KEC Wins Delhi Metro Phase 4’s RSS AMS Electrification Contract

March 28 2022 Update: DMRC has issued LOA to KEC International with a contract…

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All Crossovers Cast for Bangalore Metro’s Whitefield Extension

Texmaco Rail and Engineering last week completed casting all 7 track crossovers…

08 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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MEIL Wins Amas – Darbhanga Expressway’s Construction Work

Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd. today emerged as the lowest bidder…

07 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 30 Comments
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L&T Wins Agra Metro’s Electrification Contract AGE-1 & 2

March 31, 2022 Update: UPMRC has issued contract LOA to L&T with a value…

07 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro ⋅ 13 Comments
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Kolkata Metro’s Official Line Colours Published

Kolkata Metro last week officially assigned line colors to the city’s metro…

07 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kolkata Metro ⋅ 19 Comments
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(Pics) Pune Metro Phase 1 Inaugurated by PM Modi

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated two sections totaling…

06 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Pune Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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7 Bidders for Indore Metro’s Electrification Contract IN-09

7 firms have submitted bids for the 750 V DC 3rd Rail Electrification contract…

06 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Indore Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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Alstom Cancels Mumbai Metro Line-4’s 234 Coach Contract

It’s now confirmed that Alstom Transport India has terminated its contract…

06 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 8 Comments
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Hebbal – Sarjapur Line Readded to Bangalore Metro Phase 3 Plans

Update: Sarjapur – Hebbal metro line will be built under Phase 3A project. I’ve created a new information page for this line: Bangalore Metro…

06 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 67 Comments
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MEIL Only Bidder for Amas – Darbhanga Expressway’s Package 3

March 15, 2022 Update: MEIL’s financial bid has been opened. Value is unknown. March 5, 2022 Original Post: Megha Engineering and Infrastructures…

05 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 2 Comments
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SYSTRA JV Awarded Bangalore Metro’s GC Contract for Systems

SYSTRA – DB Engineering & Consulting – Oriental Consultants Global JV on Wednesday was awarded Bangalore Metro’s General Consultant…

04 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 7 Comments
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3 Bidders for Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project’s Viaduct Work

Larsen & Toubro, Afcons Infrastructure and NCC are the three firms which have submitted bids to construct the first 8.027 km elevated viaduct of the…

04 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bengaluru Suburban Rail ⋅ 9 Comments
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5 Bidders for Bangalore Metro Challaghatta Depot’s Work

5 construction firms (3 in a consortium) have submitted bids to construct Bangalore Metro Purple Line’s Challaghatta Depot & Workshop. This depot…

02 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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13 Bidders for Surat – Chennai Expressway’s Package 4 in Karnataka

13 construction firms have submitted bid to construct 40.6 km Package 4 of the Solapur – Kurnool – Chennai Economic Corridor (NH-150C), which…

02 Mar 2022 ⋅ by ⋅ in Expressways ⋅ 7 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 – 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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