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Metro Report InternationalJaipur metro Pink Line completed
INDIA: A two-station extension of the Jaipur metro Pink Line was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot via video link on September 23, the day that the metro reopened after a five-month suspension of services because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Built under Phase 1B, ...
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Jaipur Metro Rail Corp Ltd (JMRC)
Opened 2015, India’s sixth metro. Single line serving 11 stations. See Jaipur network map. Test running on the first phase of Jaipur’s Pink line began in September 2013, with the line opened on June 3 2015 (9·6 km, 9 stations). From Mansarovar (location of the depot) in the southwest, the ...
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NewsJaipur metro to get ADB loan
INDIA: The Asian Development Bank announced on December 16 that it will provide a US$176m loan for the construction of Phase IB of the Jaipur metro as well as studies for a second line. The loan will cover most of the US$259m construction cost of Phase IB, ...
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NewsWork starts on Jaipur metro Phase IB
INDIA: Work on Phase IB of the Jaipur metro started on October 1. The short extension from Chandpole to Badi Chaupar will include 1·4 km of bored tunnel and 400 m of cut-and-cover tunnel. The Indian office of Taiwanese company Continental Engineering Corp is to undertake this ...
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NewsMetro cars arrive in Jaipur
INDIA: The first trainset for the Jaipur metro arrived at the Mansarovar depot on May 20 having left BEML’s factory in Bangalore at the end of April. In 2011 BEML won a Rs3·18bn contract to supply 10 four-car trainsets for the Jaipur metro. The remaining trains are ...
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NewsBEML wins Jaipur metro train contract
INDIA: BEML Ltd has won a Rs3·18bn contract to supply 10 four-car trains for the Jaipur Metro, and anticipates a follow-on order worth Rs600m. Construction of Jaipur Metro Rail Corp’s 9·2 km east-west line from Mansarovar to Chandpole is being managed by Delhi Metro Rail Corp. A ...