SYSTRA-AECOM JV Wins Delhi – Alwar RRTS’ Design Consultancy Bid

A consortium of SYSTRA MVA Consulting (India) Pvt. Ltd. – AECOM India…

02 Sep 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 2 Comments
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Sterling & Wilson Wins Kanpur Metro’s Third Rail Electrification Bid

November 11 Update: Contract to SWPL – GSC JV was awarded today. Original…

02 Sep 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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Delhi Metrolite’s Geo & Topo Survey Contracts Awarded

Significant pre-construction activity took place last month for the development…

02 Sep 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro, Delhi Metrolite ⋅ 8 Comments
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Sam India-Gulermak Begins Piling for Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line

Workers from Sam India Builtwell – Gulermak JV in the presence of Delhi Metro…

01 Sep 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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VNC-KEC JV Wins Delhi Meerut RRTS’ Duhai Depot Contract

December 12 Update: VNC – KEC has been awarded Duhai Depot’s construction…

01 Sep 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 7 Comments
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Afcons Infra Wins Delhi – Meerut RRTS’ Package 6

Afcons Infrastructure today emerged as the lowest bidder for constructing the 4.3…

01 Sep 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 2 Comments
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NHSRCL Invites Survey & GAD Bids for Delhi – Ahmedabad HSR

National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) today invited bids under…

01 Sep 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 5 Comments
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BEML to Deliver 504 Coaches to Mumbai Metro from November

BEML Limited today invited bids from transport companies to start delivering…

01 Sep 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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NCC Wins Patna Metro’s Construction Contract

September 18: NCC today received a LOA from DMRC awarding this section’s contract valued at Rs. 552.93 crore. Original Post: NCC Limited today emerged…

31 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Patna Metro ⋅ 165 Comments
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MMRDA Reinvites Bids for Mumbai Metro Line-2B’s Balance Work

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Saturday reinvited bids from construction firms for completing the remaining (balance) work…

31 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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L&T Completes Testing TBM Avni at Bangalore Metro’s Shivajinagar

After commissioning Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Urja in July, engineers from Larsen & Toubro today completed site acceptance tests (SAT) on TBM Avni…

28 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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L&T’s TBM S72 Makes Final Breakthrough for Ahmedabad Metro

Historic day for Ahmedabad! This afternoon, Tunnel Boring Machine S72 operated by Larsen & Toubro made a final breakthrough at Shahpur Station from…

28 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Trial Runs Begin on Bangalore Metro’s Anjanapura Extension

Earlier today Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) began trial runs (train testing) on Bangalore Metro’s new 6.29 km Yelachenahalli – Anjanapura…

27 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 17 Comments
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ISGEC Awarded Rs 350 cr Kolkata Metro Joka Depot’s Contract

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) on Tuesday awarded ISGEC Heavy Engineering Ltd. with a Rs. 350.89 crore contract to construct Joka Depot of Kolkata Metro’s 15.215…

26 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 0 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 – 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 – 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
• Indore: May 31 2025 – 5.8 km

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