Montecarlo Wins Bangalore – Chennai Expressway’s PH2 Package 1

September 15, 2021 Update: Montecarlo (MCL) has received NHAI’s LOA. March…

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PMC Approves Pune Metro’s Swargate – Katraj Extension

Pune Municipal Corporation’s General Body on Wednesday approved a 5.464…

20 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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2 Qualify for Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR’s PMC Contract

Two global consortia led by Nippon Koei and Tata Consulting Engineers today…

19 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 12 Comments
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Bids Invited for Delhi Metro Pink Line Extn’s OHE Electrification

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Wednesday invited tenders for Package…

18 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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Track-Work Begins for Bangalore Metro’s Electronic City Line

Per the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL)’s new March 2021 newsletter,…

17 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 21 Comments
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NKC, CDS & Evrascon Win Delhi-Amritsar Expressway’s Work

NKC Projects, Centrodorstroy India and Evrascon – MKCIL JV today emerged as…

17 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 17 Comments
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RCC Wins Bangalore – Chennai Expressway’s PH3 Package 4

Ramalingam Construction Company on Tuesday emerged as the lowest bidder for…

17 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 8 Comments
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1st U-Girder Launched for Mumbai Metro Line-6’s Package 2

A few hours ago, MBZ – Eagle Infra India (MBZ-EIIL) JV erected the first…

17 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Bangalore Metro Begins Kengeri Extension’s Third Rail Testing

Per a newspaper advertisement, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) today started testing the 750 V DC Third Rail system of the Purple Line’s…

16 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 15 Comments
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APCO Wins Bangalore – Chennai Expressway’s PH2 Package 2

September 15, 2021 Update: APCO Infratech has received NHAI’s LOA. March 15, 2021 Original Post: APCO Infratech Pvt. Ltd. today emerged as the lowest…

15 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 6 Comments
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STRABAG Wins Delhi – Meerut RRTS’ TVS & ECS Package 23

The winner for another RRTS systems package is now known. STRABAG International GmbH in February was awarded a Rs. 167.50 crore contract for commissioning…

13 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 5 Comments
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SECON Begins Mumbai – Nagpur High Speed Rail’s LiDAR Survey

SECON – Helica JV on Friday started light detection and ranging (LiDAR) survey work to help finalize the alignment of the 741 km Mumbai –…

13 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 15 Comments
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Afcons’ TBM S-1264 Starts Tunneling for Bangalore Metro at RMS

Engineers from Afcons Infrastructure today commissioned tunnel boring machine S-1264 at Rashtriya Military School Station (near Vellara Junction) for Bangalore…

12 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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SYSTRA Wins Bangalore Metro Phase 2’s UTO Consultancy

A consortium of SYSTRA – SYSTRA MVA Consulting (India) Pvt. Ltd. has been awarded a consultancy contract to assist Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd…

12 Mar 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 7 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

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