10 Bidders for Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor’s C5 Contract

Ten firms have bid to construct 21.14 km Package C-5 of the 121.7 km Haryana…

11 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor ⋅ 3 Comments
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Delhi – Meerut RRTS: L&T Conducts Load Test at 2 Steel Girder Spans of Package 3

I often get guest post requests to promote spammy websites and products which…

11 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 2 Comments
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Kolkata Metro: CMRS Identifies 50 Issues with Howrah – Esplanade Line

Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) on Wednesday received an observation report…

11 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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JKIL – MEPL’s TBM Records 2nd Breakthrough for Mumbai’s Mithi Rejuvenation Project

J Kumar Infraprojects – Michigan Engineers JV’s tunnel boring machine S80B…

10 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other, Tunnels ⋅ 2 Comments
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3 Bidders for Bhopal & Indore Metros’ Automatic Fare Collection Contract

Three firms on Thursday submitted bids for the Automatic Fare Collection (AFC)…

10 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhopal Metro, Indore Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Gawar Wins Mumbai Metro Line 12’s Construction Contract CA-240

March 27, 2024 Update: MMRDA has issued LOA to Gawar Constructions with a final…

09 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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2 Bidders for Versova – Virar – Palghar Sea Link’s DPR Consultant Contract

Aarvee Associates and Nippon Koei – Arup India JV are the only two bidders…

09 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bridges, Expressways ⋅ 20 Comments
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9 Bidders for Varanasi Airport’s New Terminal Contract

Nine firms have submitted bids for the civil construction work of a new terminal…

09 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Airports ⋅ 3 Comments
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Eagle Infra Wins Mumbai Metro Line-4 Stations’ Finishing Contract CA-194

Eagle Infra India was today declared as the lowest bidder for the architectural finishing and pre-engineered building (PEB) roof contract CA-194 at 7 stations…

08 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Bangalore Metro’s TBM Bhadra Records Breakthrough at K.G. Halli

Tunnel Boring Machine S-840B operated by ITD Cementation India today recorded a breakthrough at Kadugondanahalli (K.G. Halli) Station of the 21.386 km…

08 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Chennai Metro Line-4’s Train Design Unveiled as Alstom Begins Production

The first look of Chennai Metro’s new train-sets is out! Alstom Transport today formally launched manufacturing thirty six 3-coach trains for Chennai…

08 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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L&T Launches Delhi – Meerut RRTS Package 7 Reach-1’s Final Segment

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) last Friday celebrated launching their final precast box segment for 82.15 km Delhi – Meerut RRTS (RapidX) project’s…

08 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 3 Comments
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CMRS Inspects Kolkata Metro’s Howrah Maidan – Esplanade Section of Green Line

After wrapping up Purple Line’s inspection this weekend, Janak Kumar Garg – the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) on Tuesday completed…

08 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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KPIL – Gulermak JV Wins Bhopal Metro’s Underground Contract BH-04

March 21, 2024 Update: MPMRCL has awarded contract LOA to KPIL – Gulermak JV valued at Rs. 769 crore. February 7, 2024 Original Post: Kalpataru Projects…

07 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhopal Metro ⋅ 11 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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