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…

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…

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…

14 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Gurgaon Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Bangalore Metro Gets Proposals from Developers for Dedicated Station Access

After the Bangalore Metro Rail Corp Ltd’s first Public-Private Partnership…

13 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Ayesa to Design 21 Metro Stations & Supervise Engineering for Noida – Greater Noida Metro Line

Spanish company Ayesa has announced that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has…

13 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Vizag & Vijayawada Metro Works Entrusted to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s hands just keep getting fuller! After…

13 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Vijayawada Metro, Visakhapatnam Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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L&T Indicates Hyderabad Metro May Miss July 2017 Deadline

According to a new report in the TOI, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has announced…

12 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Hyderabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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MMRDA to Submit Dahisar-DN Nagar & Dahisar(E)-Andheri (E) Metro Lines for Approval

As per recent reports, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority…

12 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 20 Comments
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Delhi Metro TBM Makes a Breakthrough at Panchsheel Park Station on Magenta Line

True to their style and without any fanfare or media coverage, the Delhi Metro Rail Corp quietly crossed another construction milestone on its new 36.98…

12 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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3 Major Hurdles in Navi Mumbai Metro’s Way

According to a report in the Mid-Day, there are 3 major hurdles standing in the way of Navi Mumbai’s Metro project. If these aren’t solved…

11 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Navi Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi Metro’s Phase 3 Train Spotted at Seoul’s Metro Station!

Agla station Uiwang hai! Darwaze dono taraf khulenge! Jee Yong Song, a photographer on Flickr, recently came across a Delhi Metro train meant to run…

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Aerial Views of Lucknow Metro’s Completed Viaduct

@drmksamyias on Twitter recently posted some new images of Lucknow Metro’s completed viaduct at Krishna Nagar that he shot from a plane. Images…

11 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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View of Jaipur Metro’s Choti Chaupar Station Taking Shape

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…

10 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Jaipur Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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[Pics] Chennai Metro’s Cocoon Shaped Airport Station

Civil construction work on Chennai Metro’s cocoon shaped Airport station is now complete! Only minor works, station detailing and ancillary work…

10 Sep 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai 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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