Delhi Metro’s 5.17 km ITO – Kashmere Gate Section Inaugurated

Less than an hour ago, the Union Minister for Urban Development and Delhi’s…

28 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 21 Comments
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History of Delhi Metro’s ITO – Kashmere Gate Heritage Line

With less than 24 hours to go for the launch of Delhi Metro’s 5.17 km ITO…

27 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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[Pics] Delhi Metro’s Heritage Line Ready for Sunday Launch

Prior to its official launch on this Sunday, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation…

26 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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Simplex Lowest Bidder for Pune Metro’s Vanaz – Civil Court Section

That was extremely quick! Simplex Infrastructures Ltd. has emerged as the lowest…

26 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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Delhi Metro’s ITO – Kashmere Gate Section to Open on May 28

After receiving the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety’s approval today,…

25 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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[Pics] Delhi Metro’s Kalkaji Mandir Station – May 2017

Here’s a picture-post showcasing the status of Delhi Metro’s underground…

25 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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[Pics] CMRS Visits Bangalore Metro’s Yelachenahalli Station

Yesterday afternoon, KA Manoharan, the designated Commissioner of Metro Rail…

25 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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1st Segment Launched for Nagpur Metro’s East-West Line

On Monday morning, workers from Afcons Infrastructure launched the first precast…

24 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Piling Work Begins for Ahmedabad Metro’s Thaltej – West Ramp Stretch

Construction work for the 8.21 km western leg of Ahmedabad Metro’s 20.737 km east-west line connecting Thaltej Gam with the West Ramp has started…

24 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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DMRC Pulls Train Through Delhi Metro’s Kalkaji – IGI Tunnels

Surprise! 😀 While the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety was wrapping up safety inspections yesterday evening on the Violet Line in Old Delhi, the operations…

24 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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[Pics] CMRS’ Inspection of Delhi Metro’s ITO – Kashmere Gate Section

A couple hours ago, the final 2-day safety inspections of the Delhi Metro’s 5.17 km ITO – Kashmere Gate section of the Violet Line came to an end….

23 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Sam India Lowest Bidder for Lucknow Metro’s Amausi – Airport Section

Sam India Builtwell Pvt. Ltd. has emerged as the lowest bidder for constructing a roughly 1 km underground section of Lucknow Metro’s 22.878 km Line-1…

23 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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TBM S639 Completes Tunnel Under Hooghly River to Enter Kolkata

This Saturday, TBM S639 operated by the Afcons – Transtonnelstroy JV team completed its journey underneath the Hooghly River and crossed into Kolkata’s…

23 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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CMRS to Inspect Bangalore Metro’s Green Line on May 29-31

The final round of safety inspections of Bangalore Metro’s 12 km Sampige Road – Yelachenahalli section of the Green Line are scheduled to be held…

20 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 16 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 58.68 km
• Delhi: 24 December 2002 – 351.2 km
• Bangalore: 20 October 2011 – 72.2 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 46.5 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 – 37.9 km
• Nagpur: 8 March 2019 – 38.2 km
• Kanpur – 29 December 2021 – 8.7 km
• Pune: 6 March 2022 – 29.7 km
• Navi Mumbai: 17 November 2023 – 11.1 km
• Agra: March 6 2024 – 5.2 km

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