Kochi Metro Unveils Aluva Station’s Design

The Kochi Metro Rail Ltd. just unveiled the Aluva station’s interior…

15 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Bangalore Metro – April 2016 Tunneling Update

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) just published their April 2016…

14 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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TBM Makes Breakthrough at Delhi Metro’s Greater Kailash Station

Yesterday morning, the S883 Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) operated by the Pratibha-FEMC…

13 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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NCC, Simplex & J Kumar Emerge as Lowest Bidders for Mumbai Metro

I just arrived in Miami (see images) for an early start to what will be a fantastic…

13 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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CMRS Gives Clearance to Bangalore Metro’s EW Underground Section

As per a new report in the Deccan Herald, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation…

08 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 15 Comments
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CMRS Completes Inspecting Bangalore Metro’s Underground Section

That was QUICK! The Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety, SK Mittal, and his…

07 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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15 Brilliant New Images of Delhi Metro’s Pink Line Trains

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation yesterday took the local media on a tour of…

07 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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L&T & Afcons Bid for Chennai Metro’s May Day Park – AG-DMS Section

Larsen & Toubro and Afcons Infrastructure have emerged as the sole bidders…

06 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] CMRS Inspects Bangalore Metro’s EW Underground Section

The Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety, SK Mittal, and his team from the Southern Railway yesterday kick-started a 3-day safety inspection of Bangalore…

06 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Pile Cap Work Begins for Elevated Section of Nagpur’s Metro

Workers from NCC Ltd. in Nagpur have started building reinforced cages of pile caps along the 7.61 km elevated Reach 1 section of the 19.66 km north-south…

05 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Bangalore: CMRS’ Inspection of Underground Section Begins Today

Hat tip to @aydiav for bringing this to my attention! The safety inspection of Bangalore Metro’s primarily underground 4.8 km section between MG…

05 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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MIAL Begins Levying Fee to Finance Mumbai Airport Stations

The Mumbai International Airport Ltd. (MIAL) on April 1 started to levy an additional fee on passengers embarking from Mumbai’s Airport. Their proposal…

04 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi Metro: Land Acquisition Completed for Yellow Line’s 3rd Depot

The Delhi government has completed acquiring agricultural land for the Yellow Line’s 3rd maintenance depot in Badli! The 3 year deadlock between local farmers…

04 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Vijayawada Metro’s Contracts Delayed for Flouting JICA Rules

So I was recently asked about what happened to Vijayawada’s Metro project for which the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation in September 2015 invited tenders…

04 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Vijayawada Metro ⋅ 0 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 – 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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