Bangalore Metro’s TBM Vindhya Records Breakthrough at Pottery Town

Larsen & Toubro’s Tunnel Boring Machine Vindhya (DZ671) on Thursday afternoon…

20 Aug 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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Paras Railtech Wins 3 Delhi Metro Depots’ Track Contract

August 18, 2022 Update: DMRC has issued LOA and awarded Paras Railtech with…

16 Aug 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Voestalpine Wins 2 Delhi Metro Phase 4 Crossover Contracts

November 9, 2022 Update: DMRC has issued LOAs to Voestalpine with contract values…

14 Aug 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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18 Bidders for Durg – Raipur – Arang Expressway’s Work

18 firms have submitted a total of 32 bids for the construction of 92.23 km…

13 Aug 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 0 Comments
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Hitachi Wins Chennai Metro Line 3’s Signaling Contract ASA04

March 15, 2023 Update: CMRL has awarded and signed a contract with Hitachi Rail…

11 Aug 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Kanpur Metro’s 2nd TBM Tatya Starts Tunneling

Gulermak – Sam India Builtwell on Monday commissioned tunnel boring machine…

09 Aug 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kanpur Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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Agra Metro’s Alstom Train Design Revealed

Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Minister on Monday virtually unveiled the final…

09 Aug 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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L&T’s 1st Patna Metro TBM Passes Factory Tests

China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Co. Ltd. (CRCHI) has completed factory…

08 Aug 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Patna Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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L&T’s Chennai Metro TBM DZ1040 Passes Factory Tests

Tunnel boring machine manufacturer China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (CRCHI) has completed factory acceptance tests (FAT) on DZ1040 –…

07 Aug 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Blue Star Awarded Bangalore Metro Pink Line’s TVS & E&M Contracts

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL)’s updated website indicates Blue Star has been awarded two significant system contracts for Bangalore…

06 Aug 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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18 Bidders for Patna – Purnia Expressway’s DPR Work

18 firms have bid for preparing a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Patna – Purnia Expressway in Bihar after the National Highways Authority…

05 Aug 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 3 Comments
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DPR Bids Invited for Mumbai Metro Line 3’s Navy Nagar Extension

Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) on Tuesday invited tenders to prepare a Detailed Project Report for extending Mumbai Metro’s 33.5 km Line-3 (Aqua…

05 Aug 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Tata’s Chennai Metro TBMs S97 & S98 Pass Factory Tests

Tunnel boring machine manufacturer Terratec has completed factory acceptance tests (FAT) in China on S97 & S98 – the 2nd & 3rd of 4 new machines…

04 Aug 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Mumbai Metro Line 3’s 1st Alstom Train Arrives

Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) on Tuesday received their first Alstom train-set for Mumbai Metro’s 33.5 km Aqua Line (Line-3) which will connect…

03 Aug 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 12 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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