Infopark to create 39,880 sq.ft. flexi workspace at Ernakulam South metro station

Infopark to create 39,880 sq.ft. flexi workspace at Ernakulam South metro station

Infopark and Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build IT workspaces at the Kochi metro station at Ernakulam South, according to a release. KMRL managing director Loknath Behera and Infopark chief executive officer Susanth Kurunthil signed the MoU to set up flexi workspaces in 39,880 sq.ft. of built-up … Read more

Namma Metro service between Krishnarajapura and Garudacharpalya stations to be curtailed on September 21 

Namma Metro service between Krishnarajapura and Garudacharpalya stations to be curtailed on September 21 

Namma Metro train services between Krishnarajapura and Garudacharpalya stations will be curtailed for the whole day on September 21 due to the safety inspection of the newly constructed line between Baiyappanahalli and Krishnarajapura stations by Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (Southern Circle), the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) announced on Tuesday.  The services will … Read more

The Hindu’s Festival of Chennai fills Perungudi trade center, Thirumangalam Metro with music

The Hindu’s Festival of Chennai fills Perungudi trade center, Thirumangalam Metro with music

Members of the band Kooda Serndhu Kathu performing at Thirumangalam Metro on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran It was a mid-week respite from work for people at World Trade Center, Perungudi, and Thirumangalam Metro on Wednesday as The Hindu’s Festival of Chennai music performances received a roaring reception, yet again. The hop-on hop-off bus … Read more

Union Cabinet approves expansion of metro line in Delhi NCT

Union Cabinet approves expansion of metro line in Delhi NCT

A Delhi Metro train of Yellow line, arrives at HUDA City Centre Metro Station in Gurugram. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), on June 7, approved a proposal from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to expand the metro network in Delhi NCT with a new … Read more

Hyderabad Airport Metro will be tackling two hillocks on the way

Hyderabad Airport Metro will be tackling two hillocks on the way

Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited Managing Director N.V.S. Reddy inspecting proposed work at Rajendranagar hillock on Wednesday. The 31-km ₹6,250-crore  Hyderabad Airport Express Metro will be built 2 km along the central median from Raidurg to the Biodiversity Park; about 3 km over the Roda Mistry College lane and central median of Khajaguda road; and another 5 km … Read more

SC penalises Mumbai Metro for felling of trees in Aarey forest beyond permission

SC penalises Mumbai Metro for felling of trees in Aarey forest beyond permission

Metro 3 car shed construction underway in Aarey forest in Mumbai, on July 27, 2022. | Photo Credit: PTI Observing that the Mumbai Metro has made an attempt to overreach the court’s jurisdiction, the Supreme Court on April 17 directed it to pay ₹10 lakh fine within two weeks for felling of trees in Aarey … Read more

Upkeep of ill-maintained medians beneath metro corridor to be vested with shops

Upkeep of ill-maintained medians beneath metro corridor to be vested with shops

With the completion of greening of medians beneath the Kochi metro corridor remaining a far cry over five years since the mass rapid transport system was commissioned, Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) has decided to descope medians that have not been preened up from the ambit of firms that had been vested with the greening … Read more

Metro trains in Bengaluru to run till 2 a.m. on New Year’s Eve

Metro trains in Bengaluru to run till 2 a.m. on New Year’s Eve

While operating at a 15-minute frequency, the last trains from Majestic will depart at 2 a.m.  | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR For the benefit of commuters during New Year’s eve, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has extended metro services until on December 31 until 2 a.m. on January 1. While operating at a 15-minute … Read more

Thiaga Rajan meets Union Finance Minister, discusses Madurai GST meet and Metro funding

Thiaga Rajan meets Union Finance Minister, discusses Madurai GST meet and Metro funding

‘Union government has released ₹3,500 crore to Tamil Nadu under the interest-free loan scheme on Friday’ ‘Union government has released ₹3,500 crore to Tamil Nadu under the interest-free loan scheme on Friday’ Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan on Saturday met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi to discuss, among other issues, … Read more