BMRCL to Power Up Green Line’s Anjanapura Extn on Aug 14

Per a newspaper advertisement, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL)…

13 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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TBM S71 Makes a Breakthrough for Ahmedabad Metro at Shahpur

An hour ago, Tunnel Boring Machine S-71 operated by Larsen & Toubro made…

13 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Afcons Infra Launches Kanpur Metro’s 1st U-Girder

Moments ago, workers from Afcons Infrastructure erected the first U-girder for…

11 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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4 Bidders for Delhi – Varanasi HSR’s Final Alignment Design

Four design and engineering firms have submitted bids to prepare the final alignment…

11 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 7 Comments
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Linxon Awarded Kochi Metro Phase 1B’s Power Supply Contract

Linxon Private Limited – a Hitachi ABB Power Grids & SNC-Lavalin Company…

10 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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3 Bidders for Delhi Metro Sarita Vihar Depot’s Remodel

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) today opened technical bids from construction…

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Afcons Builds India’s Deepest Ventilation Shaft for Kolkata Metro

Afcons Infrastructure today announced the completion of a 43.5 meter deep ventilation…

10 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Bombardier Begins Delivering 40 New Coaches to Delhi Metro

Bombardier Transportation on Friday began dispatching new MOVIA metro coaches…

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UPMRC Invites Bids for Agra Metro’s 1st Section & Depot

Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (UPMRCL) today initiated the bidding process for constructing the 29.40 km Agra Metro Phase 1 project which’ll…

06 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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CMRL Invites Bids for Chennai Metro’s Porur – Poonamallee Section

Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) today invited bids for the construction of a 7.945 km elevated section from Porur Junction to Poonamallee Bypass of Chennai…

06 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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10 Bidders for Remodelling Delhi Metro’s Ajronda Depot

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) today opened bids from construction companies to reveal that ten firms had submitted tenders (bids) to remodel Ajronda…

05 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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MMRDA Cancels Mumbai Metro Line-2B & Iconic Bridges’ Tenders

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) today cancelled the civil construction bidding process midway for 3 tenders of Mumbai Metro’s…

05 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 28 Comments
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Geotechnical Investigation Begins for Navi Mumbai Metro’s Extension

Zed Geotech Pvt. Ltd. today began geotechnical soil investigation works at two locations to aid in the construction of Navi Mumbai Metro’s new 7.12…

04 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Navi Mumbai Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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MMRDA Invites Bids for Mumbai Metro’s Mogharpada Depot

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) today invited bids from construction companies to build Mumbai Metro Green Line’s Mogharpada…

04 Aug 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 4 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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