3 Bidders for Track-work at Delhi Metro’s Ajronda & Sarita Vihar Depots

Three rail manufacturers have submitted bids to supply tracks to Delhi Metro’s…

28 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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ArcelorMittal Wins Delhi-Meerut RRTS’ HH Rails Package 13

ArcelorMittal España S.A. today emerged as the lowest bidder for supplying…

28 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 4 Comments
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J Kumar Assembles Straddle Carrier for Mumbai Metro’s Construction

Last week, workers from J Kumar Infraprojects in Mumbai began assembling the…

27 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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CCECC – KEC Begins Casting 1st Pier for Delhi Metro Phase 4

Last night, workers from China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation –…

26 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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EIB Approves €650 mn Loan for Kanpur Metro’s Phase 1

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

25 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Supreme Court Approves Agra Metro’s Construction with 11 Conditions

Durga Shanker Mishra, the Secretary for Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs…

25 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Afcons Launches 1st Double T-Girder for Kanpur Metro’s Stations

Workers from Afcons Infrastructure on Friday launched the first ever double…

24 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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KEC-VNC Wins Kochi Metro’s Thrippunithura Extn Work

August 4 Update: KEC – VNC JV has been issued a LoA by KMRL Original Post:…

24 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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MMRDA Invites Bids for Mumbai’s Mobility App & Integrated Ticketing

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) today invited bids to develop Mumbai’s integrated ticketing system which will allow for…

24 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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L&T Begins Testing TBM Urja at Bangalore Metro’s Cantt Station

Engineers from Larsen & Toubro on Thursday began site acceptance tests (SAT) on their tunnel boring machine (TBM) Urja at Cantonment Station for building…

24 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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Govt of India Amends Bidding Policy for Public Projects Incl. Metro Rail

The Government of India on Thursday night amended its General Financial Rules 2017 to restrict vendors based in bordering countries from supplying goods…

24 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other ⋅ 9 Comments
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Bureau Veritas Wins Chennai Metro Phase 1 Extn’s ISA Contract

Bureau Veritas last week emerged as the lowest bidder for the Independent Safety Assessor (ISA) contract of the 9.051 km Chennai Metro Phase 1 extension project…

24 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Quality Buildcon Lowest Bidder for Patna Metro’s New ISBT Depot

December 2 Update: Quality Buildcon has been awarded New ISBT Depot’s construction contract by DMRC with a value of Rs. 143.35 crore. Original Post:…

23 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Patna Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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HRIDC Invites EOI for Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor’s GC

Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (HRIDC) on Monday invited expression of interest (EOI) applications from global engineering and consultancy…

23 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor ⋅ 3 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 – 75.2 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 59.2 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 – 8.7 km
• Pune: 6 March 2022 – 31.2 km
• Navi Mumbai: 17 November 2023 – 11.1 km
• Agra: March 6 2024 – 5.2 km

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