National Rail Plan Drafted for India’s High Speed Rail Projects

India’s Ministry of Railways on Friday published a draft of the National…

20 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 29 Comments
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Pre-Construction Work Underway for Bangalore Metro’s Airport Line

Over the past 9 months, various small contractors have been carrying out pre-construction…

19 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 22 Comments
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RVNL Invites Bids for Kolkata Metro Line 3 & 6’s AFC System

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) has invited bids for commissioning an Automated…

19 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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APCO-CRFG Launches Delhi – Meerut RRTS’ 1st Parapet Segment

A crew from Apco Infratech Pvt. Ltd. – China Railway First Group Company Ltd…

19 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 0 Comments
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6 Bidders for Kanpur & Agra Metros’ Ballastless Track-Work

Six firms / consortia have submitted bids to supply and install ballastless…

18 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro, Kanpur Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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L&T Wins Mumbai – Ahmedabad HSR’s Bridge Package P4 X & Y

January 25 Update: Larsen & Toubro – IHI Infrastructure Systems Consortium…

18 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 11 Comments
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Sam India & GR Infra Bid for Noida Metro’s Aqua Line Extension

Sam India Builtwell Pvt. Ltd. and GR Infraprojects Ltd. are once again the only…

18 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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ITD Begins Blasting for Bangalore Metro’s Venkateshpura Station

While a crew of ITD Cementation India in Mumbai was celebrating the completion…

18 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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Afcons Launches Kanpur Metro’s 1st Cross Arm Pier Cap & I-Girder

Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) this week announced that launching works had started for cross-arm pier caps and I-girders near IIT Kanpur…

18 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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DRA Infracon Wins Ahmedabad Metro’s Thaltej Gam Section

Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon Pvt. Ltd. emerged as the lowest bidder to construct the roughly 900 meter Thaltej to Thaltej Gam section of Ahmedabad…

17 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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L&T & NHSRCL Sign Contract for Bullet Train’s Package C6

India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) and Larsen & Toubro today signed a formal contract valued at Rs 7,289.00 crore to build the…

16 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 16 Comments
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TBM S1073 Makes Final Breakthrough for Mumbai Metro L-3’s UGC-04

Besides the Bombay High Court’s decision to grant interim stay on the Collector’s order to transfer land in Kanjurmarg for a pipe-dream mega-depot,…

16 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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BMRCL Planning 2 Lines in Bangalore Metro’s Phase 3

Per the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)’s latest annual report for the year 2019-20, the operator is officially exploring to build just…

16 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 36 Comments
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PSD Installation Underway at Ahmedabad Metro’s Stations

Back in March 2019 when Ahmedabad Metro Phase 1’s first 6 km section (Apparel Park – Vastral Gam) of the Blue Line was hastily inaugurated…

15 Dec 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad 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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