IL&FS Emerges as Lowest Bidder for Chennai Metro’s 2 UG Stations

IL&FS Transportation Networks has announced that their IL&FS –…

07 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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[Pics] Tour of Lucknow Metro’s Transport Nagar Depot

With the 1st Alstom train arriving in Lucknow on November 19  and officially commencing…

07 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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BMRCL Invites Bids for B’halli – Visvesvaraya Ind. Area Section

5 days after inviting bids for the Purple Line’s Reach 1B between Kundalahalli…

06 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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Delhi Metro to Transfer 98 Coaches from Yellow Line to Red Line

Keeping an eye on the under construction 9.41 km Ghaziabad extension of the…

06 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 32 Comments
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Preliminary Design of Noida Metro’s CRRC Trains Unveiled

The Noida Metro Rail Corporation on Sunday released a preliminary design of…

05 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 21 Comments
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TBM S718 Makes a Breakthrough at Chennai Metro’s Central Station

Apologies for the late post – it’s been a little hard to get these…

05 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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Delhi Metro Phase 3 – December 2016 Tunneling Update

After a 4 month break due to a lack of big-ticket updates, here’s my Delhi…

05 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 28 Comments
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Nagpur Metro’s Elevated Reach 3 Project Launched

Following the award of 2 civil construction contracts to Afcons & ITD Cementation,…

02 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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DMRC Invites Geotechnical Bids for Delhi Metro’s Phase 4 Lines

While the Delhi Government’s official sanction is still awaited for Delhi Metro’s 105.93 km Phase 4 project, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation…

02 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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BMRCL Adds New Station at Challegatta on Bangalore’s Purple Line

Seeing a genuine need to provide connectivity south of the NICE Peripheral Road, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. has interestingly decided to…

02 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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Trial Runs on Lucknow Metro’s NS Line Flagged Off

3 days after an unofficial trial run was held discreetly at night, the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. today officially launched trial runs on a 5…

01 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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BMRCL Invites Bids for Bangalore’s Kundalahalli – Whitefield Section

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation ltd. has finally initiated the bidding process for one of the most sought-after sections of the 72 km Phase 2 project. Today,…

01 Dec 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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Segment Launching Begins in Delhi over Noida Link Road & Blue Line

Following an approval from the PWD, ITD Cementation – the contractor for package CC-26 (Mayur Vihar – Karkarduma) of Delhi Metro’s Pink…

30 Nov 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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DMRC Reinvites Civil Construction Bids for Vijayawada Metro

With officials from KfW and AFD lending agencies visiting Vijayawada and taking a keen interest in financing the city’s 26.03 km metro project,…

30 Nov 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Vijayawada Metro ⋅ 0 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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