MADHYA PRADESH (Metro Rail News): On November 2, Dilip Buildcon Ltd. (DBL) debuted the last of 1851 precast segments for the 6.225 km Package 1 (Subhash Nagar – AIIMS) viaduct of the Bhopal Metro Phase 1 project.
Dilip Buildcon started construction on Package 1, the first segment of the 14.99 km Purple Line (Line-2) of the Bhopal Metro, which connects Karond Circle to AIIMS, in early 2019. In October 2018, Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Co Limited (MPMRCL) granted them a contract worth Rs. 247.06 crores with a 27-month completion deadline.
The project’s first 60 MT section was cast in November 2019, and the company started launching portions on Hoshangabad Road in September 2020. Casting for the last segment took place in January 2022.
Dilip Buildcon will also construct an entry/exit ramp to Subhash Nagar Depot, where 27 3-coach Alstom trains for the Purple Line and Red Line will be stabled and serviced, in addition to the elevated viaduct between Subhash Nagar and AIIMS.
URC Construction is constructing stations along the route as part of Package BH-02. They will be situated in Shubhash Nagar, Kendriya Vidyalaya, DB City Mall, Sangam Cinema, Himansarovar / Habibganj Station, Habibgang Naka, Alkapuri Bus Stand, and AIIMS.
For the remainder of the Purple Line’s construction, which includes a 3.4 underground segment with two stations at Bhopal Junction Railway Station and Nandra Bus Stand, tender notices are still pending.
