ICF Rolls out New Generation Trainset for Kolkata Metro

On July 4, the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai rolled out the first…

13 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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1st TBM makes a Breakthrough at Jaipur Metro’s Badi Chaupar Station

Note – this wasn’t a traditional breakthrough and an excavator was…

13 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Jaipur Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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NCC & Simplex Begin Launching U-girders for Mumbai Metro’s Line-7

After J Kumar Infraprojects launched their first U-girder for package CA-02…

13 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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DMRC Modifies Alignment of Phase 4’s Saket – Lajpat Nagar Line

So back in October 2016, I wrote about the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) revealing…

12 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 25 Comments
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L&T Completes Building Hyderabad Metro’s Begumpet ROB

On July 8, workers from Larsen & Toubro (L&T) launched their final 54…

11 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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1st U-girder Launched for Mumbai Metro’s Line-2 in Borivali

In the early hours of July 7, workers from the J Kumar – CRTG JV launched…

11 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 15 Comments
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TBM S711 Makes a Breakthrough at Chennai’s Theagaraya College Stn

On June 26, TBM S711 – a Herrenknecht Tunnel Boring Machine operated…

11 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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DMRC Invites Bids to Extend Airport Express Line to Dwarka Sector-25

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation last week invited bids to extend its 22.9 km…

10 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 20 Comments
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BMRCL Invites Geotechnical Bids for Nagawara – Airport Line

The roughly 28 km Nagawara – Kempegowda International Airport (KIAL) metro line that was envisioned to be built in Phase 3 just got a small but…

10 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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Sam India Awarded Mumbai Metro’s Aarey Depot & Station Contract

In late June, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) awarded Sam (India) Builtwell Pvt. Ltd with a Rs. 328 crore contract to construct the 33.5…

10 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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BMRCL Invites Bids for 4 UG Packages on Gottigere – Nagawara Line

Finally! After receiving a go-ahead from the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. this week invited bids for the…

01 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 49 Comments
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MahaMetro Rejects Simplex’s Bid; Re-invites Bids for Pune’s Line-2

Whenever I post news about financial bids being opened to reveal the lowest bidder’s name, I add a small caveat that the lowest bidder will only…

01 Jul 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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BMRCL Signs 1st MoU to Fund ORR Line with Embassy Group

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd on Friday signed its first memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Embassy Group to fund the construction of…

24 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 42 Comments
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5th New Train Arrives at Lucknow Metro’s Transport Nagar Depot

On Wednesday afternoon, 4 coaches belonging to the 5th new Alstom Metropolis train-set for Lucknow Metro’s 22.87 km Line-1 arrived in the city’s Transport…

23 Jun 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 7 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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