J Kumar Sets Up 2nd Launching Gantry for Ahmedabad’s Metro

Hat tip to Bhavin for the images! After J Kumar Infraprojects commissioned their…

09 May 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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MoUD Initiates Action to Set Up 4th FFC to Revise Delhi Metro Fares

After the Delhi Government’s promise to resolve slum rehab issues from the…

09 May 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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Nagpur Metro Unveils Zero Mile & Sitaburdi Metro Stations’ Designs

The Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation this week unveiled the preliminary design…

06 May 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Delhi: 2 Slums on Pink Line’s Alignment to be Removed by August

This is the most significant piece of news this week! Last year I had written…

06 May 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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GDA Approves Extn of Delhi’s Blue Line from Vaishali to Mohan Nagar

Hat tip to Deepak Chaudhary for bringing this to my attention. The Ghaziabad…

04 May 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 15 Comments
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Tata – Gülermak Awarded Contract for Lucknow’s Underground Section

This news shouldn’t come as a surprise if you’ve been following…

03 May 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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[Pics] Noida Metro’s Progress along Noida – Gr. Noida Expressway

Here are some brand new images of Noida’s 30.016 km new metro line to…

03 May 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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[Pics] Progress of Delhi Metro’s Yamuna Bridge at Okhla

Last month, I wrote about how the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation announced plans…

02 May 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Delhi Metro Phase 3 – May 2016 Tunneling Update

Here’s my Delhi Metro Phase 3 tunneling update for May 2016! All the data in this post is correct as of May 1 and details from the April update can…

02 May 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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[Pics] Bangalore Metro Starts Underground Metro Operations

Bangalore Metro yesterday started commercial operations on its new 4.8 km underground section from either end of the 18.1 km Purple line! Being a Saturday…

01 May 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 31 Comments
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[Pics] Bangalore Metro’s EW Underground Section Inaugurated

Bangalore Metro’s long awaited 4.8 km east-west underground section with 5 stations finally got inaugurated yesterday in a massive event organized…

30 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 19 Comments
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Chennai Metro’s Train Enters Underground Section for the 1st Time

In an unannounced move, the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. yesterday operated a train from the Koyambedu Depot to the Anna Nagar East underground station! The…

29 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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[Pics] Bangalore Metro Gets Ready for Today’s Inauguration

Today’s the day everyone in Bangalore has been waiting for! Or maybe not, as tomorrow will be the day when commercial operations begin and everyone…

29 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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History of Bangalore Metro’s MG Road – Magadi Road Section

With only one day to go for the inauguration of Bangalore Metro’s 4.8 km underground section between MG Road and Magadi Road, let’s take a…

28 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 15 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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