JICA Approves Higher Bids for Mumbai’s Colaba – SEEPZ line

This is BIG news! Over this weekend, Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd’s…

14 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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NMRCL Invites Bids for 9 Stations on Nagpur’s Metro’s NS Line

The Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. has finally invited bids (see notice)…

11 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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2nd TBM Commissioned from Delhi Metro’s RK Puram Shaft

Yesterday morning, the FEMC-Pratibha JV team for contract CC-18 in Delhi commissioned…

10 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Trial Assembly Completed for Lucknow Metro’s 60m Bridge

HMM Infra this week completed the trial assembly of a 60 meter long steel…

10 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Bangalore Metro – March 2016 Tunneling Update

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) just released their March…

09 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 23 Comments
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TBM Makes 4th Breakthrough at Delhi Metro’s Panchsheel Park Station

And yet another breakthrough! This is the 2nd one for the month after the breakthrough…

09 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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BMRCL Still Awaiting Key Approvals for Underground Section

I shared part of this with my Twitter followers yesterday and am reproducing…

09 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Patna Metro’s DPR Sent to Centre for Approval

After approving the Patna Metro project’s Detailed Project Report (DPR)…

09 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Patna Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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TBM Makes 2nd Breakthrough at Delhi Metro’s Mayapuri Shaft

On the morning of March 2, the S27 Tunnel Boring Machine operated by the J. Kumar – CRTG – Terratec team for contract CC-20 of Delhi Metro’s…

08 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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CMRL Conducts Test Run with OHE Vehicle Between Airport & Alandur

On March 1 and 4, the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. operated an overhead electrification maintenance vehicle between the Airport and Alandur stations to test…

08 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Aerial Images of Lucknow’s Metro at Transport Nagar

Here are some fantastic new aerial images of the southern most section of the under construction 8.48 km priority stretch of Lucknow’s Metro!…

08 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Noida – Gr.Noida Metro U/C at Sectors Alpha & Delta

Here are some brand new images of the 30.016 km Noida Metro line under construction by CEC-SAM in Greater Noida! These were shot between the Alpha I and…

08 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Kochi Metro Begins Trial Runs Between Muttom & Kalamassery

While I was out on a vacation (see pics here & here), the Kochi Metro Rail Ltd & Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on the evening of February 27 launched…

07 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Delhi Metro Phase 3 – March 2016 Tunneling Update

I just got back from a much needed vacation (see pics here & here), so excuse the delay in publishing this month’s tunneling update! All the…

07 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 18 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 58.68 km
• Delhi: 24 December 2002 – 351.2 km
• Bangalore: 20 October 2011 – 72.2 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 – 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 – 37.9 km
• Nagpur: 8 March 2019 – 38.2 km
• Kanpur – 29 December 2021 – 8.7 km
• Pune: 6 March 2022 – 29.7 km
• Navi Mumbai: 17 November 2023 – 11.1 km
• Agra: March 6 2024 – 5.2 km

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