10 Bidders for New Digha – Sonepur Bridge’s Contract in Bihar

Ten civil engineering firms have bid for the construction of the new Sonepur…

16 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bridges ⋅ 4 Comments
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L&T – Sojitz JV Awarded Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s Electrification Contract EW-1

India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. (NHSRCL) on Monday…

16 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 4 Comments
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Pune Metro Nigdi Extension: LKT Awarded Design Consultant Contract DDC-01

LKT Engineering on December 29, 2023 was awarded a Rs. 1.11 crore contract by…

15 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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L&T Casts India’s Longest U-Girder for Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) last week began pouring concrete to cast the first…

14 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bengaluru Suburban Rail ⋅ 2 Comments
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Delhi – Dharuhera RRTS: Bids Invited for Geotechnical Work in Gurgaon

National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) last week invited bids…

14 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 21 Comments
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Agra Metro’s TBM Shivaji Lowered at RBS Ramp by Afcons – Sam JV

With tunnel boring machine (TBM) S115 starting tunneling works at Agra Metro’s…

14 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Kolkata Metro: Trial Runs Begin to Majerhat Station on Purple Line

Metro Railway, Kolkata – the owner & operator of Kolkata Metro on…

14 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Ghaziabad – Jewar RRTS: Cengrs Begins Geotechnical Work for DPR

Cengrs Geotechnica this week started geotechnical soil investigation work for…

13 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 11 Comments
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Chennai Metro Phase 2’s 2nd Open Web Girder Launched over Bypass

Hindustan Construction Company – KEC International JV (HCC – KEC JV) on Thursday launched their final splice for the second 40 meter long open web…

13 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Patil Rail Awarded Delhi Metro Silver Line’s Track Fastening Contract DT-09

Patil Rail Infrastructure (PRIPL) earlier this month was awarded a Rs. 52.16 crore contract for supplying the ballastless track fastening system for Delhi…

13 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Chennai Metro Line 4: Shellinfo Awarded AFC Equipment Contract AFA03B

Shellinfo Global Digital Technologies in December was awarded a Rs. 93.17 crore contract to supply station level equipment for the Automatic Fare Collection…

13 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Alstom Wins Bangalore Metro’s CBTC Signaling & PSD Contract 10 S&T-DM

June 12, 2024 Update: BMRCL has issued contract LOA to Alstom Transport India January 12, 2024 Original Post: Alstom Transport India on Thursday was declared…

12 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 19 Comments
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L&T Launches Chennai Metro Line 3’s 1st U-Girder on OMR

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Wednesday launched their first U-girder for constructing 45.4 km Chennai Metro Line-3’s 10 km elevated package EV-01/RT-01…

12 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Kalpataru Wins Siliguri Bagdogra Airport’s New Terminal Contract

Kalpataru Projects International Ltd. (KPTL) on Wednesday was declared as the lowest bidder for the civil construction work of a new terminal building…

11 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Airports ⋅ 26 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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