Metro
Because of narrow road, criss-crossing traffic and lack of footpaths, pedestrians have to be careful while walking under the Vijaynagar Metro work site, as they may get hit by vehicles anytime. The list goes on. Motorists and pedestrians also have to be alert to ensure that on the look out for nuts, bolts, tools and [...] Continue Reading »
The detailed project report (DPR) of the proposed 2.7 km metro line connecting Noida’s Sector 62 to Indirapuram has been declared by the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA). According to the report, the estimated cost of the project is Rs 764 crore. Sources have reported that the UP government will have to bear Rs 371 crore [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai- The Chennai metro rail project has completed its first tunnel (1.3 km) between two stations- Washermenpet and Mannadi. The tunneling work between this stretch was initiated on October 1, 2012 and got completed in five and a half months. As per the plan initiated by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC), the phase I of [...] Continue Reading »
Jaipur- Trial runs for the Jaipur Metro at nights is likely to start in few days. The General Manager of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DRMC) said that, the newly purchased coaches will have trial runs in non-revenue hours (11pm to 6am). And the coaches that were brought earlier from Delhi metro will be run during [...] Continue Reading »
A new step is planned by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to reduce the frisking time during the peak hours, as the crowd becomes too congested at Delhi Metro stations. According to the officials, peak hour frisking time will soon be reduced from 8-12 to 5-6 minutes. The main stations like Rajiv Chowk and [...] Continue Reading »
Indian Railways passengers may catch Metro train at the Baiyyappanahalli station if all goes well as per the plans of Legislative Council. If sources are to be believed, the head of Joint legislature Committee on Railways, Mr Shankaramurthy would call up for a meeting of stake holders to deliberate on the measures to provide Railway-Metro [...] Continue Reading »
The two proposed metro rail routes demarcation has been done by the UT Administration. A team from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is expected to conduct an inspection on the routes and finalize the plan. Residents expressed their concern that their houses and commercial establishments would fall on the proposed metro routes of Delhi. Following [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai – The underground tunnels of Chennai metro rail project will cross atleast 1,500 buildings in different locations covering a distance of 23 km. The tunnels would run beneath several commercial and residential areas on Washermanpet- Mannadi-High Court, May Day Park-Central, Shenoy Nagar-Pachaiyappa’s and Shenoy Nagar-Anna Nagar stretches. As per plan initiated by Delhi Metro [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore Metro Rail Corp. Ltd (BMRCL) has finalized its plans to build an office complex in the two acres of their land along SV Road. Although this land was recently put up for a bid, there were not many taker and the ones who bid were scrapped by BMRCL If sources are to be believed, [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi- Within two months time, the fare structure of Delhi Airport Metro Express has been revised twice. This time the concessionaire has increased the fares by Rs 30. The last time the concessionaire had revised fares was on January 23, when the Airport Metro Express service was relaunched after a break of six months. [...] Continue Reading »
