L&T Infra to Design 9 Stations on Nagpur Metro’s Khapri – Automotive Square Line

The Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited (NMRCL)’s Managing Director Brajesh…

23 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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LMRC Invites Bids for Detailed Design Consultant for Kanpur Metro’s IIT – Naubasta Line

The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) which has been entrusted to execute…

23 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Union Cabinet Approves Lucknow Metro’s Phase 1A Project

More than a year after construction on the Lucknow Metro project started (see: construction…

23 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Telangana Govt Reveals 83 km Phase 2 of Hyderabad Metro Project

After a recent joy ride from Mettuguda to Uppal station of the Hyderabad Metro’s…

22 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 17 Comments
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Kochi’s Metro to Start Receiving Alstom Coaches From January 2

As I had hinted earlier this month, new coaches for Kochi’s Metro will…

22 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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First U-Girder Launched for Noida – Gr.Noida Metro at Knowledge Park V

The pace of this project never ceases to amaze me! Yesterday at around 11:45…

19 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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AYESA-KRNA-Aarvee-Geodata JV Appointed as General Consultant for Lucknow Metro

It’s official. The Joint Venture between AYESA, Korea Rail Network Authority…

19 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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[Pics] Kochi’s Metro Line Taking Shape at Kaloor & Shenoys

Here are some new images of the 25.6 km Kochi Metro’s under construction…

19 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi Metro to Begin Pushing Truss Bridge for Pink Line Over Punjabi Bagh Underpass

By the end of this month, the Delhi Metro’s contractors are going to start pushing a steel truss bridge for the Pink line over the Punjabi Bagh underpass…

18 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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MMRDA Invites Bids for Mumbai Metro’s Dahisar (E) – Andheri (E) Line

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has officially invited bids (see notice) from infrastructure/construction companies to design…

17 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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DMRC Releases Official Phase 4 Map of the Delhi Metro Project

March 7, 2019 Update –  61.679 km of Phase 4’s routes across 3 lines (priority corridors) with 45 stations have been approved by India’s…

17 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 112 Comments
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Jaipur Metro’s TBM 2 to Begin Journey Underneath Chandpole Gate Today

Today afternoon, TBM 2 in Jaipur will begin a 5 day long tunneling journey underneath the historic Chandpole Gate! This TBM was launched in late October 2015…

17 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Jaipur Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Chennai Metro – December 2015 Update

The Chennai Metro’s newsletter with in-depth tunneling updates is back! In the recently published November newsletter, which is worth a look and…

16 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Images from Inside Delhi Metro’s Ghaziabad Extension Project’s Precast Yard

As some of you might recollect, last week I had posted images of Delhi Metro Red line’s 9.410 km extension from Dilshad Garden to Ghaziabad’s…

16 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 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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