L&T Wins Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s T3 Track Work

Larsen & Toubro today emerged as the lowest bidder to design, manufacture…

25 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 6 Comments
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6 Bidders for Bangalore Satellite Town Ring Road’s Package 1

6 firms have submitted bids to construct 35.766 km Phase 3 Package 1 of the…

25 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 6 Comments
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13 Bidders for Delhi-Mumbai Expressway’s 67 km Jaipur Spur

13 construction firms have submitted bids to construct the 67 km Bandikui –…

25 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 6 Comments
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6 Bidders for Raipur – Vizag Expressway’s Package CG3

6 construction firms have submitted bids to construct 25.16 km package CG3 of…

24 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 2 Comments
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SP Singla Wins Delhi Amritsar Expressway Spur-1’s Work

SP Singla Constructions (SPSCPL) on Tuesday emerged as the lowest bidder to…

23 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 2 Comments
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HCC-KEC Begins Piling for Chennai Metro’s Line-5 at Kovilambakkam

Hindustan Construction Company – KEC International JV last week bored and…

23 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 23 Comments
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RBL Launches Ahmedabad Metro Package 4A’s Final Segment

Ranjit Buildcon (RBL) last week celebrated the launch of their final of approximately…

23 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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L&T Wins Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project’s Viaduct Work

Larsen & Toubro today emerged as the lowest bidder to construct the first…

21 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bengaluru Suburban Rail ⋅ 20 Comments
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CMRS Inspects Kolkata Metro Line-2’s Sealdah Station & Tunnels

Md. Latief Khan – the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) from the North-East Frontier Railway last week conducted a 2-day final safety inspection…

21 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Hillways-VRS Wins Agra Bypass’ Work to Link Yamuna Expressway

Hillways Construction Company – Velji Ratna Sorathia Infra JV last week emerged as the lowest bidder to construct the 17.728 km Agra Bypass (Northern)…

21 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 5 Comments
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Senbo & ITD Win Kolkata Metro Barasat Line’s Underground Work

Senbo Engineering and ITD Cementation India last week emerged as the lowest bidders for a 3.6 km underground extension of Kolkata Metro’s 6.87 km…

20 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 17 Comments
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Mumbai Metro’s Line-3 to be Extended to Navy Nagar in Colaba

Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister last Friday announced Mumbai Metro’s 33.5 km Line-3 (Aqua Line) will be extended southward from Cuffe Parade…

20 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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7 Bidders for Bhopal Metro’s Electrification Contract BH-08

7 firms have submitted bids for the 750 V DC 3rd Rail Electrification contract of Bhopal Metro’s Phase 1 project consisting of 2 lines and 28 stations….

20 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bhopal Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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3 Shortlisted for Delhi Metro Phase 4’s Consultant Contract

3 bidders (2 in a consortium) have been shortlisted by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to provide consultancy services (contract DCS-1B) for implementing…

20 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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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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