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…
Cemindia Wins Bengaluru Suburban Rail Viaduct Contract
WHAT HAPPENED Cemindia Projects, the Adani Group-backed firm formerly called ITD Cementation India, has won a Rs 665.61 crore civil contract, excluding GST, for Package 1 of the Mallige Line, Corridor-2 of the Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project. K-RIDE…
Modi Starts Work on Ahmedabad Metro Extensions
WHAT HAPPENED Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, 30 October, laid the foundation stone for two extensions of the Ahmedabad Metro. Phase-2A is a 6 km link from Koteshwar Road to SVPI Airport with five stations, four elevated and one underground at…
Track Intrusion at Indiranagar Delays Purple Line
WHAT HAPPENED A passenger entered the tracks at Platform 2 of Indiranagar station on Namma Metro’s Purple Line at about 9:22 am on Friday, 30 October, to retrieve a dropped token. Staff activated the Emergency Trip System and the Emergency Stop…
Pink Line Screens Now Show Coach Crowding
WHAT HAPPENED Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Friday, 30 October, extended its real-time coach occupancy display to the Pink Line (Line 7). Load sensors on each train compare a coach’s current weight with its empty weight, and the platform…
