Bangalore Metro to Receive Rs 2000 cr loan from Agence Francaise De Développement

For Phase 2 of Bangalore’s Metro project, France’s Agence Francaise…

16 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Systra Appointed to Prepare Report for Chennai Metro’s Extension to Thiruvottiyur

Thing just keep getting better for Systra – a French firm that provides planning,…

16 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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DMRC Reinitiates Tenders For Noida-Gr.Noida’s Rolling Stock Contract

With surprisingly no takers for the Rs 700 crore contract to supply 78 coaches…

16 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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DMRC Slashes Airport Express Line fares by upto 50%

In a move that caught me by surprise, the DMRC via a Press Release has announced…

16 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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#TBT – Images from Delhi Metro TBM’s Breakthrough at Shankar Vihar Shaft

I’m celebrating Throwback Thursday a little early this week! Earlier this…

15 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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[Pics] Station Signage & Passenger Facilities at Hyderabad’s Metro Stations

As L&T and its various subcontractors race to complete the first stage…

15 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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[Video] Lucknow Metro’s Viaduct & Stations from Transport Nagar to Krishna Nagar

My twitter follower @k4nh4 has done it again. After sharing some nice images…

15 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi Metro Completes Janakpuri West – Palam Tunnels on Magenta Line

After the Hauz Khas to Panchsheel Park breakthrough I recently posted about…

14 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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CIDCO to Appoint RITES to Develop Navi Mumbai Metro’s DPR for Phases 2 & 3

According to a new report, the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) is looking to appoint Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES)…

14 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Navi Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Site Images of Noida-Greater Noida’s Sector 51 Station

Noida’s upcoming Sector 51 station on the Noida-Gr. Noida metro line is not only going to be the northern terminal of the line, but will also function…

14 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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View of Gurgaon Metro’s Under Construction Sector 55-56 Station

It’s not every day that we get to see the development of Gurgaon’s metro, so anything thrown towards me by fellow followers deserves to be…

14 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Gurgaon Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Bangalore Metro Gets Proposals from Developers for Dedicated Station Access

After the Bangalore Metro Rail Corp Ltd’s first Public-Private Partnership experiment with Mantri Developers to provide direct access to the Mantri…

13 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Ayesa to Design 21 Metro Stations & Supervise Engineering for Noida – Greater Noida Metro Line

Spanish company Ayesa has announced that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has given them the consultant contract for the overall design, construction…

13 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Vizag & Vijayawada Metro Works Entrusted to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s hands just keep getting fuller! After helping out Jaipur, Kochi, Lucknow until recently and now Mumbai (see this…

13 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Vijayawada Metro, Visakhapatnam Metro ⋅ 2 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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