BEML Wins Contract to Convert Bangalore Metro Trains into 6-Coaches

Bangalore-based BEML Ltd. yesterday announced that it had won a Rs 1,421-crore…

28 Mar 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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ITD-ITD Cem JV Lowest Bidder for B’lore Metro’s Bomasandra-HosaRd

The Italian-Thai Development – ITD Cementation India (ITD-ITD Cem) JV today…

25 Mar 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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ITD-ITD Cem JV Lowest Bidder for Bangalore Metro’s Reach 1A

A couple days after emerging as the lowest bidder for the 7.218 km Reach 1B,…

24 Mar 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 27 Comments
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Piling Work Begins for Ahmedabad Metro’s Shreyas – Ranip Section

Construction work for the 8.94 km Shreyas – Ranip section of Ahmedabad…

24 Mar 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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ITD-ITD Cem JV Lowest Bidder for Bangalore Metro’s Whitefield Extn

That was quick! Yesterday, the Italian-Thai Development – ITD Cementation…

22 Mar 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 28 Comments
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TBM S496 Makes a Breakthrough at Delhi Metro’s Gurdwara Shaft

Last week, TBM S496 – the 3rd tunnel boring machine operated by the CEC-CICI…

22 Mar 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 26 Comments
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[Pics] Chennai Metro’s Nehru Park Station – March 2017

Here’s a picture-post with some new images of Chennai Metro’s upcoming Nehru…

17 Mar 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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CEC-ITD-TPL JV Casts 1st Tunnel Ring Segment for Mumbai’s Line-3

Earlier this week, the Continental Engineering Co. – ITD Cementation India…

17 Mar 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 18 Comments
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[Pics] Delhi Metro’s Kashmere Gate Station – March 2017

Here’s a picture-post showcasing the status of the Kashmere Gate Station on the Delhi Metro’s upcoming 5.17 km ITO – Kashmere Gate extension of the…

11 Mar 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 46 Comments
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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 Station – the temporary northern terminal of the 22.878 km Line-1…

11 Mar 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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[Pics] Bangalore Metro’s Majestic Station – March 2017

On March 8, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.’s Managing Director took the city’s Development Minister, K. J. George, on a tour of…

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 line in late-2016, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. has now…

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 Pune Metro’s 31.254 km Phase 1 project by inviting bids from…

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 first pier cap on Pier-62 near the Pathanwadi Station for Mumbai Metro’s…

03 Mar 2017 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 11 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 – 94.3 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 – 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

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