1st Pier Caps Erected for Delhi Metro’s DC-02 & Mumbai Metro’s BC-02R

Towards the end of October, workers in Delhi and Mumbai erected their first…

07 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro, Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Kirti Wins Delhi Metro Ajronda & Sarita Vihar Depot’s DDC Contract

Earlier this week, Kirti Structural Consultants Pvt. Ltd. emerged as the lowest…

06 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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KfW Approves EUR 545 mn Loan for Mumbai Metro’s Line-4

KfW’s Board of Directors today approved a loan proposal to India’s…

06 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Mumbai Metro’s TBM Surya-1 Records Breakthrough at Hutatma Chowk

Moments ago, Tunnel Boring Machine XRE 2114-408 (Surya-1) operated by the Larsen…

06 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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New MetroNeo System’s Specifications Issued by Govt

Last night, the Indian government’s Secretary of the Ministry of Housing &…

06 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nashik Metro, Other ⋅ 2 Comments
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Delhi – Ahmedabad HSR’s Alignment Design & Survey Bids Opened

Government-owned RITES and 3 other firms have emerged as the lowest bidders…

05 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 12 Comments
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Bangalore Metro Trains Now Display Upcoming Metrolite’s Route

BEML trains operating on Bangalore Metro’s 24.20 km Green Line connecting…

05 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro, Bangalore Metrolite ⋅ 24 Comments
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Dogus-Soma Restarts Mumbai Metro’s TBM 1239 towards Mahalaxmi

This past weekend, workers from Doğuş-Soma JV recommissioned their second…

05 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Delhi Metro Phase 4’s 1st U-Girder Launched by CCECC – KEC

Less than a month after erecting the first pier cap, workers from China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation – KEC International (CCECC –…

03 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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7 Bidders for Chennai Metro Line-4’s General Consultancy

All seven previously shortlisted global project management consortia have submitted tenders (bids) for Chennai Metro Line-4’s General Consultant…

03 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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Paras Wins Delhi Metro Ajronda & Sarita Vihar Depots’ Track-Work

This past Friday, Paras Railtech emerged as the lowest bidder to supply tracks to Delhi Metro’s existing Ajronda and Sarita Vihar depots on the Violet…

03 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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MMRDA Invites Bids for Mumbai Metro Line-4’s Head Hardened Rails

Back in October-end, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) invited bids to supply 9800 MT of Head Hardened Rails for Mumbai Metro’s…

03 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Delhi Metro Receives 800th Bombardier MOVIA Coach

Bombardier Transportation last week announced they had delivered their 800th MOVIA metro coach to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) since they began…

03 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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3 Bidders for Delhi – Meerut RRTS’ Roof-Work Package 12B

National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) today opened technical bids for the 82.15 km Delhi – Meerut RRTS Line‘s Package 12B to reveal…

02 Nov 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS, Meerut Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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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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