Chennai Metro Line-4’s Train Design Unveiled as Alstom Begins Production

The first look of Chennai Metro’s new train-sets is out! Alstom Transport…

08 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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L&T Launches Delhi – Meerut RRTS Package 7 Reach-1’s Final Segment

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) last Friday celebrated launching their final precast…

08 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 3 Comments
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CMRS Inspects Kolkata Metro’s Howrah Maidan – Esplanade Section of Green Line

After wrapping up Purple Line’s inspection this weekend, Janak Kumar Garg…

08 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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KPIL – Gulermak JV Wins Bhopal Metro’s Underground Contract BH-04

March 21, 2024 Update: MPMRCL has awarded contract LOA to KPIL – Gulermak…

07 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhopal Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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Bids Invited for Mumbai Metro’s Dongri Depot on Red Line

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Tuesday invited…

07 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Bangalore Metro Yellow Line’s 1st CRRC Train Arrives at Chennai Port

The prototype CRRC train-set for 19.143 km Bangalore Metro Yellow Line (Reach…

07 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 26 Comments
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Greater Noida West Metro’s Revised DPR Approved by NMRC’s Board

Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC)’s board on Monday approved the revised…

07 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Noida & Greater Noida Metro ⋅ 27 Comments
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L&T Awarded 12 km Palasbari – Sualkuchi Bridge’s Contract in Assam

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) last Thursday was awarded a Rs. 2688.54 crore…

06 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bridges ⋅ 0 Comments
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5 Bidders for Agra Metro’s AGCC-05 Construction Contract on Line-1

Five firms have submitted bids for the civil construction work of Package AGCC-05 on 14.25 km Agra Metro Line-1 (Taj East Gate – Sikandra) after Uttar…

06 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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6 Bidders for Darbhanga Airport’s New Terminal Contract in Bihar

Six firms have submitted bids for the civil construction work of a new terminal building at Darbhanga Airport in Bihar after Airports Authority of India…

06 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Airports ⋅ 3 Comments
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Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2 Package C1’s Final U-Girder Launched by Afcons

Afcons Infrastructure on Monday celebrated the launch of their final of 574 U-girders for civil Package C1 of the 28.254 km Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2 project….

06 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Trial Runs Begin on Pune Metro’s Civil Court – Swargate Underground Section

Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (MahaMetro) on Monday started trial runs (train testing) on a 3.3 km underground route from Civil Court Station to Swargate…

06 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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CMRS Inspects Kolkata Metro’s Taratala – Majerhat Section of Purple Line

Janak Kumar Garg – the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) on Sunday completed a one-day final safety inspection of Kolkata Metro Line-3 (Purple…

06 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Sam India Wins Mumbai Metro Kanjurmarg Depot’s Contract CA-209

Sam India Builtwell was today declared as the lowest bidder for the construction of Mumbai Metro Line-6‘s Kanjurmarg Depot by Mumbai Metropolitan…

05 Feb 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 58.68 km
• Delhi: 24 December 2002 – 351.2 km
• Bangalore: 20 October 2011 – 72.2 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 46.5 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 – 37.9 km
• Nagpur: 8 March 2019 – 38.2 km
• Kanpur – 29 December 2021 – 8.7 km
• Pune: 6 March 2022 – 29.7 km
• Navi Mumbai: 17 November 2023 – 11.1 km
• Agra: March 6 2024 – 5.2 km

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