Bangalore Metro’s TBM Margarita Makes a Breakthrough at North Ramp Close to Sampige Road Station

A little more than an hour ago, TBM Margarita deployed by the CEC-CICI JV team…

07 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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15 Amazing Images From Behind the Scenes of Lucknow Metro’s Precast Construction Yard

Here are 15 amazing images which show Larsen & Toubro’s precast construction…

07 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Noida Metro to Appoint DMRC to Operate & Maintain Noida – Gr.Noida Metro Line

So with construction rapidly progressing on the 29.07 km Noida – Greater…

07 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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AAI Agrees to Transfer Land to Build Depot for Mumbai’s Dahisar E – Andheri E Metro Line

Back in October, I posted about a 64 acre land parcel in Dahisar owned by the…

07 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Excellent Videos from Behind the Scenes of Hyderabad Metro’s Precast Yard & Uppal Depot

Here are two recently uploaded short videos on the Hyderabad Metro system that…

06 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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CMRS Finally Conducts Safety Inspection of Delhi Metro’s Jahangirpuri – Samaypur Badli Line

After cancelling the safety inspection/audit of the Delhi Metro Yellow line’s…

06 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Close-Up Views of Lucknow Metro’s Under Construction Depot at Transport Nagar

Last week, I had posted an image of Lucknow’s Depot as viewed from the…

06 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Work on Kanpur’s Metro Project Expected to Begin Next Year ; Geotechnical Investigation in Progress

As per a news report from last month, during a meeting with the Lucknow Metro…

05 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Lucknow Metro’s Airport Station to be Built 100m from Airport Terminal

So looks like no amount of convincing has been able to make the Airports Authority of India (AAI) budge from allowing the Airport station of Lucknow’s…

05 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Ahmedabad Metro’s Construction in Vastral & Nirant Cross Roads – November 1 Update

Here’s a post with some new images of Ahmedabad’s Metro line taking shape on Vastral Road in the Vastral and Nirant Cross Roads area! These…

05 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Chennai Metro Starts Building Chequered Canopy Over Alandur – OTA Line to Warn Pilots

As per a recent report, the Airports Authority of India had recently asked the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd to build a chequered canopy over the Alandur –…

04 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi Metro TBM Makes a 2nd Breakthrough at Lajpat Nagar Station on Pink Line

In the early morning hours of today (Nov 4), while the city was asleep, a 2nd TBM deployed by the Pratibha – FEMC JV for contract CC-18 of the Delhi…

04 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Delhi Metro Starts 2nd TBM Between Greater Kailash and Nehru Enclave on Magenta Line

On October 30 (Friday), the Pratibha-FEMC team which is in-charge of contract CC-23 of the Delhi Metro’s Phase 3 project between Hauz Khas and Kalkaji…

04 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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November 3 – Assorted Images from India’s Metro Construction Sites

This is the second installment of a series of monthly posts with recently shot images of metro construction sites from across India. These images have…

03 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Hyderabad Metro, Kochi Metro, Lucknow Metro, Other ⋅ 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 – 351.2 km
• Bangalore: 20 October 2011 – 75.2 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 59.2 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

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