Tata’s Chennai Metro TBMs S97 & S98 Pass Factory Tests

Tunnel boring machine manufacturer Terratec has completed factory acceptance…

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…

03 Aug 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 12 Comments
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APCO Wins Shamli – Ambala Expressway Package 2’s Work

APCO Infratech on Friday was declared as the lowest bidder to construct 38.9…

03 Aug 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 2 Comments
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APCO Wins Delhi – Katra Expressway’s Package 17 in J&K

APCO Infratech on Friday was declared as the lowest bidder to construct 28.92…

02 Aug 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 38 Comments
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APCO Wins Jewar Airport’s Link with Delhi – Mumbai Expressway

APCO Infratech on Friday was declared as the lowest bidder to construct the…

01 Aug 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 10 Comments
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RINA Awarded Bangalore Metro Sarjapur – Hebbal Line’s DPR Work

RINA Consulting SpA has been awarded a contract to create a Detailed Project…

30 Jul 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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L&T’s Chennai Metro TBM S1326A Passes Factory Tests

Tunnel boring machine manufacturer Herrenknecht this week completed factory…

30 Jul 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Alstom Awarded Chennai Metro Phase 2’s 78 Coach Contract

Alstom Transport India on Tuesday was awarded a Rs. 946.92 crore contract to…

29 Jul 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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SYSTRA – DB Wins Mumbai Metro Line 10 & 12’s General Consultancy

SYSTRA MVA Consulting – DB Engineering & Consulting JV on Monday emerged as the preferred bidder for the General Consultant (GC) contract of Mumbai…

29 Jul 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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URCC Launches Indore Metro Super Corridor Section’s 1st Segment

Engineers from URC Constructions on a subcontract from Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) on Monday launched the first segment for Indore Metro Yellow Line‘s 10.927…

27 Jul 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Indore Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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4 Bidders for Indore Metro’s Track Work Contract IN08

4 firms have submitted bids to supply and install standard gauge tracks for Indore Metro’s Phase 1 project after technical bids for system…

27 Jul 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Indore Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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J Kumar’s Surat Metro TBMs S25 & S28 Pass Factory Tests

J Kumar Infraprojects last week completed factory acceptance tests (FAT) on two tunnel boring machines for Surat Metro Phase 1’s 3.56 km underground…

26 Jul 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Surat Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Tata Launches Pune Metro Line-3’s 1st Segment at Hinjewadi

Workers from Pune IT City Metro Rail Ltd. (PITCMRL) on Friday launched the first box segment in Hinjawadi for the viaduct of Pune Metro’s 23.3 km Line-3 which…

26 Jul 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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4 Bidders for Bhopal Metro’s Track Work Contract BH07

4 firms have submitted bids to supply and install standard gauge tracks for Bhopal Metro Phase 1’s underground, elevated and Subhash Nagar Depot…

25 Jul 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhopal Metro ⋅ 0 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 – 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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