Tata-CCECC Lowest Bidder for Ahmedabad’s Thaltej-West Ramp Stretch

Another missing piece of Ahmedabad Metro’s 39.259 km Phase 1 project has…

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EIB & AIIB in Talks with BMRCL for Funding Bangalore’s Phase 2

The potential sources of the remaining funds required to build the Rs. 26,405…

13 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 34 Comments
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CMRS Completes Inspection of Kochi Metro’s Rolling Stock & Depot

On January 10, a 3-member team led by K. A. Manoharan, the designated Commissioner…

13 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Design Finalized for Nagpur Metro’s Sitabuldi Interchange Station

Via a Facebook post, the Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation has unveiled the final…

13 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Navi Mumbai Metro’s Steel Bridge Design Approved by Indian Railways

This is big news for Navi Mumbai. After several rounds of design submissions…

11 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Navi Mumbai Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Assembly Work Begins for Hyderabad Metro’s Oliphant Bridge

Remember the 83m long steel truss bridge that was fabricated and assembled…

11 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Bangalore Metro – January 2017 Phase 1 Update

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) yesterday made their January…

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1st Segment Launched for Bangalore Metro’s Challegatta Extension

On January 9, a crew from IL&FS Engineering commissioned their first launching…

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[Pics] Lucknow Metro’s Mawaiya Cantilever Bridge – January 2017

Here’s a post with some new images of Lucknow Metro’s crucial 255m long cantilever bridge that is being built over the Indian Railways’ lines…

10 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Casting Work Begins for 1st Pier of Mumbai Metro’s Line-2

January 10 Update: Post has been updated with correct images With the rebar framework ready for multiple piers, workers today began casting work on New…

09 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 21 Comments
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Piling Starts for all 7 TBM Launch Shafts of Mumbai Metro’s Line-3

Construction on Mumbai Metro’s 33.5 km underground Line-3 project has picked up this month with secant piling work for Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM)…

09 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 17 Comments
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Delhi Govt’s Cabinet Approves Delhi Metro’s Phase 4 Project

On Friday evening, the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi announced via a tweet their cabinet’s long-pending approval for the Delhi Metro’s 103…

09 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 32 Comments
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Segment Launching Begins to Plug Delhi Metro’s Shahdara Gap

Shared this update on Twitter earlier today, but reposting for those not on it. On this past Monday morning, workers from the JMC-CHEC JV began launching…

06 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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[Pics] Bangalore Metro’s Chickpet Station – January 2017

Shared this update on Twitter earlier today, but reposting for those not on it. Late last month we saw a glimpse of Bangalore Metro’s upcoming Chickpet…

06 Jan 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 29 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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