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…

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…

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…

01 Mar 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 13 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…

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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(Pics) Kochi Metro’s Ernakulam Cantilever Bridge – Feb 2018

Here’s a picture-post with some new images of Kochi Metro’s 220m long cantilever bridge taking shape over the Indian Railways’ lines in Ernakulam….

27 Feb 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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CMRL Invites Bids for Chennai Metro PH2’s Detailed Design & Soil Test

Earlier this month, Chennai Metro Rail Ltd began the initial legwork for executing Chennai’s upcoming 107.55 km Phase 2 metro project. In a series…

27 Feb 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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CMRS Begins Final Inspection of Delhi Metro’s Pink Line

This morning, Shailesh Kumar Pathak – the appointed Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) and his team of 5 other officials from the Indian Railways’…

26 Feb 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 25 Comments
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Lucknow Metro: 2.5 km of Tracks Laid for North Extn; 11th Train Arrives

This weekend, Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation announced the completion of track laying work on a 2.5 km stretch, between Lekhraj Market – RS Mishra…

26 Feb 2018 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 4 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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