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UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Metro Rail: 697.2 KM

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Agra Ahmedabad Bangalore Bhopal Chennai Delhi Indore Kochi Kolkata Meerut Mumbai Navi Mumbai Nagpur Patna Pune Surat 7.0

6.2

33.5

2.9 11.0

20.0

11.1

7.0 16.9

21.6 65.1

55.7

52.5 118.8

118.9 Length (KM)

149.0

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160

Regional Rail (RRTS): 17 km

Delhi-Meerut

Delhi-SNB-Alwar Delhi-Panipat 0.0 0.0 17.0

0.0 20.0

High Speed Rail (HSR): 50 km

MumbaiAhmedabad HSR 50.0

0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0

Agra Metro

The test tracks for commencing trial run of metro train in PAC depot of Agra Metro is nearing completion. This depot will be used for feeding trains for Phase 1 Corridors of Agra Metro Rail Project.

Besides this, construction work for a 7.93-km underground tunnel section connecting the RBS College Ramp and Taj Mahal Ramp of Agra Metro Rail Project is already started from April 25, 2022.

Bangalore Metro

The Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Lavi (DZ672) has been re-launched to commence tunneling work on Reach-6 from MG Road Station to Vellara (RMS) Station for its final journey. This section is part of 21.386 underconstruction corridor (Pink Line) of Bangalore Metro Rail Project, Phase 2. This TBM was first-time launched on 10.02.2021 at Shivajinagar Metro station by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) team.

Besides this, Shankaranarayana Constructions (SNC) has erected their first 9.5m wide pier cap in Mahadevapura on Outer Ring Road (ORR) for 56-km Blue Line of Bangalore Metro’s Phase 2A.

Chennai Metro

Tunnel boring machine manufacturer Terratec has completed factory acceptance tests (FAT) of TBM S96 –the 1st of 4 new machines for Package TU01 of Chennai Metro Rail Project in China. This Ø6.61m earth pressure balance (EPB) machine will be used by Tata Projects Ltd. along with 6 other TBMs to construct approximately 9 km twin tunnels (total 18 km both side) on the new 45.813 km Line-3 (Venugopal Nagar – Kellys section) of Phase 2 of Chennai Metro Rail Project.

Delhi Metro

The workers of Afcons Infrastructure Ltd have commenced underground construction work on 23.622 km Silver Line Aerocity – Tughalakabad) of Delhi Metro Rail Project, Phase 4. After building a guide-wall, the team lowered the first reinforced cage to form the diaphragm wall (D-wall) around the Airforce TBM Launching Shaft near Sangam Vihar Station.

Delhi-Meerut RRTS

NCRTC has completed 41 km of pier construction from total of 82-km Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor. The corridor has around 70 km elevated section and 12 km

underground. About 2800 piers are to be constructed for elevated section, 1700 piers have already been constructed.

Besides this, construction of RRTS viaduct has also been completed for 25 km long stretch of the corridor including over 16 km of Priority Section. Around 24 launching gantries (Tarini) have been installed to date at various locations to construct the viaducts expeditiously.

Indore Metro

The workers of Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) have cast the first segment for the Yellow Line of the Indore Metro Rail Project. With this development, RVNL has commissioned 15 hectares casting yard to meet implementation targets.

Kanpur Metro

The engineers of SAM India and Gulermak have successfully lowered cutter head and other parts of tunnel boring machine (TBM Ganga - S93) at Bada Chauraha Station for tunneling the first 3.619 km underground section (Chunniganj - Nayaganj) of the 23.785 km Corridor 1 of Kanpur Metro Rail Project.

Besides this, construction work also started on 2nd underground stretch (Kanpur Central-Jhakarkati-Transport Nagar) of Corridor 1 (IITK-Naubasta) of Kanpur Metro Rail Project. Corridor 1 will be again elevated after Transport Nagar.

Kolkata Metro

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) commenced mega girder launching for Majerhat Metro station of under construction Line 3 of Kolkata Metro Rail Project. 3 girders (6 pieces) and 4 cross girders were successfully erected by using a 140T crane and bogies on the night of 2/3 April, 2022. The platform has been dismantled for the placement of cranes and OHE modification was done.

Apart from this, RVNL commenced mega girder launching for Majerhat Metro station of under construction Line 3 of Kolkata Metro Rail Project.

Mumbai Metro

The workers of Afcons Infrastructure Successfully launched the 1st Span of Wheel Based Cantilever Arm Beams and Erected Wing Segments at Concourse Level (i.e 5-5 Nos Wings Set on Each Side of Spine Beam ) for Mumbai Metro's Line 05 (Package CA-28). Each Wing is 7.250m long and Weighs around 16MT. Metro Line 05 is the first in Mumbai to use novel Spine and Wings Design to Construct Metro Stations.

Apart from this, the workers of J Kumar Infraprojects successfully launched the 1st Steel Girder near Infinity Mall where Mumbai Metro's Line 6 will have a Crossing with Line-2A. The special span has been designed as a Steel Girder of 48m span length. (Package BC-03).

Mumbai Metro

Mandale depot (Mankhurd) Mumbai's largest depot which will serve the entire 42.2 kms long Line 2 of Mumbai Metro Rail Project .It wil have a double-decker structure to stable a maximum of 72 trains with staff quarters, 9 inspection bays and 15 workshop lines.

After achieving 40th tunnel breakthrough of Mumbai Metro’s Line 3, Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation completed 98.9% work of tunnel viaduct. Work on stations are also in full swing.

Nagpur Metro

The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha Metro) successfully completed the Load Test at Gaddigodam between Kasturchand Park and Automotive Square Metro Stations in Reach-II of the Nagpur Metro Rail Project. The test involved the stationing of trains at the location with the stipulated load. The collective load of two metro trains and sandbags kept on the track was 460 tonnes. The test is conducted to test the strength of the viaduct.

Pune Metro

The workers of NCC Ltd. cast the final box segment for the 7.15 km Reach-2 section’s viaduct of 14.667 km Line 2 (Aqua Line) of Pune Metro. Construction for Reach 2 was awarded to NCC in August 2017. The first segment was launched on Paud Road in March 2018 using the under slung construction method with a mobile crane.

Pune Metro

The workers of Gulermak – Tata Projects JV have achieved final tunneling work for 2.74 km section of 16.589 km Purple Line (PCMC – Swargate) of Pune Metro Rail Project.

This historic 8th and final breakthrough by tunnel boring machine S79 (Mula - II) was recorded at Budhwar Peth Station under Package UGC-02’s 2144m down-line tunnel connecting Swargate and Budhwar Peth.

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