Chennai Metro Rail phase 2: Underwater tunnel connecting Greenways Road to Adyar completed
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Chennai Metro Rail phase 2: Underwater tunnel connecting Greenways Road to Adyar completed

The Hindu  

After a gruelling battle to cut through rock, Chennai Metro Rail has finally completed building an underwater tunnel connecting Greenways Road with Adyar in the city. As part of the ₹63,246-crore phase II project, Chennai Metro Rail commenced the work to build an underwater tunnel from Greenways Road to Adyar in February last year, and the earth pressure balancing tunnel boring machine named ‘Kaveri’ was set in motion. According to officials of Chennai Metro Rail Limited, it took almost a year and a half for the TBM Kaveri to bore under the Adyar river and land at Adyar station owing to difficult ground conditions. The TBM Kaveri has bored under Dr. MGR Janaki College, a few petrol bunks, Andhra Mahila Sabha Hospital, Durgabai Deshmukh Road, and Adyar bridge ramp.

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Chennai Metro Rail completes nearly 70% of station work between Poonamallee and Porur
1 day, 22 hours ago

Chennai Metro Rail completes nearly 70% of station work between Poonamallee and Porur

The Hindu  

The Chennai Metro Rail’s phase II project gathers steam as nearly 70 percent of the station construction work between Poonamallee and Porur has been completed. Being built at an estimated cost of ₹63,246 crore, metro rail commuters are awaiting the phase II project, which proposes to provide smooth mobility in the dense areas of the city. According to officials of …

Chennai Metro Rail to provide roofing with toughened glass in elevated stations for protection during rains
2 days, 19 hours ago

Chennai Metro Rail to provide roofing with toughened glass in elevated stations for protection during rains

The Hindu  

Every time it rains, whether it a heavy downpour or mild shower, rainwater spills over onto the platform, making it slippery for passengers. In a bid to address this issue, Chennai Metro Rail is taking up work now to cover some of the areas in the stations across the phase I and phase I extension network. Chennai Metro Rail has …

‘Following commencement of Madurai Metro Rail Project, it will be completed in three years’
2 weeks, 6 days ago

‘Following commencement of Madurai Metro Rail Project, it will be completed in three years’

The Hindu  

Chennai Metro Rail Limited, Director, T. Archunan, on Saturday inspected a few spots along the Tirumangalam-Othakadai Metro Rail Project, including Madurai Railway Junction. An underground Metro station would come up near the Railway Junction / Periyar Bus Stand. Addressing mediapersons at Madurai Railway Junction, Mr. Archunan said that the Detailed Project Report was under process. The metro project in Madurai …

First glimpse of underwater tunnel in CMRL’s phase II project connecting Greenways Road to Adyar
3 weeks, 6 days ago

First glimpse of underwater tunnel in CMRL’s phase II project connecting Greenways Road to Adyar

The Hindu  

As vehicles zip past one of the busiest areas of the city, the Adyar bridge, a 500-tonne gigantic machine operated by a bunch of workers quietly drills the earth. The Hindu gives you the first glimpse of one of the underwater tunnels built by Chennai Metro Rail for the upcoming phase II project. Of the twin underwater tunnels created between …

Phase 4: DMRC completes work on 2.65-km-long underground tunnel
1 month ago

Phase 4: DMRC completes work on 2.65-km-long underground tunnel

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has completed the longest underground tunnel on the Tughlakabad-Aerocity corridor of Phase-IV, marking a significant milestone in its ongoing expansion. The tunnel stretches between the Tughlakabad Airforce Launching Shaft and Maa Anandmayee Marg, the DMRC said in a statement on Wednesday. A 105-metre-long tunnel boring machine broke through at Maa Anandmayee Marg station …

Delhi Metro completes 2.65 km underground tunnel in phase 4 of expansion
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi Metro completes 2.65 km underground tunnel in phase 4 of expansion

India Today  

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has completed the tunnelling work for its longest underground tunnel, with a length of 2.65 kilometres, on the Tughlakabad-Aerocity corridor, as part of the metro's phase 4 expansion project. In a statement, the DMRC said that tunnelling work specifically between the Tughlakabad Airforce Launching shaft and Maa Anandmayee Marg has also been completed. During the …

Chennai Metro work: four tunnel boring machines on a short break from drilling
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chennai Metro work: four tunnel boring machines on a short break from drilling

The Hindu  

Four tunnel Boring Machines – Flamingo, Eagle, Pelican and Peacock – are on a short break from drilling the earth. On the underground stretch, the TBMs tunnel on two stretches — from Light House to Kutchery Road; and Panagal Park to Kodambakkam. When we know that the machine has endured quite a bit of wear and tear, we halt for …

CM Stalin Urges Union Minister to Expedite Funds for Chennai Metro Phase-ll
2 months, 2 weeks ago

CM Stalin Urges Union Minister to Expedite Funds for Chennai Metro Phase-ll

New Indian Express  

Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar has approved the release of funds for the second phase of the Chennai Metro project. The project, spanning over 118.9 km, will comprise three corridors and 128 stations. The first stage of 8.35 km is expected to be commissioned by December 2025.

DMRC Completes 865-metre Tunnel For Tughlakabad-Aerocity Metro Corridor
4 months, 2 weeks ago

DMRC Completes 865-metre Tunnel For Tughlakabad-Aerocity Metro Corridor

News 18  

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has completed the tunnel work between Chhatarpur and Chhatarpur Mandir station on the Golden Line of Tughlakabad-Aerocity Corridor. Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena and Transport Minister Kailash Gehlot attended the ceremony held on the occasion of the completion of the tunnel work. 97-meter-long tunnel boring machine was used to build the tunnel between Chhatarpur and Chhatarpur …

Tunnelling for Chennai Metro Rail’s Phase II Project begins on Royapettah-R.K. Salai stretch
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Tunnelling for Chennai Metro Rail’s Phase II Project begins on Royapettah-R.K. Salai stretch

The Hindu  

Chennai Metro Rail Limited began tunnelling in Royapettah on Sunday morning, with tunnel boring machine ‘Bhavani’ making its way towards R.K. Salai. Youth Welfare and Sports Development Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin launched the TBM and also reviewed the Chennai Metro Rail’s Phase II and other upcoming projects, including the common ticketing system, Airport-Kilambakkam, Koyambedu-Avadi, and Poonamallee-Parandur stretches, and Coimbatore and Madurai …

Reduced road width, congestion leave commuters in Chennai high and dry
6 months ago

Reduced road width, congestion leave commuters in Chennai high and dry

The Hindu  

M. Narayanan, a working professional, who often travels from Perambur to Purasawalkam, skips the bus and takes a share autorickshaw nowadays. Like him, commuters, businessmen, and residents have been left high and dry because of numerous problems that have cropped up owing to the Metro Rail project in areas in and around Purasawalkam, Otteri, and Perambur. ‘Pitiable shape’ On a …

Namma Metro’s Pink Line tunnelling deadline at risk due to rocky terrain challenges
7 months ago

Namma Metro’s Pink Line tunnelling deadline at risk due to rocky terrain challenges

The Hindu  

The two Tunnel Boring Machines working on the underground section of the Pink Line for the Bengaluru Metro from Kalena Agrahara to Nagawara might not meet the tunnelling deadline of August 2024 because of rocky terrain. Tunga and Bhadra, two tunnel boring machines, are excavating the last section of the underground Pink Line. The Pink Line, stretching over 21.26 km …

PM unveils India's first underwater metro in Kolkata: All you need to know
10 months ago

PM unveils India's first underwater metro in Kolkata: All you need to know

Firstpost  

PM Modi has inaugurated the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section of Kolkata Metro’s East-West corridor — India’s first-ever underwater metro route. The 16.6-kilometre-long corridor will connect Howrah and Salt Lake, Kolkata’s twin cities Prime Minister Narendra Modi with school students on board India's first underwater metro, in Kolkata. #WATCH | West Bengal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with school students as they …

Watch: PM Modi takes Kolkata Metro ride with students in India's 1st underwater tunnel
10 months ago

Watch: PM Modi takes Kolkata Metro ride with students in India's 1st underwater tunnel

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a Metro ride through India's first “underwater Metro tunnel”, unveiled by him in Kolkata, West Bengal. PM Modi takes Metro ride in Kolkata on Wednesday, after inaugurating India's first underwater Metro route. The Kolkata Metro extension, comprising the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade Metro section, marks the debut of India's first transportation tunnel passing beneath a significant …

India's first underwater metro train service in Kolkata to be inaugurated by PM Modi today. Details
10 months ago

India's first underwater metro train service in Kolkata to be inaugurated by PM Modi today. Details

India TV News  

West Bengal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday will inaugurate India's first underwater metro rail service in Kolkata on the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section. India's first underwater metro | Key things to note Kolkata Metro touched a milestone in April 2023, as its rakes completed a trial journey under the bed of river Hooghly through a tunnel 32 metres below water …

Chennai Metro’s phase II project tunnelling work picking up pace
1 year, 7 months ago

Chennai Metro’s phase II project tunnelling work picking up pace

The Hindu  

One of the first tunnel boring machines that began boring in the city from north Chennai for Chennai Metro Rail Ltd.’s phase II project is expected to reach its first destination next month. Two TBMs — Anaimalai and Servarayan – will create a tunnel from Madhavaram to Venugopal Nagar under Corridor 5 of the ₹61,843-crore phase II project. According to …

Chennai Metro Rail finalises award of work on Madhavaram-Taramani line underground stations
1 year, 8 months ago

Chennai Metro Rail finalises award of work on Madhavaram-Taramani line underground stations

The Hindu  

The long-pending work on the underground stations along the Madhavaram - Taramani stretch of the phase II project will soon start as Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. has finalised the contracts. Three corridors of Madhavaram-SIPCOT, Light House - Poonamallee and Madhavaram - Sholingnallur have been planned under the 118.9-km phase II of the Metro Rail project taken up at an estimated …

Kolkata Metro Takes First Underwater Journey, Here's All You Need to Know
1 year, 8 months ago

Kolkata Metro Takes First Underwater Journey, Here's All You Need to Know

News 18  

Kolkata Metro, in a first, created a historic moment by running underwater through a tunnel in the Hooghly river. Reportedly, Kolkata Metro takes nearly 45 seconds to cross the underwater tunnel. Terming it an historic event, Metro Railway general manager P Uday Kumar Reddy said: “Trial runs between Howrah Maidan and Esplanade station will be conducted for the next five …

Kolkata’s first underwater Metro starts its trial run below bed of Hooghly
1 year, 8 months ago

Kolkata’s first underwater Metro starts its trial run below bed of Hooghly

The Hindu  

Kolkata Metro on Wednesday achieved a new milestone when a Metro rake completed a journey under the bed of river Hooghly through a tunnel 32 metres below water level. Uday Kumar Reddy, General Manager, Metro Railway, travelled from Mahakaran to Howrah Maidan station in Rake No. Two Metro rakes had been taken to Howrah Maidan station from Esplanade station, for …

‘Historic moment’: First in India, Kolkata Metro runs under water | Watch
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Historic moment’: First in India, Kolkata Metro runs under water | Watch

Hindustan Times  

In a first for the country, Kolkata Metro touched a milestone on Wednesday by running through the tunnel under Hooghly river. The metro rake undertook its maiden journey from Howrah Maidan to Esplanade, with only officials and engineers on board. Underwater metro tunnel in Kolkata | Representational image Terming it an historic event, Metro Railway general manager P Uday Kumar …

India’s first underwater section of the Kolkata metro to test run on 9 April
1 year, 9 months ago

India’s first underwater section of the Kolkata metro to test run on 9 April

Live Mint  

Kolkata is set to test run two six coach metro trains under the Hooghly river's underwater tunnel tomorrow i.e. The daily citing the metro officials has said that the trail run which will be held tomorrow between the Salt Lake and Howrah will pass successfully through the Sealdah and Esplanade tunnel. Earlier, KMRC had said that India's first underwater metro …

Delhi Metro Phase 4: Aerocity-Tughlakabad Silver Line Starting Soon, Check New Stations
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi Metro Phase 4: Aerocity-Tughlakabad Silver Line Starting Soon, Check New Stations

News 18  

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is all set to kickstart work on its Metro Phase 4, under which it will increase the train connectivity in the city. The report says that a new Delhi Metro line also will be constructed from Aerocity-Tughlakabad, which will lead to several different upcoming stations in the city. The upcoming Delhi’s aerocity metro line will …

Trains on Chennai Metro Rail’s Phase 2 corridors to run a tad slower
1 year, 9 months ago

Trains on Chennai Metro Rail’s Phase 2 corridors to run a tad slower

The Hindu  

March 12, 2023 06:58 pm | Updated 06:58 pm IST - CHENNAI When Chennai Metro Rail trains start chugging in Phase 2 project, they will run at a slightly lower speed than those in Phase 1. According to officials of Chennai Metro Rail Ltd., in both Phase 1 and Phase 2 projects, the trains are designed for a maximum speed …

Kaveri, Vaigai, Nilgiri... tunnel boring machines at Chennai Metro Rail sites named after mountains and rivers
1 year, 10 months ago

Kaveri, Vaigai, Nilgiri... tunnel boring machines at Chennai Metro Rail sites named after mountains and rivers

The Hindu  

A few days ago, “Kaveri” set off to bore the earth from Greenways Road to Adyar Junction to create a tunnel where a train will zip through in a few years down the line. From Kaveri to Vaigai, Nilgiri to Melagiri, tunnel boring machines deployed in different parts of the city to build underground network for the 118.9-km Chennai Metro …

Two flyovers to be partly demolished for Chennai Metro Rail work
2 years ago

Two flyovers to be partly demolished for Chennai Metro Rail work

The Hindu  

Two flyovers at Adyar and Royapettah High Road-Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai junction will be partly pulled down to facilitate the construction of underground stations under the 118.9-km Phase 2 project of the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. coming up at a cost of ₹61,843 crore. Once the Adyar underground station work is completed, we will rebuild this arm and the flyover can …

DMRC Achieves Major Milestone in Tunneling Work of Phase IV Metro Construction
2 years, 1 month ago

DMRC Achieves Major Milestone in Tunneling Work of Phase IV Metro Construction

News 18  

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Saturday achieved a major construction milestone in Phase IV of the project with the completion of tunneling work between Krishna Park Extension and Keshopur on the Janakpuri West – RK Ashram Marg corridor. Civil work of this particular underground section will be completed by early next year though the entire Janakpuri West – RK …

Chennai Metro Rail’s phase II will have stations on three levels
2 years, 1 month ago

Chennai Metro Rail’s phase II will have stations on three levels

The Hindu  

Commuters of Chennai Metro Rail are accustomed to witnessing trains making a stop on either side of the platform. At Pattalam, Kutchery Road, Alwarpet and Bharathidasan Road, which will be built as underground stations, commuters will have to purchase tickets on the first level and may board the trains at the upper track or lower track, depending on the final …

Metro Rail to take up tunnelling work in Greenways Road soon
2 years, 2 months ago

Metro Rail to take up tunnelling work in Greenways Road soon

The Hindu  

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd.’s tunnelling work will now be taken up in southern parts of the city as a tunnel boring machine will be deployed at Greenways Road early next month. After phase 1 and phase 1 extension, the ₹61,843-crore phase 2 project of Chennai Metro Rail network will run to a length of 118.9 km, connecting several key areas …

Chennai Metro draws up flood-prevention plan during monsoon
2 years, 2 months ago

Chennai Metro draws up flood-prevention plan during monsoon

The Hindu  

With heavy rain forecast in the city with the onset of northeast monsoon, Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. has been planning to take a host of steps to prevent waterlogging in its stations and at the phase 2 project sites. “In AG-DMS, Government Estate, Saidapet, Anna Nagar East, Thousand Lights, Tondiarpet and Sir Theagaraya College, flood-proof doors will be placed. Officials …

Special tunnel boring machines to be deployed for Chennai Metro’s phase II project
2 years, 2 months ago

Special tunnel boring machines to be deployed for Chennai Metro’s phase II project

The Hindu  

As the city gets ready to witness massive tunnelling operations for the next few years for the 118.9-km phase II project, Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. plans to deploy two specialised machines for handling some portions of the underground work. This is because the transport utility is anticipating some challenging geological conditions and plans to use two special tunnel boring machines. …

Chennai Metro’s phase II tunnelling work gets under way at Madhavaram
2 years, 2 months ago

Chennai Metro’s phase II tunnelling work gets under way at Madhavaram

The Hindu  

Watch | Chennai Metro Rail’s phase II tunneling work begins at Madhavaram Ten years after the first tunnel boring machine was pressed into service at Nehru Park, Chief Minister M.K. It will take nearly 140 days for this machine to drill the earth from Madhavaram Milk Colony to Madhavaram High Road, a distance of 1.4 km. #Chennai Metro Rail's phase …

Chennai Metro to deploy made in India tunnel boring machines for Phase II project
2 years, 5 months ago

Chennai Metro to deploy made in India tunnel boring machines for Phase II project

The Hindu  

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. is all set to deploy made in India tunnel boring machines for its Phase II project. According to CMRL officials, of the 23 TBMs to be used in the project, 12 would be from Tamil Nadu, five from China, one from Germany and one from Pune respectively. The status of four TBMs is not known yet …

India's first underwater metro tunnel nears completion, will be functional by next year | Check details
2 years, 9 months ago

India's first underwater metro tunnel nears completion, will be functional by next year | Check details

India TV News  

Highlights Construction of India's first underwater tunnel in Kolkata under Hooghly river nears completion Of the 16.6-km-long east-west stretch, 520 metres will be under the river bed The tunnel corridor is built 33 meters below the riverbed and will connect Kolkata to Howrah The construction of India's first underwater tunnel in Kolkata under the Hooghly river for establishing metro connectivity …

India's first underwater metro tunnel in Kolkata to be made functional by 2023
2 years, 9 months ago

India's first underwater metro tunnel in Kolkata to be made functional by 2023

Firstpost  

The Kolkata East-West Metro line is being constructed by Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation and is an underwater tunnel that will go beneath the Hooghly Kolkata: The construction of India’s first underwater tunnel in Kolkata under the Hooghly River for establishing metro connectivity between Howrah and Kolkata is underway and will be made fully functional by 2023. The Kolkata East-West Metro …

India to get its first underwater metro soon, see video
5 years, 5 months ago

India to get its first underwater metro soon, see video

India TV News  

Kolkata metro commuters will soon be able to travel through India's first underwater metro tunnel. The work on India's first metro rail line under the Hooghly river is almost complete and the service is expected to start soon announced Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday. Along with the announcement, Piyush Goyal also gave us a glimpse of India's first …

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