[Pics] CMRS Visits Bangalore Metro’s Yelachenahalli Station

Yesterday afternoon, KA Manoharan, the designated Commissioner of Metro Rail…

25 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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1st Segment Launched for Nagpur Metro’s East-West Line

On Monday morning, workers from Afcons Infrastructure launched the first precast…

24 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Piling Work Begins for Ahmedabad Metro’s Thaltej – West Ramp Stretch

Construction work for the 8.21 km western leg of Ahmedabad Metro’s 20.737…

24 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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DMRC Pulls Train Through Delhi Metro’s Kalkaji – IGI Tunnels

Surprise! 😀 While the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety was wrapping up safety…

24 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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[Pics] CMRS’ Inspection of Delhi Metro’s ITO – Kashmere Gate Section

A couple hours ago, the final 2-day safety inspections of the Delhi Metro’s…

23 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Sam India Lowest Bidder for Lucknow Metro’s Amausi – Airport Section

Sam India Builtwell Pvt. Ltd. has emerged as the lowest bidder for constructing…

23 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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TBM S639 Completes Tunnel Under Hooghly River to Enter Kolkata

This Saturday, TBM S639 operated by the Afcons – Transtonnelstroy JV team…

23 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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CMRS to Inspect Bangalore Metro’s Green Line on May 29-31

The final round of safety inspections of Bangalore Metro’s 12 km Sampige…

20 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 16 Comments
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ITD Cem Lowest Bidder for 8 Stations on Nagpur Metro’s EW Line

ITD Cementation India has emerged as the lowest bidder for constructing eight new stations on Nagpur Metro’s 8.15 km Reach-4 elevated section, between…

19 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Metro Line to Bangalore Airport Finalized via Jakkur & Yelahanka

Karnataka’s Minister for Bengaluru Development and Town Planning, KJ George, yesterday announced that the state’s Chief Minister has finalized…

18 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 78 Comments
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1st Pier Cast for Nagpur Metro’s 18.6 km East-West Line

May 24 Update – Pier#153 is among the first few piers of the line; the ones shown below are not. Apologies! Over the past week, workers from Afcons…

18 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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HCC-URC JV Lowest Bidder for Bangalore Metro’s RV Rd – HSR Layout

The Hindustan Construction Company Ltd. – URC Construction Pvt Ltd. (HCC – URC) JV has emerged as the lowest bidder for constructing the 6.340…

16 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 46 Comments
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3rd Launching Gantry Commissioned for Bangalore Metro’s Reach 4B

On this past Friday night, workers from NCC commissioned their 3rd launching gantry in front of the Nandi Toyota dealership at Thalaghattapura for building the…

15 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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Chennai Metro’s 8 km Koyambedu – Nehru Park Section Inaugurated

Just about an hour ago, Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister and the Union Minister for Urban Development inaugurated commercial services on Chennai Metro’s 8…

14 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 32 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 – 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 – 60.7 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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