CMRS to Inspect Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line between May 8 – 10

The final round of safety inspections on the pending 25.59 km Janakpuri West…

01 May 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 57 Comments
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NCC Launches 1st Segment for Pune Metro’s Line-2

That was awfully quick! On Monday night, NCC Ltd. launched their first precast…

21 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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NCC Casts 1st Pier for Pune Metro’s Line-2 at Kothrud

Workers from the NCC Ltd. on March 11 completed casting their first pier for…

16 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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Terratec Completes Factory Testing 5th New TBM for Mumbai Metro

Australia-based tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturer Terratec yesterday…

15 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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(Pics) Delhi Metro’s 21.565 km Pink Line (Line-7) Inaugurated

Say hello to Delhi’s 9th new metro line! Less than an hour ago, Delhi’s…

14 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 27 Comments
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MMRDA Invites Bids for Mumbai Metro Line-5’s General Consultant

Update – this was awarded to a consortium of Systra – Consulting…

14 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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History of Delhi Metro Pink Line’s Majlis Park – South Campus Section

With less than 9 hours to go for the launch of Delhi Metro’s 21.565 km Majlis…

14 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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Trial Runs Begin on Chennai Metro’s Little Mount – AG-DMS Section

Engineers from Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) yesterday afternoon began trial…

13 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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(Pics) Delhi Metro’s New Pink Line Stations Ready for Operations

With the launch of the 21.565 km Majlis Park – Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus section of Delhi Metro’s new 58.59 km Pink Line (Line-7) just…

12 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 16 Comments
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CMRL Publishes Official Phase 2 Map of Chennai Metro Project

So last month, Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) published nine separate notices inviting bids from companies for the appointment of detailed design consultants…

12 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 120 Comments
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Alstom Wins 40 Coach & Electrical Contract for Chennai & Jaipur Metro

Alstom this weekend announced the completion of its first all-electric locomotive from its new Madhepur facility in Bihar. Within that announcement, they…

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” – an association of all Indian metro rail companies…

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 segment near Phoenix Hypercity Mall in Mahadevapura for building Bangalore…

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 pier for Bangalore Metro’s 19.143 km Line-3 which will connect Bommasandra…

09 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 73.1 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 – 79.5 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
• Bhopal: December 21, 2025 – 6.2 km

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