Chennai Metro Races to Lay Alandur Track
WHAT HAPPENED Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has set a 45-day target to finish track laying on the remaining part of the 5 km Red Line stretch from CTC to Alandur, director of projects T Archunan said. The Koyambedu to CTC section and 500 m beyond CTC…
Kolkata Metro Eyes January for Sector V
WHAT HAPPENED Kolkata Metro general manager Prem Sagar Gupta told The Times of India on Friday that the 4.5 km Orange Line extension from Beleghata to Sector V (IT Centre) will be ready by the end of December or the first week of January. He denied…
Gurugram Metro Meets Signalling Bidders 3 November
According to the latest updates, Gurugram Metro Rail Limited will hold a consultation with prospective bidders on 3 November, from 3 pm to 5 pm, for the signalling, train control, telecom and security systems package, called AST-01, on the Millennium…
Revanth Reddy Blames Centre Over Metro Loan
As per our sources, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, speaking in Delhi on 31 October, said the state took over the Hyderabad Metro Phase 1 project from L&T on the advice of the Centre, as reported by Telugu Oneindia. He said the 70 km…
Thane Metro 4 Targets December End Opening
According to The Times of India, Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik has said the first phase of Metro Line 4, from Gaimukh to Cadbury Junction via Kasarvadavali in Thane, is targeted to open by the end of December. Sarnaik gave the date after…
Noida Aqua Line Adds Late Night Trains
As reported by Amar Ujala on 31 October, the Noida Metro Rail Corporation has extended Aqua Line services, with the last train from Noida Sector 51 now leaving at 11:25 pm and extra departures at 10:20 pm, 10:40 pm and 11 pm. Until now, Aqua Line trains…
CRS Extends Chennai Porur Vadapalani Metro Nod
According to the latest updates, the Commissioner of Railway Safety has extended the provisional authorisation for Chennai Metro Rail’s Porur to Vadapalani stretch by one month, after the earlier approval ran out on 31 October. The Hindu reports…
Pune Metro Line 3 Opens 4 November
As per our sources, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Pune Metro Line 3, from Maan-Hinjewadi to the Shivajinagar District Court, on the morning of 3 November from the Shri Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex at Balewadi, with Chief Minister…