J Kumar Launches Mumbai Metro Line-2A’s Steel Bridge at Borivali

Over an hour ago, workers from J Kumar Infraprojects with assistance from SNA…

01 Jun 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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L&T Casts 3000+ Tunnel Segments for Bangalore Metro’s Pink Line

In a nondescript property in Peenya or thereabouts in north Bangalore, Larsen…

01 Jun 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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MMRDA Publishes Mumbai Metro Red Line-7’s Station Names

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Friday invited bids…

01 Jun 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Pune Metro Line-3 to Have Double-Decker Viaduct on Ganeshkhind Rd

Last week, Maharashtra state government’s Urban Development department…

31 May 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Finishing Works Underway at Mumbai Metro’s Akurli Station (Line-7)

With civil construction works on Mumbai Metro’s Akurli Station long completed,…

31 May 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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CMRS Approves Kochi Metro’s Thaikoodam – Petta Section

On Friday, K.A. Manoharan – the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety…

30 May 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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L&T Lowers TBMs Avni & Vindhya for Bangalore Metro Line-4

On Thursday evening, workers from Larsen & Toubro began lowering parts of…

29 May 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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BMRCL Invites UTO Consultancy Bids for Bangalore Metro’s Line-3

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) on Wednesday invited bids from…

28 May 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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L&T Delivers Power Supply Equipment to Mumbai Metro Line-7

On Saturday, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) announced the delivery of power supply equipment at National Park Station in Borivali…

25 May 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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APCO-CRFG & KEC-CCECC Resume Work on Delhi – Meerut RRTS Line

APCO-CRFG JV and KEC-CCECC JV – both assigned civil construction contractors of the 18 km ‘priority corridor’ section of the 82.15 km…

25 May 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 9 Comments
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Cyclone Amphan Damages Kolkata Metro’s Infrastructure

Cyclone Amphan, the worst storm of its type to hit West Bengal in over a decade, had a devastating impact upon the region’s aviation, passenger rail…

24 May 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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YFC Resumes Work on Delhi Metro’s Aerocity – Tughlakabad Line

YFC Projects Pvt. Ltd. has restarted development works at their casting yard to facilitate the construction of a 4.28 km section of Delhi Metro Phase 4’s…

24 May 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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SUCG Subcontracted Mumbai Metro Line-3’s Partial Tunneling Works

Update: DOGUS-SOMA JV reached out with clarification. SUCG has been subcontracted tunneling works to expedite and match Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation…

23 May 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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ISGEC Wins Bangalore Metro Kothanur Depot’s Civil Work

Update: BMRCL awarded ISGEC with a contract valued at Rs. 150,83,16,463 on July 9 Original Post: ISGEC Heavy Engineering Ltd. has emerged as the lowest…

23 May 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 6 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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