Bids Invited for Lucknow Metro Line-2’s First Civil Package LKCC (02)-02

Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) on New Year’s Day invited…

10 Jan 2026 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Delhi Metro’s Phase 5A Approved by India’s Central Government

India’s Central Government’s Cabinet in December-end officially approved…

02 Jan 2026 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 21 Comments
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Kalpataru – HG Infra JV Wins Thane Metro’s Construction Contract C-01

December 3, 2025: MahaMetro has issued LOA to Kalpataru – HG Infra Engineering…

24 Nov 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Thane Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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AYESA & SYSTRA Bid for Lucknow Metro Line-2’s Design Consultant Contract

AYESA Ingenieria y Arquitectura S.A.U and SYSTRA MVA Consulting (India) Pvt….

02 Nov 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Afcons Records Kanpur Metro Line-1’s Final TBM Breakthrough

Afcons Infrastructure – Sam India Consortium last week celebrated Tunnel Boring…

14 Oct 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Afcons Begins Assembling 1st TBM for Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train in Ghansoli

Afcons Infrastructure last week received and started assembling parts of their…

11 Oct 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 10 Comments
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ITD Cem Wins Pune Metro Swargate – Katraj Line’s Underground Contract P1A-UGC(R)

ITD Cementation today was declared as the lowest bidder for the civil construction…

20 Sep 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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6 Bidders for Thane Metro’s Construction Contract C-01

Six civil engineering firms have submitted bids for the first civil construction…

14 Sep 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Thane Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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KPIL’s Kanpur Metro TBM Gomati Records Breakthrough at Kakadeo

Kalpataru Projects International Ltd. (KPIL) – Gulermak JV last week celebrated tunnel boring machine (TBM) Gomati’s second breakthrough at…

01 Sep 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Surat Metro’s TBM Amrit Records Final Breakthrough at Chowk Bazar

J Kumar Infraprojects on Tuesday celebrated tunnel boring machine (TBM) S25B’s first and final breakthrough at Chowk Bazar Station of Surat Metro Phase…

21 Aug 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Surat Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Lucknow Metro’s Phase 1B (Line-2) Approved by Central Government

India’s Central Government’s Cabinet on Tuesday officially approved the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Lucknow Metro’s Phase 1B project…

13 Aug 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Sam Wins Delhi Metro Phase 5 Yuge Yugeen Bharat’s Package EC-01

Sam India Builtwell Pvt. Ltd. on Monday was declared as the lowest bidder for constructing Delhi Metro’s Yuge Yugeen Bharat Metro Station (Package…

12 Aug 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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DBL – RBL JV Wins Gurgaon Metro HUDA – Cyber City Line’s Contract CC-01

Dilip Buildcon – Ranjit Buildcon JV (DBL – RBL JV) on Friday was declared as the lowest bidder for the first civil construction package CC-01…

02 Aug 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Gurgaon Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Afcons’ Delhi Metro TBM Tejas Records Breakthrough at Tughlakabad Railway Colony

Afcons Infrastructure on Tuesday celebrated Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Tejas’ second breakthrough at Tughlakabad Railway Colony Station of Delhi Metro’s 23.622…

31 Jul 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 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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