KMRC Invites Bids to Install Platform Screen Doors

Roughly 7 years after beginning construction on the new East-West line from…

03 Feb 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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[Pics] Finishing Works at Delhi Metro’s Azadpur Station

With bulk of the civil construction completed on the Delhi Metro’s new Azadpur…

03 Feb 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Piling Work Begins for Kochi Metro’s 220m Cantilever Section

S. P. Singla Constructions has started piling work for a 220 meter long cantilever…

02 Feb 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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AERA Approves Passenger Fee to Fund Mumbai Airport’s Stations

On January 29, the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority approved (see: AERA’s…

02 Feb 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi Metro Phase 3 – February 2016 Tunneling Update

Here’s a comprehensive list of Delhi Metro’s Phase 3 tunnels and…

01 Feb 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 18 Comments
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TBM Makes Unique “Hidden” Breakthrough at Chennai Central

On this past Wednesday (Jan 27), a Robbins mixed ground EPB Tunnel Boring Machine…

01 Feb 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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NCC to Construct Bangalore Metro’s Extn to Anjanapura

It’s official now. After emerging as the lowest bidder and kick-starting…

01 Feb 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 28 Comments
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NMRCL Unveils New Airport & Khapri Stations’ Designs

First things first, India’s Metroman E. Sreedharan has agreed to join…

30 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi Metro Phase 3 – January 2016 Update

On this Wednesday, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) updated their website with the Phase 3 project’s progress made up till the end of December by…

29 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Rake Interchange Links at 3 Indian Metro Systems

Links for interchanging or transferring rakes (metro train-sets) are coming up at 3 metro systems across the country. Incidentally all 3 are in the southern…

27 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Hyderabad Metro, Other ⋅ 8 Comments
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RITES Submits DPR for Meerut’s Metro Project to MDA

Last week, the engineering consultancy company Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) submitted Meerut Metro’s Detailed Project Report…

27 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Meerut Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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TBM Shields Lowered for Delhi Metro’s Pink Line at RKP

Workers from the Pratibha-FEMC JV yesterday lowered the front and middle shields of a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) at the RK Puram shaft to bore the Delhi…

26 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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[Video] Kochi Metro’s Official Test Run at Muttom Depot

On this past Saturday, the Kochi Metro Rail held its first official test run at the Muttom Depot. The train was flagged off on the 975 m test track by…

25 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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DMRC Invites Bids for Mumbai Metro’s Dahisar – DN Nagar Line

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC has officially invited bids from infrastructure companies to design & construct the 18.2 km Dahisar to DN Nagar…

23 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai 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 – 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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