delhi Metro Pink Line’s Package DC-11

June 9 Update – Lisha Engineers today received a LOA from DMRC with a…

02 Jun 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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20 Bidders for Hyderabad Regional Ring Road’s DPR Work

20 design and engineering firms have submitted bids to prepare a Detailed Project…

02 Jun 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 20 Comments
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Chennai Metro Reinvites Bids for Line-4’s General Consultant

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) today re-invited tenders to appoint a General…

02 Jun 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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SMEC Unveils Design for Bangalore Metro Blue Line’s Stations

Consulting firm SMEC has unveiled architectural concepts and designs for 18 stations on Bangalore Metro’s new 57 km Blue Line in the upcoming Phase…

02 Jun 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 36 Comments
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Afcons Casts Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2 C1’s 1st Pile Cap

Workers from Afcons Infrastructure on Monday night poured concrete to cast their first pile cap near Narmada Canal for Ahmedabad Metro’s 28.254 km Phase…

02 Jun 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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NMRC Reinvites Bids for Noida Metro Aqua Line’s Extension

Here we go once again. Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) on Monday re-invited tenders (bids) for the construction of a 9.605 km elevated extension…

01 Jun 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Alstom Begins OHE Work inside Mumbai & Pune Metros’ Tunnels

Alstom Transport India has in the past fortnight began installing anchor bolts to support the 25 kV overhead electrification (OHE) system of Mumbai Metro’s…

01 Jun 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro, Pune Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Linxon Begins Third Rail Installation for Kolkata Metro’s Line-3

Linxon India in mid-May began installing the 750 V Third Rail electrification system for Kolkata Metro’s 15.215 km Line-3 which will connect Joka…

01 Jun 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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Work Begins for Mumbai Metro Line-5’s Kasheli Creek Bridge

Afcons Infrastructure this past week began work for a 550 meter bridge over Kasheli Creek of Mumbai Metro’s 24.9 km Line-5 (Orange Line) which will…

31 May 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 20 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 – 353.3 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 – 60.7 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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