5 Bidders for Chennai Metro Line-5’s UG06 Tunneling Work

5 civil construction firms (2 in a consortium) have submitted bids for underground…

16 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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L&T Launches Delhi – Meerut RAPIDX Package 3 Lot-1’s Final Segment

Larsen & Toubro on Saturday morning celebrated launching the final of 5593…

15 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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SYSTRA Wins Kochi Metro Phase 2’s Electrification DDC Contract

SYSTRA MVA Consulting on Tuesday was declared as the lowest bidder for the…

14 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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3 Bidders for Gurugram Metro HUDA – Cyber City Line’s DDC Contract

February 8, 2024 Update: HMRTC has scrapped the tender and re-invited bids under…

12 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Gurgaon Metro ⋅ 17 Comments
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3 Bidders for Shirdi Airport’s New Terminal Contract

Three construction firms have applied to construct a new terminal building at…

11 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Airports ⋅ 7 Comments
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Delhi-Meerut RAPIDX TBM Sudarshan 4.3 Records 2nd Breakthrough

Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd. (STEC) today celebrated tunnel boring machine…

10 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 7 Comments
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10 Bidders for Versova Virar Sealink’s Geotechnical Work in Mumbai

10 surveying firms have submitted bids for 43 km Versova – Virar Sealink…

09 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bridges ⋅ 19 Comments
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SNC Launches Bangalore Metro ORR Line P2’s 100th U-Girder Span

Shankaranarayana Constructions (SNC)’s launching crew on Friday night…

08 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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J Kumar Wins Mumbai Line-2B’s Station Roof & Finishing Work

October 16, 2023 Update: MMRDA has awarded contract LOA to J Kumar Infra valued at Rs. 99.29 crore May 7, 2023 Original Post: J Kumar Infraprojects in…

07 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Afcons Lowers Delhi Metro Silver Line Package DC-07’s 1st TBM

Afcons Infrastructure on Friday started lowering parts of TBM 372, the first tunnel boring machine for Package DC-07, at Airforce Launch Shaft of Delhi…

07 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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NCC Launches Bangalore Metro Airport Line Package 2’s 1st U-Girder

NCC Ltd. on Friday night launched the 1st of 730 U-girders for Package 2 of Bangalore Metro’s 37 km Airport Line (Blue Line) which will link Bengaluru’s Kempegowda…

06 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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J Kumar’s Delhi Metro Silver Line TBM Sonakshi Passes Factory Tests

Tunnel boring machine manufacturer Terratec on Friday completed factory acceptance tests (FAT) on TBM S63B (Sonakshi) for constructing Delhi Metro’s 23.622…

06 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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5 Bidders for 2nd Zoji La Tunnel’s DPR Consultant Contract

June 23, 2023 Update: Tender has been cancelled May 3, 2023 Original Post: 5 consulting firms have submitted bids to prepare a Detailed Project Report…

03 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 7 Comments
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Simplex Launches Bangalore Metro Reach 3C’s Final Segment

Simplex Infrastructure on Sunday night launched their final precast segment for Bangalore Metro Green Line’s 3.031 km Reach 3C project on Tumkur…

02 May 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore 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 – 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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