Public Investment Board Clears Lucknow Metro!

After the Uttar Pradesh State Government proposed to fund the Metro by themselves…

06 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Tunneling works on Bangalore’s Green line to be complete by March

As per various BMRC sources, the underground section of Bangalore’s Green…

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Renderings of Mumbai Metro’s New Logo

After Mumbai Metro’s new logo was launched last month at an event organized…

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CMRS to Inspect Delhi Metro’s Faridabad line from Aug 10-12

Good news! The Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) will be carrying…

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Hyderabad Metro – an Urban Redesign Opportunity

The Independent Power Producers Association of India recently published an…

05 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi Metro Installs 9 New Solar Plants on Violet Line

As per a recent press release by DMRC,  the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)…

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[Pics] New Piling Work Images from Ahmedabad

After last month’s update (see: Piling work begins in Ahmedabad), here…

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Lucknow Metro – August 1 Pictorial Update

After the last pictorial update on Lucknow’s new Metro line (see:  Lucknow’s…

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Noida City Centre-Sector 62 Metro Construction Contract Awarded to Cico-YFC

After work on the Noida to Greater Noida metro recently began (See this post: Construction begins on Noida’s Metro Line to Greater Noida), the Metro…

04 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Delhi Metro completes Red Fort – Kashmere Gate tunnel

On the morning of August 3, the Delhi Metro completed the 1351 meter long UP tunnel between Red Fort (Lal Qila) and Kashmere Gate on the violet line! Update…

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Kerala Govt. Approves DPR for Light Metro in Trivandrum & Kozhikode

Mark this date on your historic calendars. On Wednesday July 29, the Kerala government approved the Detailed Project report (DPR) for Thiruvananthapuram…

31 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kozhikode Metro, Thiruvananthapuram Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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2nd TBM to Soon Start Tunneling in Jaipur

Under Phase 1B of the Jaipur Metro project, the existing line is currently being extended by a distance of 2.35 kms from Chandpol station to Badi Chaupar…

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DMRC’s New Fare Proposal Faces Delays

Due to political opposition, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) which operates the capital’s Metro system is struggling to keep up with increasing…

29 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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DPR for Visakhapatnam Metro Ready

Visakhapatnam or Vizag as it is popularly called is on its way to get a new metro system. The Detailed Project Report (DPR) for a metro system being prepared…

28 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Visakhapatnam Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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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 – 72.2 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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