TBM Urja Lowered for Bangalore Metro Line-4 at Cantt Station

On Tuesday morning, workers from Larsen & Toubro with help from Barkat Cranes…

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…

18 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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CMRS Begins Final Inspection of Jaipur Metro’s Phase 1B

Yesterday morning, the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) and his team…

18 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Jaipur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Sterling & Wilson Awarded Pune Metro’s UG TVS & ECS Contract

Sterling and Wilson Private Limited has been awarded with a turn-key contract…

18 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Honeywell Automation Awarded Pune Metro’s Telecom Contract

Honeywell Automation India Limited has been awarded with a turn-key contract…

18 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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TBM S-1075 Makes a Breakthrough for Mumbai Metro Line-3 at Worli

Just a few moments ago, Tunnel Boring Machine S-1075 operated by the Continental…

16 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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5 Bidders for Delhi – Meerut RRTS’ UG Ashok Vihar – Sahibabad Leg

Five construction firms have submitted tenders (bids) to build the 5.6 km underground…

16 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 9 Comments
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Delhi – NCR RRTS Lines to be Called Smart Lines

Update (March 17): NCRTC’s PR agency reached out with a clarification…

16 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 4 Comments
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9 Bidders for Bangalore Metro ORR Line-5’s Construction

9 construction firms have submitted tenders (bids) to build Bangalore Metro’s 18.236 km Silkboard – KR Puram section of the ORR Line (Line-5…

13 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 20 Comments
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Alstom, Bombardier & CAF Bid for Delhi – Meerut RRTS Rolling Stock

May 2, 2020 Update: Bombardier is the lowest bidder. See more details here. Original Post: Three rolling stock manufacturers have submitted tenders (bids)…

13 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS, Meerut Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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Nagpur Metro Receives 19th CRRC Train; Returns 2 to Hyd Metro

Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro) on March 2 announced via Facebook the delivery of its 19th CRRC Dalian train-set for the 38.215…

11 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro, Nagpur Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Civil Work Completed for Delhi Metro’s Bahadurgarh Depot-Line

Per a report in the Dainik Jagran, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s civil contractor, Quality Buildcon Pvt. Ltd., has completed building a roughly…

11 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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DMRC Invites Bids for Patna Metro’s Malahi Pakri – New ISBT Section

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has invited tenders (bids) from civil construction firms to build the very first section of Patna Metro’s…

10 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Patna Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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NHSRCL Invites EIA, SIA & Utility ID Bids for Delhi – Varanasi HSR

Over the past few weeks, India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) has published several notices inviting tenders (bids) for environment…

10 Mar 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 7 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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