Alstom will supply an additional 49 Coradia Stream trains to Renfe in Spain
SPAIN (Metro Rail News): Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has been awarded a contract worth nearly €370 million to supply 49 additional Coradia Stream high-capacity trains to Renfe in Spain. These trains will supplement the 152 trains already ordered in March 2021. The two orders totalled €1.8 billion for 201 trains (including the supply of spare parts and the maintenance of 56 trains for 15 years).All trains will be manufactured at the manufacturing site of Alstom’s Santa Perpetua, Barcelona. To carry out this project, the site is undergoing an unprecedented investment and digitalisation plan, including creating the biggest automatised workshop within the Alstom Group.Leopoldo Maestu states, “This is a historical project for Alstom in Spain, not only because of its scale, but also because it is a project built on a global sustainability concept – beginning at the tendering and design phase.”“This is a historic project for Alstom in Spain, not only because of its scale, but also because it is a project built on a global sustainability concept – beginning at the tendering and design phase. The trains are fully accessible, designed with all passengers in mind, sustainably developed according to eco-design criteria, and replete with innovative features both in the design and the manufacturing process. In a few short years, we will see these trains running in our cities, but their social, environmental and economic impact is already a reality,” says Leopoldo Maestu, Managing Director of Alstom Spain and Portugal.The trains, part of Alstom’s Coradia proven platform, will allow Renfe to transport at least 20% more passengers per hour through the country’s busiest railway hubs, including Madrid and Barcelona. They will each be 100 metres long and have a total capacity of 900 passengers. In addition, they boast an innovative mixed-configuration design, with both single and double-deck cars designed specifically to meet the evolving mobility needs of major urban centres.Designed to optimise capacity, availability and sustainabilityThe design of the new trains enables maximum capacity for passengers, thanks to innovative interior configuration and flexible spaces. Numerous access doors and large distribution halls facilitate the entry and exit of passengers, allowing a decrease in station stop times. In addition, the trains offer universal accessibility, Wi-Fi connectivity and dedicated areas for bicycles and pushchairs. Alstom’s proven technology also expands availability and line usage via more efficient traction systems and the latest generation of train control technology.Fully developed in line with eco-design criteria, from the selection of the raw materials to traction systems, all the new trains for Renfe will be a benchmark in sustainable operations, thanks to optimal energy efficiency during operation and a recyclability rate of over 98% at the end of its service life.With more than 3,000 employees, Alstom in Spain has a long industrial and technological history, including four industrial centres, four technology sites and a presence in more than twenty maintenance workshops. Among others, Alstom has an industrial plant in Barcelona dedicated to the manufacture of all types of rolling stock, a propulsion system factory in Bizkaia, and in Madrid, different technological innovation centres for the development of programmes and projects in the fields of railway safety, signalling, maintenance and digital mobility.Alstom’s Coradia series of modular trains benefit from more than 30 years of continuous development and proven technical solutions. Around 3,900 Coradia regional trains have been sold, and more than 3,000 are currently operating in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden and Canada. The platform offers a full range of emission-free solutions, including battery or hydrogen versions for non-electrified lines.
Ashwini Vaishnaw appoints as first Chancellor of Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, Vadodara
MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hon’ble Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology, Govt. of India, has been appointed as the Chancellor of Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, Vadodara, by Hon’ble President Smt. Draupadi Murmu. It is noteworthy to mention that Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw will be the first Chancellor of Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya.
Hon’ble President has appointed Dr Manoj Chaudhary as the first Vice Chancellor of Gati Shakti University, Vadodara. Dr Chaudhary is a Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department and Dean of International Alumni and Corporate Relations at IIT Jodhpur. He is currently an invitee member of the 6G Task Force in the Department of Telecom, Govt. of India, and a Member of the Management Council of the Semiconductor Laboratory in the Ministry of Electronics and IT. In addition, he holds the post of Director of the Jodhpur DISCOM Board.
As per the Central University Act, 2009, Dr Manoj Chaudhary will hold the position of Vice Chancellor of Gati Shakti University for five years from the date he assumes office.
TBM S88 achieves its first tunnel breakthrough at Meerut Central of Delhi-Meerut RRTS project
NEW DELHI (Metro rail News): Afcons Infrastructure, on 15th December, celebrated the first tunnel breakthrough of tunnel boring machine S88 at Meerut Central RRTS Station for the 82.15 km Delhi-Meerut RRTS project.The Sudarshan 8.1 Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) machine, manufactured by Terratec, was installed at the Bhaisali RRTS Station in March 2022. It then travelled 1823.39 metres which is the longest tunnelling drive of Package 8, in the direction of Meerut Central Station. On the route, it made a pit stop at a mid-shaft 695.85 metres south of Bhaisali Station.Afcons received the Rs. 1529.10 crore contract for Package 8 with a 1310-day (3.6 years) deadline in November 2020. Their scope involves constructing three underground stations using the cut-and-cover method at Meerut Central, Bhaisali, and Begumpul, along with six twin tunnels from Brahampuri DN Ramp to Begumpul UP Ramp.This was the second milestone for Afcons Infrastructure and the first for S88. TBM S90 (Sudharshan 8.3) made its first breakthrough for Package 8 at Begumpul Station in the middle of October after tunnelling around 750 metres from Begumpul UP Ramp located at Gandhi Park.With this advancement, Afcons has four more pending breakthroughs. First, TBM S88 will be dismantled, transported back to Bhaisali, and launched to construct a 1 km tunnel toward Begumpul.This was the third significant development for the RRTS project overall. Early in October, 5.6 km Package 4 contractor Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd. (STEC) secretly announced the first breakthrough for the whole project at mid-shaft south of Anand Vihar RRTS Station.
Swastikoverseas bags contract of Rs. 31.80 Cr. for testing & commissioning of CMRL’s Poonamallee Depot
CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Swastikoverseas has been declared the L1 bidder for the CMRLs tender for design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of Machinery and Plant Poonamllee Depot and Training of Personnel on a Turnkey basis and has been awarded the contract to complete the work in the stipulated time of 600+730 (DNP)days as per the bid document. Renmakch India Pvt. Ltd., Siemens Ltd. and Hyt Engineering Company Pvt. Ltd. stood L2, L3 & L4 bidder simultaneously for the e-procurement tender under National Competitive Bidding invited by Chennai Metro Rail Limited.The details of the price quoted by eligible bidders is as under:
The tender as advertised by CMRL :
| Sr. No. | Bidder Name | Amount (In Rs) | Bid Rank |
| 01. | Swastikoverseas | 318046212.11 | L1 |
| 02. | Renmakch India. Pvt. Ltd. | 435373541.53 | L2 |
| 03. | Siemens Limited | 458261247.75 | L3 |
| 04. | Hyt Engineering Company Pvt. Ltd. | 629760100.00 | L4 |
| CHENNAI METRO RAIL LIMITED CHENNAI 600107, INDIANIT No: CMRL / PHASE – II / SYS / C4-DM100 / 2022e-procurement Tender National Competitive BiddingCMRL invites digitally signed open e-tender through e-procurement portal from reputed, experienced, financially sound, eligible applicants, who fulfill the qualification criteria as mentioned in the tender through National Competitive Bidding (NCB) under Single Stage two Envelope (Technical & Financial) system for the works as detailed below: | ||
| 1. | Name of work | Tender No: C4-DM100“Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of Machinery and Plant at Poonamallee Depot and Training of Personnel on turnkey basis” |
| 2. | Bid validity | 180 days from the date of submission of tender. |
| 3. | Bid Security Amount (EMD) | a) Amount: The total bid security / EMD amount shall be equivalent to INR 37,77,000 (Indian Rupees, Thirty Seven lakhs Seventy Seven thousand Only) or USD 50,763 (US Dollars Fifty Thousand Seven hundred and Sixty Three Only) and to be submitted in the form of Bank Guarantee (BG) or via RTGS / NEFT transactions or via demand draft (DD) to the below mentioned CMRL Bank account.Validity: In case of BG, EMD shall be valid for 208 days i.e. up to 26-02- 2023 or laterb) Submission of Originals: Tender Security in case of BG / Demand Draft (in originals) as per clause BDS 21.1 & BDS 21.2 shall be accepted only up to 15:00 Hrs on 02- Aug -2022 in the office of AGM (RSO) at the address mentioned hereinafter.c) In case of RTGS / NEFT transactions, bidders shall upload the scanned copies of the transaction of payment at the time of online bid submission and a copy of the same shall be submitted at the office of AGM (RSO) at the address mentioned hereinafter. |
| 4. | Duration of Contract (Completion period of the work) | 600 + 730 (DNP) days |
| 5. | Details of NIT / Bid Document | NIT publication on CMRL website: 04-04-2022Tender Notice Publication date in Newspapers: 05-04-2022The Tender documents can be downloaded from the CPP PORTAL http://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app from : 04-04- 2022 @ 18:00 hrs onwards |
| 6. | Cost of Bid Documents (Non-refundable) | There will be a non-refundable cost of tender document of INR 32,000/- (Rupees Thirty Two Thousand only) including GST to be paid by RTGS / NEFT / Demand Draft.A scanned copy of transaction of payment / DD shall be uploaded at the time of online bid submission and the copies of transaction of payment/Original DD shall be submitted at the office of AGM (RSO) at the address mentioned hereinafter. |
| 7. | CMRL Bank Account Details | a) Beneficiary name: M/s Chennai Metro Rail Limitedb) Beneficiary bank: Canara Bank, Teynampet Branch, Chennai-600 018c) Current Account No.: 0416214000030d) IFSC Code: CNRB0000416 |
| 8. | Pre-bid Meeting | 19-05- 2022Place: Rolling Stock shed conference room, CMRL Koyembedu depot @ 11:00 Hrs (In case of any change in schedule will be informed in advance) |
| 9. | Last date of seeking clarification | 26-05-2022 upto 18:00 hrs |
| 10. | Start date of submission/uploading of bid (online) | 22-07-2022 @ 11:00 hrs onwards |
| 11. | Bidders barred from bidding for this work | Those bidder or JV partners, who have been debarred by Multilateral and bilateral funding agencies/ Government of India/ Railway Administration/ Metro rail corporation/ any state Government undertaking as on the due date of submission of bid, are NOT ELIGIBLE to participate in this tender. |
| 12. | Authority and place for submission of Bid Document cost, Tender Security amount & seeking clarifications etc. | Office of Addl. General Manager (Rolling Stock & Operations), Chennai Metro Rail Limited, Administrative Building, CMRL Depot, Poonamallee High Road, Koyambedu, Chennai 600 107Tel No.+91-44-2379 2000, Extn: 22687Fax No.+91-44-2379 2200, Email id: satheeshprabhu.s@cmrl.in |
| 13. | Last Date and Time of submission/uploading of Bid (online) | 02- 08 -2022 up to 15:00 hrs |
| 14. | Date and Time of opening of Bid (Technical Bid) (online) | 03- 08 -2022 at 15:00 hrs |
| 15. | Website from which any additional information can be obtained | https://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app www.chennaimetrorail.org |
Afcons Casts first batch of Tunnel Segment for Delhi Metro Silver Line
NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Afcons Infrastructure starts pouring concrete to cast the first batch of tunnel ring segments for Delhi Metro’s 23.622 km Silver Line, connecting Aerocity and Tughalakabad via 16 stations.The company is in charge of constructing the 6.981 km Package DC07 of the 65.1 km Delhi Metro Phase 4 project, which would link the eastern end of Sangam Vihar Station and Sarita Vihar Depot. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) granted them a contract worth Rs. 1669.20 crores with a 42-month deadline in January 2022.Cooper Turner Beck group and Afcons have partnered to supply accessories to their casting yard.Afcons scope includes the construction of three underground stations at Maa Anandmayee Marg, Tughlakabad Railway Colony, and Tughlakabad, where they will interchange with the station for the Violet Line constructed in Phase 2.Afcons will construct a total of 8 tunnels, and the DMRC needs to deploy at least five tunnel-boring machines (TBMs). However, according to the source, only four machines, a combination of refurbished Robbins and Herrenknecht machines, will be used.
BMRCL to complete extended Namma Metro line to Whitefield
BANGALORE (Metro Rail News): The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has begun constructing an open web girder over a railroad track in east Bengaluru. The Erection of an open-web girder is a part of Phase II of Namma Metro‘s extended metro line from Baiyappanahalli to Whitefield.BMRCL has begun a trial run on a 15-km metro line between K.R. Puram and Whitefield. The trial runs on the section from Baiyappanahalli to K.R. Puram only after constructing the open web girder after laying tracks and installing signalling equipment.BMRCL started work after getting clearance from South Western Railway (SWR). Additional Divisional Railway Manager of SWR Kusuma Hariprasad said that work related to the metro is permitted per the guidelines laid down by the Indian Railway Schedule of Dimensions and A.C. Traction Manual. “The erection work will be carried out under the power block. During the power block, train movement will be suspended temporarily. The BMRCL will execute the work under railway supervision,” the official said.Chief PRO of the BMRCL B.L. Yeshwanth Chavan said, “Erection of an open web girder is being carried out between Baiyappanahalli and Benniganahalli metro stations. This will provide a link to Baiyappanahalli depot as well as the station. It is a complex operation as it is being carried out across a busy railway track. The BMRCL is executing the work after getting clearance from the SWR.”
Wabtec expands its transit manufacturing capabilities in India to meet demand
NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Investment in rail infrastructure is growing in India as it looks to enhance its capability to move people and products across its network efficiently. Wabtec‘s extensive footprint in India is also growing. The company expanded one of its critical plants in Hosur, which serves the transit rail industry.The 80,000-sq-ft expansion of the Hosur plant is intended to meet the growing demand for transit rail products and solutions. For example, the Hosur plant manufactures brake systems, doors and couplers for Vande Bharat Express. The team at the facility also produces brakes for a new generation of electric locomotives, high-reach pantographs, passenger information systems, and relays that Wabtec offers for Indian Railways.“We are seeing steady growth in orders from various customers in the railway and transit markets, and this expansion allows us to keep up with demand,” said Ajay Mani, Managing Director of Wabtec’s Transit business in India. “Many of these product lines are also part of the ‘Make in India‘ initiative and meet the charter of localized, customized products.”Wabtec utilized Lean design workshops to establish the most efficient production layout for the site expansion. The new factory layout optimizes material movements, creates product-centric focused work areas, and enhances storage space for raw materials and finished goods. The expansion also provides new office space with a seating capacity of 150.A significant factory enhancement focused on relays, which are part of Wabtec Transit’s electrical solutions portfolio. These relays will be assembled and manufactured from the Hosur location for customers worldwide.“Wabtec is known for superior quality relays. With new trains being launched every year, we see an addressable market for the product line,” said Asif Shaik, Executive Director – of Operations Wabtec Transit. “The increase in operational footprint, LEED certification of the facility in Hosur are all in line with our growth ambitions and sustainability goals.”The expansion also focused on making the facility more environmentally friendly. As a result, the buildings at Wabtec’s Hosur facility achieved gold certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED-certified buildings adhere to energy, water, waste, transportation, materials, health, and indoor environmental quality and reduce the carbon footprint.
The plant features 400KW of solar power, and an additional 400KW is planned. Additionally, the rainwater harvesting facility was upgraded to a water-positive site wherein 23K Cu.m is drawn, and 28K Cu.m has recharged annually. Rainwater harvesting is one of the most promising alternatives for supplying freshwater in the face of increasing scarcity and escalating demand in rural and urban areas.In operation since 1980, Hosur serves as Wabtec’s primary manufacturing facility for Transit products in India. Solutions include brake systems, couplers, HVAC, pantographs, electronic products, and more.
The plant features 400KW of solar power, and an additional 400KW is planned. Additionally, the rainwater harvesting facility was upgraded to a water-positive site wherein 23K Cu.m is drawn, and 28K Cu.m has recharged annually. Rainwater harvesting is one of the most promising alternatives for supplying freshwater in the face of increasing scarcity and escalating demand in rural and urban areas.In operation since 1980, Hosur serves as Wabtec’s primary manufacturing facility for Transit products in India. Solutions include brake systems, couplers, HVAC, pantographs, electronic products, and more.Agra Metro: TBM ready for launch soon
AGRA (Metro Rail Metro): The tunnel boring machine, which is being assembled for the construction of underground stations in Ramlila Maidan near the crossover section, is ready for launch as preparations for the launch are in full swing.Speaking on the same, MD UPMRC Shri Sushil Kumar said, “The TBM machine will operate in an automated mode which is quite interesting, as the machine operates several feet deep into the ground, and there is little room for any error or discrepancies.”The route is automatically set beforehand by entering the location’s coordinates, and TBM follows that route for tunnel construction.Movement of the TBM:
While the cutter head moves forward, cutting the debris and initiating the movement, the TBM’s last part, called the ring erector, erects ring segments in a circular motion, making a tunnel.This entire process is all the more interesting because there is only one window for launching the TBM, i.e. the launch shaft in the beginning and retrieval shaft at the end, and in between, the movement of the TBM has to be ensured with utmost accuracy.The TBM launch is anticipated soon, and a team of engineers from UPMRC continuously monitors the entire process.The TBM usually places 10-14 rings per day, and the length of one ring is 1.4 m, thus, moving a distance of 14-20m per day.There are seven underground stations for Agra Metro Rail Project, which will use TBM machines for the tunnel construction work.
Chennai Metro Phase 2 TBM passes factory acceptance tests in Pune
CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Tunnel boring machine manufacturer Terratec in Pune passed the factory acceptance tests (FAT) for S81B for Package TU01 of the 118.9 km Chennai Metro Phase 2 project.For the 16.589 km Purple Line of the Pune Metro Phase 1 project, a 2144 m tunnel was constructed between the stations of Swargate and Budhwar Peth using this 6.61 m earth pressure balance (EPB) machine known as TBM S81 “Pavana” back in 2021–2022.It was disassembled and sent back to Gulermak – Tata Projects JV’s casting yard in Yerawada for refurbishing after its first and only breakthrough in January 2022.The device will now be used by Tata Projects to build roughly 9 km long twin tunnels (a total of 18 km) on the brand-new 45.813 km Line-3’s Venugopal Nagar-Kellys section.The scope of the project includes the Construction of approximately 9 km of twin bored tunnels (total = 18 km) from the TBM Retrieval Shaft near Venugopal Nagar (of Line-5) to Kellys Station, and the construction of diaphragm walls, entry/exit structures of Madhavaram Milk Colony Station, Murari Hospital Station, Ayanavaram Station and Purasaiwakkam High Road Station, including launching and retrieval shafts at the above stations.Tata Projects will use 7 TBMs: 2 Herrenknecht machines (S-1330A, S-1331A), 1 refurbished Terratec machine (S81B), and four new Terratec machines (S96, S97, S98, and S99).
In October, the S96, the first machine, was put into service in Madhavaram, north of Chennai.
TBM Vamika achieves second breakthrough in Lakkasandra Station of Bangalore Metro
BANGALORE (Metro Rail News): Afcons Infrastructure’s Tunnel Boring Machine S-1260 made a tunnel breakthrough on 12th December at Lakkasandra Station for the 21.386 km Pink Line (Nagawara – Kalena Agrahara) of the Bangalore Metro.TBM S-1260, also known as Vamika. This was its second tunnel breakthrough for the southbound tunnel of the 3.655 km Package RT-01 between Rashtriya Military School Station and Dairy Circle South Ramp of the 73.92 km Bangalore Metro Phase 2 project.The Herrenknecht earth pressure balance (EPB) machine was commissioned from the South Ramp in June 2021 and travelled 614 metres to Dairy Circle Station in January 2022 to record a “hidden breakthrough.”After passing through the box of Dairy Circle Station, the machine continued to travel a distance of 747.338 metres to reach Lakkasandra Station.According to the tunnelling plan, Afcons expected to finish tunnelling on this segment in 243 days; however, they did so in 232 days.TBM Rudra (S-1259) is working on the same northbound tunnel route, which remains stranded in a garbage dump once a granite quarry.There is only one more project left for TBM Vamika, a 714.51-meter tunnel towards Langford Town Station that Afcons aims to finish in 157 days.The most recent BMRCL November newsletter indicates that Phase 2’s tunnelling work (total scope: 21,041m) was about 62.39% finished by October.A total of 15 out of 26 breakthroughs have been recorded: 5 on Package RT-01 by Afcons, 3 on RT-02 by L&T, 4 on RT-03 by L&T, and 3 on RT-04 by ITD Cementation.
Metro Rail Network Of 824 Km operational in India & 1,039 Km under construction: Hardeep Singh Puri
NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri stated in the Rajya Sabha on 12th December that the total length of operating metro rail projects has reached 824 kilometres, and 1,039 kilometres are under construction.“The urban transport, let’s say metro rail, from zero in 2002 has come up to 824 kilometres, which is operational. Another 1,039 kilometres is under construction. So, it is rapidly expanding,” he said while replying to a supplementary question during Question Hour.“We are on the path of those who are advocating bringing in more public transport and that is why we have gone from 0 to 824 kilometres, and another 1,039 kms coming up. That, in itself, is a testimony to the fact that public transport is being encouraged,” Puri said.“We are already one of the largest metro operators. But, I am sure the time will come that we will be the second-largest metro operator in the world,” the minister said.It should be highlighted that Delhi NCR dominates the metro rail network among all Indian cities.Within the 824 kilometres of operating metro rail in the nation, Delhi NCR’s metro network covers 391 km, with 286 stations dispersed throughout 12 corridors.Most metro rail projects are undertaken either as federally funded initiatives or in cooperation with state governments.However, as metro rail systems have grown in popularity, state governments have initiated metro rail construction projects independently.The Telangana government recently announced plans to construct a 31 km metro rail route to link the airport with Hyderabad’s IT hub. Except for 10% from GMR Airports, the state government is responsible for funding this project.
Central Government clarifies Vijaywada Metro Rail Project
VIJAYAWADA (Metro Rail News): In a clarification about the Vijaywada Metro Rail Project released on December 12, the Central Government clarified that the respective State Governments formulate proposals for Metro rail projects.MP Kanakamedala received a letter response from Union Minister Kaushal Kishore on September 1, 2017. The Government of India requested that the Government of Andhra Pradesh submit the Project’s revised proposal by the 2017 Metro Rail Policy. According to the official statement, “The Government of Andhra Pradesh has not presented any proposal in this regard.The 2017 Metro Rail Policy mandates that the respective states produce DPRs and fund collection.According to the centre, the state has been asked to send a proposal under the new metro policy, but it has not yet been filed.The minister was responding to inquiries made to them who wanted to know if it was confirmed that despite the government’s request for the state of Andhra Pradesh to submit a revised proposal for the Vijayawada Metro Rail Project under the Metro Policy, 2017, the state government of Andhra Pradesh had not yet done so.
PIB approves Noida-Greater Noida West Metro extension Project
NOIDA (Metro Rail News): The central government’s Public Investment Board (PIB) has approved the Noida-Greater Noida West Metro Project, an extension of the Aqua Line Metro in Gautam Buddh Nagar and passes through the Greater Noida West region. The PIB has authorised and modified the budget, and the file has been forwarded to the government for final approval. According to a local news website report, the PIB has approved the project, and the central government will contribute 20% of the funding. According to reports in the local media, the project’s development might start at any time.The extension of the Aqua Line metro is proposed to link Noida and Greater Noida (West), commonly known as Noida Extension, and is projected to cost Rs 2,200 crore. Noida Sector 51 and Knowledge Park V in Greater Noida will be connected by the Aqua Line metro extension corridor (West). Nine stoppages are planned for the 14.95-kilometre route.The Greater Noida West Metro project comprises a 14.95-kilometre line with nine stops. Five elevated stations, including sectors 122, 123, 4, 12, Ecotech, and 2, will be built along a 9.15 km long elevated route in the first phase. The remaining four metro stations will be built in the second phase.The project is anticipated to cost Rs 2,200 crore from the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC), Noida and Greater Noida Authority, Central Government, and Uttar Pradesh Government. The budget was initially anticipated to be around Rs 2457 crore, but PIB has decreased it by almost Rs 250 crore. The budgeted amount of Rs 500 crore will be used for civil work.
NCRTC to install five entry/exit gates at Ghaziabad RRTS station
GHAZIABAD (Metro Rail News): Ghaziabad will be the most important and busiest station on the Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail Corridor. A maximum of five entry-exit gates are being installed here. In addition, stations will be connected directly through three-gate foot overbridges. The rapid rail trial run between Sahibabad and Duhai depot is expected to start within the next week. Preparations regarding this are going on in the final stage.Ghaziabad’s rapid rail station will be one of the busiest stations. There are many reasons for this. At some distance from the station, there is a new bus stand in Ghaziabad, from where buses are available for many cities of western Uttar Pradesh. The Delhi Metro station is just a few steps away. While there is Mahamaya Stadium in front of the Rapid Rail Station, where players come from far-off places. The rapid rail station will also be connected to the bus and metro station in such a situation.Ghaziabad’s RRTS station is entirely elevated, i.e. built on the pillar. It is being built between three roads of Meerut Tiraha turn and Ghaziabad-Meerut road. Due to the location, it will be one of the busiest stations. Due to being a busy station, NCRTC has given entry-exit gates on all three sides of this station so that no one has any problem with movement.On the road on which this station is being built, there is heavy traffic every second. Therefore, passengers can use the entry-exit gate of this station to cross the road. These three gates will be connected to the station through foot overbridges. The foot overbridge will have lifts and accelerators. One gate is being constructed at Chaudhary Charan Singh Park on the Delhi-Ghaziabad road, the second gate towards Arya Nagar and the third gate towards Patel Nagar.This station will also provide transportation facilities to people living in other areas of Ghaziabad, including Sevanagar, Bhim Nagar, Hindon Vihar, Mukundpur, Madhopur, Islamnagar, Kaila Khera, Jassipura, Brahampuri and Lohia Nagar. This station’s entry/exit gates will also have ramps and tactile paths to ensure seamless and accessible travel for physically challenged and visually impaired passengers.