1st TBM Commissioned from Howrah Maidan for Kolkata’s Metro

Yesterday afternoon, the Afcons-Transtonnelstroy JV team commissioned their…

22 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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TBM Makes Breakthrough at Delhi Metro’s Bhikaji Cama Place Station

If I’ve got my math right, this is the 11th TBM breakthrough in Delhi this…

22 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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1st Pier Cast for Nagpur’s Metro on Wardha Road

Workers from NCC Ltd., the contractor for Nagpur Metro’s 7.61 km elevated…

22 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Chennai Metro Begins Installing Platform Screen Doors

The Chennai Metro Rail Ltd.’s contractors have started installing full…

21 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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1st Alstom Train for Lucknow’s Metro to Arrive in October

A team from the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. just got back from France…

21 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Delhi Metro’s HUDA City Centre Renamed to Include Shalimar

Picking up from where they left off last year, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation…

21 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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[Pics] Cross-Passage Works for Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line

Besides using Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) to excavate & build tunnels…

20 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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TBM Godavari Makes a Breakthrough at Bangalore’s Majestic Station

35 months after being commissioned from the North Ramp close to Sampige Road…

19 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 22 Comments
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1st Hyundai Rotem Train Arrives at Delhi Metro’s Kalindi Kunj Depot

Last week on Monday, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) silently welcomed its first new Hyundai Rotem train at the 38.235 km Magenta line’s…

19 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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MMRDA Approves Appointment of Contractors to Build Mumbai’s Metro

Hat tip to Raj B. Aklekar for sharing this news! After NCC, Simplex & J Kumar were last week revealed on TMRG as the lowest bidders to build 3 packages…

19 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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KA Fire Dept Conducts Drill inside Bangalore Metro’s EW Tunnel

Hat tip to Kiran CB Nagarathna for sharing news about this safety drill! With still some days to go for Bangalore Metro’s 4.8 km Magadi Road –…

19 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Chennai Metro – April 2016 Tunneling Update

The Chennai Metro Rail Ltd recently published their March 2016 newsletter with in-depth tunneling data recorded up till March 31 from all 5 ongoing tunnel…

19 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Can DMRC Really Start Trials Between Kalkaji & Botanical Garden in July?

So earlier this month, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) took the local media on a tour of its new Hyundai Rotem trains (see 15 brilliant images)…

18 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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[Video] Be the 1st to Ride Bangalore’s Underground Metro!

Hat tip to Faisal for sharing the link to this cool new video from Bangalore Metro’s underground section which surfaced on YouTube this weekend!…

18 Apr 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 12 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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