25 Bidders for 2365 KM of High Speed Rail Lines’ GAD Preparation

India’s National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) on June 15 received…

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Afcons Launches Kanpur Metro’s 500th U-Girder

Afcons Infrastructure last Friday celebrated the launch of their 500th U-girder…

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5 Bidders for Delhi Metro’s E&M at Sarita Vihar & Ajronda Depots

Five firms have submitted bids for electrical & mechanical works (DE-12)…

23 Jun 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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ITD Wins Surat Metro’s Dream City Depot & Metro Bhavan’s Work

June 30, 2021 Update: ITD Cementation has received LOA contract from GMRC June…

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13 Bidders for Delhi Dehradun Expressway Phase 1’s Package 1

13 construction firms have submitted bids to construct Package 1 of the 210…

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Universal Wins Itanagar Airport’s Construction Work at Holongi

Universal Contractors and Engineers – a relatively unknown firm on Friday…

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KNR Wins Chittoor – Thatchur Expressway’s Package 3

September 14, 2021 Update: KNR Constructions has received NHAI’s LOA for…

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NHSRCL Invites Bids for Mumbai – Ahmedabad HSR’s Package C5

India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. (NHSRCL) on June 5 invited…

22 Jun 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 12 Comments
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8 Bidders for Delhi Metro Pink Line Extn’s OHE Electrification

Eight firms have submitted bids to commission the 25 kV overhead equipment and 33 kV auxiliary power supply system for Delhi Metro Pink Line’s extension,…

22 Jun 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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10 Bidders for Delhi Metro Mukundpur Depot’s Upgrade

Ten construction firms have submitted bids to augment and remodel Delhi Metro Pink Line’s existing Mukundpur Depot after Delhi Metro Rail Corporation…

22 Jun 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Bids Invited for Delhi Metro Phase 4’s 288 Coach Rolling Stock

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Friday invited tenders to procure 288 new coaches (48 trains) to operate on the 3 priority corridors of the 65.1…

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TBM Bhadra Starts Tunneling for Bangalore Metro’s Pink Line

ITD Cementation India on Thursday commissioned their first tunnel boring machine, Bhadra (S-840B), at Venkateshpura Station on Bangalore Metro’s 21.386…

21 Jun 2021 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Bids Invited for Delhi Metro Phase 4’s Final Package DC-05

January 18, 2021 Update: DMRC has issued LOA for DC-05 to Afcons Infrastructure with a contract value of INR 2404,99,99,990.71 + EURO 85,79,782 (Approx….

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June 2021 Site Update

Hi everyone – hope you’re all staying safe & healthy during this challenging time. Just wanted to provide a quick update on the current and…

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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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