Work Resumes on Kolkata Metro’s East-West Line at Howrah Maidan

After many false starts and an equal number of premature celebrations for it,…

02 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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Delhi Metro Phase 3 – November 2015 Tunneling Update

Here’s a comprehensive list of Delhi Metro’s Phase 3 tunnels and…

01 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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[Pics] Lucknow Metro’s Viaduct – November 1 2015 Update

Just a little more than a year after the bhoomi-pooja for the Lucknow Metro…

01 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Delhi Metro Starts Dragging TBM Across Naraina Vihar Station

Remember the first TBM that made a breakthrough at the Delhi Metro’s upcoming…

01 Nov 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Lucknow Metro Begins Tendering Process for 3.44 KM Underground Section From Charbagh to KD Singh Babu Stadium

The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) yesterday afternoon kick-started the…

31 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Chennai Metro Starts Tunneling Between Egmore & Central Stations

Earlier this month, I had posted images of two TBMs getting ready at Egmore, and…

31 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Chennai Metro Dismantles TBM at AG-DMS (Gemini) Station

Remember the TBM that made a final breakthrough for Chennai’s UAA-03…

31 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Jaipur Metro’s TBM 2 Starts Tunneling Towards Choti Chaupar Station

Earlier this month, I had posted some images of the Chandpol Shaft where TBM…

30 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Jaipur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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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 Metro, then you already know that this “news” was in the…

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 station has now been renamed to Wave City Center Noida. This change is part…

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, Larsen & Toubro (L&T), erected four I-shaped steel girders over…

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 (Oct 28 & 29) scheduled inspection of the Delhi Metro’s 4.49…

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 of the progress made by civil contractors on all of Phase 3’s new lines…

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 Mount – OTA section of the Chennai Metro’s Washermenpet-Airport…

28 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai 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 – 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 – 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
• Indore: May 31 2025 – 5.8 km

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