TBM S703 Makes a Breakthrough at Chennai Metro’s AG-DMS Station

With some external assistance, TBM S703 – a Herrenknecht tunnel boring machine…

19 Oct 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 20 Comments
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Terratec Completes Factory Testing 4th New TBM for Mumbai Metro

Australia-based tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturer Terratec on this past…

17 Oct 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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2.29 MW Solar Project Completed on Mumbai Metro’s Line-1

Mumbai Metro One Private Ltd.’s solar contractor Waaree Energies has…

16 Oct 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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L&T Extends Trial Runs on Hyderabad Metro’s Line-3 to Begumpet

With OHE electrification works and inspection completed, L&T Metro Rail…

14 Oct 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Herrenknecht Completes Factory Testing 3rd TBM for Mumbai Metro

German tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturer Herrenknecht AG on October 11…

14 Oct 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Signalling Tests Completed on Delhi Metro’s Bot. Garden-Kalkaji Stretch

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has announced that its engineers along…

13 Oct 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 25 Comments
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L&T Begins D-Wall Work for Ahmedabad Metro’s TBM Launch Shaft

After Afcons Infrastructure started work for a tunnel boring machine (TBM)…

06 Oct 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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GoI – EIB Sign Rs. 2300 cr Loan Deal for Bangalore Metro’s Line-4

The Government of India and European Investment Bank (EIB) today signed a finance…

05 Oct 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 26 Comments
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Mumbai Metro’s TBMs S1074 & T60 Arrive at Mumbai Port

This past weekend, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation welcomed the delivery of two new tunnel boring machines (TBMs) from China for building different sections of…

05 Oct 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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Kochi Metro’s 5 km Second Stretch Inaugurated

Kerala’s Chief Minister and India’s Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs yesterday inaugurated the new 5 km Palarivattom – Maharaja’s…

04 Oct 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Trial Runs on Nagpur Metro’s Line-1 Officially Flagged Off

6 days after the first ever trial run was conducted, the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MahaMetro) today officially launched trial runs…

30 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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CMRS Approves Kochi Metro’s 2nd Stretch for Operations

Kochi Metro Rail Ltd has announced that it has received the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS)’s final approval for commencing commercial operations…

29 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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NCC Begins Construction on Pune Metro’s Line-2

Following the award of a Rs. 363.70 crore contract to NCC in August, the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MahaMetro) on Thursday conducted…

29 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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Sydney Metro Receives First Indian Built Alstom Train

Sydney Metro has announced the delivery of the first Alstom Metropolis trainset to its Rouse Hill Depot on the 36 km Northwest Line. The 6-coach train…

28 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other ⋅ 7 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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