YFC Lowest Bidder for Delhi Metro Airport Line’s Extn to Dwarka ECC

YFC Projects Private Limited has emerged as the lowest bidder for constructing…

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3rd STEC TBM Completes Factory Tests for Mumbai Metro’s Line-3

China-based tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturer Shanghai Tunnel Engineering…

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CMRS Approves Delhi Metro Magenta Line’s Kalkaji – B. Garden Section

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Sunday evening announced that it has received…

20 Nov 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 33 Comments
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CMRS Begins Inspections on Hyderabad Metro’s SRN – M’guda Stretch

Yesterday, L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited announced the start of the…

18 Nov 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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[Pics] CMRS Completes 3-Day Inspection of Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line

On Wednesday, the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety and his team of 5 other…

18 Nov 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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[Pics] Day-2: CMRS’ Inspection of Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line

Day-2 of the 3-day final safety inspections on the 12.64 km Botanical Garden…

14 Nov 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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[Pics] Hyderabad Metro’s Ameerpet Interchange Gets Ready for Launch

With only 2 weeks to go for the inauguration of Hyderabad Metro’s 30 km…

14 Nov 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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ITD Cem Begins Casting Segments for Bangalore Metro’s Line-3

Earlier this month, workers from the ITD Cementation India Limited JV began…

14 Nov 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 37 Comments
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ITD Cem Launches 1st Segment for Nagpur Metro’s Reach-4

In the early morning hours of this Sunday, workers from ITD Cementation India launched their 1st precast segment for constructing the viaduct of Nagpur…

14 Nov 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Track-Laying Work Begins Inside Lucknow Metro’s Tunnels

On this past Sunday, Kalindee Rail Nirman – the ballastless-track contractor for Lucknow Metro’s 22.8 km Line-1 began laying tracks inside…

13 Nov 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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[Pics] CMRS Begins Inspection of Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line

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

13 Nov 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 25 Comments
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Simplex Lowest Bidder for Mumbai Metro Line-2B’s Western Section

Simplex Infrastructures Ltd. today emerged as the lowest bidder for constructing the 12.714 km DN Nagar – Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) section of…

13 Nov 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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Systra Awarded Mumbai Metro Line-4’s DDC Contract

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has announced that SYSTRA MVA Consulting (India) Private Limited, the Indian subsidiary…

10 Nov 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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J Kumar–CRTG JV Launches 1st T-Girder for Mumbai Metro’s Line-2

On the night of November 2, workers from the J Kumar – CRTG JV launched their 1st T-shaped girder for constructing the concourse level of the 18.6…

09 Nov 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 6 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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