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…

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…

11 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Airports ⋅ 26 Comments
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Chennai Metro Phase 2: HCC-KEC Bores Final Pile for Package ECV-02

Hindustan Construction Company – KEC International (HCC – KEC JV) on…

11 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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3 Bidders for Chennai Peripheral Ring Road Package EPC-05’s Contract

Three civil engineering firms have submitted bids to construct and maintain…

11 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 6 Comments
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6 Bidders for Bhopal & Indore Metros’ E&M DDC Contract BH-IN-21

Six firms have submitted bids for the Detailed Design Consultancy (DDC) contract…

10 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhopal Metro, Indore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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ITD Lowers Chennai Metro Line 4’s TBM Pelican at Panagal Park

ITD Cementation on Monday began lowering parts of tunnel boring machine (TBM)…

10 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Kanpur Metro’s 4th TBM Vidyarthi Launched by Afcons Infra

Afcons Infrastructure in December-end quietly commissioned their second tunnel…

06 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Surat Metro’s TBM Narmada Records 1st Breakthrough at Labheshwar Chowk

Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) S78 operated by Gulermak – Sam India Builtwell…

04 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Surat Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Dholera Airport: Yashnand Awarded Terminal’s Construction Contract

Yashnand Engineers and Contractors on Monday was awarded a Rs. 333 crore construction contract for Dholera International Airport‘s new terminal building,…

03 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Airports ⋅ 5 Comments
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SAIL Awarded Patna Metro New ISBT Depot’s Track Contract PT-7R

Steel Authority of India (SAIL) on Tuesday was awarded a Rs. 11.34 crore contract for manufacturing and supplying 1200 MT of Class A grade rails for Patna…

03 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Patna Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Bengaluru Suburban Rail: Bids for 264 Coach Lease Contract Invited

Karnataka Rail Infrastructure Development Company (KRIDE) last Friday invited RFP Price Bids from prequalified bidders to deploy 264 coaches (rolling stock)…

02 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bengaluru Suburban Rail ⋅ 4 Comments
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Kanpur Metro KNPCC-05’s Final Tunnel Ring Segment Cast by Gulermak – Sam JV

Gulermak – Sam India Builtwell JV last week poured concrete and celebrated casting their final tunnel ring segment for 32.4 km Kanpur Metro Phase…

01 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Bhubaneswar Metro Phase 1 Project’s Foundation Stone Unveiled

Odisha’s Chief Minister today unveiled the foundation stone for Bhubaneswar Metro‘s Phase 1 project today at an event held in Trishulia Square,…

01 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhubaneswar Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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Chennai Metro Plans Parandur Airport Metro Line via Sriperumbudur

The Tamil Nadu government has decided to extend Chennai Metro’s Line-4 from Poonamallee Bypass to Parandur Airport with multiple stations within…

01 Jan 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Airports, Chennai Metro ⋅ 29 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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