Trial Runs Begin to Kochi Metro’s Tripunithura Terminal (Phase 1B)

Kochi Metro Rail (KMRL) on late Thursday night began trial runs (train testing)…

08 Dec 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Chennai Metro Phase 2: Shellinfo Awarded AFC Contract AFA-03A

Another contract down! A consortium of Shellinfo Singapore – Shellinfo…

08 Dec 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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5 Bidders for Versova – Dahisar Coastal Road’s Work in Mumbai

6 civil engineering firms (2 in a consortium) have submitted bids to construct…

08 Dec 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 13 Comments
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Bangalore Metro’s TBM Tunga Records Breakthrough at K.G. Halli

Tunnel Boring Machine S-839B operated by ITD Cementation India on Wednesday…

07 Dec 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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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 construction contract AGCC07 of Agra Metro Phase 1’s 15.09 km Line-2 which…

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 with Alstom Transport India to procure an additional 10 train-sets of…

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. 374.12 crore contract by DMRC November 22, 2023 Original Post: Larsen &…

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 building at Hubballi Airport (HBX) in Karnataka after Airports Authority…

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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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 73.1 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 – 79.5 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
• Bhopal: December 21, 2025 – 6.2 km

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