Delhi Metro’s Guru Dronacharya Station Renamed to Indigo Guru Dronacharya

Remember how the Delhi Metro’s Noida City Centre station on its Blue line…

14 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro, Gurgaon Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Completed Façade of Kochi’s Metro Train Unveiled

Here’s the first look of the completed façade of a Kochi Metro train…

14 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Vijayawada’s PNBS to Penamaluru Metro Line to Pass over Proposed Benz Circle Flyover

At the first coordination meeting of the metro project held on Friday between…

14 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Vijayawada Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Chennai Metro Rail Changes Slab Composition for Trip Passes to Add More Flexibility

Remember the Trip Passes introduced in August by the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd?…

13 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Bangalore Metro – November 2015 Tunneling Update

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) recently released their November…

13 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Images from Inside the Jaipur Metro’s Tunnel Between Chandpol & Choti Chaupur

Here are some nice new images shot on Diwali night from inside the Jaipur Metro’s…

12 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Jaipur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Bangalore Metro’s Mysore Road – Magadi Road Section to be Inaugurated on November 16

Two months after the Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) approved the…

12 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Trial Runs on Bangalore Metro’s Underground Section Finally Begin

With track-work & 3rd rail electrification works finally completed on the…

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Excellent Progress on Pier and U-Shaped Girder Casting Works for Noida – Gr. Noida Line

The title is self explanatory! On May 15 2015, the CEC-SAM JV was handed over the Letter of Acceptance (LoA) to construct the 29.07 km Noida – Greater…

11 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Meetings Held to Bring Metro Safety Under Urban Development Ministry’s Purview

Good news! As per a new report, due to delays by the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) in inspecting metro lines all over the country, various…

11 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other ⋅ 1 Comment
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RITES Submits DPR for Kanpur’s Metro Project to UP Government

On November 7, the Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) submitted their final Detailed Project Report (DPR) to Alok Ranjan – the Chief…

11 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Delhi Metro’s Samaypur Badli Line Starts Commercial Operations!

Earlier today at roughly 10 am, Delhi’s Chief Minister – Arvind Kejriwal and the Minister of Urban Development – M. Venkaiah Naidu…

10 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Pier Cap Construction Begins on Ahmedabad’s Metro at Nirant Cross Roads

Here are some new images from the Nirant Cross Roads area where the second last stage of the line’s construction has begun! After erecting multiple…

10 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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A Look Back into the History of Delhi Metro’s Samaypur Badli Line

With only a couple more hours left before the 4.4 km Samaypur Badli extension of the Yellow line is thrown open to the public, here’s a quick post…

10 Nov 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 – 58.7 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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