GR Infra Begins Nagpur Metro Phase 2’s Work for Package C2

GR Infraprojects Ltd. (GRIL) in December-end officially started construction…

06 Jan 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Delhi Metro Begins Trial Runs on Pink Line’s Majlis Park – Maujpur Extension

Right before 2024 ended, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) quitely began…

05 Jan 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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NCC Awarded Bengaluru Suburban Rail’s Contract for Package C2A

NCC Ltd. on Tuesday was awarded a Rs. 501.25 crore contract to construct 8 stations…

05 Jan 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bengaluru Suburban Rail ⋅ 3 Comments
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3 Bidders Qualify for Pune Metro Nigdi Line’s Station Contract C-02

March 17, 2025 Update: YFC – BBG JV has been issued a Rs. 106.11 crore…

04 Jan 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Kanpur Metro’s Trial Runs Extended to Kanpur Central Station

Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) in mid-December extended and started…

03 Jan 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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3 Bidders for Thane Metro’s General Consultant Contract

Three firms have submitted bids for the General Consultant (GC) contract of…

03 Jan 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Thane Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Delhi Metro Phase 4’s First Section to Krishna Park to be Inaugurated on Jan 5

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 5 (Sunday) will inaugurate…

03 Jan 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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Agra Metro’s TBM S-718C Records Final Breakthrough at Agra College

Afcons Infrastructure – Sam India Consortium on Wednesday morning celebrated…

02 Jan 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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5 Bidders for Gaimukh – Fountain Hotel Tunnel & Elevated Road in Thane

Five firms on Wednesday submitted bids for the civil construction of a 5.5 km underground road tunnel connecting Gaimukh (Thane) and Fountain Hotel Junction…

02 Jan 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways, Tunnels ⋅ 9 Comments
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4 Bidders for Delhi Metro Golden Line’s Track Work Contract DT-10R

Four firms have submitted bids to install ballastless standard gauge tracks on Delhi Metro’s 23.622 km Golden Line (Line-10) after the Delhi…

01 Jan 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Jakson Wins Bangalore Metro Blue Line’s E&M Contract for 28 Stations

February 7, 2025 Update: BMRCL has issued LOA and awarded Jakson a Rs. 197.04 crore contract. December 31, 2024 Original Post: Jakson Ltd. was today declared…

31 Dec 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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IL&FS Subcontracted Bhubaneswar Metro’s Construction Work

IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Ltd. has announced Ceigall India has awarded it a portion of Bhubaneswar Metro’s Phase 1 project’s…

30 Dec 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhubaneswar Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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6 Bidders for Bangalore Metro Phase 3’s Design Consultant Contracts

Six firms today submitted bids for the three Detailed Design Consultant (DDC) contracts of the 44.65 km Bangalore Metro Phase 3 project after…

23 Dec 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 17 Comments
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Bhubaneswar Metro: Alstom, BEML & Titagarh Bid for Rolling Stock Contract

Alstom Transport, BEML and Titagarh Rail Systems earlier this month submitted bids to supply 39 new standard gauge coaches for Bhubaneswar Metro’s Phase…

19 Dec 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhubaneswar Metro ⋅ 5 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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