L&T’s Pakal Dul HEP TBM Marsu Assembled in J&K

Larsen & Toubro on Sunday completed assembly work on Herrenknecht tunnel…

10 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 7 Comments
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L&T Lowers Patna Metro’s 2nd TBM Buddha at Moin-ul-Haq

Larsen & Toubro today lowered DZ1091 – their 2nd of four tunnel boring…

09 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Patna Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi-Meerut RRTS TBM Sudarshan 4.1 Records 2nd Breakthrough at Khichripur

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

08 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 6 Comments
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J Kumar’s Delhi Metro Silver Line TBM Shalini Passes Factory Tests

Tunnel boring machine manufacturer Terratec on Friday completed factory acceptance…

08 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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SEW – VSE JV Wins Mumbai Metro Line-4 Mogharpada Depot’s Work

September 26, 2023 Update: MMRDA has awarded a contract to SEW – VSE JV for…

07 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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L&T’s Patna Metro TBM Mahavir (DZ1090) Starts Tunneling

Larsen & Toubro today commissioned DZ1090 – the 1st of four tunnel boring…

07 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Patna Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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DRA Launches Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train C7’s 1st Segment

IRCON International – Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon JV this Monday launched…

07 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 0 Comments
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Siemens – RVNL JV Wins Mumbai Metro Line-2B’s Electrification Work

Siemens Ltd. – Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. JV on Thursday was declared as the…

07 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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5 Bidders for Mumbai Metro Line-5A’s Track-Work Contract

Five firms on Wednesday submitted bids to supply and install ballastless tracks on a 12.72 km section of Mumbai Metro Orange Line (Line-5) which will connect…

06 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Afcons Wins Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s C2 Tunnel Contract

June 8, 2023 Update: Afcons and NHSRCL have signed a Rs. Rs. 6397.27 crore contract for the civil construction of Package C2. LOA was issued in mid-May….

06 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 39 Comments
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L&T Casts Delhi – Meerut RRTS Package 3 Lot-1’s Final Segment

Larsen & Toubro last week celebrated casting the final of 5593 box segments for 82.15 km Delhi – Meerut RRTS project’s 15.84 km Package 3 Lot-1…

06 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 2 Comments
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Ranjit Casts Surat Metro Line-1 Package CS4’s 1st Pier

Ranjit Buildcon Ltd. (RBL) this Saturday poured concrete to cast their first pier for 4.15 km Sarthana – North Ramp (Package CS4) of the 41.93 km Surat…

05 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Surat Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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J Kumar’s Surat Metro TBM Diya (S28B) Starts Tunneling

J Kumar Infraprojects last week commissioned Terratec tunnel boring machine S28B at Surat Railway Station for Surat Metro Phase 1 project’s 3.56…

05 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Surat Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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L&T Awarded Chennai Metro Line-4’s Telecom Contract ASA-05

Another contract down! Larsen & Toubro last week was awarded the telecommunication contract (Package ASA05) for Chennai Metro’s 26.09 km Line-4 which…

04 Apr 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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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 – 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 – 60.7 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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