TBM Makes 4th Breakthrough at Delhi Metro’s Panchsheel Park Station

And yet another breakthrough! This is the 2nd one for the month after the breakthrough…

09 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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BMRCL Still Awaiting Key Approvals for Underground Section

I shared part of this with my Twitter followers yesterday and am reproducing…

09 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Patna Metro’s DPR Sent to Centre for Approval

After approving the Patna Metro project’s Detailed Project Report (DPR)…

09 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Patna Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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TBM Makes 2nd Breakthrough at Delhi Metro’s Mayapuri Shaft

On the morning of March 2, the S27 Tunnel Boring Machine operated by the J….

08 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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CMRL Conducts Test Run with OHE Vehicle Between Airport & Alandur

On March 1 and 4, the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. operated an overhead electrification…

08 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Aerial Images of Lucknow’s Metro at Transport Nagar

Here are some fantastic new aerial images of the southern most section of…

08 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Noida – Gr.Noida Metro U/C at Sectors Alpha & Delta

Here are some brand new images of the 30.016 km Noida Metro line under construction…

08 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Kochi Metro Begins Trial Runs Between Muttom & Kalamassery

While I was out on a vacation (see pics here & here), the Kochi Metro Rail…

07 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Delhi Metro Phase 3 – March 2016 Tunneling Update

I just got back from a much needed vacation (see pics here & here), so excuse the delay in publishing this month’s tunneling update! All the…

07 Mar 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 18 Comments
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CEC-CICI Begins Lowering TBM Parts at Delhi Metro’s Majlis Park

Earlier this month, the CEC-CICI JV for contract CC-04 of the Delhi Metro’s Phase 3 project started lowering parts of a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM)…

25 Feb 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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LMRCL Invites Bids for Lucknow Metro’s KDSB Stadium – Munshipulia Section

Lucknow’s Metro is slowly inching northwards! After opening and evaluating bids for the 3.44 km underground section of the 22.878 km north-south line…

25 Feb 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Assam Cabinet Approves Rs 18,020 cr 61.4 km Guwahati Metro

Another city has joined the metro rail list! Just like the Kerala government’s decision to lay the foundation stones for Trivandrum & Kozhikode’s…

24 Feb 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Guwahati Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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MEGA Invites Bids for Ahmedabad Metro’s Shreyas – Ranip Section

The Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar & Ahmedabad (MEGA) has finally invited bids for package #2 – the longest section of Ahmedabad’s…

24 Feb 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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BMRCL to Invite CMRS for Underground Section’s Inspection in March

Just about everyday I get asked about the current status of the underground section of Bangalore Metro’s Purple line which runs between the Cubbon…

24 Feb 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore 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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