The Hyderabad Metro is a rapid transit system developed to provide connectivity to the city. It is the third longest operational metro network after the Delhi Metro and Bangalore Metro network. In 2017, a … READ FULL STORY
The Ahmedabad Metro is being developed by Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited under the Companies Act, 1956. Established in February 2010, the GMRC was restructured into a 50:50 special purpose vehicle (SPV) of … READ FULL STORY
Kolkata is the first city in India where the metro rail urban mass rapid transit system was introduced, when operations began in 1984. Currently, the Kolkata Metro network includes two operational lines covering a … READ FULL STORY
Developed with state-of-the-art technology, the Kochi Metro project is a flagship infrastructure project undertaken jointly by the Kerala government and the centre, for meeting the city’s growing travel demand. Operations on Phase 1 of … READ FULL STORY
The trial run of two six coach train of Kolkata Metro under the Hooghly river’s underwater tunnel will start on April 9, 2023. This will be India’s first-ever underwater section, and part of the … READ FULL STORY
Kochi Metro Rail project’s phase 2 has received the approval from the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 7, 2022. The metro project will cover over 11 km and comprise … READ FULL STORY
In his two-day visit to Kerala, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the Kochi Metro Phase 2 project and inaugurate the Petta-SN Junction of Phase 1A on September 1, 2022. … READ FULL STORY
The Supreme Court on August 24, 2022 directed the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) to strictly abide by its undertaking of cutting no trees in Mumbai’s Aarey colony. The Supreme Court also warned … READ FULL STORY
Among the tier-2 cities that now boast of a metro connectivity is Lucknow, the capital of India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh. The agency responsible for establishing and operating the Lucknow Metro is known … READ FULL STORY
Union home minister Amit Shah, on December 26, 2019, laid the foundation stone for the country’s first transit-oriented development (TOD) project in New Delhi, under which a state-of-the-art infrastructure zone, including the national capital’s … READ FULL STORY
While delivering the keynote address at the launch of the ‘Electric Mobility Forum’ of research organisation WRI India, vice-president Venkaiah Naidu, on March 28, 2019, called for the development of a comprehensive mobility plan, … READ FULL STORY
The Maharashtra government, on March 8, 2019, approved a Rs 1,722-crore budget for Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA), more than half of which will be spent on metro rail and a ring road. … READ FULL STORY
Prime minister Narendra Modi, on March 4, 2019, launched the indigenously-developed National Common Mobility Card (NCMC), also dubbed as ‘One Nation One Card’ that will allow the holders to pay for their metro rail … READ FULL STORY
