CMRS Cancels Inspection of Delhi Metro’s Samaypur Badli Extension

So I was recently asked about the status of the 4.49 km Samaypur Badli extension…

17 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Chennai Metro Begins Trials on Little Mount – OTA Section of Washermenpet-Airport Line

Yesterday morning, the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd began trial runs on the 4 km elevated Little…

17 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Response to RTI Reveals Mumbai Metro’s Ridership & Revenue Figures for 2014-15

While Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL), the operator of Mumbai’s Line…

16 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi Metro Starts Construction on Pink Line’s Section Over Noida Link Road Flyover & Blue Line

Looks like the main theme of this week is about metro viaducts being built…

16 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Chennai Metro to Start Trial Runs Between Little Mount & OTA this Week

After trial runs between Little Mount and the Officers Training Academy (OTA)…

15 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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October 2015 – Kochi’s Metro Taking Shape

Here are some new images of Kochi’s 25.6 km line taking shape. Most of…

15 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Structural Design of Hyderabad Metro’s Ameerpet Interchange Station

So back in April 2012 when the the Bhoomi Puja for the Hyderabad Metro system…

15 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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[Pics] Inside Delhi Metro’s New Magenta Line’s Tunnels Between Janakpuri & Botanical Garden

Here are some images of the new tunnels constructed for the Delhi Metro’s…

14 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Location of Depots for Mumbai’s Dahisar – DN Nagar & Dahisar(E) – Andheri(E) Metro Lines

Recently I was asked on Twitter about the location of the depots that will take care of the maintenance & repair of the trains that will run on Mumbai’s…

14 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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[Pics] Roof Work Underway on Chennai Metro’s Meenambakkam Station

This will be a very short post since I’ve got somewhere to run to! Here are some images showing the progress of the roof work on the Meenambakkam…

13 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Hyderabad Metro’s 420 ft Cantilever Section Over Punjagutta Flyover is Now Ready!

The Hyderabad Metro’s short hop over the Punjagutta flyover is now ready! This 420 feet/128 meter long cantilever section is a part of the Miyapur…

13 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone for Dahisar – DN Nagar & Dahisar(E) – Andheri(E) Metro Lines in Mumbai

On this Sunday at an event organized at the MMRDA grounds in the Bandra Kurla Complex, Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for two new metro lines…

12 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Bangalore Metro’s National College to Puttenahalli Line Delayed as BMRC Decides to Not Airlift Coaches

Despite being ready for months, the 8 km National College to Puttenahalli section of the Green line is facing a predicament for absolutely no reason…

12 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Pier Work Starts on Noida – Greater Noida Metro Line in Sector 50-51

The title is self explanatory! After piling and pile cap work, the next stage of constructing the piers (pillars) above the ground has begun in Noida’s…

12 Oct 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida 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 – 94.3 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 – 16 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
• Patna: October 6, 2025 – 3.2 km

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