Chennai Metro Rail’s tunnel boring machine from Panagal Park reaches Kodambakkam after a year
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Chennai Metro Rail’s tunnel boring machine from Panagal Park reaches Kodambakkam after a year

The Hindu  

A year after starting from T. Nagar, the tunnel boring machine ‘Pelican’, which was engaged for Chennai Metro Rail’s Phase II Project, has reached the Kodambakkam Metro station. According to officials of Chennai Metro Rail Limited, the machine, which started tunnelling from Panagal Park in T. Nagar in January 2024, was scheduled to complete the work by December 2024. The Panagal Park to Kodambakkam Power House Ramp stretch is a part of corridor 4 and the length of the tunnel is close to 2.1 km. ‘Pelican’ and ‘Peacock’ have tunnelled under the Usman Road flyover and are now gearing up to bore below the Kodambakkam suburban railway tracks.

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Breakthrough of CMRL’s tunnel boring machine at Kellys delayed by a few months
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Breakthrough of CMRL’s tunnel boring machine at Kellys delayed by a few months

The Hindu  

At present, travelling to areas such as Purasawalkam and Kellys from the southern parts of the city could be time consuming owing to traffic congestion. As a first step, the tunnel boring machine of Chennai Metro Rail Limited, which began drilling in Purasawalkam for the Phase II Project has reached Kellys. According to CMRL officials, they have started constructing portions …

By July 2026, Chennai Metro Rail will extend connectivity till Kodambakkam via double decker stretch
2 weeks, 5 days ago

By July 2026, Chennai Metro Rail will extend connectivity till Kodambakkam via double decker stretch

The Hindu  

By July 2026, the double-decker Chennai Metro Rail corridor would have enhanced commute and connectivity to localities such as Alapakkam and Karambakkam, serving as a key link to two corridors — Light House to Poonamallee and Madhavaram to Sholinganallur. The two-tier stretch would serve as a common network for two corridors, as corridor 4 will be built on the first …

Work on 7.8 km metro tunnel starts with launch of boring at Chennai's Kolathur
1 month ago

Work on 7.8 km metro tunnel starts with launch of boring at Chennai's Kolathur

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The work on the 7.8km underground tunnel under corridor 5 began on Wednesday with the launch of the tunnel boring machine ‘Kurinji’ which will bore a 246m tunnel from Kolathur Ramp towards Kolathur Station and is expected to finish by June. The second TBM, Mullai, is expected to arrive by the end of March and will begin tunnelling adjacent …

Nearly 40% of Chennai Metro Rail’s phase II project completed: Lok Sabha reply
1 month ago

Nearly 40% of Chennai Metro Rail’s phase II project completed: Lok Sabha reply

The Hindu  

Nearly 40 percent of Chennai Metro Rail’s phase II project has been completed so far in the city. Responding to a question of DMK MP Kalanidhi Veeraswamy in Lok Sabha early this month, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu said, “Chennai Metro Rail Limited, which is Special Purpose Vehicle for implementation of Chennai Phase-2 project has …

Aerial views of the ongoing Chennai Metro Rail work on Poonamallee-Porur stretch
1 month, 1 week ago

Aerial views of the ongoing Chennai Metro Rail work on Poonamallee-Porur stretch

The Hindu  

While Chennai Metro Rail’s first stretch in the phase II project looks at December 2025 for opening, two important stations along this stretch face some delays and pose a challenge. The ₹63,246-crore phase II Metro Rail project in Chennai commenced a few years ago and the 9-km stretch between Poonamallee and Porur with 10 stations has to get ready by …

Chennai Metro Rail: challenging times ahead as two crucial stations in Poonamallee - Porur stretch face delays
1 month, 1 week ago

Chennai Metro Rail: challenging times ahead as two crucial stations in Poonamallee - Porur stretch face delays

The Hindu  

While Chennai Metro Rail’s first stretch in the phase II project looks at December 2025 for opening, two important stations along this stretch face some delays and pose a challenge. While the other stations on this stretch — Poonamallee Bypass, Poonamallee, Mullaithottam, Iyyapanthangal, Thelliagaram, Porur Bypass, and Porur Junction — are progressing fairly well and could be finished on time, …

Chennai: After a long delay, Metro Rail to begin tunnelling at Kolathur
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chennai: After a long delay, Metro Rail to begin tunnelling at Kolathur

The Hindu  

Chennai Metro Rail will launch work to create a tunnel between Kolathur and Villivakkam as part of the ongoing phase II project construction within two weeks. According to officials of Chennai Metro Rail Limited, they will begin the tunnelling work at Kolathur this month and the tunnel boring machine named ‘Kurinji’ has already been lowered at the site. The corridor …

Chennai Metro Rail to link areas from Koyambedu to Pattabiram
2 months ago

Chennai Metro Rail to link areas from Koyambedu to Pattabiram

The Hindu  

Chennai Metro Rail is gearing up to submit the detailed project report to build a network from Koyambedu to Avadi and extend it to Pattabiram for the convenience to suburban residents. T. Kalyani, 45, of Avadi says many travel from Avadi, Pattabiram and Ambattur to the core areas of the city such as Guindy, Gopalapuram, and Anna Salai to work …

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

Phase 4: DMRC completes work on 2.65-km-long underground tunnel
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 3 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 …

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

DMRC Completes 865-metre Tunnel For Tughlakabad-Aerocity Metro Corridor
7 months 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
8 months 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 …

Namma Metro’s Pink Line tunnelling deadline at risk due to rocky terrain challenges
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Chennai Metro’s phase II project tunnelling work picking up pace
1 year, 10 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 …

Delhi Metro Phase 4: Aerocity-Tughlakabad Silver Line Starting Soon, Check New Stations
1 year, 11 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 …

Safety inspection of K.R. Puram-Whitefield metro line completed
2 years ago

Safety inspection of K.R. Puram-Whitefield metro line completed

The Hindu  

The statutory inspection of the K.R. Puram to Whitefield metro line by the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety Abhai Kumar Rai was completed on Friday, February 24. Mr. Rai and his team inspected the 13.71 km stretch built under phase II of Namma Metro, which is part of the extended purple line from Baiyappanahalli to Whitefield line. Tunnel Boring Machine …

Kaveri, Vaigai, Nilgiri... tunnel boring machines at Chennai Metro Rail sites named after mountains and rivers
2 years, 1 month 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 …

72% of Pink Line tunnel works completed; four out of nine tunnel boring machines done with task, says BMRCL
2 years, 1 month ago

72% of Pink Line tunnel works completed; four out of nine tunnel boring machines done with task, says BMRCL

The Hindu  

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. has completed 72% of tunnel work under phase II of Namma Metro. To build the tunnel network, the BMRCL had deployed nine tunnel boring machines. Two packages almost complete Anjum Parwez, MD of BMRCL, said: “The tunnel works of two packages awarded to L&T from Shaadi Mahal on Tannery Road to Rashtriya Military School …

Chennai Metro’s Airport-Kilambakkam line construction to be taken up on priority
2 years, 4 months ago

Chennai Metro’s Airport-Kilambakkam line construction to be taken up on priority

The Hindu  

Chennai Metro Rail’s Airport to Kilambakkam line received a fillip as it will be carried out along with phase 2 project on priority and is likely to be implemented soon. The State government is likely to start operations in the Kilambakkam Bus Terminus by January next year, after which the traffic congestion will be exacerbated in the south, official of …

Chennai Metro Rail’s phase II will have stations on three levels
2 years, 4 months 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 …

Chennai Metro to take more safety measures during tunnelling work
2 years, 4 months ago

Chennai Metro to take more safety measures during tunnelling work

The Hindu  

As tunnelling work has begun in north Chennai for the massive phase 2 project, Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. will take a host of steps to ensure safety along the stretch. From installing various equipment to monitoring the condition of buildings nearby, Chennai Metro Rail will deploy different kinds of safety measures along the areas where tunnelling will be carried out. …

Metro Rail to take up tunnelling work in Greenways Road soon
2 years, 4 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 …

Special tunnel boring machines to be deployed for Chennai Metro’s phase II project
2 years, 5 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 phase 2 station construction work to start soon on Poonamallee-Porur stretch
2 years, 5 months ago

Chennai Metro phase 2 station construction work to start soon on Poonamallee-Porur stretch

The Hindu  

Soon, the construction of stations for Chennai Metro Rail’s phase 2 work is likely to start on the Poonamallee-Porur stretch, which is a part of the corridor 4 from Poonamallee to Light House. According to officials of Chennai Metro Rail Ltd., the preparatory work for station construction has been in progress. This stretch will have 18 stations and many areas, …

Chennai Metro’s phase II tunnelling work gets under way at Madhavaram
2 years, 5 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, 7 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 …

Chennai Airport-Kilambakkam Metro project set to take off
2 years, 8 months ago

Chennai Airport-Kilambakkam Metro project set to take off

The Hindu  

The much-awaited Airport-Kilambakkam project is good to go as the prolonged stalemate between Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. and the Highways department has ended, sources said. While the CMRL has planned a mass rapid transit between airport and Kilambakkam as an extension of the Phase I project in the southern part of the city, the Highways department wanted to build an …

400m-long rock delays tunnel excavation work of Pune Metro
2 years, 9 months ago

400m-long rock delays tunnel excavation work of Pune Metro

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited will have to extend its May 31 deadline of excavation work by 10-15 days as 25-metre tunnel work is remaining. The proposed metro line will have two tunnels of which Range Hill to Swargate was completed on January 14, 2022, and work of the second tunnel started on December 9, 2019. “Since the tunnel …

Namma Metro: Tunnel boring machine emerges at Shivajinagar
3 years, 6 months ago

Namma Metro: Tunnel boring machine emerges at Shivajinagar

The Hindu  

The tunnel boring machine Urja emerged at Shivajinagar on Wednesday morning after covering a distance of 855 metres. Jubilant metro workers who have been part of the tunnel work for over a year cheered loudly as the head of the TBM emerged at the under-construction Shivajinagar underground station on the Pink Line from Kalenga Agrahara to Nagawara. Bangalore Metro Rail …

Delhi Metro phase-4 corridor work on track despite Covid crisis, labour shortage
3 years, 9 months ago

Delhi Metro phase-4 corridor work on track despite Covid crisis, labour shortage

Live Mint  

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said it has continued with the construction work of its Phase-4 corridor despite several constraints induced by the second wave of the Covid pandemic. According to the DMRC, the tunneling work between Janakpuri West and Krishna Park Extension on the Janakpuri West-RK Ashram Marg corridor for DMRC's first underground section of Phase 4 achieved many …

Chennai: Two key metro stretches inaugurated
6 years, 9 months ago

Chennai: Two key metro stretches inaugurated

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and Union minister of state Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated two underground metro rail stretches, Nehru Park to Central and Saidapet to AG-DMS, at Chennai Egmore metro rail station on Friday. Totally six stations along the stretches including Egmore, Chennai Central, Saidapet, Nandanam, Teynampet and AG-DMS have begun operations, enabling commuters to directly travel from …

One more Mumbai Metro tunnel digger on the way, work begins in November
7 years, 6 months ago

One more Mumbai Metro tunnel digger on the way, work begins in November

Hindustan Times  

The tunnelling work for a 4.5km section between Azad Maidan and Grant Road of the Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro-3 underground corridor will commence by early November. The tunnel boring machine for the section has been shipped from China and would be arriving in Mumbai next week, Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation officials said. The TBM for the section will arrive in this week …

Jayalalithaa launches first phase of Chennai Metro-IndiaTV News
9 years, 8 months ago

Jayalalithaa launches first phase of Chennai Metro-IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Jayalalithaa launches first phase of Chennai Metro Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today launched 10-km stretch of the first phase of the Chennai Metro via videoconferencing.The 10-km overhead metro stretch will connect Alandur in south Chennai to Koyabedu in the Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today launched 10-km stretch of the first phase of the Chennai …

Delhi Metro: Tunneling work between INA, South Ex completed
10 years, 9 months ago

Delhi Metro: Tunneling work between INA, South Ex completed

Firstpost  

The tunneling work between INA and South Extension under metro’s Phase III network has been completed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. New Delhi: The tunneling work between INA and South Extension under metro’s Phase III network has been completed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. This underground stretch forms a part of the 58.467 km long Majlis Park – …

BMRCL to commence speed trials on Reach 3 soon
11 years, 10 months ago

BMRCL to commence speed trials on Reach 3 soon

The Hindu  

With the work on Namma Metro stretch between Peenya and Sampige Road Station almost complete, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. has decided to conduct full-speed trial of trains between Peenya and Sriramapura stations from June 10. The remaining distance of about 1 km between Sriramapura and Sampige Road Station will undergo speed trials from July 8, a BMRCL press release …

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