KPIL – Gulermak JV Wins Bhopal Metro’s Underground Contract BH-04

March 21, 2024 Update: MPMRCL has awarded contract LOA to KPIL – Gulermak…

07 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhopal Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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Bids Invited for Mumbai Metro’s Dongri Depot on Red Line

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Tuesday invited…

07 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Bangalore Metro Yellow Line’s 1st CRRC Train Arrives at Chennai Port

The prototype CRRC train-set for 19.143 km Bangalore Metro Yellow Line (Reach…

07 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 26 Comments
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Greater Noida West Metro’s Revised DPR Approved by NMRC’s Board

Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC)’s board on Monday approved the revised…

07 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 34 Comments
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L&T Awarded 12 km Palasbari – Sualkuchi Bridge’s Contract in Assam

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) last Thursday was awarded a Rs. 2688.54 crore…

06 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bridges ⋅ 4 Comments
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5 Bidders for Agra Metro’s AGCC-05 Construction Contract on Line-1

Five firms have submitted bids for the civil construction work of Package AGCC-05…

06 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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6 Bidders for Darbhanga Airport’s New Terminal Contract in Bihar

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

06 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Airports ⋅ 7 Comments
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Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2 Package C1’s Final U-Girder Launched by Afcons

Afcons Infrastructure on Monday celebrated the launch of their final of 574…

06 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Trial Runs Begin on Pune Metro’s Civil Court – Swargate Underground Section

Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (MahaMetro) on Monday started trial runs (train testing) on a 3.3 km underground route from Civil Court Station to Swargate…

06 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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CMRS Inspects Kolkata Metro’s Taratala – Majerhat Section of Purple Line

Janak Kumar Garg – the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) on Sunday completed a one-day final safety inspection of Kolkata Metro Line-3 (Purple…

06 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Sam India Wins Mumbai Metro Line-6 Kanjurmarg Depot’s Contract CA-209

March 12, 2024 Update: MMRDA has issued LOA to Sam India with a contract value of Rs. 547.45 crore. February 5, 2024 Original Post: Sam India Builtwell…

05 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Mumbai Metro Shunya Bridge’s 1st Segment Cast by J Kumar

J Kumar Infraprojects (JKIL) on Saturday poured concrete to cast their first segment for Shunya cable-stayed bridge of Mumbai Metro’s 23.6 km Line-2B…

04 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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17 Bidders for Aizawl Bypass’ Tunnel Project in Mizoram

Seventeen firms have bid for the construction of 2.5 km twin tunnels of the Aizawl Bypass project in Mizoram after India’s National Highways and Infrastructure…

03 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 2 Comments
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3 Bidders for Mumbai Metro Line-4 Stations’ Finishing & PEB Contract CA-222

Three firms on Wednesday submitted bids for the architectural finishing and pre-engineered building (PEB) roof contract CA-222 at 7 stations of the 32.32…

02 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 5 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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