Delhi Metro Begins Trial Runs on Magenta Line Up to Okhla Vihar

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation acts in strange ways. It was only last month…

08 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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Soil Testing Begins for Lucknow Metro’s Underground Section

The Tata – Gülermak JV has started their geotechnical site investigation…

08 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Soma Begins Setting Up Precast Yard for Bangalore Metro’s Phase 2

A little more than 2 months after being awarded a Rs 332.94 crore contract to…

08 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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1st Segment Launched for Delhi Metro’s Noida Sector-62 Extn Project

Last week, the CICO-YFC JV started launching precast segments to build the Delhi…

07 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Systra–Egis–AECOM–RITES JV Wins Nagpur Metro’s General Consultant Contract

The Systra – Egis Rail – AECOM Asia – RITES consortium has won Nagpur…

07 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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MMRDA Approves Mumbai’s 32.32 km Wadala – Kasaradavali Line

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority on June 3 approved (see…

07 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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[Pics] Progress of Kolkata Metro’s Dum Dum Cantt. Station

Here are brand new images of Kolkata Metro’s upcoming Dum Dum Cantonment…

07 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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Delhi Metro Phase 3 – June 2016 Tunneling Update

I just got back from a vacation with great food & company, so excuse my…

06 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 29 Comments
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[Pics] Progress of Nagpur’s Metro on Wardha Road – May 2016

Here are some recent new images of Nagpur Metro’s 19.66 km north-south line under construction on Wardha Road! NCC was awarded the 7.61 km Reach…

27 May 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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TBM Makes 2nd Breakthrough at Delhi Metro’s Greater Kailash Station

Another one complete! 😀 Yesterday afternoon, the S890 Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) operated by the Pratibha-FEMC team made a final breakthrough for the…

26 May 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Afcons Awarded Contract for Chennai Metro’s May Day Park – AG-DMS Section

As expected, Afcons Infrastructure has been awarded the contract to complete the balance tunneling work of the long delayed UAA-02 section of Chennai’s…

26 May 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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1st Pier for Bangalore Metro’s PH-2 Starts Taking Shape at Nayandahalli

Hat tip to Nandan J for sharing this with me. Workers from IL&FS Engineering have started tying up rebar for the 1st ever pier of Bangalore Metro’s…

25 May 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Nagpur Metro Invites Bids for 10 Stations on East-West Line

The Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. has finally invited bids (see notice) from infrastructure / construction companies to construct 10 elevated stations…

25 May 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Central Govt Approves Kanpur & Varanasi Metro Projects

Keeping an eye on the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections next year, the central government of India has approved Kanpur’s 32.39 km &…

24 May 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro, Varanasi Metro ⋅ 15 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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