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May 20, 2019 | Main line

India completes Sambalpur - Angul electrification

ELECTRIC operation began on the Jharsuguda - Sambalpur - Angul line in Odisha, eastern India, on May 18.

March 21, 2019 | Metros

Hyderabad metro Blue Line reaches Hi-Tec City

THE penultimate section of the Hyderabad automated metro Blue Line (Corridor 3) was opened on March 20, adding 10km to the existing 46km network.

March 14, 2019 | Metros

Delhi opens metro Blue and Red line extensions

EXTENSIONS to the Delhi Metro Blue and Red lines began operating on March 9, adding 16km to the city’s network.

March 13, 2019 | Metros

First trains for Navi Mumbai metro delivered

CSR Zhuzhou, China, has delivered two three-car metro trains for Navi Mumbai Metro phase 1.

March 8, 2019 | Metros

Nagpur inaugurates first metro line

THE Indian city of Nagpur marked the opening of its first metro line on March 8, when the inaugural train on the 13.5km Sitabuldi - Khapri section of Line 1 was flagged off by Indian prime minister Mr Narendra Modi via a live video link.

March 8, 2019 | Asia

Lucknow metro Phase 1A completed

LUCKNOW celebrated the completion of the 22.9km Phase 1A of its metro network on March 8, when India’s prime minister, Mr Narendra Modi, flagged off the inaugural train on the 12.6km Charbagh - Munshipulia section of the Red Line via a live video link.

March 5, 2019 | Metros

First section of Ahmedabad Metro Phase 1 opens

INDIAN prime minister Mr Narendra Modi opened the first 6.5km Vastral - Apparel Park section of Ahmedabad Metro Phase 1 on March 4, before taking a ride on one of the driverless trains due to operate on the network.

March 1, 2019 | Asia

Indian cabinet approves Agra and Kanpur metros

INDIA’s Union Cabinet gave the go-ahead on February 28 for the construction of the first metro lines in the cities of Agra and Kanpur in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.

February 28, 2019 | Fleet

Bangalore orders 42 metro cars from BEML

BANGALORE Metro (BMCL) has awarded BEML a Rupee 4bn ($US 56.3m) contract to supply 42 additional metro cars.

February 25, 2019 | Metros

Indian cabinet approves Ahmedabad metro Phase 2

INDIA’s Union Cabinet gave the go-ahead on February 19 for the second phase of the metro network in Ahmedabad, the largest city in the western state of Gujarat.

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