Jakson Wins Chennai Metro Line-5’s E&M Contract EM-03

Jakson Ltd. was today declared as the lowest bidder for Chennai Metro Line-5’s…

22 Jul 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Bids Invited for Bhubaneswar Metro’s 39 Coach Rolling Stock Contract

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Thursday invited tenders to procure 39…

19 Jul 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhubaneswar Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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3 Bidders for Navi Mumbai Metro’s QR & Smart Card AFC Upgrade

Three firms have submitted bids to upgrade Navi Mumbai Metro‘s Automatic…

18 Jul 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Navi Mumbai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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SYSTRA Wins Bhubaneswar Metro’s Detailed Design Consultant Contract BCDD-01

SYSTRA MVA Consulting (India) last week was declared as the preferred bidder…

16 Jul 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhubaneswar Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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Surat Metro’s TBM Tapi Records Breakthrough at Central Warehouse Station

Gulermak – Sam India Builtwell JV on Monday celebrated tunnel boring machine…

16 Jul 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Surat Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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RVNL Casts Pune Metro Bhakti Shakti Extension’s 1st Segment

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) and their subcontractor Siddhivinayak Precast Pipes…

15 Jul 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Trial Runs Begin on Kanpur Metro’s Underground Section to Nayaganj

Historic day! Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) today started trial…

12 Jul 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Rithwik – Soma JV Wins Mumbai Metro Dongri Depot’s Contract CA-207

August 8, 2024 Update: MMRDA today issued LOA to Rithwik – Soma JV with…

12 Jul 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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L&T Casts Patna Museum – Bihar Museum Tunnel’s 1st Segment

Larsen & Toubro today began pouring concrete to cast the first batch of tunnel ring segments for constructing a 1.5 km pedestrian tunnel connecting…

11 Jul 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Patna Metro, Tunnels ⋅ 0 Comments
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11 Bidders for Bhubaneswar Metro’s Contracts BBC-04 & BBC-05

Eleven civil engineering firms in June submitted a total of 21 bids to construct packages BBC-04 and BBC-05 of Bhubaneswar Metro’s Phase 1 project…

10 Jul 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhubaneswar Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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13 Bidders for Sabarmati Bridge’s Contract in Dharoi, Gujarat

Thirteen civil engineering firms have bid for the construction of a new 3.3 km long bridge in Dharoi, Gujarat on HAM mode after India’s Ministry of Road…

10 Jul 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bridges ⋅ 0 Comments
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Aarvee Awarded Tumkur Metro Line’s Feasibility Contract by BMRCL

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL)’s updated website indicates Aarvee Associates Architects Engineers & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. on June…

09 Jul 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 15 Comments
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Mumbai Metro Line 3’s Trial Runs Extended to Siddhivinayak Station

Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) on Thursday extended trial runs (train testing) on Mumbai Metro’s 33.5 km Line-3 (Aqua Line) from Dadar…

07 Jul 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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Kanpur Metro: Ceigall Begins Casting U-Girders for Package KNPCC-12

Ceigall India and its subcontractor Dixcon Infra this Thursday began casting 28 meter long U-girders for Package KNPCC-12 of Kanpur Metro’s 8.38 km Line-2 which…

07 Jul 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur 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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