The Metro Rail Guy Turns 5 Today!

I can’t believe it, but today marks the 5th anniversary of The Metro Rail…

11 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Delhi NCR RRTS, Hyderabad Metro, Kanpur Metro, Kolkata Metro, Mumbai Metro, Nagpur Metro, Other, Pune Metro ⋅ 41 Comments
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BMRCL Invites Bids for Bangalore Metro Phase 2’s Rails

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) today invited bids for the supply…

10 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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GMRC Invites Bids for Surat Metro’s Underground Line

Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited (GMRC) today invited tenders (bids) from…

10 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Surat Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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5 Bidders for Delhi-Meerut RRTS Line’s Package 7

Five construction firms / consortia have submitted bids to build the roughly…

10 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS, Meerut Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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NCRTC Invites EOI for Indigenous Platform Screen Doors

National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) on Wednesday invited Expression…

10 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS, High Speed Rail, Other ⋅ 4 Comments
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L&T Begins Piling Work for Delhi – Meerut RRTS Line

Larsen & Toubro in the presence of officials from the National Capital Region…

08 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS, Meerut Metro ⋅ 34 Comments
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DMRC to Augment Sarita Vihar Depot for Aerocity-Tughlakabad Line

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) today invited bids from construction companies…

08 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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Ircon, KEC & L&T Bid for Delhi – Meerut RRTS’ Track-Work

3 firms have submitted bids for the track-work contract (Package 17) of the 82.15…

08 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 0 Comments
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L&T Lowers 1st MSV for Bangalore Metro’s Tunneling at Cantt Station

Last week, Larsen & Toubro lowered the first of six multi-service vehicles (MSVs) into Cantonment Station to assist with tunneling works on the 21.386…

07 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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AECOM – SYSTRA – CEG Sole Bidder for MahaMetro’s General Consultancy

A consortium of AECOM – Systra MVA Consulting – Consulting Engineers Group (AECOM – SYSTRA – CEG) JV today emerged as the only…

07 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro, Nashik Metro, Pune Metro, Thane Metro, Thane Metrolite ⋅ 6 Comments
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Bids Invited for Delhi – Meerut RRTS’ TVS, ECS, Elevators & Escalators

National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) today and over the past week invited bids for the commissioning of the tunnel ventilation system…

06 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 0 Comments
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8 Bidders for Mumbai Metro Line-2B’s Balance Civil Work

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) today opened technical bids for completing pending (balance) construction work on three packages…

06 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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MMRDA Invites GC Bids for Mumbai Metro’s Line-10 & Line-12

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) today invited bids from global engineering and consultancy firms for the appointment of a General…

06 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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UPMRC Invites Bids for Kanpur Metro’s 1st Underground Section

Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) today invited bids from construction companies to build the first package of the 32.385 km Kanpur Metro Phase…

06 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 7 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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