UMTC & Aarvee Win MRTS Feasibility Contracts for Salem, Trichy & Tirunelveli

Aarvee Associates Architects Engineers and Consultants and Urban Mass Transit…

05 Jul 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro, Other ⋅ 3 Comments
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Jindal Only Bidder for Bhopal & Indore Metros’ Track Contract

December 6, 2022 Update: MPMRCL has issued LOA to JSPL with a contract value…

04 Jul 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhopal Metro, Indore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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SYSTRA JV Wins Delhi – SNB RRTS’ General Consultant Contract

SYSTRA – Egis Rail – Consulting Engineers Group JV has emerged as…

03 Jul 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 7 Comments
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Ranjit Buildcon Wins Surat Metro Line-1 Package CS4’s Work

Ranjit Buildcon Ltd. (RBL) on Saturday emerged as the lowest bidder to construct…

03 Jul 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Surat Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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Dilip Buildcon Wins Surat Metro Line-2 Package CS6’s Work

December 4, 2022: Dilip Buildcon has been issued LOA by GMRC for Package CS-6’s…

03 Jul 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Surat Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Bangalore Metro’s TBM Urja Records Breakthrough at Pottery Town

Larsen & Toubro’s Tunnel Boring Machine Urja (DZ670) on Thursday afternoon…

01 Jul 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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STEC’s 3rd TBM for Delhi – Meerut RRTS Starts Tunneling

Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd. (STEC) this week commissioned Sudarshan…

01 Jul 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 2 Comments
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8 Bidders for Delhi – Katra Expressway’s Package 17 in J&K

Eight firms have submitted bids to construct the 28.92 km Package 17 of the…

30 Jun 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 1 Comment
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Mumbai Metro’s TBM Tansa-2 Records Breakthrough at Mumbai Central

Tunnel Boring Machine 1239 operated by Doğuş-Soma JV on Tuesday afternoon arrived at Mumbai Central Station on Mumbai Metro’s upcoming 33.5 km Line-3…

29 Jun 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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Trials Begin on Delhi Metro Airport Express’ Dwarka IICC Extension

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Sunday launched train trial runs (testing) on the Airport Express Line’s new 1.878 km underground extension…

29 Jun 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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5 Bidders for Chennai Metro Line-4’s E&M Contract

November 28, 2022 Update: CMRL has issued LOA to Voltas Ltd. with a contract value of Rs. 134,91,24,631.00 June 28 Original Post: 5 firms have submitted…

28 Jun 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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3 Bidders for Chennai Metro Line 3’s Track Work Contract

3 firms have submitted bids to supply and install standard gauge tracks for Chennai Metro’s Line-3 after Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) opened technical…

22 Jun 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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SNC Launches Bangalore Metro ORR Line’s 1st U-Girder

Shankaranarayana Constructions (SNC) on Saturday night erected their first U-girder in Mahadevapura for constructing Bangalore Metro’s 56 km Blue Line…

21 Jun 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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4 Bidders for Chennai Metro Line 5’s Track Work Contract

4 firms have submitted bids to supply and install standard gauge tracks for Chennai Metro’s Line-5 after Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) opened technical…

20 Jun 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 4 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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