MGCPL Completes Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s 2nd Bridge over NH-48

MG Contractors Pvt. Ltd. (MGCPL) this week completed building a 210 meter long…

06 Oct 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 0 Comments
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Mumbai Metro’s Line-3 Inaugurated; Ops to Begin on October 7

I’ve kept tabs on Mumbai’s Line-3 since its inception, right through…

05 Oct 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro, Thane Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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Delhi – Meerut RRTS: Trial Runs Extended to New Ashok Nagar

National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) today started trial runs…

05 Oct 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 4 Comments
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L&T’s Delhi Metro TBM-2 Records Breakthrough at Chhatarpur Mandir

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) today celebrated tunnel boring machine (TBM) DZ1123’s…

05 Oct 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Bids Invited for Pune Metro Phase 2’s General Consultant Contract

Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Maha-Metro or MMRCL) on Friday invited…

05 Oct 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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Bids Invited for Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s T1 Track Contract

India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. (NHSRCL) today invited…

04 Oct 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 5 Comments
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Bids Invited for Pune Metro Swargate – Katraj Line’s Underground Work

Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Maha-Metro or MMRCL) today invited…

04 Oct 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Bangalore Metro Madavara Extension’s CMRS Inspection Completed

AM Chowdhary – the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) and his…

03 Oct 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Chennai Metro’s Phase 2 Approved by Central Government

India’s Central Government’s Cabinet today officially approved the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of 116.1 km Chennai Metro Phase 2 project…

03 Oct 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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4 Bidders for Bangalore Metro Airport & Challaghatta Depots’ E&M Contract

Four firms have bid for electrical & mechanical (E&M) installation works at Bangalore Metro’s Challaghatta Depot and Airport Depot after…

02 Oct 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Bids Invited for Thane Metro’s General Consultant Contract

Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Maha-Metro or MMRCL) on Tuesday invited tenders (bids) to appoint a General Consultant (GC) for the 29 km Thane…

02 Oct 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Thane Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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KEC & BNC Win Nagpur Metro Phase 2’s Two Electrification Contracts

KEC International Ltd. and BNC Power Projects Ltd. (BNCPPL) were today declared as the lowest bidders for electrification contracts TR-02 & TR-03 of…

01 Oct 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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11 Bidders for Lucknow Metro Line-2’s Geotechnical Contract

Eleven firms have submitted bids to conduct geotechnical soil investigation for 11.165 km Lucknow Metro Phase 1B project which will connect Charbagh…

01 Oct 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Welspun Wins Dharavi – Ghatkopar Water Tunnel’s Contract in Mumbai

Welspun Enterprises on Friday was declared as the lowest bidder among 3 firms to construct a new water conveyance tunnel between Dharavi Wastewater Treatment…

30 Sep 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 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 – 351.2 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 – 58.7 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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