Delhi Metro Silver Line’s TBM DZ1123 Records Breakthrough at Kishangarh

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Saturday celebrated tunnel boring machine (TBM)…

06 Dec 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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HCPL Wins Hubballi Airport’s New Terminal Contract

Harsh Constructions Pvt. Ltd. (HCPL) last Wednesday was declared as the lowest…

06 Dec 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Airports ⋅ 10 Comments
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Chennai Metro Phase 2: Voltas Awarded Line-5’s E&M Contract EM-04

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) on Thursday awarded Voltas’ subsidiary Universal…

05 Dec 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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4 Bidders for Siliguri Bagdogra Airport’s New Terminal Contract

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

05 Dec 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Airports ⋅ 9 Comments
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Bids Invited for Agra Metro Line 2’s AGCC-07 Elevated Contract

Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) this week invited tenders for civil…

03 Dec 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Chennai Metro Line 4: Alstom to Supply 10 Additional Trains

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) on Monday signed a supplementary contract agreement…

29 Nov 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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L&T Wins Patna – Bihar Museums’ Tunnel Contract PC-08R

December 5, 2023 Update: L&T has been awarded Package PC-08R’s Rs….

22 Nov 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Patna Metro, Tunnels ⋅ 13 Comments
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8 Bidders for Hubballi Airport’s New Terminal Contract

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

22 Nov 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Airports ⋅ 6 Comments
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Delhi Metro Silver Line: 3 Bidders for Sarita Vihar Depot’s Track Work

December 27, 2023 Update: DMRC has awarded DT16’s contract to Pee Pee Mandal Projects valued at Rs. 10.54 crore. November 20, 2023 Original Post:…

20 Nov 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Bangalore Metro Yellow Line’s 1st CRRC Train Rolls Out in Nanjing

Back on October 27, CRRC rolled out the first of 15 new trains for 19.143 km Bangalore Metro Yellow Line (Reach 5) which will connect RV Road –…

19 Nov 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 19 Comments
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7 Bidders for Patna Metro Stations’ Architectural Finishing & PEB Work

7 firms in October submitted bids for the architectural finishing and pre-engineered building (PEB) roof contract PC-01A at 5 stations of Patna Metro Phase…

18 Nov 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Patna Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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(Pics) Navi Mumbai Metro Starts Operations Between Belapur – Pendhar

After a painfully long wait, Navi Mumbai Metro – India’s 16th metro system – is now live! Commercial operations started on Friday at…

18 Nov 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Navi Mumbai Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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Bhubaneswar Metro Phase 1 Approved with DMRC as Consultant

Odisha Government’s cabinet led by its Chief Minister on Tuesday approved construction of Bhubaneswar Metro’s Phase 1 project at an estimated…

16 Nov 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhubaneswar Metro ⋅ 14 Comments
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5 Bidders for Bhopal & Indore Metros’ Design Verification Engineer Work

Five firms in October submitted bids for the Design Verification Engineer (DVE) contract of Indore Metro and Bhopal Metro’s Phase…

12 Nov 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhopal Metro, Indore 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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