PM Modi & Abe Unveil Foundation Stone for India’s 1st High Speed Line

This news marks an excellent time for me to start tracking the 508 km Mumbai…

15 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 33 Comments
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LKT Engineering Wins Pune Metro Line-2’s DDC Contract

A consortium of LKT Engineering Consultants Ltd. and Architect Hafeez Contractor has…

14 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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7th Alstom Train Arrives at Lucknow Metro’s Transport Nagar Depot

Four coaches belonging to the 7th new Alstom Metropolis train-set for Lucknow…

14 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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BMRCL Drops Bangalore Metro’s Whitefield Station from Phase 2 Map

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) yesterday revealed an updated…

14 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 48 Comments
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Nagpur Metro Rolls Out 1st Train with New Orange-White Livery

During the recent inspection of Nagpur Metro Line-1’s Khapri Depot by…

13 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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MMRDA Invites Bids for Mumbai Metro Line-2’s Mandale Depot

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has invited bids…

13 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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Segment Launching Begins for Nagpur Metro’s Double-Decker Section

Workers from NCC Ltd. have started launching precast segments to construct the…

11 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Afcons Begins D-Wall Work for Ahmedabad Metro’s TBM Launch Shaft

After starting work to cast guide walls in July, workers from Afcons Infrastructure…

11 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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CMRL Invites Bids for Chennai Metro’s Wimco Nagar Depot

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. has invited bids from infrastructure firms for the construction of its second depot at Wimco Nagar to support operations and maintenance…

10 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Signalling Tests Completed for Kochi Metro’s 2nd Stretch

Engineers from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Alstom have completed testing the signalling and telecommunication system on a 5 km extension…

10 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Telangana CM Reinvites PM Modi to Inaugurate Hyderabad Metro in Nov

Telangana’s Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has reinvited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate two sections of Hyderabad Metro’s…

10 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Egis-Feedback Infra JV Appointed to Review Jaipur Metro Line-2’s DPR

A consortium of Egis Rail S.A., Egis India Consulting India Pvt. Ltd. and Feedback Infra Pvt. Ltd. has been awarded with an estimated 6 crore contract…

08 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Jaipur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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2nd ICF Medha Train-Set Arrives for Kolkata Metro

Kolkata Metro’s second Medha train-set built by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai rolled into the city’s Noapara Depot on September…

08 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 19 Comments
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[Pics] Lucknow Metro Starts Operations; Logs 31688 Riders on Day-1

A day after getting formally inaugurated, the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) on September 6 started commercial operations on the first 8.48 km…

08 Sep 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 3 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 – 94.3 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 – 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

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