CMRS Begins Inspection of Chennai Metro’s Airport – Little Mount Section

The Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety and his team yesterday kick-started a…

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TBM Makes 2nd Breakthrough at Delhi Metro’s RKP Mid-Shaft

I tweeted about this development right after it happened, but waited to post…

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Chennai Metro – July 2016 Tunneling Update

This took a while to come through, but the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. has finally…

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3rd Launching Gantry Commissioned for Ahmedabad Metro’s EW Line

Last week, J Kumar Infraprojects commissioned their 3rd launching gantry crane…

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Foundation Stone Unveiled for Chennai Metro’s 9 km Extension

On this past Saturday, India’s Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu…

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IL&FS Awarded Contract for 10 Nagpur Metro Stations

IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Ltd. has announced (see press…

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Tunneling Resumes on Chennai’s May Day Park – AG-DMS Section

On this past Friday, tunneling work underneath Chennai’s busy Anna Salai…

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Largest Pier Cap in India Cast for Noida Metro

On July 19, engineers and construction workers from the CEC-SAM JV cast the…

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Kolkata Metro Unveils Design of CNR Dalian Trains

Hat tip to TMRG reader Adri for sharing this news. The operator of Kolkata’s Metro, ‘Metro Railway, Kolkata’ has unveiled the design…

22 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 19 Comments
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Tracks Arrive at Bangalore Metro’s KR Market Station

Hat tip to TMRG reader Ravi for sharing this news. A consignment of head-hardened tracks has arrived at Bangalore’s KR (City) Market station for…

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Pier Work Begins for Ahmedabad Metro’s North-South Line

Earlier this month, workers from IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Ltd. started tying up rebar to build piers for the southern section of…

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Lucknow Metro’s Truss Bridge to be Pushed in 2 Weeks

Remember that yellow bridge that was assembled in Ambala earlier this year? Early next month, Lucknow Metro’s contractors are going to start pushing…

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Ahmedabad Metro Stations Start Taking Shape

Roughly a year after the DRA-CICO JV won a contract to build 6 elevated stations on Ahmedabad’s 20.536 km east-west metro line, piers for many of…

20 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Interior Work Begins for Kochi’s Metro Stations

Starting with the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) station, Kochi Metro Rail Ltd.’s contractors have begun station interior works…

20 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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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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