HCC Begins D-Wall Work for Delhi Metro’s Krishna Park Extn Station

Workers from HCC – VCCL JV and Heritage Infraspace this past week began…

22 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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NDB Evaluating $500 mn Loan for Delhi – Meerut RRTS Line

The New Development Bank (NDB)’s updated website reveals that on June…

22 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 2 Comments
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World Bank to Provide Loan for 106.5 Km Delhi – SNB RRTS Line

The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) on Monday invited…

21 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 8 Comments
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Paras & Vijay Nirman Bid for Delhi Metro Airport Exp Line’s Track-work

Paras Rail Tech Pvt. Ltd and Vijay Nirman Company Pvt. Ltd. are the two rail…

20 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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CCECC – KEC JV’s 1st U-Girder Ready for Delhi Metro Phase 4

This Sunday, workers from China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation –…

20 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Mumbai Metro’s TBM 1238 Lowered at Science Museum as One Unit

On Sunday, workers from the Doğuş-Soma JV and Freight Wings lowered Tunnel…

20 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Mumbai Metro’s NATM Stabling Lines at Cuffe Parade Near Completion

Workers from Larsen & Toubro – Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co….

18 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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JSPL, Mitsui & Voestalpine Awarded Pune Metro’s HH Rail & Turnout Contracts

Pune Metro project’s updated website indicates that on June 20 and…

18 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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HCC-VCCL Starts Casting Tunnel Segments for Delhi Metro’s Phase 4

Workers from HCC – VCCL JV today began pouring concrete to cast their very first tunnel ring segment for constructing a 2.03 km underground extension…

17 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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DMRC Invites DDC Bids for Navi Mumbai Metro’s Lines 2 & 3

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) today invited bids from global design engineering firms to appoint a Detailed Design Consultant (DDC) for assisting…

17 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Navi Mumbai Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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5 Bidders for Kochi Metro’s SN Junction – Thrippunithura Extn

5 construction firms / consortia have submitted bids to build Kochi Metro Line-1’s 1.163 km elevated extension from S.N. Junction to Thrippunithura…

17 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Pune Metro’s Underground NATM Siding Line Takes Shape

A 185 meter underground siding line tunnel has started to take shape roughly 24 meters at the bottom of the Swargate Station on Pune Metro’s under…

17 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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3 Bidders for Noida Metro’s Extension to Gr. Noida Sector-2

Minutes ago, officials from Noida Metro Rail Limited (NMRC) opened bids for a 9.605 km extension of Noida Metro’s Aqua Line from Noida Sector-51 to Greater…

15 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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BMRCL Invites Bids for Bangalore Metro Airport Line’s Construction

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) today invited tenders (bids) from construction companies to build 3 civil packages on Bangalore Metro’s…

14 Jul 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 26 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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