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{{short description|Indian construction and engineering company}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Afcons Infrastructure Limited
| logo = File:AFCONS logo.svg
| logo_size = 250px
| former_name = Asia Foundations and Construction Limited
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| industry = [[Infrastructure]]
| founded = 1959
| hq_location_city = [[Mumbai]]
| hq_location_country = [[India]]
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = Shapoor Pallonji Mistry <small>([[Chairman]])</small>
| parent = [[Shapoorji Pallonji Group]]
| website = {{URL|https://afcons.com|afcons.com}}
}}

'''Afcons Infrastructure Limited''' is an [[construction]] and [[engineering]] company based in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. The company provides [[infrastructure]] services and is involved in the construction of infrastructure projects such as viaducts, flyovers, [[metros]], bridges, [[pipelines]], roads, ports, [[Barrage (dam)|barrages]], oil and gas projects etc.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Afcons Infrastructure Limited Company Profile - India {{!}} Financials & Key Executives {{!}} EMIS|url=https://www.emis.com/php/company-profile/IN/Afcons_Infrastructure_Limited_en_2586695.html#:~:text=AFCONS%20Infrastructure%20Limited%20operates%20as,company%20in%20India%20and%20internationally.&text=The%20company%20was%20founded%20in,Pallonji%20&%20Co.,%20Ltd.|access-date=30 June 2020|website=www.emis.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Afcons Infrastructure Ltd - Company Profile and News - Bloomberg Markets|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/6595396Z:IN|access-date=30 June 2020|website=Bloomberg.com}}</ref>

Afcons is a subsidiary of the Indian business [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] [[Shapoorji Pallonji Group]] who acquired the company in 2000. In 2006, there was widespread speculation that Afcons would go public in an [[Initial public offering|IPO]] but the company did not go through with it.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Dec 23|first1=Reeba Zachariah {{!}} TNN {{!}}|last2=2006|last3=Ist|first3=01:16|title=Shapoorji Pallonji readies IPO for arm - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Shapoorji-Pallonji-readies-IPO-for-arm/articleshow/903974.cms|access-date=30 June 2020|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==Projects==

* [[Chenab Bridge|Chenab Railway Bridge]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=World's Highest Railway Bridge construction work stopped in J&K amid Coronavirus crisis|url=https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/general-news/covid19-worlds-highest-railway-bridge-construction-work-stopped-in-j|access-date=14 August 2020|website=Republic World}}</ref>
* [[Atal Tunnel]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Motorists tunnelling their way to accidents by taking selfies in Atal Tunnel|url=https://www.sify.com/news/motorists-tunnelling-their-way-to-accidents-by-taking-selfies-in-atal-tunnel-news-national-ukfnkwihdcief.html|access-date=2020-10-05|website=Sify|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Dhaka]]-[[Chittagong]] railway corridor doubling<ref>{{Cite news|date=8 October 2013|title=Afcons, Ircon JV bags Rs 453-crore contract in Bangladesh|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/construction/afcons-ircon-jv-bags-rs-453-crore-contract-in-bangladesh/articleshow/23727498.cms|access-date=30 June 2020}}</ref>
* [[Chennai Metro]] blue line<ref>{{Cite news|date=1 February 2011|title=Afcon Infra bags Rs 2,598-cr Chennai Metro Project|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/property-/-cstruction/afcon-infra-bags-rs-2598-cr-chennai-metro-project/articleshow/7404891.cms|access-date=30 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Afcon bags Rs 2598cr Chennai Metro project|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/-1215703.html|access-date=30 June 2020|website=Moneycontrol}}</ref>
* [[Kanpur Metro]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-26|title=Kanpur Metro project gets going from Oct 2 with pillar construction|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/kanpur-metro-project-gets-going-from-oct-2-with-pillar-construction/story-7BFBlhjLsLAI9vQS7QCbyH.html|access-date=2020-10-05|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Shah|first=Narendra|date=2019-09-07|title=AFCONS Infra wins Rs 676 crore Civil Contract For Kanpur Metro|url=https://www.metrorailnews.in/afcons-infra-wins-rs-676-crore-civil-contract-for-kanpur-metro/|access-date=2020-10-05|website=Metro Rail News|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Kolkata Metro Line 2]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=22 March 2010|title=Afcons to build India's first underwater train tunnel, Bags Rs 938-Cr Project From Kolkata Metro Railway|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/afcons-to-build-indias-first-underwater-train-tunnel-bags-rs-938-cr-project-from-kolkata-metro-railway/articleshow/5710331.cms|access-date=30 June 2020}}</ref>
* Samruddhi Mahamarg Package-14<ref>|url=https://www.mahasamruddhimahamarg.com/construction-package14/}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Indian engineering organisations]]
[[Category:Shapoorji Pallonji Group]]

Afcons Infrastructure - Revision history

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