INDIA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stones for three metro projects in the state of Maharashtra on December 18.
Two of the projects are in Mumbai. Line 5 will run in the northeast of the city, linking Thane with Kalyan via Bdiwandi. Line 9 will serve the north of the city, running from Dahisar to Bhayander via Mira.
Modi also laid the foundation stone for Pune Metro Line 3. The elevated 23·3 km route will run from Hinjawadi to Shivajinagar, serving 23 stations.
INDIA: Alstom has delivered the first of 22 trainsets for the Pune Metro Line 3 project. The three-car trains will have a capacity of 1 000 passengers, with a design speed of 95 km/h and an operating speed of 85 km/h. They are being manufactured at ...
INDIA: The first two isolated sections of the Pune metro network were opened for revenue service on March 6, following an inauguration ceremony at Garware College station attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
INDIA: The first two tunnel boring machines for the Pune metro have been delivered to the city. Terratec is supplying three 6·61 m diameter earth pressure balance TBMs from its Chinese factory via the port of Mumbai. The TBMs, named Mutha and Mula, are ...
