ITD Begins Casting Tunnel Segments for Bangalore Metro’s Pink Line

Workers from ITD Cementation India Ltd. today began pouring concrete to cast…

28 Sep 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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6 Bidders for Surat Metro Line-1’s Construction

Six construction firms / consortia have submitted tenders (bids) to build the…

28 Sep 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Surat Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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TBM S78 Records Breakthrough at Pune Metro’s Civil Court Station

Moments ago – tunnel boring machine (TBM) S78, nicknamed Mutha, operated…

28 Sep 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Geotechnical Investigation Begins for Delhi Metrolite Project

In mid-September, TechPro Engineers Pvt. Ltd. began geotechnical soil investigation…

28 Sep 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metrolite ⋅ 9 Comments
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J Kumar Launches Girders for Mumbai Metro over Railway Tracks

Working under a tight 3.5 hour window, workers from J Kumar Infraprojects late…

27 Sep 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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NCC & Relcon Awarded Mumbai Metro Line-7’s Station Facade Work

NCC Ltd. & Relcon Infraprojects Ltd. have each been awarded two station…

26 Sep 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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NCC Pushes Bowstring Bridge for Nagpur Metro ROB over IR Lines

Last night, workers from NCC Ltd. completed pushing a 63.48m long bowstring…

26 Sep 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Dilip Buildcon Launches Bhopal Metro’s 1st Segment

Workers from Dilip Buildcon Ltd. on Friday launched their first 8.5 meter wide…

26 Sep 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhopal Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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TUV India Awarded Pune Metro’s ISA Contract

TUV India Pvt. Ltd. – the Indian subsidiary of Germany’s TÜV Nord Group – announced it has been appointed as the Independent Safety…

26 Sep 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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L&T Wins Delhi – Meerut RRTS’ Track-Work Package 17

Larsen & Toubro today emerged as the lowest bidder for the 82.15 km Delhi – Meerut RRTS Line‘s Package 17 involving the supply and installation…

25 Sep 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 18 Comments
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8 Bidders for Mumbai – Ahmedabad HSR’s Package P4 X & Y

Besides Package C6, India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) today also received 8 bids to fabricate and install 28 steel truss bridges…

25 Sep 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 11 Comments
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Bombardier Unveils Delhi – Meerut RRTS’ Train Design

Bombardier Transportation today unveiled the first look of the 40 train-sets they’ll supply for the under construction 82.15 km Delhi – Meerut Regional…

25 Sep 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 10 Comments
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6 Bidders for Delhi – Meerut RRTS’ E&M Package 10

Six construction firms / consortia have submitted bids for architectural finishing and commissioning electrical & mechanical (E&M) systems at seven…

25 Sep 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 2 Comments
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3 Bidders for Mumbai – Ahmedabad HSR’s Package C6

Just like Package C4 on Wednesday, India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) today received 3 bids to construct the 87.569 km Package C6…

25 Sep 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 11 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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