Bids for Mumbai Metro Line-5’s Kasheli Depot Invited

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) this week invited tenders…

23 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Tata’s Chennai Metro TBM S1330A Passes Factory Tests

Tunnel boring machine manufacturer Herrenknecht this week completed factory…

23 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Texmaco – ISC JV Wins Indore Metro’s Track Work Contract IN08

December 1, 2022 Update: Texmaco – ISC JV today received a LOA of contract…

23 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Indore Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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L&T Wins Bhopal Metro’s Track Work Contract BH07

January 16, 2023 Update: MPMRCL has issued contract LOA to Larsen & Toubro…

23 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhopal Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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6 Bidders for Chennai Metro Line 3 & 5’s Electrification Contracts

6 firms have bid for 2 separate contracts to commission Chennai Metro line 3…

19 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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4 Bidders for Chennai Metro Line-4’s Platform Screen Door Contract

4 firms earlier this month submitted bids for the Platform Screen Door (PSD)…

17 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Vossloh Wins Bhopal & Indore Metros’ Track Turnout Contract

November 21, 2022 Update: MPMRCL has issued LOA to Vossloh with a contract value…

16 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhopal Metro, Indore Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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SBI Bids for Bhopal & Indore Metros’ Automatic Fare Collection

State Bank of India (SBI) earlier this month was declared as the only bidder…

16 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhopal Metro, Indore Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Chennai Metro Phase 2’s 1st TBM S96 Starts Tunneling

Tata Projects Ltd. (TPL) on Thursday commissioned S-96 – the first of 23 tunnel boring machines for the 118.9 km Chennai Metro Phase 2 project…

16 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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7 Bidders for Chennai Metro Line-4’s Telecom Contract

7 firms on Tuesday submitted bids for the telecommunication contract (Package ASA05) for Chennai Metro’s 26.09 km Line-4 which will connect…

14 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 9 Comments
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7 Bidders for Delhi Metro Silver Line’s E&M, ECS & TVS Contract DE-11

7 firms last week submitted bids to install the electrical and mechanical system, environment control system and tunnel ventilation system at 4 stations…

05 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Mitsui Awarded Chennai Metro Phase 2’s Head Hardened Rails Contract

Japan’s Mitsui & Co. Ltd. in early-September was awarded a Rs. 163.30 crore contract for supplying head-hardened rails for Chennai Metro’s…

02 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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29 Bidders for Paniyala – Barodameo Expressway’s Work in Rajasthan

29 firms have submitted a total of 48 bids for the construction of 86.5 km Paniyala – Barodameo Expressway in Rajasthan after National Highways…

02 Oct 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 1 Comment
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Dilip Buildcon Wins Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2’s Package C3

Dilip Buildcon Ltd. (DBL) on Thursday was declared as the lowest bidder for the construction contract of Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2 project’s 7.553…

30 Sep 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 73.1 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 – 79.5 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
• Bhopal: December 21, 2025 – 6.2 km

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