Ayesa Awarded Delhi Central Vista APM Metro’s Design Contract

Ayesa India Pvt. Ltd. this month was awarded a Rs. 7.48 crore contract by Delhi…

20 Nov 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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3 Bidders for Delhi Metro Magenta Line’s Pending Work DC01A

3 civil construction firms last week submitted bids for 3.5 km Package DC-01A…

20 Nov 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Bids for Mumbai Metro Line-4’s Mogharpada Depot Re-Invited

Back in late-October, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)…

20 Nov 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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NCC Launches Pune Metro Reach 1 Viaduct’s Final Segment

NCC Ltd. on October 31 celebrated launching the final box segment for 10.795…

19 Nov 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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HCC Records Delhi Metro Phase 4 DC-06’s Final TBM Breakthrough

Hindustan Construction Company – Vensar Constructions Company Ltd JV’s…

19 Nov 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Dilip Buildcon Launches Bhopal Metro Package 1’s Final Segment

Dilip Buildcon Ltd. (DBL) on November 2 launched the final of 1851 precast segments…

19 Nov 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhopal Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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2 Bidders for Lucknow Metro’s AFC Re-Engineering Contract

December 21, 2022 Update: UPMRC has cancelled the tender without providing a…

19 Nov 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Leap Infraasys Wins Noida Metro Extension’s OHE Design Contract

Leap Infraasys Pvt. Ltd (LIPL) in mid-October emerged as the lowest bidder…

19 Nov 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Jindal Wins Bhopal & Indore Metros’ Head Hardened Rail Contract

December 6, 2022 Update: MPMRCL has issued LOA to JSPL with a contract value of Rs. 138,64,71,000.00 November 19 2022 Original Post: Jindal Steel &…

19 Nov 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhopal Metro, Indore Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Agra Metro’s 1st Tunnel Boring Machine Passes Factory Tests

Tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturer Robbins in late-October completed factory acceptance tests (FAT) on 215-323 – their 1st of 2 refurbished machines…

19 Nov 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Bids Invited for Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s C3 Package

India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. (NHSRCL) on Tuesday invited bids to construct the 135.45 km long Package C-3 (Shilphata – Zaroli)…

16 Nov 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 12 Comments
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4 Bidders for Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s BKC Station (C1)

4 firms / consortia have submitted bids to construct Bandra Kurla Complex Station of the 508.17 km Mumbai – Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR Bullet…

04 Nov 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 16 Comments
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RVNL Wins Chennai Metro Line-3’s Sholinganallur – SIPCOT Section

January 21, 2023 Update: CMRL has issued LOA to RVNL with a contract value of Rs. 901,14,91,882.00 October 30, 2022 Original Post: Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd…

30 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 16 Comments
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Alstom Awarded Delhi Metro Phase 4’s 312 Coach Contract RS17

Alstom Transport India on Thursday was awarded a Rs. 2631.36 crore contract by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to supply 312 new coaches (52 trains)…

29 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 6 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 – 94.3 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 68.5 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 – 16 km
• Pune: 6 March 2022 – 31.2 km
• Navi Mumbai: 17 November 2023 – 11.1 km
• Agra: March 6 2024 – 5.2 km
• Indore: May 31 2025 – 5.8 km
• Patna: October 6, 2025 – 3.2 km

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