MMRDA Appoints DMRC to Execute Mumbai Metro’s Dahisar – DN Nagar Line

It’s official! If you’ve been following my posts about Mumbai’s…

30 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi Metro’s Noida City Centre Station Renamed to Wave City Center Noida

Noida City Centre – the Delhi Metro Blue line’s eastern terminal…

30 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Kochi Metro Erects Steel Girders Over Indian Railways’ Line to Connect Depot

On the night of October 21, the Kochi Metro’s civil construction contractor,…

29 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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CMRS Once Again Cancels Inspection of Delhi Metro’s Jahangirpuri – Samaypur Badli Line ; To Now Inspect on Nov 4 & 5

This is getting a little predictable and annoying. Yesterday & today’s…

29 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Delhi Metro Phase 3 – October 2015 Update

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation recently updated their website with images…

29 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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OHE Maintenance Vehicle Spotted at Chennai Metro’s Alandur Station

10 days ago, the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) kicked off trial runs on the Little…

28 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi Metro Starts Lowering TBM Parts for Tunneling Between RK Puram & Bhikaji Cama Place on Pink Line

FEMC-Pratibha, the Delhi Metro’s contractor for the Pink line’s…

28 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] More Piers Start Appearing on Noida – Gr.Noida Metro Line

Here are some brand new images that show piling and pier work underway at different…

28 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Delhi Metro TBM Makes a 2nd Breakthrough at Pink Line’s Naraina Vihar Station

Yet. Another. Day.  Yet. Another. Breakthrough. A Delhi Metro TBM yesterday made a 2nd breakthrough on the up line tunnel at the Naraina Vihar station…

27 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Piling Work Begins for Phase 2 of Bangalore’s Metro Project at 2 Locations!

As the title explains, work on Phase 2 of Bangalore’s Metro project has officially begun! IL&FS Engineering, one of the contractors of the Purple…

27 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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[Pic] Lucknow Metro’s Under Construction Depot at Transport Nagar

Thanks to my follower Kanha Srivastava (@k4nh4) on Twitter for sharing an image of Lucknow metro’s new depot! Trains running on the Lucknow metro’s…

27 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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CMRS to Now Inspect Delhi Metro’s Jahangirpuri – Samaypur Badli Metro Line on Oct 28 & 29

Mark your calendars…again, ha! After cancelling the original safety inspection of the 4.49 km Jahangirpuri – Samaypur Badli section of the…

23 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Hyderabad Metro Extends Trials to SR Nagar on Miyapur – LB Nagar Line

After conducting trials on the 4.4 km Miyapur to Kukatpally stretch for 5 months, the Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) yesterday silently extended trial runs…

23 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Visit by Karnataka’s Committee on Public Undertaking Offers Glimpse into Bangalore’s Majestic Station

The Karnataka Legislative Assembly’s Committee on Public Undertaking visited the Bangalore’s Majestic Interchange station yesterday for an…

22 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore 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 – 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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