Bangalore Metro – September 1 Tunneling Update

With the Krishna TBM’s breakthrough at Chickpet station behind us (See: …

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Excellent Video Report on the Kochi Metro Project

Frank Pereira from the Rajya Sabha TV has come out with an excellent 25 minute…

02 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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TBM Makes Successful Breakthrough at Chennai’s AG-DMS/Gemini Station

Yesterday it was Bangalore’s big day (See: TBM Krishna Finally Makes…

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[Pics] Chennai Metro’s Underground Section Taking Shape

Geosmart Engineering Pvt. Ltd specializes in geotechnical investigations &…

01 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Delhi Metro’s Completed Pink Line Tunnels in North & South Delhi

Geosmart Engineering Pvt. Ltd specializes in geotechnical investigations &…

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[Pics] Gurgaon Metro’s Phase 2 Line on Golf Course Road

Some new images of Gurgaon Metro’s Phase II line have been uploaded on…

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[Pics] TBM Krishna Finally Makes a Breakthrough at Chickpet

Workers, engineers and the management of Coastal-TTS JV have a reason to celebrate today….

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Meet Reiko Abe – a Japanese Exile Building Bangalore’s Metro

The Japan Times and Bloomberg recently featured an article on Reiko Abe, a…

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My Take on DMRC MD Mangu Singh’s Interview with Indian Express

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s Managing Director, Mr. Mangu Singh, recently made a visit to the Indian Express’ office located in Noida….

31 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Bombardier Optimistic about Indian Market

Despite not having technically qualified for Lucknow Metro’s Rolling Stock Stock project (See: Lucknow Metro’s Rolling Stock to be Selected Soon…

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RITES Submits Preliminary DPR for Kanpur Metro

Earlier this month, the Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) submitted a preliminary Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Kanpur Metro project…

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CMRL Introduces Trip Passes at Discounted Rates

The Chennai Metro Rail Ltd through their Facebook page has announced trip passes at 20% discounted rates between any two fixed stations on the metro network….

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BMRC Plans to Complete Phase 2 Land Acquisition by March

As per a recent report, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corp (BMRC) plans to complete the land acquisition process for Phase II of the project by March when Phase…

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Delhi Metro Sets New Ridership Record a Day Before Rakhi

The Delhi Metro set a new ridership record on the eve of Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) with a record 31.75 lakh users using the metro services to reach different…

30 Aug 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 – 58.68 km
• Delhi: 24 December 2002 – 351.2 km
• Bangalore: 20 October 2011 – 72.2 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 46.5 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 – 37.9 km
• Nagpur: 8 March 2019 – 38.2 km
• Kanpur – 29 December 2021 – 8.7 km
• Pune: 6 March 2022 – 29.7 km
• Navi Mumbai: 17 November 2023 – 11.1 km
• Agra: March 6 2024 – 5.2 km

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