St+art India Foundation Adds Color to Brighten Bangalore Metro

Metro stations all over India are mostly drab and uninspiring, so here’s…

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CMRL Starts Testing Direct Services Between Koyambedu & Airport

Following an approval from the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS), the…

03 Nov 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Terratec Reveals Lucknow Metro’s Tunneling Plan

Last month, I wrote about 2 TBMs which have been refurbished in Delhi and are…

03 Nov 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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CEC-SAM JV Launches Record 218 U-Girders in Oct for Noida Metro

CEC-SAM JV – the contractor for all 3 major civil packages in Noida last…

03 Nov 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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Afcons Infra Awarded Viaduct Contract for Nagpur Metro’s EW Line

It’s official now. The Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation has finally awarded…

02 Nov 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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TBM S711 Makes a Breakthrough at Chennai Metro’s Central Station

On this past Friday, Tunnel Boring Machine S711 – a Herrenknecht EPB…

02 Nov 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Bangalore Metro’s Phase 2A DPR Submitted to State Govt

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation last week submitted its final Detailed…

02 Nov 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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DMRC Extends Magenta Line Trial Runs to Botanical Garden Station

With electrification complete, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation yesterday evening…

28 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 22 Comments
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Tata-Gulermak JV Begins Setting up Casting Yard for Lucknow Metro

While Terratec is getting ready to transport 2 Tunnel Boring Machines from its Delhi facility to Lucknow, the Tata – Gulermak JV has started setting…

27 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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DMRC Modifies Alignment of Phase 4’s Rithala – Narela Line

Hat tip to Vibhav Sharma. Last week, I wrote about the DMRC revealing the alignment of Phase 4’s reinstated 7.96 km Lajpat Nagar – Saket G Block…

26 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 68 Comments
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Terratec’s TBMs Ready for Delivery to Lucknow Metro

Two Ø6.52m Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) Tunnel Boring Machines – S52 and S53 have been refurbished by Terratec in Delhi’s Dwarka neighborhood…

24 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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MEGA Invites Bids for Platform Screen Doors at Ahmedabad’s Stations

It’s confirmed now. Back in June, I got wind of the Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) planning to install Platform Screen Doors…

24 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Groundbreaking Ceremonies Conducted for Mumbai Metro’s Line 3

Contractors across Mumbai yesterday conducted bhoomi poojas / groundbreaking ceremonies to launch construction work for the city’s 33.5 km Line-3…

22 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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Delhi Metro Starts Adding 258 New Coaches Across 3 Lines

After taking delivery of the first new Bombardier MOVIA coach last month, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation yesterday started the process of rolling out…

22 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 20 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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