APCO Wins Ghatkopar – Bhandup Water Tunnel’s Contract in Mumbai

APCO Infratech earlier this month was declared as the lowest bidder to construct…

22 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 1 Comment
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L&T’s Delhi Metro TBM-1 Records Breakthrough at Chhatarpur Mandir

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) today celebrated tunnel boring machine (TBM) DZ1122’s…

21 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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1st TBM for Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train Passes Factory Tests

August 26, 2024 Update: Two images of the TBM have been removed from my post…

20 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 9 Comments
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Tata Awarded Mumbai Metro & Roads’ Consultant Contract CA-253

Tata Consulting Engineers (TCE) earlier this month was awarded a Rs. 19.80 crore…

20 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bridges, Expressways, Mumbai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Nippon-Arup JV Awarded Versova – Virar – Palghar Sea Link’s DPR Consultant Contract

The winner of another old contract is now known. Back in March, Nippon Koei…

19 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bridges, Expressways ⋅ 7 Comments
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Delhi – Meerut RRTS Line’s Meerut South Station Opens for Operations

National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) today extended passenger…

18 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi NCR RRTS ⋅ 10 Comments
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Bangalore Metro Begins Trial Runs to Madavara on Green Line

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on Saturday morning started…

18 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Ceigall Casts Agra Metro AGCC-05’s First Pier Cap

Ceigall India and its subcontractor Dixcon Infra this Thursday began casting…

18 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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JKIL – MEPL’s Terratec TBM Records Breakthrough for Mumbai Sewage Project

J Kumar Infraprojects – Michigan Engineers JV on Friday celebrated the first tunnel breakthrough in Malad West for Mumbai city’s 5.8 km Priority…

17 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 0 Comments
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Thane Metro’s Ring Line Approved by Central Government

India’s Central Government’s Cabinet on Friday officially approved the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of 29 km Thane Metro project with…

17 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Thane Metro ⋅ 4 Comments
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Pune Metro’s Swargate – Katraj Extension Approved by Central Government

India’s Central Government’s Cabinet on Friday officially approved the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Pune Metro Purple Line‘s 5.46 km extension…

17 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 5 Comments
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Bangalore Metro’s Phase 3 Approved by Central Government

India’s Central Government’s Cabinet today officially approved the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of 44.65 km Bangalore Metro Phase…

16 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 15 Comments
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ADB Approves Nagpur Metro Phase 2’s $200mn Loan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s updated website indicates the bank in July-end approved a USD 200 Million (approximately Rs. 1678 crore) loan…

16 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Nagpur Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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NCC Wins Bankot Creek Bridge’s Contract in Maharashtra

August 23, 2024 Update: MSRDC has cancelled the tender and re-invited bids for construction. August 14, 2024 Original Post: NCC Ltd. in July-end was was…

14 Aug 2024 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bridges ⋅ 0 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 – 351.2 km
• Bangalore: 20 October 2011 – 75.2 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 59.2 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 – 58.7 km
• Nagpur: 8 March 2019 – 38.2 km
• Kanpur – 29 December 2021 – 8.7 km
• Pune: 6 March 2022 – 31.2 km
• Navi Mumbai: 17 November 2023 – 11.1 km
• Agra: March 6 2024 – 5.2 km

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