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March 9, 2026 | Metros

Delhi opens two metro extensions

Lines 7 and 8 extended under Phase IV of the Indian capital’s Mass Rapid Transit System project.

May 7, 2024 | Financial

Indian rail industry concern over court ruling

Supreme Court decision highlights lack of effective dispute resolution.

December 12, 2023 | Metros

Delhi awards MRTS Phase IV project management contract

Contact covers three metro extensions totalling 65km.

April 21, 2022 | Asia

India’s metro journey continues with network expansion

With India’s urban population increasing from 285 million in 2001 to 473 million in 2021, the country is focusing on rapidly expanding metro networks to ease congestion. But as Srinand Jha reports, this is not always running as smoothly as planned.

February 3, 2022 | Fleet

Tender for 48 Delhi Metro trains attracts five bidders

The fleet will be delivered over four-and-a-half years.

December 1, 2021 | Infrastructure

Delhi Metro launches driverless trains on the Pink Line

Introduction of driverless operation on the 59km Pink Line makes Delhi Metro the fourth largest automated system in the world.

June 18, 2020 | Metros

Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority approves plans for Uttarakhand metro

UNIFIED Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) in the Indian state of Uttarakhand has approved construction of a 73km light metro linking Dehradun, Haridwar and Rishikesh.

October 8, 2019 | Metros

Delhi Metro opens first section of Grey Line

THE initial 4.2km section of the Delhi Metro Grey Line (Line 9) from Dwarka, an interchange with the Blue Line, west to Najafgarh opened on October 4.

June 5, 2019 | Metros

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation orders 40 additional Movia metro cars

DELHI Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has awarded Bombardier a contract to supply an additional 40 Movia metro cars, increasing DMRC’s fleet of Movia cars from 776 to 816.

March 29, 2019 | Signalling

Alstom awarded Mumbai and Pune metro CBTC contracts

ALSTOM has been awarded two contracts worth more than €90m to equip Mumbai Metro lines 2A, 2B and 7 and Pune Metro lines 1 and 2 with its Urbalis 400 CBTC solution.

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