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HIGHLIGHTS 2019 January 2019 Centre approves 30.38 km Faridabad-Gurugram Metro line | Metro Rail The Central Government had approved the ambitious metro rail project between Faridabad-Gururgram with an estimated project cost of Rs. 5,900 crore on 2 January 2019. Maharashtra Govt. approves Nagpur Metro Project Phase-II | Metro Rail The Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had approved the phase-II of Nagpur Metro Rail project comprising 48.3 km network with an estimated project cost of Rs. 11,216 crore on 2 January 2019. MEGA Metro reconstitutes as Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Ltd | Metro Rail The board of directors of Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar And Ahmedabad (MEGA) Company Limited on Saturday meeting, has approved the change of the company name from MEGA Company Limited to Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited. Uttrakhand Govt. approves light rail transit project for Dehradun city | Light Metro Rail Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat had given his approval on the recommendations of Light Rail Transit (LRT) system in Dehradun. Karnataka clears Rs23,000 crore suburban rail and Bangalore Metro alignment projects | Metro & Suburban Rail The Karnataka State government had given approval of the much-awaited Rs 23,000-crore suburban railway corridor project and a change in alignment of Bangalore Metro Rail project to connect Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) from Nagawara on 11 January 2019. Chennai Metro launches electric auto feeder services as a pilot project | Last-mile Connectivity The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) in association with the Namma Auto project had launched electric autos as a feeder service to the metro as a pilot project. PIB okays Dilshad Garden-Ghaziabad Metro rail corridor worth Rs 1805 crore | Metro Rail The Public Investment Board (PIB) had cleared the long-awaited 9.41 km long Delhi Metro’s Red Line extension corridor between Dilshad Garden – New Bus Stand Ghaziabad on 14 January 2019.
Noida Metro’s Aqua line linking Noida-Greater Noida opens for public | Metro Rail The much-awaited metro rail linking the twin-cities of Gautam Budh District of Uttar Pradesh had bee opened for the public on 25 January, 2019. Urban Transport News launches Metro Yatri Club for metro commuters | Metro Rail On 70th Republic Day of India, a group consisting with 26 like-minded persons in association with the Urban Transport News had launched the Metro Yatri Club to empower and guide the metro commuters across Delhi & NCR. WWW.URBANTRANSPORTNEWS.COM
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