J Kumar Launches 2 x 51m Steel Girders for Mumbai Metro Line-2

In a midnight operation on January 14, workers from J Kumar Infraprojects erected…

20 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Afcons Infra Casts 1st Pier for Kanpur Metro’s Line-1

In the first week of January, workers from Afcons Infrastructure completed casting…

19 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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Terratec Completes Factory Testing 3rd & Final TBM for Pune Metro

Tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturer Terratec on January 11 completed factory…

18 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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DMRC & MMRDA Inspect Mumbai Metro Line-2/7’s BEML Rolling Stock

On Friday, officials from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Mumbai…

18 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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CMRL Invites Bids for Chennai Metro Phase 2’s Line-3 Tunnels

Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) on Monday invited bids for the construction…

08 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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TBM S79 Commissioned for Pune Metro towards Agriculture College Shaft

On Sunday afternoon, workers from Gülermak – Tata Projects Limited JV…

06 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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CCECC-KEC JV Begins Work on Delhi Metro Line-8’s PH4 Extn

On December 30, workers from CCECC-KEC JV in the presence of Delhi Metro Rail…

06 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 18 Comments
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HCC-URCC JV Completes Bangalore Metro Line-3 Span over Line-2

Between November 13-18, workers from HCC – URCC JV completed building…

06 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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CRCHI Completes Factory Tests on Mumbai Coastal Road TBM

This is a deviation from my posts on metro construction, but right up my alley. In December 2019, tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturer China Railway…

04 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways, Other ⋅ 2 Comments
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CRCHI Completes Factory Tests on 4 TBMs for Bangalore Metro Line-4

In November-December 2019, tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturer China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (CRCHI) completed factory acceptance…

04 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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TBM S78 Achieves 1st Breakthrough for Pune Metro Project

On New Year’s eve, tunnel boring machine (TBM) S78 “Mutha” operated by the Gülermak – Tata Projects Limited JV arrived…

03 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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HCC-VCCL Wins Delhi Metro Line-8’s Underground Work at Vikaspuri

Update: HCC-VCCL JV received DMRC’s Letter of Acceptance (LOA) on January 6, 2020. Original Post: HCC-VCCL JV today emerged as the lowest bidder…

03 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Update on Me and Site’s Future

Hello again! Let’s cut to the chase – I got burned out. Some of you might have noticed symptoms in the months prior to my exit. I needed a break…

03 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro, Ahmedabad Metro, Bangalore Metro, Bhopal Metro, Chennai Metro, Coimbatore Metro, Delhi Metro, Delhi NCR RRTS, Gurgaon Metro, Guwahati Metro, High Speed Rail, Hyderabad Metro, Indore Metro, Jaipur Metro, Kanpur Metro, Kochi Metro, Kolkata Metro, Kozhikode Metro, Lucknow Metro, Meerut Metro, Mumbai Metro, Nagpur Metro, Navi Mumbai Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro, Other, Patna Metro, Pune Metro, Surat Metro, Thiruvananthapuram Metro, Varanasi Metro, Vijayawada Metro, Visakhapatnam Metro ⋅ 48 Comments
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Two Chennai Metro Sections Inaugurated to AG-DMS and Central

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday inaugurated two key underground…

26 May 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 17 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 – 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 – 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
• Indore: May 31 2025 – 5.8 km

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