Alstom Wins 40 Coach & Electrical Contract for Chennai & Jaipur Metro

Alstom this weekend announced the completion of its first all-electric locomotive…

12 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro, Jaipur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Govt Launches I-Metros – Association of Indian Metro Operators

On this past Thursday, Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha launched “I-Metros”…

12 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other ⋅ 20 Comments
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ITD Cem Begins Launching Segments for Bangalore Metro’s Reach 1A

Last night, a crew from ITD Cementation India last launched their first precast…

10 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 67 Comments
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ITD Cem Casts 1st Pier for Bangalore Metro’s Line-3 at Electronic City

Workers from the ITD – ITD India Cem JV today completed casting their first…

09 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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Delhi Metro Pink Line’s 1st Stretch to Open on March 14

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

09 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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CMRS Approves Commercial Operations on Delhi Metro’s Pink Line

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Thursday evening announced that they’ve…

09 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 16 Comments
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L&T-STEC JV Completes Casting 1000 Tunnel Rings for Mumbai Metro

This weekend, Larsen & Toubro and Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Company (L&T…

07 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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NCC Begins Launching Cantilever Wings for Nagpur Metro’s Viaduct

This past weekend, workers from NCC Ltd. began launching 9.3m wide cantilever…

07 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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TBM D215 Lowered into Mumbai Metro’s Pali Ground Shaft

This afternoon, workers from Larsen & Toubro and Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Company (L&T – STEC) JV began lowering parts of tunnel boring machine…

01 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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(Pics) Delhi Metro’s Terminal 1 Airport Station Gets Ready for Launch

While an announcement on the completion of train testing on Delhi Metro Magenta Line’s pending 25.59 km portion (Janakpuri West – Hauz Khas…

01 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 65 Comments
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BKC Plot to House IFSC & Terminal for Mumbai – Ahmedabad HSR Line

On Tuesday, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) formally handed over relevant land documents for a 4.6 hectare land parcel at…

01 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 12 Comments
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5 Firms Submit Qualification Bids for Visakhapatnam Metro Project

Five firms on Tuesday submitted applications (bids) for qualification in response to the Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation’s request for qualification…

01 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Visakhapatnam Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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BMRCL Invites Bids for Bangalore Metro ORR Line’s Construction

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. today initiated the civil bidding process for the construction of Bangalore Metro’s 19.457 km Outer Ring…

27 Feb 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 57 Comments
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(Pics) Delhi Metro’s Naraina Vihar Station Gets Ready for Launch

With the launch of Delhi Metro’s Pink Line just weeks away (CMRS’ 3-day final inspection is ongoing), here’s a look inside the Naraina…

27 Feb 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 12 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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