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DIMAPUR, JANUARY 25: In another major step towards completion of Dimapur- Kohima new Broad Gauge Line connectivity project, NF Railway (NFR) recently achieved a
A tunnel boring machine used to dig part of the Elizabeth line has been used to build a tunnel for HS2 at the Old Oak Common station in west London.HS2’s
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) has received another permit to move ahead with the building of a new high-speed rail tunnel in the city of Łódź, whi
A rail tunnel of superlatives will be built under Mont Cenis between Lyon and Turin. The entire section will be 57.5 kilometers long. Three tunnel boring machin
The first station of Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel has been built but it will be a year or more before passenger start using it.Arden Station, the first of fiv
Three engineering teams, led by Acciona, Strabag and Webuild, were invited to bid for the Pape tunnel and underground stations contract in April last year.It fo
A significant milestone has been achieved with the successful lowering of Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) S-1075B, affectionately known as Pelican, at the Panagal P
The Chennai Metro Rail News reported the successful lowering of the TBM, emphasising the importance of this event in the ongoing infrastructure enhancement. The
The Gateway project to build two new badly needed tunnels for trains under the Hudson River is already running two years behind schedule — even though it
Mavala—the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) which earned its reputation for digging the country’s first ever undersea twin tunnels in Mumbai is soon to b
AUSTRALIA: The government of Victoria has awarded the Suburban Connect consortium of Acciona, CPB Contractors and Ghella the first major tunnelling contract for
Thousands of precast segments are being manufactured in western Sydney to line the 24-kilometre Sydney Metro West tunnels, creating more than 570 jobs and servi
In December, TERRATEC celebrated the successful Factory Acceptance Test of a new 6.39m diameter Earth Pressure Balance Tunnel Boring Machine (EPBM) which will b
In a significant stride towards the completion of the ambitious Kanpur Metro Phase 1 project, Afcons Infrastructure has quietly unveiled its fourth tunnel borin
In a significant stride toward the progress of Chennai Metro Rail's (CMRL) Phase II project, tunnelling has commenced beneath the Adyar River. The project i
Indian Railway Construction (IRCON) International has achieved another breakthrough after completion of a tunnel (No T 13) of Sevoke-Rangpo Rail Project, locate
Work will formally begin on the Curzon Street city centre station next yearWork to build the Birmingham terminus on the HS2 line is set to begin in the new year
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) has signed the second of three contracts to construct a high-speed rail (HSR) tunnel in Łódź, Poland.The tunnel will
A team of 90 engineers recently completed the assembly of HS2’s second tunnel boring machine (TBM), which is set to begin excavating the second bore of th
The two TBMs, named Betty and Dorothy, have thus far built 865 and 300 metres of tunnels between Sydney Olympic Park and Westmead respectively.The TBMs are inst
In a breakthrough for Agra Metro Rail, a Metro train was operated in the underground section of the project for the first time. The tunnel work for the priorit
Capable of launch, excavation, muck discharge, support, erection and receiving, CREG cross passage TBMs, including shield machine type and pipe jacking machine
In early April 2023, the first slurry-type shaft boring machine (CREC 1206), designed and manufactured by China Railway Engineering Equipment Group Co., Ltd. (C
HS2’s new 847 tonne machine will build an 853-metre logistics tunnel to deliver construction materials and remove spoil for the construction of the Euston
Jon-Ivar Nygård, Norway’s Minister of Transport, explains that despite a large maintenance backlog and outdated infrastructure, the Norwegian govern