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J Kumar’s TBM Diya Records Surat Metro Phase 1’s Final Breakthrough

J Kumar Infraprojects in February celebrated tunnel boring machine (TBM) S28B’s…

01 Mar 2026 ⋅ by TMRG ⋅ in Surat Metro ⋅ 1 Comment

SYSTRA – DB JV Awarded Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s PMC Contract for Systems

SYSTRA – DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH JV on Friday was awarded…

03 Feb 2026 ⋅ by TMRG ⋅ in High Speed Rail ⋅ 2 Comments

L&T’s Delhi Metro TBM-1 Records Breakthrough at IGNOU Station

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) in January-end celebrated tunnel boring machine…

02 Feb 2026 ⋅ by TMRG ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments

Kalpataru Wins Kochi Metro Phase 2’s Electrification Contract

Kalpataru Projects International Ltd. (KPIL) this week was declared as the lowest…

01 Feb 2026 ⋅ by TMRG ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments

AYESA Awarded Lucknow Metro Line-2’s Design Consultant Contract

AYESA Ingenieria y Arquitectura S.A.U – AYESA India Pvt Ltd. JV last week…

31 Jan 2026 ⋅ by TMRG ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 2 Comments

JKIL – MEPL’s Terratec TBM Records 2nd Breakthrough for Mumbai Sewage Project

J Kumar Infraprojects – Michigan Engineers JV this week celebrated their second…

31 Jan 2026 ⋅ by TMRG ⋅ in Tunnels ⋅ 0 Comments

Ceigall – SAM JV Wins Jaipur Metro Phase 2’s First Civil Contract 2C-01

Ceigall India Ltd. (CIL) – Sam India Builtwell JV on Friday was declared…

18 Jan 2026 ⋅ by TMRG ⋅ in Jaipur Metro ⋅ 2 Comments

3 Bidders for Mumbai Metro Line-11’s Interim Consultant Contract

Three firms on Tuesday submitted bids for the Interim Consultant contract of…

16 Jan 2026 ⋅ by TMRG ⋅ in Mumbai Metro ⋅ 5 Comments

Bids Invited for Bangalore Metro Phase 3’s Construction Work

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) on Tuesday published their first tender notice inviting bids for the civil construction work of a portion…

14 Jan 2026 ⋅ by TMRG ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 14 Comments

Tata’s TBM Mullai Records Chennai Metro Line-5’s 2nd Breakthrough

Back in November-end, Tata Projects Ltd. (TPL) celebrated two major tunneling milestones at Kolathur Metro Station of 44.6 km Chennai Metro Line-5 which…

12 Jan 2026 ⋅ by TMRG ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments

13 Bidders for Jaipur Metro Phase 2’s First Civil Contract 2C-01

Thirteen civil engineering firms in mid-December submitted bids for the first construction contract of Jaipur Metro Phase 2 project connecting Todi Mod…

11 Jan 2026 ⋅ by TMRG ⋅ in Jaipur Metro ⋅ 6 Comments

Bangalore Metro Pink Line’s Trial Runs Begin from Kothanur Depot

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) on Friday officially started trial runs (train testing) on Bangalore Metro’s 21.386 km Pink Line which…

10 Jan 2026 ⋅ by TMRG ⋅ in Bangalore Metro ⋅ 7 Comments

Bids Invited for Lucknow Metro Line-2’s First Civil Package LKCC (02)-02

Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) on New Year’s Day invited bids for the first civil construction package of Lucknow Metro’s Line-2…

10 Jan 2026 ⋅ by TMRG ⋅ in Lucknow Metro ⋅ 3 Comments

Delhi Metro’s Phase 5A Approved by India’s Central Government

India’s Central Government’s Cabinet in December-end officially approved the construction of Phase 5A or Phase V(A) project with an estimated cost…

02 Jan 2026 ⋅ by TMRG ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 17 Comments

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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 73.1 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 – 79.5 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
• Bhopal: December 21, 2025 – 6.2 km