[Pics] Bangalore Metro’s Chickpet Station – March 2017

Here’s a picture-post with some new images of Bangalore Metro’s upcoming…

02 Mar 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 19 Comments
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Karnataka Govt’s Cabinet Approves Bangalore Metro’s ORR Line

The Karnataka government’s cabinet today approved Bangalore Metro’s…

01 Mar 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 24 Comments
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Simplex Lowest Bidder for B’lore’s Hessaraghatta Cross – BIEC Section

The contractor for the northern extension of Bangalore Metro’s Green Line…

28 Feb 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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TBM S710 Makes a Breakthrough at Chennai Metro’s Central Station

A little more than four years after being commissioned from Washermenpet in…

27 Feb 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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2nd Launching Gantry Commissioned for B’lore’s R4B at Yelachenahalli

Workers from NCC this weekend commissioned their 2nd launching gantry at Yelachenahalli…

21 Feb 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 39 Comments
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LMRC Extends Lucknow Metro Trial Runs to Charbagh Station

The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) Ltd. yesterday evening extended trial…

17 Feb 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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TBM S711 Lowered into Chennai Metro’s Washermenpet Shaft

After making a breakthrough at Central Station for Chennai Metro’s UAA-01…

15 Feb 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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TBM S640 Makes a Breakthrough at Kolkata Metro’s Howrah Station

Earlier this month, TBM S640 – a Herrenknecht EPB Tunnel Boring Machine…

14 Feb 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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Bangalore Metro – February 2017 Phase 1 Update

Over this weekend, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) made their February 2017 newsletter available for everyone to see the progress made…

14 Feb 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 29 Comments
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Lucknow Metro’s 255m Cantilever Bridge Completed

Late last month, workers from SP Singla Constructions Pvt Ltd. performed the last concrete pour and celebrated the completion of Lucknow Metro’s…

08 Feb 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 18 Comments
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Pratibha-Ranjit Lowest Bidder for Ahmedabad’s 5 Station Contract

The contractor for the last civil package of Ahmedabad Metro’s 39.259 km Phase 1 project is now known! Yesterday, the Pratibha Industries –…

02 Feb 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Siemens Consortium Wins Nagpur Metro’s Signalling Contract

The recently constituted Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (MahaMetro) has announced on Nagpur Metro’s website that a Siemens India led consortium…

02 Feb 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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DMRC Revises Magenta Line’s Deadline to December 2017

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has revised their publicly facing deadline for the 38.235 km Magenta Line to December 2017 – the 1st time ever they’ve…

02 Feb 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 18 Comments
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DMRC’s MD Indicates Heritage Line to Now Open Only After Holi

If you’ve been following along, then this shouldn’t come as a surprise. Speaking with The Hindu’s editorial team in Delhi, the Delhi…

26 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 24 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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