Mumbai Metro Line 7A’s TBM Dhruv Starts Tunneling at CSIA

J Kumar Infraprojects (JKIL) on Saturday commissioned their second tunnel boring…

06 Nov 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Kochi Metro Phase 2: Leap Infraasys Awarded Proof Consultant Contract

Leap Infraasys Pvt. Ltd (LIPL) on Monday was awarded a Rs. 34.98 lakh contract…

05 Nov 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Hillways – GRTC JV Wins Kanpur Ring Road Package 3’s Contract

Hillways Construction Company – Gour Road Tar Coat JV on Monday was declared…

03 Nov 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 10 Comments
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Tata’s Chennai Metro Phase 2 TBM S97 Records 4th Breakthrough

Tata Projects Ltd. (TPL) today afternoon celebrated tunnel boring machine S97’s…

02 Nov 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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DRA – DMRC Wins Ahmedabad Railway Station’s Redevelopment Work

Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon – Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DRA –…

01 Nov 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Other ⋅ 6 Comments
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Bangalore Metro’s TBM Rudra Records RT-01’s Final Breakthrough

Afcons Infrastructure this morning celebrated Tunnel Boring Machine S-1259’s…

26 Oct 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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Surat Metro: RBL Begins Launching Package CS4’s Segments

Besides packages CS5 & CS6 on Line-2, precast segment launching activity…

24 Oct 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Surat Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Pune Metro’s PCMC – Nigdi Extension Approved by MoHUA

The Central Government’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)…

23 Oct 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Delhi – Meerut RapidX: Afcons Casts Package 6’s Final Segment

Prior to the inauguration of the 17 km Priority Corridor (Sahibabad – Duhai), Afcons Infrastructure celebrated casting their final segment for Package…

22 Oct 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 2 Comments
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7 Bidders for Bhopal Metro Blue Line’s Civil Contract BH05

Seven firms on Friday submitted bids for the civil construction work of Bhopal Metro’s 12.915 km Blue Line (Bhadbhada Chauraha – Ratnagiri Tiraha)…

21 Oct 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhopal Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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Delhi Metro Magenta Line: HGIEL Launches DC-01A’s 1st U-Girder

H.G. Infra Engineering (HGIEL) this week launched their first 27.90m long U-girder for completing pending construction work on a 3.5 km section of Delhi…

21 Oct 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Surat Metro: Bhesan – Saroli Line 2’s Segment Launching Begins

Surat Metro’s 19.26 km Line-2 connecting Bhesan – Saroli is now well under construction with precast segment launching activity starting this…

20 Oct 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Surat Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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(Pics) Delhi – Meerut RAPIDX’s Priority Corridor Inaugurated

I’ve kept tabs on Delhi’s RRTS project since its inception in 2008 and can’t believe a part of it is now open! India’s Prime Minister…

20 Oct 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 11 Comments
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L&T Lowers Patna Metro’s 3rd TBM at Gandhi Maidan Station

Larsen & Toubro on Wednesday lowered their 3rd of four tunnel boring machines at Gandhi Maidan for 30.91 km Patna Metro Phase 1 project’s…

19 Oct 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Patna Metro ⋅ 8 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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