Surat: Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) had earlier announced that Phase 1 of Surat Metro would be operational by December this year, and Phase 2 of the project would be completed by March 2024. However, it is learned that Phase 1 is now likely to begin by June 2025. Two metro corridors are under construction in Surat city. Phase 1 includes a 21.61 km route between Sarthana and Dream City, which will have a 6.47 km underground metro corridor with six underground stations from Kapodra to ...Read More

Surat: A hydraulic launcher crane involved in the ongoing Surat Metro train project collapsed today in the Nana Varachha area of the city. The incident occurred this evening in the Chikuwadi area when the crane, while hoisting a span onto a metro corridor pillar, twisted and collapsed onto a nearby bungalow. As the crane fell, some trees and cars parked nearby were also damaged. However, at the time of the collapse, the building was locked and unoccupied, and no casualties occurred during the...Read More

Surat: A span of the under-construction elevated metro corridor in Surat has bent down. The span of the under-construction bridge on the Saroli-Kadodara road has developed cracks and has tilted to one side. Iron rods beneath the cement surface are visible due to this damage. To avoid any major incident, traffic movement on this road has been stopped, and vehicles are being diverted to another route. A team from the fire department has been deployed at the location.   Addressing the is...Read More

Gandhinagar: The new Gujarati Vikram Samvat calendar year 2080 will be full of lot of new developments for Gujarat. The year will see heightened political activities in connection with the upcoming national general elections of Lok Sabha. As always, the Prime Minister is expected to inaugurate a range of development projects ahead of the implementation of the model code of conduct in the first half of the next year. The year will see further progress in the works for the Surat Metro rail proj...Read More

Surat: The Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited (GMRCL) has entered into an agreement with Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd (TRSL), for commissioning of 72 standard gauge cars for the Surat Metro Rail Phase 1 Project. Furthermore, TRSL has secured a Letter of Acceptance (LoA) for the supply of 30 standard gauge cars for Phase II of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project. The estimated cost of this project for TRSL is Rs 857 crores (approximately). The contract's execution is scheduled to commence 76 wee...Read More

Surat: The construction work in the underground section of Surat Metro Line-1, began on September 30 last year. Since then, tunnelling work has been underway from the Kapodra underground station, employing two Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) named 'Tapi' and 'Narmada.' Currently, the tunnelling work is progressing from Kapodra Underground to Labheshwar. The authorities claim that the metro train will be operational before December 2024, spanning a distance of 21.61 km from Dream City to Sarthana, ...Read More

Surat: HFCL Limited, a technology enterprise offering communication network solutions for Telcos, Railways, and Defence sectors announced its new order win worth₹282.61 crores from Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited. The company will be setting up telecommunication systems for the Surat Metro Rail Project Phase-I within ninety weeks from the date of the contract. As part of the project, HFCL will be involved in the design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning...Read More

Surat: The delegation of German Ambassador Walter Johns Lindner, (Ambassador of the Federal Public of Germany), Stephen Koch (Minister and Head of the Economic and Global Affairs), Maria Enig (Acting Consul General, German Consulate) and Ashumi Shroff (Senior Advisor Economic Affairs) visited the Surat Metro Project on Thursday- 10th February 2022. The German delegation received the details regarding the progress of the metro rail project at Bhimrad in Surat. The Surat Metro Project director...Read More