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Delhi Metro services briefly delayed due to mild tremors: DMRC

A senior DMRC official said, there are protocols in place for such situations, and the delay happened on account of it.

Delhi Unlock: 16 additional metro gates to be operational from tomorrow

At Model Town, Kashmere Gate and Central Secretariat stations, additional gates will be open only for entry.

DMRC monitoring Ph-IV, Patna Metro via indigenously-built software

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has implemented a custom-made project monitoring software for monitoring the progress of work on its Ph-IV corridors and the Patna Metro, officials said on Sunday.

TN govt eases curbs; bus, metro, rail services to resume in Chennai

The Tamil Nadu government announced more relaxations in lockdown norms for 27 districts and bus services are all set to resume in four districts including Chennai from Monday, after a gap of 42 days.

Tata Projects secures Rs 2,000 crore order from Chennai Metro Rail

Tata Projects has won an order from the Chennai Metro Rail to build a nine-kilometre underground stretch with four stations for an estimated cost of Rs 1,999 crore. The project is part of the phase 2/corridor 3 of the Chennai metro and falls between Venugopal Nagar and Kellys Station, the company said on Wednesday without revealing the order value. A source at the company said the project is for Rs 1,999 crore. The work involves construction of the nine-kilometre twin bored tunnels, totalling 18 kilometres, from Venugopal Nagar to Kellys Station. The work has to be completed in four years. It also involves construction of the diaphragm walls of the station box and entry/exit structures of the Madhavaram Milk Colony, Murari Hospital, Ayanavaram and Purasaiwakkam High Road stations, including launching and retrieval shafts as required at these stations. Raman Kapil, vice-president and head of metros & tunnels business unit at Tata Projects, said they have received the letter of ...

Noida metro services to remain suspended during weekend curfews in UP

NMRC will suspend its services on Saturdays and Sundays in view of the weekend curfew imposed in Uttar Pradesh

Rajnath Singh unveils India's first indigenous driverless metro car

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled the country's first indigenously developed driverless metro car at the BEML manufacturing facility here

Metro services to reach over 25 cities by 2025, says PM Narendra Modi

By 2025, metro train services will be expanded to over 25 cities across the country, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while adding that "Make In India" is essential for the expansion

PM to inaugurate India's first-ever driverless train operations on Monday

This facility will become available on the entire Delhi Metro network by 2022, the PMO said

Metro car shed land in Kanjurmarg owned by Maharashtra govt: Aaditya

The Kanjurmarg land allotted by the Collector to MMRDA for Car depot of Metro has always been with Govt of Maharashtra as per revenue records

Mumbai to join Kolkata, Delhi as Metro service resumes on October 19

The 11.4 km line, shut as a containment measure against Covid-19, is operated through a public private partnership between Reliance Infrastructure and MMRDA

In pics: Delhi Metro Blue, Pink Lines return to track; know timings & more

While nearly 15,500 passengers availed the Yellow Line and Rapid Metro combined on Monday, the figures stood at nearly 17,600 on Tuesday

Bombardier to supply 201 cars, signaling infra for Agra-Kanpur Metro

The company claims that 1.4 million daily riders will benefit from the new metro services connecting the city clusters of Agra and Kanpur and iconic destinations such as the Taj Mahal

Unlock 2: Schools to remain shut; domestic flights, trains to be expanded

More domestic flights and passenger trains will be allowed in a calibrated manner, as the government issued guidelines for the month-long 'Unlock 2' beginning July 1

Kolkata Metro Railway to start trial run of trains for maintenance

Preparations have begun for restarting metro services in the city with stress on maintaining social distancing at stations and inside the trains

No standing passengers, alternate seats to be left vacant: DMRC advisory

The advisory added that commuters should travel in metro only when it is "essential and unavoidable"

Andhra govt scraps plan for Vizag Metro project, to start afresh

The Visakhapatnam Metro Rail project was mooted in 2014 in accordance with the AP Reorganisation Act and the Centre gave in principle approval in 2015

India's crumbling cities: Bengaluru Metro eased traffic but problems remain

Bengaluru used to be a Garden City where people enjoying walking. Now they avoid it because there are so few pavements

Metro on rocky route: A Catch 22 situation for the future of urban projects

Two failed private metro operations have been taken over by the public sector, yet the private sector remains the sole engine of expansion for this mode of urban transport

Tube tales: Inspired by Delhi's success, Indian cities take the metro

With Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and some other cities building metro networks to overcome choked roads, trains and buses, more than Rs 1 trillion was invested in metro rail projects in 2018-19