Trial Runs Begin on Pune Metro’s Aqua Line at Kothrud

Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (MahaMetro) on Thursday night quietly started…

10 Jul 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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URCC & Metcon-CP JV Awarded Delhi-Meerut RRTS’ Package 11

Per National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC)’s updated website,…

10 Jul 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 1 Comment
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19 Bidders for Delhi – Mumbai Expressway JNPT Spur’s Construction

19 construction firms have submitted a total of 42 bids to construct Packages…

09 Jul 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 17 Comments
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DRA, L&T & TPL Bid for Chennai Metro Line-3’s Underground Stations

3 construction firms have submitted a total of 13 bids to construct 29 underground…

09 Jul 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 27 Comments
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18 Bidders for Delhi – Mumbai Expressway’s Package 26

18 construction firms have submitted bids to construct Package 26 of the 1350 km…

08 Jul 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 0 Comments
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13 Bidders for Ludhiana – Bathinda Expressway’s Package 1

13 construction firms have submitted bids to construct Package 1 of the 75.4 km Ludhiana…

08 Jul 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 0 Comments
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CMRS Inspects Delhi Metro’s Dhansa Bus Stand Extension

On Wednesday, Delhi Metro Grey Line’s new 1.218 km Najafgarh – Dhansa…

08 Jul 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 16 Comments
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Alstom Awarded Delhi Metro’s Signaling Contract for Red Line Upgrade

Alstom Transport India on Monday was awarded a Rs. 90.27 crore contract to upgrade…

07 Jul 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Yashnand Wins Rajkot Airport Terminal’s Construction Work

Yashnand Engineers & Contractors today emerged as the lowest bidder to construct the passenger terminal building for the new Rajkot International Airport…

07 Jul 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Airports ⋅ 1 Comment
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12 Bidders for Ludhiana – Rupnagar Expressway’s Package 1

12 construction firms have submitted bids to construct Package 1 of the 91 km Ludhiana – Rupnagar Expressway (NH-205K), after the National Highways…

07 Jul 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 2 Comments
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9 Bidders for Chittoor – Thatchur Expressway Package 4’s Work

September 27 Update: IRB Infrastructure Developers has been awarded Package 4 of Chittoor – Thatchur Expressway with a value of Rs 909 crore. Original…

07 Jul 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 17 Comments
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Rahee Wins Kolkata Metro Line-6’s 2nd Track-Work Contract

Rahee Infratech on June 21 emerged as the lowest bidder to supply and install ballastless tracks for Kolkata Metro Line-6’s Nicco Park –…

03 Jul 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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RVNL Only Bidder for Indore Metro’s Super Corridor Section

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) is the only bidder for constructing Indore Metro’s 10.927 km MR10 Road – Gandhi Nagar section on ‘Super Corridor’…

02 Jul 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Indore Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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3 Bidders for Indore Metro Package IN-02’s Construction

3 construction firms have submitted bids to build 7 elevated stations between ISBT/MR10 Flyover and Radisson Square on Indore Metro’s 33.53 km Yellow…

02 Jul 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Indore Metro ⋅ 4 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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