J Kumar Completes Casting 1st Pier for Mumbai Metro’s Line-7

Yesterday, engineers from J Kumar Infraprojects, who are responsible for constructing…

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Geotechnical & Topographic Surveying Begins for Pune Metro

A couple days after the 31.254 km Pune Metro’s foundation stone was unveiled,…

29 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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MP Govt’s Cabinet Approves DPRs for Bhopal & Indore Metros

The Madhya Pradesh government’s cabinet on December 27 approved the Detailed…

29 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhopal Metro, Indore Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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TBM S781 Lifted Out & S495 Breaks Through at Delhi’s Gurdwara Shaft

Following the completion of excavation work at Delhi Metro’s Gurdwara…

28 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Lucknow’s Bapu Bhawan TBM Shaft Gets Ready for Deploying TBMs

The Tata – Gülermak JV, responsible for constructing Lucknow Metro’s…

28 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Bangalore Metro – December 2016 Phase 1 Update

As the pre-construction tendering stage of the 72 km Phase 2 hots up with new…

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LMRCL Invites Bids for Lucknow Metro’s Amausi – Airport UG Stretch

With the Airports Authority of India finally approving the design of Lucknow…

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PM Modi Unveils Foundation Stone for Pune Metro Project

Shortly after unveiling the foundation stone for Mumbai Metro’s Line-2B…

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PM Modi Unveils Foundation Stone for Mumbai Metro’s Line-2B & Line-4

Earlier today at 4 pm, Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with the Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis unveiled the foundation stones for Mumbai…

24 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 17 Comments
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BMRCL Invites Bids for Bangalore’s HSR Layout – RV Road Stretch

After finally initiating the bidding process for the middle and southern sections of the new 18.80 km RV Road – Bommasandra elevated line earlier this…

24 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 34 Comments
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Prelim List Indicates 17 TBMs for Building Mumbai Metro’s Line-3

Shani Wallis over at Tunnel Talk has published an article on the commencement of ground work for building Mumbai Metro’s 33.5 km underground Line-3…

23 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 27 Comments
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3rd New Train Arrives at Kochi Metro’s Muttom Depot

On December 21, the 3rd new Alstom Metropolis train-set for Kochi Metro’s 25.612 km Line-1 arrived in the city’s Muttom Depot after a 9 day…

23 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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2nd Launching Gantry Commissioned for Nagpur Metro’s NS Line

With another string of piers ready on Wardha Road, NCC Ltd. on December 19 commissioned their 2nd launching gantry crane close to the National Environmental…

22 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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DMRC Starts Trial Runs on Magenta Line’s Janakpuri – Airport Section

After airlifting, offloading and coupling 6 coaches together at Sadar Bazar, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation yesterday launched trial runs on the 10 km…

22 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 29 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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