Bids Invited for Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s T1 Track Contract

India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. (NHSRCL) today invited…

04 Oct 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 7 Comments
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Bids Invited for Pune Metro Swargate – Katraj Line’s Underground Work

Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Maha-Metro or MMRCL) today invited…

04 Oct 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Bangalore Metro Madavara Extension’s CMRS Inspection Completed

AM Chowdhary – the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) and his…

03 Oct 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Chennai Metro’s Phase 2 Approved by Central Government

India’s Central Government’s Cabinet today officially approved the…

03 Oct 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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4 Bidders for Bangalore Metro Airport & Challaghatta Depots’ E&M Contract

Four firms have bid for electrical & mechanical (E&M) installation works…

02 Oct 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Bids Invited for Thane Metro’s General Consultant Contract

Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Maha-Metro or MMRCL) on Tuesday invited…

02 Oct 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Thane Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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KEC & BNC Win Nagpur Metro Phase 2’s Two Electrification Contracts

KEC International Ltd. and BNC Power Projects Ltd. (BNCPPL) were today declared…

01 Oct 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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11 Bidders for Lucknow Metro Line-2’s Geotechnical Contract

Eleven firms have submitted bids to conduct geotechnical soil investigation…

01 Oct 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Welspun Wins Dharavi – Ghatkopar Water Tunnel’s Contract in Mumbai

Welspun Enterprises on Friday was declared as the lowest bidder among 3 firms to construct a new water conveyance tunnel between Dharavi Wastewater Treatment…

30 Sep 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 0 Comments
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Pune Metro’s Swargate – District Court Section Inaugurated to Complete Phase 1

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi today virtually inaugurated the 3.3 km District Court – Swargate underground section of the 31.24 km Pune…

29 Sep 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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CMRS to Inspect Bangalore Metro’s Madavara Extension on October 3-4

The Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) on October 3 & 4 will perform the final statutory safety inspection for Bangalore Metro Green Line’s…

28 Sep 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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RITES-led JV Wins Delhi Metro RS-1’s Train Upgrade Contract

November 5, 2024 Update: DMRC has issused contract LOA to RITES – R2P Asia-Pacific – ACT Fiberglass JV with a contract value of Rs. 875,778,417.36…

27 Sep 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Surat Metro’s TBM Tapi Records Final Breakthrough at Railway Station

Gulermak – Sam India Builtwell JV on Wednesday celebrated tunnel boring machine (TBM) S94’s final breakthrough at Surat Railway Station of Surat Metro Phase…

26 Sep 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Surat Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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Bids Invited for Delhi Airport’s APM Train Line Connecting T3 – T1

Delhi International Airport Ltd. (DIAL) last week invited tenders (bids) to build & operate a 7.7 km long Automated People Mover (APM) system at Delhi’s…

25 Sep 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Airport APM ⋅ 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 – 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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