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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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APCO Wins Shamli – Ambala Expressway Package 2’s Work

APCO Infratech on Friday was declared as the lowest bidder to construct 38.9 km Package 2 of the 121.786 km Shamli – Ambala Expressway project…

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 km Package 17 of the roughly 650 km Delhi – Amritsar – Katra (DAK) Expressway…

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 30 km Jewar Airport Link to connect with the 1350 km Delhi – Mumbai Expressway…

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 Report (DPR) for Bangalore Metro’s new 37 km Hebbal – Sarjapur metro…

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 acceptance tests (FAT) on S-1326A – their 2nd of 2 new machines for Package…

30 Jul 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 2 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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