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BMRCL floats tender for construction of Metro Airport Depot

BMRCL floats tender for construction of Metro Airport Depot
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BANGALORE (Metro Rail News): Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) floated a bid for the civil construction of the Airport Depot for the Bangalore Metro Blue Line. The city’s new 57 km Blue Line which will connect Central Silk Board – KR Puram – Bangaluru International Airport with Phase 2A (ORR Line) will use a small train maintenance facility in Phase 2B (Airport Line).

The depot is also known as Shettigere Depot or Doddajala Depot. A preliminary notice for acquiring an additional area of 12,576.619 sq m has been sent to the government for approval. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will finance this tender which approved loan amount of USD 500 million (about Rs 3680 crore) in December 2020.

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