[Pics] Delhi Metro’s Kashmere Gate Station – March 2017

Here’s a picture-post showcasing the status of the Kashmere Gate Station on…

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[Pics] Lucknow Metro’s Charbagh Station – March 2017

Here’s a picture-post with some new images of Lucknow Metro’s Charbagh…

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

On March 8, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.’s Managing Director…

11 Mar 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 19 Comments
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BMRCL Invites Bids for Bangalore’s Gottigere – Swagath Road Section

After kickstarting the bidding process for the 18.80 km RV Road – Bommasandra…

04 Mar 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 45 Comments
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MahaMetro Invites Bids for Pune Metro’s PCMC – Range Hills Section

Late last month, MahaMetro kick-started the civil bidding process for constructing…

03 Mar 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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1st Pier Cap Launched for Mumbai Metro’s Line-7

Yesterday night, workers from J Kumar Infraprojects launched and erected the…

03 Mar 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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U-Girder & Pier Cap Casting Begins for Lucknow Metro’s North Extn

After launching piling work in October 2016, workers from Larsen & Toubro…

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Segment Launching Begins Near Ahmedabad Metro’s East Ramp

Late last month, workers from J Kumar Infraprojects began launching precast…

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Lucknow Metro’s TBM S53 Starts Tunneling towards Hazratganj

The Tata – Gülermak JV yesterday commissioned TBM S53 – their second Tunnel Boring Machine from the Bapu Bhawan Shaft, located adjacent to the…

02 Mar 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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[Pics] Bangalore Metro’s Chickpet Station – March 2017

Here’s a picture-post with some new images of Bangalore Metro’s upcoming Chickpet Station where major civil and interior finishing works are currently…

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 new 17 km elevated line connecting KR Puram with Silk Board on the Outer…

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 is now known! Yesterday, Simplex Infrastructures Ltd. emerged as the lowest…

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 north Chennai, Tunnel Boring Machine S710 finally made its 3rd and final breakthrough…

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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 to launch precast segments for building the Bangalore Metro Green…

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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 – 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 – 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
• Indore: May 31 2025 – 5.8 km

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