Alstom Begins Production of Bhopal & Indore Metros’ 1st Train

Alstom Transport India today formally started manufacturing 52 Movia train-sets…

13 Mar 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhopal Metro, Indore Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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11 Bidders for Varanasi – Kolkata Expressway’s Packages 11-13

11 firms have submitted a total of 25 bids for the civil construction work of…

13 Mar 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 1 Comment
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Rithwik Wins Mumbai Metro Line-5 Kasheli Depot’s Civil Contract

September 14, 2023 Update: MMRDA has awarded Rithwik Projects with Line-5 Depot’s…

12 Mar 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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Ranjit Launches Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2 C3’s 1st U-Girder

Ranjit Buildcon Ltd. (RBL) on Tuesday launched the first pair of 27.90m long…

11 Mar 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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5 Bidders for Gorakhpur Bypass’ Construction Work

5 firms have submitted bids for 26.6 km Gorakhpur North-East Bypass’ civil…

11 Mar 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 4 Comments
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NKC, PNC & GRIL Win Varanasi – Kolkata Expressway’s Contracts

That was quick! NKC Projects, PNC Infratech & G R Infraprojects on Thursday…

10 Mar 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 10 Comments
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4 Bidders for Ambala Ring Road Phase 2’s Construction Contract

4 firms have submitted bids to construct 55 km Ambala Ring Road project’s…

09 Mar 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 0 Comments
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9 Bidders for Ismailabad – Ambala Expressway’s Contract

March 27 2023 Update: Amar Infrastructure – PS Construction JV has been…

08 Mar 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 5 Comments
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SBI Bids for Agra Metro’s Automatic Fare Collection Contract

State Bank of India (SBI) today emerged as the only bidder for the Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) contract (Package AGAFC-01) of Agra Metro Phase…

07 Mar 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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9 Bidders for Bangalore-Vijayawada Expressway’s Packages 7-10

9 firms have submitted a total of 22 bids for the civil construction contracts of 518 km Bengaluru – Vijayawada Expressway project’s packages 7,…

07 Mar 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 4 Comments
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Kanpur Metro’s TBM Tatya Starts 2nd Drive from Chunniganj

Gulermak – Sam India Builtwell JV last Friday recommissioned tunnel boring machine S92 at Kanpur Metro Phase 1 Package KNPCC-05’s Chunniganj Station….

07 Mar 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Agra Metro’s 1st Alstom Train Arrives at PAC Depot

Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) today received their first Alstom Movia train-set for the 29.40 km Agra Metro Phase 1 project…

06 Mar 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Indore Metro’s Gandhi Nagar Depot Starts Taking Shape

With viaduct and station work on Indore Metro’s 33.53 km Yellow Line becoming more visible, here’s a post on the project’s crucial train…

06 Mar 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Indore Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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CMRS Approves Bangalore Metro’s Whitefield Line with 58 Conditions

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) last week received the final statutory approval from the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS)…

06 Mar 2023 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 14 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 – 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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