[Pics] Bangalore Metro’s Tunnels between Cubbon Park & Vidhana Soudha

Work on Bangalore Metro’s 4.8 km east-west tunnels on the Purple line…

17 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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#TBT – Delhi Metro Completes Palam – Shankar Vihar Tunnels

After my premature Throwback Thursday celebrations on Tuesday (see: #TBT –…

17 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Land Acquisition Issues at These 3 Places May Delay Delhi Metro’s Pink Line

Since the start of work for Delhi Metro’s Phase 3 in 2011, the DMRC has…

17 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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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 of Hyderabad’s Metro, an 11 km section of Line 3 from Nagole to Secunderabad,…

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 of Lucknow’s Metro at Krishna Nagar (See:  Lucknow Metro’s Viaduct…

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 (See: Delhi Metro TBM Makes a Breakthrough at Panchsheel Park Station on Magenta…

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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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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