Operations on Kochi Metro’s Line-1 to Start on June 19

June 13 Update – More delays. Line’s public opening has been pushed…

12 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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[Pics] Bangalore Metro’s Majestic Station Ready for Operations

Yesterday afternoon, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.’s Managing…

12 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 29 Comments
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Railway Min Inaugurates Work on Kolkata Metro’s Esplanade Station

India’s Railway Minister, Suresh Prabhu, on Saturday afternoon inaugurated…

11 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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Simplex Infra Launches Work on Bangalore Metro’s BIEC Extension

Officials and engineers from Simplex Infrastructures Ltd. on Friday evening…

11 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 23 Comments
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Construction Begins on Nagpur Metro’s Reach 4 Section

Officials from Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (MahaMetro) and ITD Cementation…

10 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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CMRS Approves Bangalore Metro’s Green Line with 65 Conditions

The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety, K A Manoharan, on Thursday morning submitted…

10 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 17 Comments
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President to Inaugurate Last Leg of Bangalore Metro’s PH1 on June 17

We have a date! After receiving a confirmation from President Pranab Mukherjee’s…

08 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 28 Comments
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New BEML Coach for Delhi Metro Catches Fire in Bangalore

On this Sunday, a new coach built by BEML Ltd. for Delhi Metro’s Red &…

07 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 15 Comments
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Location of UG Stations on Bangalore Metro’s Gottigere-Nagawara Line

I just got my hands on a document which displays a highly detailed design of the 13.79 km underground section of Bangalore Metro’s 21.25 km Gottigere…

06 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 99 Comments
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ITD Cem Lowest Bidder for Kolkata Metro’s UG Airport Section

ITD Cementation India Limited has emerged as the lowest bidder for constructing Kolkata Metro’s ramp, box tunnels and underground station at the…

05 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Geotechnical Investigations Begin for Delhi Metro’s Phase 4

Numerous geotechnical engineering firms have started soil investigations throughout Delhi for the upcoming Phase 4 project which just grew to 108.79 km…

05 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 20 Comments
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4th New Train Arrives at Lucknow Metro’s Transport Nagar Depot

Yesterday evening, 2 coaches of the 4th new 4-coach Alstom Metropolis train-set for Lucknow Metro’s 22.87 km Line-1 arrived in the city’s Transport…

03 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Haryana Govt. Approves Delhi Metro’s 4.86 km Extn to Kundli

Delhi Metro’s 103.93 km Phase 4 project just got a little bigger! Yesterday, the Haryana government’s cabinet led by the Chief Minister approved…

02 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 27 Comments
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CMRS Inspects Bangalore Metro’s Peenya Depot & Byp’halli OCC

The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety, KA Manoharan, and his team today carried out further inspections of Bangalore Metro’s Peenya Depot and Baiyapanahalli…

01 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 22 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 – 351.2 km
• Bangalore: 20 October 2011 – 75.2 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 59.2 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 – 58.7 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

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