Construction Begins for Lucknow’s Hazratganj Underground Station

In late September, the Tata-Gulermak JV began civil work for constructing Lucknow’s…

19 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Noida – Gr. Noida Metro Line to be Named Aqua Line

Hat tip to reader Pankaj for sharing this news. The Noida Metro Rail Corporation…

19 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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[Pics] Kochi Metro’s Kalamassery Station – October Update

Here’s a post with new images shot recently at the upcoming Kalamassery station…

19 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Central Govt. Becomes Stakeholder in Noida Metro; Approves Rs 1034 Crore

Right after approving the Pune Metro project, the Ministry of Finance’s…

17 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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MoF’s Public Investment Board Approves Pune Metro Project

Pune’s long delayed 31.25 km metro project crossed a major hurdle yesterday…

15 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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[Pics] Lucknow Metro’s Krishna Nagar Station – October Update

Here’s a post with new images shot just last week at Lucknow Metro’s…

15 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Bangalore Metro Plans New Depot at Baiyappanahalli Sat. Bus Station Site

The Hindu recently ran an article on the failure of Bangalore’s satellite…

15 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Operations Begin on Chennai Metro’s Alandur – St. Thomas Mount Stretch

This news came out of nowhere and the CMRL made no prior announcement to inform…

14 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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CRRC to Set Up Metro Coach Plant in Butibori, Maharashtra

After winning a Rs. 851 crore contract to supply 69 coaches for Nagpur Metro’s project, the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) has selected…

14 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro, Other ⋅ 3 Comments
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[Pics] Progress of Lucknow Metro’s 255m Cantilever Bridge

Here’s a post with some recent images of Lucknow Metro’s upcoming 255m long cantilever bridge at Mawaiyya railway crossing. This bridge will…

14 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Prelim List of Stations on Bangalore’s Silk Board – KR Puram Line Released

Last week, Bangalore’s Development Minister K. J. George held a review meeting with Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.’s Managing Director…

14 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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Services End on Kolkata’s Circular Railway to Facilitate Metro’s Construction

10 years after being inaugurated, the Eastern Railways on September 30th ran its last train service on Kolkata’s Circular Railway Line between Dum…

13 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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[Pics] Chennai Metro’s First Underground Section Nearing Completion

Hat tip to reader Aniruddh for sharing this development. On October 8, the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. took an entourage of media personnel on a tour of the…

13 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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[Pics] RDSO Conducts Test Runs to Assess Kochi Metro

A day after the Kochi Metro Rail Ltd. conducted a trial run clocking speeds of 90 km/hr on September 25, a team from the Indian Railways’ Research,…

13 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi 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 – 75.2 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 – 8.7 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

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