[Pics] NATM Tunnel at Kalkaji in Delhi Almost Complete

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and a JV of FEMC-Pratibha have almost…

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DPR For Metro Line to Noida Extension Ready

Last week, the Delhi Metro Railway Corporation (DMRC) finalized the Detailed…

26 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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East-West Corridor to be Included in Lucknow’s Phase 1

Good news for Lucknow! In a recent meeting between E Sreedharan, the Principal…

25 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Track Laying Work Starts for Kochi Metro

Early morning on August 24, Ircon International Ltd, the company entrusted…

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Delhi Metro Phase 3 – August 2015 Update

The Delhi Metro Rail Corp (DMRC) has updated their website with some new images…

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Metro work at Jaipur’s Badi Chaupar to begin in Sept

Work for the Badi Chaupar station on the 2.35 km extension from Chandpol station…

25 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Jaipur Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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LMRC Installs Countdown Timers at Lucknow Metro Office

The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) has installed more than 10 countdown…

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[New Pics] Hyderabad Metro Shot in August

I regularly post images of all Metro systems on my twitter account and thought…

24 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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GNIDA Sets Ball Rolling for Gr. Noida – IGI Metro

In a recently published report, the Ministry of Urban Development gave its in-principle approval for a 57 km High Speed link between Greater Noida and…

24 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Metro Work in Ahmedabad’s West Side to Begin in October

Following the release of two civil construction tenders earlier this month (See: Tenders Released for Two Sections of Ahmedabad’s Metro), MEGA has announced…

22 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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First Train Arrives for PH2 of Gurgaon Metro

The first train for Gurgaon’s second phase has finally made its way from the shores of China!  This train is part of 7 trains that were ordered…

22 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Gurgaon Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Landscaping at Uppal Offers Glimpse into Hyderabad’s Future

Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) has done a brilliant job below the Uppal Station on the Red line of the system. Not only have they completely redone the sidewalk,…

22 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi Metro Launches Steel Bridge For Pink Line Under Blue Line

Larsen & Toubro and Delhi Metro engineers have successfully launched a prefabricated steel bridge underneath the existing Blue line’s viaduct…

21 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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L&T Erects 100 U-girders in Record Time in Lucknow

As per a new report, Larsen & Toubro in Lucknow has erected a record 100 U-shaped girders in 324 hours on the 8.3 kms first stretch that runs from…

21 Aug 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow 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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