Thane – Borivali Tunnel Project’s 1st TBM S-1400A Passes Factory Tests

The first mega tunnel boring machine (TBM) for Mumbai’s 11.84 km Thane…

28 Feb 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways, Tunnels ⋅ 1 Comment
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4 Bidders for Indore-Ujjain, Mumbai & Delhi NCR’s New Metro Lines’ Geotechnical Investigation

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in January received 4 bids for geotechnical…

27 Feb 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro, Mumbai Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro, Other ⋅ 15 Comments
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L&T’s Delhi Metro TBM-4 Records Breakthrough at IGNOU Station

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) today celebrated tunnel boring machine (TBM) DZ1124’s…

25 Feb 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s Bridge over NE-4 Completed by MGCPL

MG Contractors Pvt. Ltd. (MGCPL) this weekend completed building a 260 meter…

25 Feb 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 0 Comments
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3 Bidders for Doloo Airport’s DPR Contract in Assam

Three consulting firms have submitted bids to prepare a Detailed Project Report…

25 Feb 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Airports ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi Metro Phase 4 DC-01’s Final U-Girder Launched by CCECC – KEC JV

China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation – KEC International…

23 Feb 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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L&T Wins Mumbai Metro Line-4’s 2nd Track Work Contract CA-168

June 25, 2025 Update: MMRDA has awarded L&T with a Rs. 188.59 crore contract….

23 Feb 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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L&T’s Chennai Metro TBM Adyar Records Breakthrough at Adyar Junction

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on February 13 celebrated tunnel boring machine…

23 Feb 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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26 Bidders for Keshod Airport’s Construction Contract in Gujarat

Twenty six firms have submitted bids for civil construction work at the existing Keshod Airport near Junagadh, Gujarat after Airports Authority of India…

22 Feb 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Airports ⋅ 0 Comments
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HCC – Tata JV Wins Indore Metro’s IN-05R Underground Contract

Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd. – Tata Projects Ltd. (HCC – TPL Indore Metro JV) was today declared as the lowest bidder for the civil construction…

21 Feb 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Indore Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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IRCON Wins Mumbai Metro Line-5’s Electrification & E&M Contract CA-239

June 25, 2025 Update: MMRDA has awarded IRCON with a Rs. 497.46 crore contract. February 21, 2025 Original Post: IRCON International on Monday was declared…

21 Feb 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Tata’s TBM Kurinji for Chennai Metro’s Line-5 Starts Tunneling

Tata Projects Ltd. (TPL) on Wednesday commissioned their first tunnel boring machine (TBM) Kurinji at Kolathur Ramp for 44.6 km Chennai Metro Line-5…

20 Feb 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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NCC Wins Bengaluru Suburban Rail’s Package C4B for 9 Stations

April 25, 2025 Update: KRIDE has issued LOA to NCC with a contract valued at Rs. 580,74,92,888. February 18, 2025 Original Post: NCC was today declared…

18 Feb 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bengaluru Suburban Rail ⋅ 4 Comments
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L&T Casts Agra Metro Line-2’s 1st Set of U-Girders

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Monday poured concrete to cast their first set of 4 U-girders for the construction of Agra Metro Phase 1 project’s 15.09…

18 Feb 2025 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro ⋅ 6 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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