Pune Metro’s TBM S78 Records Breakthrough at Budhwar Peth

Back on July 31, Gulermak – Tata Projects JV celebrated tunnel boring machine…

10 Aug 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Tenders Invited for Agra Metro’s Underground Work AGCC-02

It’s finally out. Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) on Thursday…

07 Aug 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Delhi Metro’s Trilokpuri Section Inaugurated to Complete Pink Line

What a day. Delhi Metro on Friday recorded an important network milestone by…

07 Aug 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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12 Bidders for Ludhiana – Bathinda Expressway Package 2’s Work

12 construction firms have submitted bids to construct Package 2 of the 75.4 km Ludhiana…

07 Aug 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 0 Comments
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GR Infra Wins Ludhiana-Rupnagar Expressway Package 1’s Work

September 30 Update: NHAI has issued contract LOA to GR Infraprojects August…

07 Aug 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 17 Comments
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L&T Only Bidder for Chennai Metro Line-5’s Underground Work

Larsen & Toubro is yet again the only bidder for constructing another package…

07 Aug 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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KEC Wins Patna Metro’s Electrification Work PE-01

October 12 Update: LOA contract to KEC has been issued with a value of Rs. 92,22,10,619.85…

29 Jul 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Patna Metro ⋅ 20 Comments
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GRIL & Krishna Win Amritsar-Bathinda Expressway’s Construction

September 23 Update: NHAI has issued contract LOAs to GR Infraprojects and Krishna…

29 Jul 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 19 Comments
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Sam Begins Casting U-Girders for Agra Metro’s Priority Corridor

Sam India Builtwell on Wednesday began casting 28 meter long U-girders for Agra Metro Phase 1 project’s 4 km Taj East Gate – Taj Mahal Ramp elevated…

29 Jul 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Bids Invited for Chennai Metro Phase 2’s 2nd Rolling Stock Contract

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) on Monday invited tenders for the 2nd rolling stock contract (ARE02) comprising of 210 standard gauge coaches for Chennai…

28 Jul 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 16 Comments
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Nagpur Metro Phase 2’s Tenders Invited for Construction Work

MahaMetro has in the past week published two notices inviting bids for constructing Reach 1A and Reach 4A of the 43.8 km Nagpur Metro’s Phase 2 project….

28 Jul 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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16 Bidders for Ludhiana – Rupnagar Expressway’s Package 3

16 construction firms have submitted bids to construct Package 3 of the 91 km Ludhiana – Rupnagar Expressway (NH-205K), after the National…

27 Jul 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 7 Comments
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6 Bidders for Delhi Metro Phase 4’s Consultant Work

6 consortia have submitted Expression of Interest (EOI) applications to provide consultancy services (contract DCS-1B) for implementing Delhi Metro’s…

27 Jul 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 19 Comments
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Sudhir Power Wins Delhi Metro’s E&M at Sarita Vihar & Ajronda Depots

Sudhir Power Projects last Monday emerged as the lowest bidder for electrical & mechanical works (DE-12) for augmenting Delhi Metro’s Sarita Vihar…

27 Jul 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 6 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 – 94.3 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 68.5 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 – 16 km
• Pune: 6 March 2022 – 31.2 km
• Navi Mumbai: 17 November 2023 – 11.1 km
• Agra: March 6 2024 – 5.2 km
• Indore: May 31 2025 – 5.8 km
• Patna: October 6, 2025 – 3.2 km

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