Vizag & Vijayawada Metro Works Entrusted to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s hands just keep getting fuller! After…

13 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Vijayawada Metro, Visakhapatnam Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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L&T Indicates Hyderabad Metro May Miss July 2017 Deadline

According to a new report in the TOI, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has announced…

12 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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MMRDA to Submit Dahisar-DN Nagar & Dahisar(E)-Andheri (E) Metro Lines for Approval

As per recent reports, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority…

12 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 20 Comments
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Delhi Metro TBM Makes a Breakthrough at Panchsheel Park Station on Magenta Line

True to their style and without any fanfare or media coverage, the Delhi Metro…

12 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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3 Major Hurdles in Navi Mumbai Metro’s Way

According to a report in the Mid-Day, there are 3 major hurdles standing in…

11 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Navi Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi Metro’s Phase 3 Train Spotted at Seoul’s Metro Station!

Agla station Uiwang hai! Darwaze dono taraf khulenge! Jee Yong Song, a photographer…

11 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ Comments
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Aerial Views of Lucknow Metro’s Completed Viaduct

@drmksamyias on Twitter recently posted some new images of Lucknow Metro’s…

11 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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View of Jaipur Metro’s Choti Chaupar Station Taking Shape

Under Phase 1B of the Jaipur Metro project, the existing line is currently being…

10 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Jaipur Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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[Pics] Chennai Metro’s Cocoon Shaped Airport Station

Civil construction work on Chennai Metro’s cocoon shaped Airport station is now complete! Only minor works, station detailing and ancillary work…

10 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Central Government Approves Elevated Metro for Pune

The deliberations over constructing an elevated versus underground metro system in Pune have finally led to the Central government choosing the elevated…

10 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Piling & Load Testing Underway for Noida – Greater Noida Metro

Things are moving along quite nicely for the new 28.8 km metro line between Noida and Greater Noida. After my August update, here are some brand new images…

10 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Dismal Tunneling Progress Made by Bangalore Metro in Last Month

The BMRCL released their September 2015 newsletter on Tuesday and things don’t look quite good. In fact they look horrible. Apart from TBM Krishna’s…

10 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Kerala Govt. Gives Official Sanction for Metro in Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode

After a little nudge from E. Sreedharan and DMRC announcing the closure of their offices last month in Kozhikode & Trivandrum due to inactivity,…

09 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kozhikode Metro, Thiruvananthapuram Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Work on Bangalore Metro’s Mysore Road – Kengri Extn To Start Soon

Construction work on Phase II of Bangalore’s Metro will soon kick off! The BMRCL MD announced that they have completed the land acquisition notification…

09 Sep 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 – 351.2 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 – 58.7 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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