EIB – MahaMetro Sign €600m Loan Agreement for Pune Metro Phase 1

On January 31, the European Investment Bank (EIB) formalized a €600m (Rs….

12 Feb 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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BMRCL Relocates Silkboard Station of Bangalore Metro’s ORR Line-5

Per a report in the Bangalore Mirror, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation has…

12 Feb 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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(Pics) CEG Conducts Soil Testing for Patna Metro’s Phase 1

Over the past couple months, Consulting Engineers Group Limited and its subsidiary…

11 Feb 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Patna Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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APCO-CRFG & KEC-CCECC Cast 1st Segments for Delhi – Meerut RRTS

In January, workers from both assigned contractors of the 18 km ‘priority…

11 Feb 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 10 Comments
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TBM 1238 Makes a Breakthrough for Mumbai Metro Line-3 at Worli

On January 29, tunnel boring machine (TBM) 1238 operated by Doğuş-Soma JV…

11 Feb 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Hyderabad Metro’s Green Line-2 Inaugurated to Complete Phase 1

Telangana’s Chief Minister on February 7 flagged off services on Hyderabad…

10 Feb 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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MMRDA Invites Bids for Mumbai Metro Line-7’s Balance Works

Shortly after terminating its Rs. 348 crore civil construction contract with…

10 Feb 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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TBM S79 Records 2nd Breakthrough for Pune Metro Line-1

On Tuesday afternoon, tunnel boring machine (TBM) S79 operated by the Gülermak…

29 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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J Kumar Conducts Pile Load Tests for Mumbai Metro Line-9

Over the past month, J Kumar Infraprojects began conducting initial pile load testing at two sites between Dahisar East and Mira Bhayandar for building…

29 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Geotechnical & Design Bids Invited for Kolkata Metro Line-4’s Extn

In mid-January, West Bengal’s state government and Metro Railway Kolkata invited bids for assigning a contractor to conduct surveys, geo-technical…

29 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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[Pics] Nagpur Metro Aqua Line’s 1st Section Inaugurated

On Tuesday morning, Maharashtra’s Chief Minister and several Union Ministers inaugurated commercial services on the first 11 km elevated stretch…

29 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Noida Metro Invites DDC Bids for Extn to Gr. Noida Sector-2

Noida Metro Rail Corporation this past week invited bids from engineering design firms for the appointment of a Detailed Design Consultant (DDC) to assist…

28 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Afcons Awarded Mumbai Metro Line-5’s Thane – Bhiwandi Section

This news is dated, but just putting this out here for the record 🙂 On January 7, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) awarded…

28 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Nagpur Metro’s Aqua Line-2 to Open on Jan 28

An 11 km stretch of Nagpur Metro’s 19.4 km Line-2 (Aqua Line) will be inaugurated for commercial operations remotely by Maharashtra’s…

27 Jan 2020 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 0 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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