Track Laying Work Starts for Lucknow Metro

Last week I had tweeted about the arrival of 225 tracks at Lucknow Metro’s depot…

18 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Gujarat CM Lays Foundation Stone For Ahmedabad Metro’s Line 2

On this Sunday, Gujarat’s Chief Minister Anandiben Patel laid the foundation…

18 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi Metro Begins Pushing Truss Bridge Over Punjabi Bagh Underpass

The Delhi Metro’s contractors on the auspicious day of Makar Sankranti…

16 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Delhi Metro Begins Installing Platform Screen Doors

After successfully testing a prototype, the Delhi Metro’s contractors…

15 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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New Hyderabad Metro Trains Spotted at Chennai Port

So earlier this month, I had tweeted about the Hyderabad Metro expecting 2 new…

14 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Bangalore Metro – January 2016 Tunneling Update

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) recently released their January 2016…

12 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 26 Comments
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[Pics] Finishing Works at Delhi Metro’s Delhi Cantt. Station

With civil construction completed on the Delhi Cantonment to Moti Bagh section…

12 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Cradle Lowered for Kolkata Metro’s TBM at Howrah Maidan

On this past Friday, India’s Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the…

11 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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[Pics] 1st Metro Train Arrives in Kochi

After a 750 km journey over a period of 8 days, the first metro train for Kochi has arrived at its new home – the Muttom Depot! The Alstom built…

11 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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MMRC to Execute Mumbai’s Jogeshwari – SEEPZ – Kanjurmarg Metro Line

Following the recommendation by an expert committee formed by the Maharashtra government, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) will now be responsible…

07 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Navi Mumbai’s Metro Line Under Construction at Panchanand

Here are some brand new images of Navi Mumbai’s 11.10 km metro line under construction in the Panchanand area of Navi Mumbai! This is where the depot…

06 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Navi Mumbai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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9 Images from Inside Kochi Metro’s New Trains

With Kochi’s first metro train flagged off from Alstom’s plant in Andhra Pradesh on January 2, let’s take a closer look at the interiors…

06 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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2nd TBM Starts Tunneling on Delhi Metro’s Naraina Vihar – Mayapuri Shaft Section

3 weeks after the J Kumar-CRTG JV’s Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) #1 began its initial drive from Naraina Vihar to the Mayapuri shaft for the 58.596…

05 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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CRRC Emerges as Lowest Bidder For Noida – Gr.Noida’s Rolling Stock Contract

After 2 rounds of bidding, the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) has emerged as the lowest bidder for supplying coaches for the 30.016…

05 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 11 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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