2nd TBM Commissioned from Howrah Maidan for Kolkata’s Metro

Last week, the Afcons-Transtonnelstroy JV team in Kolkata commissioned their…

06 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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MEGA Invites Bids for Ahmedabad Metro’s Thaltej Gam – Sabarmati Section

The Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar & Ahmedabad (MEGA) has invited bids…

06 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi Metro Phase 3 – July 2016 Tunneling Update

Here’s my Delhi Metro Phase 3 tunneling update for July 2016! All the data…

02 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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Ayesa Wins DDC Contract for Vijayawada’s Metro Project

Ayesa, a Spanish technical services firm was recently awarded the Detailed…

02 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Vijayawada Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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LMRCL Submits DPRs of Agra & Meerut Metros to UP Govt

The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. yesterday submitted the Detailed Project…

01 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro, Meerut Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Pier Work Begins for Bangalore Metro’s Anjanapura Extension

Just a month after pier work started for Bangalore Metro Purple Line’s…

01 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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Kochi Metro Operations Delayed Until April 2017

With the state elections over and a new government forming in Kerala, officials…

30 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Haryana Appoints DMRC to Conduct Feasibility for 3 New Metro Lines

After a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, the Haryana government…

29 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 24 Comments
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MEGA to Install Platform Screen Doors at Ahmedabad’s Metro Stations

Hat tip to Bhavin. The Metro Link Express for Gandhinagar & Ahmedabad (MEGA) has plans to install platform screen doors (PSDs) on its upcoming metro…

29 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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DMRC Revises ITO – Kashmere Gate Line’s Deadline to November 2016

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has once again quietly revised the official deadline of the 5.37 km ITO – Kashmere Gate section of the Violet Line…

28 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 24 Comments
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TBM Makes Breakthrough at Delhi Metro’s Najafgarh Station

On this past Saturday morning, Tunnel Boring Machine S197 deployed by HCC Ltd for contract CC-66 of Delhi Metro’s Phase 3 project made its first…

27 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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AAI Approves Lucknow Metro’s Underground Airport Station

As per a report in the TOI, the Airports Authority of India has approved the design of the Lucknow Metro’s underground station at the Chaudhary…

24 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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TBM Makes 2nd Breakthrough at Delhi Metro’s Aravali Mid-Shaft

While I was away on a small break towards the end of May, a STEC Tunnel Boring Machine (#5) deployed by the L&T-SUCG team on package CC-27 of Delhi…

23 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Excavation Begins for Delhi Metro’s Rameshwar Nagar Mid-Shaft

With piling works coming to an end, last week workers from the CEC-CICI JV began excavating soil for a crucial mid-shaft for package CC-04 of Delhi Metro’s 58.596…

21 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 73.1 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 – 79.5 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
• Bhopal: December 21, 2025 – 6.2 km

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