KANPUR (Metro Rail News): The Kanpur Metro project progressed as Kalpataru Projects International Ltd. (KPIL) – Gulermak JV’s TBM Gomati achieved the second breakthrough at Kakadeo station of Line 2, which spans 8.38 km from Agriculture University to Barra-8.
TBM S-1408A, nicknamed TBM Gomati, is a Ø6.6m Herrenknecht Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) machine commissioned by KPIL – Gulermak JV. For its second assignment, TBM Gomati started its tunnel drive from Rawatpur station and constructed a 780-meter-long down-line tunnel towards Kakadeo Station.
For its first assignment, TBM Gomati was commissioned in October 2024 and constructed a 622-meter tunnel from Rawatpur station to the ramp at the Agricultural University.
TBM Gomati is the first of two TBM machines which were deployed for the Package KNPCC-11 of Kanpur Metro. Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) awarded Package KNPCC-11 to KPIL – Gulermak JV in December 2023 at Rs. 762.50 crores with a 30-month deadline.
The scope of work under this package includes the construction of twin tunnels between the Agriculture Depot and Double Pullia Ramp, consisting of 3 underground stations.
Stations: Rawatpur, Kakadeo, Double Pullia
Brief Scope: Design and Construction of TBM Tunnel, Cut and Cover Tunnel, ramp after Double Pullia, ramps in Agriculture Depot for main line and depot connections and three underground metro stations (viz. Rawatpur, Kakadeo and Double Pullia) including Architectural finishes etc. on Corridor-2 of Kanpur MRTS Project at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India india
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