Siemens wins Bangalore Metro Line-3’s CBTC Signalling Contract

October 13 – Update: BMRCL awarded Siemens a Rs 247.71 crore contract…

24 Apr 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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GR Infra Wins Gurgaon Section of Delhi – Alwar RRTS Line

Amidst the suspension of metro services and construction work due to COVID-19,…

15 Apr 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 13 Comments
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HDFC-Asis Elektronik-Paycraft JV Awarded Pune Metro’s AFC Contract

Pune Metro rail project’s updated website indicates that on March 17,…

05 Apr 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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EIB Evaluating €650 mn Loan for Kanpur Metro Phase 1

The European Investment Bank (EIB)’s updated website indicates that on…

31 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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JICA – GoI Sign Rs. 2480 cr Loan Deal for Mumbai Metro’s Aqua Line-3

Per the Press Trust of India, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)’s…

28 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Metro Services & Work in India Suspended until May 3 Due to COVID-19

May 1 – Update: Lockdown has been extended through May 18. April 28 –…

22 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro, Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Gurgaon Metro, Hyderabad Metro, Jaipur Metro, Kanpur Metro, Kochi Metro, Kolkata Metro, Lucknow Metro, Mumbai Metro, Nagpur Metro, Navi Mumbai Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro, Other, Pune Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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CMRS Approves Jaipur Metro Phase 1B with 65 Conditions

Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation on Saturday received the final statutory approval from…

22 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Jaipur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Attibele Extn Dropped from Bangalore Metro Phase 3 Plans

As per Decccan Herald, Karnataka’s Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on March…

22 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 28 Comments
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UMTC to Prepare Vizag Light Metro’s 79.91 Km New DPR

As per TOI, Urban Mass Transit Company Limited (UMTC) has been appointed by the Amravati Metro Rail Corporation to prepare a new detailed project report…

22 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Visakhapatnam Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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TBM 1239 Makes a Breakthrough for Mumbai Metro Line-3 at Worli

This afternoon, tunnel boring machine 1239 operated by Doğuş-Soma JV recorded a breakthrough at the southern-end of Worli Station for package UGC-03…

21 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Chennai Metro to Add Digital Display Route Maps in Trains

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. on March 13 invited bids for installing digital display screens in all 52 of Chennai’s Alstom Metropolis train-sets procured…

20 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Pune Metro Extn to Katraj Approved by PMC’s Standing Committee

Per a report in the Hindustan Times, the 16-member standing committee of Pune Municipal Corporation on March 17 approved a 5.464 km underground extension…

20 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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TBM Urja Lowered for Bangalore Metro Line-4 at Cantt Station

On Tuesday morning, workers from Larsen & Toubro with help from Barkat Cranes & Equipment began lowering parts of tunnel boring machine DZ670,…

18 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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TBM S-63 Makes a Breakthrough for Mumbai Metro Line-3 at Dharavi

A few minutes ago, Tunnel Boring Machine S-63 operated by the J Kumar Infraprojects – China Railway Tunnel Group JV made a breakthrough at Dharavi station’s…

18 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 58.68 km
• Delhi: 24 December 2002 – 351.2 km
• Bangalore: 20 October 2011 – 72.2 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 46.5 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 – 37.9 km
• Nagpur: 8 March 2019 – 38.2 km
• Kanpur – 29 December 2021 – 8.7 km
• Pune: 6 March 2022 – 29.7 km
• Navi Mumbai: 17 November 2023 – 11.1 km
• Agra: March 6 2024 – 5.2 km

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