SYSTRA Wins Kanpur Metro Line 1’s DDC Contract

On September 22, SYSTRA – a technical services firm emerged as the winner…

11 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 19 Comments
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CMRS Approves Hyderabad Metro’s Miyapur – SR Nagar Stretch

A month after the Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety and his team held a 2…

11 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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TBM Krishna Makes Final Breakthrough for Bangalore Metro’s Phase 1

Just an hour ago, TBM Krishna – a Herrenknecht EPBM Tunnel Boring Machine…

23 Sep 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 24 Comments
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RECAP: August & September Metro Rail Updates

Thanks everyone for your tweets, messages & emails asking about my health,…

16 Sep 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro, Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Lucknow Metro, Mumbai Metro, Other ⋅ 40 Comments
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DMRC Extends Magenta Line’s Trial Runs to Kalkaji Mandir

On the morning of August 11, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation extended trial…

16 Aug 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 49 Comments
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Lucknow Metro Completes Pushing Truss Bridge Over Avadh Rotary

On the morning of August 12, Lucknow Metro’s contractors for package LKCC-01…

16 Aug 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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1st Precast Segment Launched for Nagpur Metro Project

On the night of August 8, NCC Ltd. successfully launched the first ever pre-cast…

16 Aug 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi Metro Begins Trial Runs Between ITO & Kashmere Gate

On August 10, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) began trial runs on the…

15 Aug 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 16 Comments
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CMRS Inspects Hyderabad Metro’s Miyapur – SR Nagar Stretch

On August 9 & 10, the Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety and his team held a 2 day inspection of Hyderabad Metro’s 12 km Miyapur – SR…

15 Aug 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Bangalore Metro – August 2016 Tunneling Update

I just got back from a vacation which involved a lot of outdoor relaxation and have some catching up to do with mail, comments and news. In my absence,…

15 Aug 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 26 Comments
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500th U-Girder Launched for Lucknow Metro’s Priority Corridor

On Tuesday, a crew from Larsen & Toubro (L&T) successfully launched the 500th U-girder to be used for constructing the 8.48 km ‘priority…

04 Aug 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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4th Launching Gantry Commissioned for Ahmedabad Metro’s EW Line

Last month, while J Kumar Infraprojects was commissioning their 3rd launching gantry at Apparel Park, they in fact also commissioned a 4th one at Vastral…

04 Aug 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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DMRC Signs MoU to Operate & Maintain Noida Metro

After being appointed as the project management consultant for Noida’s Metro 30 km project in 2014, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation now has a…

04 Aug 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Cross-Passage Works For Bangalore Metro’s NS Tunnels

Besides using Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) to excavate & build tunnels for running metro trains, civil contractors in all metro projects across the…

03 Aug 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 8 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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