HCC-URC JV Lowest Bidder for Bangalore Metro’s RV Rd – HSR Layout

The Hindustan Construction Company Ltd. – URC Construction Pvt Ltd. (HCC…

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…

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…

14 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 32 Comments
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History of Chennai Metro’s Koyambedu – Nehru Park Section

With less than 24 hours to go for the inauguration of Chennai Metro’s 8 km…

13 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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CMRS to Inspect Delhi Metro’s ITO-Kashmere Gate Stretch on May 22-23

The final round of safety inspections of the Delhi Metro’s 5.17 km ITO…

13 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Chennai Metro’s Koyambedu – Nehru Park Stretch to Open on May 14

The Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) is all set to inaugurate commercial services…

12 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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DMRC Publishes New Phase 4 Map & Table of Delhi’s Metro Project

So back in late-March, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) published a…

12 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 61 Comments
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MahaMetro Invites Bids for 9 Stations on Pune Metro’s Reach-1

Days after awarding NCC Ltd. with a contract to construct the 10.795 km viaduct…

11 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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GoI Approves & DMRC Invites Bids for Najafgarh – Dhansa BS Section

Phase 3  just got a little longer! The Government of India yesterday announced its approval for a 1.218 km underground extension of the Delhi Metro’s…

11 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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CMRS Approves Kochi Metro’s Aluva – Palarivattom Section

The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) from the railways’ southern circle has given its final approval to the Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL)…

09 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Soma Begins Launching Segments for Bangalore Metro’s Reach 2B

Last week, Soma Enterprise Ltd. commissioned their 1st launching gantry south of RV College of Engineering in Pattanagere for building the viaduct of…

09 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 19 Comments
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Delhi Metro’s New Fares to Go Live in 2 Phases on May 10 & Oct 1

The Delhi Metro’s much needed 4th fare revision will go live this Wednesday (May 10) after the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s board approved…

09 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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[Videos] Speed Trials Conducted on Bangalore Metro’s Green Line

On the morning of May 5, engineers from the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) and the Research Design & Standards Organisation (RDSO)…

08 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 16 Comments
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Before I started this website, I didn’t really “get” Twitter. It took me a while to learn all the ropes, but gradually I began to embrace it and…

06 May 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro, Ahmedabad Metro, Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Delhi NCR RRTS, Gurgaon Metro, Guwahati Metro, Hyderabad Metro, Jaipur Metro, Kanpur Metro, Kochi Metro, Kolkata Metro, Kozhikode Metro, Lucknow Metro, Meerut Metro, Mumbai Metro, Nagpur Metro, Navi Mumbai Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro, Other, Patna Metro, Pune Metro, Surat Metro, Thiruvananthapuram Metro, Varanasi Metro, Vijayawada Metro, Visakhapatnam Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 73.1 km
• Delhi: 24 December 2002 – 353.3 km
• Bangalore: 20 October 2011 – 94.3 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 79.5 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 – 16 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
• Patna: October 6, 2025 – 3.2 km
• Bhopal: December 21, 2025 – 6.2 km

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