Mumbai Metro approved to run at 80 kmph

Some goods has come out from the Metro’s partial closure of services on…

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Bangalore’s Mysore Rd-Magadi Rd section to open in August

The BMRC is all set to open the 6.4 km long Mysore Road – Magadi Road…

14 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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DMRC starts trial runs on Jahangirpuri-Samaypur Badli section

Earlier this month on July 3, the DMRC quietly started trial runs on the 4.4…

13 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Kochi Metro’s train shell unveiled!

Earlier this year in March, Alstom threw an event to unveil the shell of what…

13 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi’s Airport Express shows signs of a turnaround

The Delhi’s Airport Express line has shown a big jump in ridership compared…

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Kolkata Metro’s new revised deadlines

Things move awfully slow in Bengal and that’s due to the entire spectrum…

12 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Kochi Metro gains momentum

A recently published video by the Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) brings us…

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Phase 2 of Gurgaon’s Rapid Metro to open in 2016

The second phase of Gurgaon’s Rapid Metro system is rapidly (pun intended)…

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Navi Mumbai Metro to start operations in 2017

Due to tendering delays, metro operations in Navi Mumbai are expected to only begin in 2017. The 23.40 km long Line 1 is slated to run from Belapur CBD…

12 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Navi Mumbai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Trial runs on Bangalore’s underground section set to begin

As per recent reports, trial runs of the Namma Metro’s underground stretch from Cubbon Park to Magadi Road will begin in August! This 4.8 km stretch…

12 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Piling work begins in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad is all set to become metro city! To give you a little background, the contract to build an initial 6 km stretch from Vastral Gam to Apparel…

12 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Jaipur’s new Metro system

India’s 6th metro system recently began operations on June 3 and its ridership has since stabilized to roughly 35,000 People Per Day (PPD).  The…

12 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Jaipur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Tunneling Resumes in Chennai

After a pause of a month and half, underground tunneling on the Chennai Metro Rail’s blue line in Anna Salai has finally resumed! The original contractor…

12 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Video] Double Breakthrough at Delhi’s Dabri Mor

Last year, the Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) and Samsung JV complete a simultaneous breakthrough at Delhi’s Dabri Mor station. This station…

12 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata – 24 October 1984 – 47.9 km
• Delhi – 24 December 2002 – 349 km
• Bangalore – 20 October 2011 – 55.6 km
• Gurgaon – 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai – 8 June 2014 – 46.5 km
• Jaipur – 3 June 2015 – 12 km
• Chennai – 29 June 2015 – 54.1 km
• Kochi – 19 June 2017 – 26.8 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 – 37.9 km
• Nagpur – 8 March 2019 – 38.2 km
• Kanpur – 29 December 2021 – 8.7 km
• Pune – 6 March, 2022 – 10.4 km

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