IR plans to replace Shatabdi and intercity express with next gen Vande Bharat Express

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IR plans to replace Shatabdi and intercity express with next gen Vande Bharat Express

DELHI (Metro Rail News): Indian Railway (IR) has been planning to replace Shatabdi and intercity express with next-generation Vande Bharat trains which will reduce the travelling time between places on all important routes of the country including Mumbai -Pune and Mumbai -Ahmadabad. According to sources, initially 27 prominent intercity routes of the country were identified by railway to run Vande Bharat trains near future.

Ashwani Vaishnaw, minister of railways said, “Indian Railway will get two more trains in August 2022, after that every month four Vande Bharat trains will be produced at different rail coach factories of the country including Latur”.

According to the minister, the production of Vande Bharat trains in the Marathwada rail coach factory is probably going to start in the next 6 months. “We are trying our best to introduce semi-high speed Vande Bharat trains on all prominent intercity routes by next year but it depends on the availability of rakes”, he said talking about the introduction of Vande Bharat trains on the Mumbai Pune route.

Currently, Vande Bharat trains only come with seating facilities.
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The government however is planning to build Vande Bharat with sleeper coaches and additional facilities which can then replace Rajdhani, and Duronto trains in future. These trains can run at a speed of 160 kmph.

Railway Minister inspects the progress of Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project

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Railway Minister inspects the progress of Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project

SURAT (Metro Rail News): Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw visited Surat on Monday, 6th June where he inspected the progress of the ambitious Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project. After inspecting the site the minister said that they are confident that they will be able to achieve the target of running the country’s first bullet train between Surat and Bilimora in Gujarat in 2026 as good progress has been made in this direction.

“We are keeping the target of running the first bullet train between Surat and Bilimora in 2026.
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The progress is very good, and we are confident of running the train by that time,” he said.

The bullet train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai will be able to run at a speed of 320 kmph on a high speed rail (HSR) corridor which will reduce the travelling time between two cities to 3 hours which is currently 6 hours. The train will cover a distance of 508 km and 12 stations. 81 per cent of this project with an estimated cost of Rs 1.1 lakh crore is being funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

After reviewing the progress on the corridor Vaishnaw said that pillars for the bullet train project have been put up on 61 km of the route and work is underway on around 150 km of the stretch. He also inspected the operation of a segmental casting yard of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor near Vaktana village in Choryasi taluka of Surat, and then visited the under-construction Antroli railway station under the project. After that, he visited the project site at Nasilpore in Navsari along with Minister of State for Railways Darshana Jardosh.

NMRC issues tender for co-branding of 6 stations

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NMRC issues tender for co-branding of 6 stations

NOIDA (Metro Rail News): Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC), has issued a tender for co-branding of six stations on the Aqua Line, Sector 51, Sector 50, Sector 142, Sector 148, Delta 1 and the GNIDA Office.

According to Nisha Wadhawan, the company’s spokeswoman this decision was taken with the aim to increase the metro corporation’s revenue. Under the scheme, the company that will get selected will have indoor and outdoor areas as well as the right to display ads. As per the tender document, no surrogate advertisements will be permitted unless there is a no-objection certificate from the Union ministry of information and broadcasting.

There will be no advertisements regarding achievements by various governments, their departments, ministries, and other bodies. However, the advertiser will not be permitted to sell information, graphics, or other materials related to alcohol and tobacco products. Advertisements can’t contain offensive or derogatory depictions of persons, services, or any other material, the tender stated.

Without written permission from the NMRC, the use of the name, logo, or title will also not be permitted. The co-branding license will be issued for a period of ten years. Seven stations out of the 21 stations have already been selected for co-branding.

Officials gear up to establish metro connectivity from Raidurg to Hyderabad airport

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Officials gear up to establish metro connectivity from Raidurg to Hyderabad airport

HYDERABAD (Metro Rail News): The Municipal Administration Department, as part of its continued effort to enhance Telangana’s infrastructure, is gearing up to build a metro rail connection between Raidurg and Hyderabad International Airport.

Additionally, the department plans to build an Elevated Bus Rapid Transit System (EBRTS) from KPHB to Kokapet, as well as 15 bridges over the Musi River and also lay a 21-km cycle track on ORR with solar-covered roofing. It will be a 4.5-meter wide track between the main carriageway and service road from Nanakramguda to TSPA and Narsingi to Kollur covered with solar panels. The loop will be 42 kilometres long.

According to K T Rama Rao, Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD), these projects were to have been grounded last year but for Covid-19 and lack of funds. On Friday, the Minister released the annual report of MAUD for 2021-22 along with Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar and others.

Telangana is one of the three most urbanized states in the country, after Tamil Nadu and Kerala, the Minister said on the occasion. Moreover, he said, the state has one of the fastest-growing urban economies in the country.

Land acquisition for Pune-Nashik high-speed rail to start soon as MRIDCL submits revised railway alignment

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Land acquisition for Pune-Nashik high-speed rail to start soon as MRIDCL submits revised railway alignment

PUNE (Metro Rail News): The land acquisition in Khed tehsil which was put on hold is expected to start again as the Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (MRIDCL) has now submitted a revised railway track alignment plan for the proposed Pune-Nashik high-speed train. The decision was taken after the defence department asked for some changes in the detailed project report (DPR) as previously it was passing through an explosive destruction facility of the army.

MRIDCL conducted the first joint survey on March 11, 2022, after which a joint meeting with MRIDCL officials was held on March 16, 2022. In this meeting, MRIDCL officials understood the need to change the alignment as the demolition activities carried out on the army facility posed danger to the proposed railway alignment. A fresh proposal was then submitted with the revised railway track alignment on April 19, 2022 after the second joint inspection was held on April 18, 2022.

The 235 km Pune-Nashik railway line will pass through the Pune, Ahmednagar and Nashik districts. The train can run at a speed of 200 km per hour therefore the distance between Pune and Nashik will be reduced to one hour and 45 minutes. The semi high-speed rail will connect the industrial zones of Pune and Nashik such as Hadapsar, Wagholi, Alandi, Chakan, Khed, Manchar, Narayangaon, Sinnar and Satpur.

According to the officials, the government is offering five times the pre-calculated values for acquiring land from the owners while 2.5 times the assessment amount will be paid for building as well as other construction. Of the 54 villages in Pune district, the measuring work of 40 villages has been completed. The district administration has also started the process of purchasing the land.

Pune Metro completes 12 Km Underground Metro Tunnelling Work by TBM

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Pune Metro completes 12 Km Underground Metro Tunnelling Work by TBM

Pune (Metro Rail News): The last leg of tunnelling from Swargate to Budhwar Peth underground stretch of the Pune metro project was completed on 4th June 2022. The TBM Mula II achieved a breakthrough at Budhwar Peth metro station. It had started digging on 5th September 2021 from Swargate crossed Mandai, and completed the 2.025 km tunnel digging work at Budhwar Peth in approximately 10 months. This milestone achieved by Pune metro signifies completion of the 100% tunnelling work of the total 12km underground tunnel length.

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Pune metro has two corridors with a total length of 33.2kms. One from Vanaz to Ramwadi which is an elevated line and the other from PCMC to Swargate which is elevated from PCMC to Agriculture college and thereafter underground up to Swargate. The underground section is about 6 km and this stretch has Shivaji Nagar, Civil Court, Budhwar Peth, Mandai, and Swargate underground metro stations.

The underground section comprises of two paralle tunnel for up and down metro train. For the 6 km tunnelling work three TBM were used. These Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) have been named after the rivers in Pune viz. Mula, Mutha, and Pavana. The Tunnelling done by these TBMs is:

TBMFromTo
MuthaAgriculture CollegeBudhwar Peth
Mula- IAgriculture CollegeBudhwar Peth
PavanaSwargateBudhwar Peth
Mula- II
(Mula- I has been reused and names as Mula-II)		SwargateBudhwar Peth

When the TBM finishes the tunnelling work and arrives at a station shaft, the event is termed as a, Breakthrough.  The present event is the last breakthrough in the Pune metro. In the past, 5 breakthroughs were seen, the details are given below.

Breakthrough Details  (mm/dd/yy)
Sr.NoLocationUp Line DateDown Line Date
1Civil Court9/28/202011/7/2020
2Budhwar Peth7/23/20217/14/2021
3Budhwar Peth 1/14/2022

The underground stretch is a very challenging and crucial part of the Pune metro project. M/s Tata-Gulermark, the underground stretch contractor for Pune metro has done a commendable work. Due to the technical expertise and sound project management the tunnelling work is completed without any trouble. Since the tunnel work is completed, it has paved way for track, signalling and traction work.

On this final breakthough, Dr Brijesh Dixit, MD Maha Metro said, “The tunnelling work of Pune Metro was done with utmost precision and world-class technology. This final breakthrough marks the completion of the 12km tunnel line and it is a very proud moment for Maha metro. Without the active support of the citizens of Pune and administrative bodies, the work on the underground stretch of the Pune Metro project wouldn’t have been achieved swiftly and successfully. MAHA Metro is committed to complete the work in time”.

Delhi Metro services to start from 6 am tomorrow to facilitate UPSC candidates

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Delhi Metro services to start from 6 am tomorrow to facilitate UPSC candidates

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Delhi Metro has announced that the metro services will begin from 6 am on Sunday which is two hours earlier than its scheduled time. The decision has been taken to facilitate candidates who will be appearing for civil services examination.
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“Metro train services on Phase-III sections which usually begin at 8 AM on Sundays will begin at 6 AM this Sunday i.e, June 5, 2022. This arrangement is being made to facilitate the candidates appearing for Civil Services (Prelim) Examination held by UPSC this Sunday,” DMRC stated.

These sections include Dilshad Garden-Shaheed Sthal (New Bus Adda); Noida City Centre-Noida Electronic City; Mundka-Brigadier Hoshiar Singh and Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden. Metro services on the rest of the sections will remain running as per normal schedule, from 6 AM onwards, the DMRC said.

FIR registered after woman allegedly sexually harassed at Jorbagh metro station, DMRC to take action

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FIR registered after woman allegedly sexually harassed at Jorbagh metro station, DMRC to take action

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): In a shocking turn of events a woman was sexually harassed at Jorbagh Metro station in Delhi on Thursday and claimed that the security personnel didn’t help her.

The woman said that she was travelling on the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro when a man approached her and asked for help with an address. The woman said she got off at a Metro station and while she was trying to book a cab from the platform, the man approached her again. The man then exposed himself, she said.

In her tweets, she said “As soon as I noticed, I got up and ran because I was scared and couldn’t think straight. I approached a policeman standing on the platform, but he flatly refused to help me and asked me to go upstairs. I was still scared but I somehow managed to go upstairs and found other policemen. I asked them to take me to the CCTV room so that I could recognise him. They did and I recognised him too”.

“The entire incident was captured on camera but then we saw him get into a different train and leave. I asked them to do something about it but instead they started victim blaming me and said that I should’ve created a scene and there was nothing they could do since he had managed to leave,” she added.

After this incident came to light DMRC has assured that they will not tolerate any such indecency on the metro premises and always work towards making the metro safe for the passengers in every aspect. They have also said in a series of tweets that proper investigation will be carried out.

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“In the context of the recent incident reported at Jorbagh, we have already taken up the issue with the concerned security agencies. Delhi Police has already taken cognizance of the complaint and are investigating into the matter. The Delhi Metro premises and trains are covered by CCTV cameras at multiple locations and the footage of this incident has already been shared with the police authorities, who are actively pursuing the case further.” DMRC stated.

“Apart from CCTV cameras, the Delhi Metro trains are equipped with Passenger Emergency Alarms (PEA) through which the passengers can communicate with the train operator. The DMRC, as an organisation has zero tolerance for any act amounting to indecent behaviour and sexual harassment. We are committed to providing a safe and secure environment for the travelling public at all times,” DMRC added.

Kineco Limited flags off its first train nose for Vande Bharat Express

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Kineco Limited flags off its first train nose for Vande Bharat Express

GOA (Metro Rail News): Kineco Limited, one of India’s leading composite technology provider, flagged off the first of its prestigious delivery of the composite front structure (Train Nose) of Vande Bharat semi-high speed trains (originally called Train 18) manufactured by its Railway Division, at a flag off ceremony held on Wednesday, 1st June 2022 at its Rail manufacturing facility at Pilerne Industrial Estate, Goa.

Budget 2022 has laid out a grand plan of introducing 400 semi-high speed ‘Vande Bharat’ Trains, offering better energy efficiency and passenger riding experience.

Kineco which occupies a leadership position in the domestic rail market has been awarded with the largest order of 68 numbers of Vande Bharat Train’s front, also called the Train’s nose cone. The flag off marks the delivery of the first nose cone to its esteemed customer, Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, the oldest and largest train manufacturing arm of the Indian Railways.

On this occasion, Kineco’s Founder and Managing Director, Shekhar Sardessai said, “It is an honour for Kineco to mark this significant milestone in its journey to build world class train interiors and sub-systems. We are grateful to our esteemed customer Integral Coach Factory, Chennai for their continued trust and support. Kineco has always focused on developing new and innovative solutions for its customers”.

“On this occasion, I am proud to announce that Kineco will be launching a range of next generation products for high speed trains in the global market, at the InnoTrans 2022 Expo, Berlin to be held in September 2022. These products are benchmarked to global standards of quality, reliability & safety and have been developed by our in-house R&D centre in Pilerne, which is led by global experts of train technologies. I am sure these products will set new benchmarks in the Indian train technology landscape”‘ he added.

Ravi Shrivastava, Chief Operating Officer – Rail Division of Kineco said “We are delighted that our efforts have translated into the successful delivery of the composites nose cone for Vande Bharat Trains, despite the challenging international rail specs adopted by Indian Railways. Some of the components of the nose cone which were being imported earlier are now developed for the very first time in India, making it a shining example of Atmanirbhar Bharat”.

Kineco has been supplying world class composite products to Indian Railways for more than fifteen years, with several innovative product developments to its credit. The railway product portfolio includes rail coach interiors, toilet modules, aerodynamic front ends & driver cab interiors and hard seating systems. Kineco has a strong presence in the segment of Design to Build turnkey railway interior projects for new and refurbished coaches and currently is among few players in India qualified for such projects.

Source: Kineco Limited Linkedin

Maharashtra to get Vande Bharat trains soon, to run on Mumbai-Pune route

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Maharashtra to get Vande Bharat trains soon, to run on Mumbai-Pune route

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Maharashtra is going to get its first Vande Bharat trains soon meanwhile Mumbai and Pune has been finalised as one of the routes. These new trains are expected to start operations by 15th August this year and the travelling time between Mumbai and Pune route will be reduced to 2.5 hours.

Presently the fastest train which runs along the route is Deccan Queen which takes 3 hours and 10 minutes. According to an official the decision to introduce Vande Bharat Train was taken as the trains have chair cars and can be operated smoothly on the Mumbai-Pune route.

The railway ministry has decided to introduce phase 2 of Vande Bharat trains which will come with AC sleeper facilities in 2023. These trains are expected to be introduced between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai and Firozpur Cantonment railway station in Punjab.

The railway ministry had sent a letter to zonal railways in May, stating that the Wadi Bunder railway yard at Mazgaon and Jogeshwari will be used to make depots for the maintenance. Whereas the Central and Western Railways had been asked to inspect the locations and plan for the development of maintenance infrastructure of the Vande Bharat trains.

NCRTC ties up with Paytm to develop AFC system

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NCRTC ties up with Paytm to develop AFC system

GHAZIABAD (Metro Rail News): The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has tied up with Paytm Payments Bank Limited for which they will work with a tech firm to develop an automatic fare collection (AFC) system RRTS between Delhi and Meerut. NCRTC had awarded Paytm Payments Bank Ltd. the 82.15 km Delhi–Meerut RRTS Line‘s AFC system (Package 26B) in March.

According to the NCRTC officials the Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor will have AFC system and QR code tickets for commuters. This fare collection system enables passengers to use their contactless credit or debit cards, mobile wallets issued by their banks for payment of their journeys while travelling via RRTS.

NCRTC official also informed that the commuters will also be able to use any National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) which is issued by any Metro or Transport Authority, or financial institution in the country.

As per this system which according to the officials is very safe and reliable, the new-age digital mobility requirements will be integrated with mobile apps, websites, closed and open-loop payments solutions, and public information kiosks cum transaction terminals.

First trainset of India’s first RRTS dispatched from Savli, Gujarat, soon to arrive at Duhai Depot

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First trainset of India’s first RRTS dispatched from Savli, Gujarat, soon to arrive at Duhai Depot

GHAZIABAD (Metro Rail News): The first Trainset of India’s first RRTS has been dispatched from Savli, Gujarat and it is going to arrive soon at Duhai Depot. The delivery of this trainset started from Savli, Gujarat. The trainset was loaded on a trailer at the manufacturing factory of Alstom in Gujarat and will be brought to the Duhai Depot, Ghaziabad via road.

The first trainset of RRTS was handed over to NCRTC on 7th May, 2022 at an event organised at the manufacturing unit in the presence Manoj Joshi, Secretary MoHUA and Chairman NCRTC along with Vinay Kumar Singh, MD, NCRTC, and other dignitaries of NCRTC and Alstom.

The Duhai Depot, Ghaziabad is gearing up for its arrival. The tracks have been laid out, shades prepared for the workshop and preparations are being made for the testing of the train at the Depot. For the operation of the RRTS trains, an administrative building has also been constructed in the Depot.

For the testing and the maintenance of the RRTS trains, 11 stabling lines, 2 workshop lines, 3 Internal-Bay Lines (IBL) and one Heavy Internal Cleaning (HEC) line are being constructed. The construction of one workshop and one IBL line is in the final stage, while the construction of the rest of the lines has been completed.

RRTS Train 2

Alstom has been awarded the contract of manufacturing the RRTS trains under Make In India initiative, as per which they would be delivering 40 trainsets, including 10 three-car trainsets for Meerut Metro, bundled with rolling stock maintenance for 15 years. The contract also includes designing, supplying, installing, testing, and commissioning Signalling and Train Control, Supervision, Platform Screen Doors, and Telecommunication Systems for the entire Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor.

The features of this RRTS train are listed below.

The trainsets, with their sleek and modern design, will be lightweight equipped with a regenerative braking system and compatible with Automatic Train Protection (ATP), Automatic Train Control (ATC), and Automatic Train Operations (ATO). The regenerative braking system is an important feature of these trains, which generates electricity when the brakes are applied and the power goes back to the electric grid through the overhead traction of the train system.

RRTS is the first-of-its-kind system in which trains, with a design speed of 180 kmph, will be available every 5 – 10 minutes and cover the distance between Delhi and Meerut in 55 minutes. NCRTC has taken the initiative of building a huge network of networks by seamlessly connecting the various public transit systems in NCR. With Multi-Modal-Integration, RRTS stations will have seamless integration with Metro stations, railway stations, and bus depots, wherever possible.

NCRTC is planning to commence trial runs on the Priority Section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor by the end of this year.

CMRL announced to install platform screen doors on elevated stations in phase-2

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CMRL announced to install platform screen doors on elevated stations in phase-2

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): For the safety of the passengers now platform screen doors will be installed on all the elevated stations in the 118.9 km phase-2 network. Recently Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) announced its decision on the bid to design, manufacture, install as well as commission doors for the 27 stations in the 26.1 km corridor-4 from Lighthouse to Poonamallee bypass recently.

18 stations in corridor-4 will have half-height platform screen doors on 36 platforms, and nine stations will have full-height platform screen doors on 18 platforms. Platform screen doors for three-car trains will be planned and installed. These doors are mainly used for passenger protection as they prevent falling from the platform as well as intentionally jumping from the platform.

The trains in phase-2 will be driverless which makes the platform screen doors more important as all operations will be automatic. Phase-2 features 48 underground and 80 elevated stations. Officials said platform screen doors also prevent accidents when service trains pass through stations at high speed, and they reduce the force of gravity on passengers, which can result in a fall over the tracks in few situations.

As the doors reduce vibration from the tunnels and trains, they also improve the sound quality of platform announcements. These are closely related to the signalling system since it automatically opens when it joins the doors of a train that stops at a platform. The Platform screen doors will include manual secondary doors for an emergency evacuation of passengers from the train away from the station, emergency escape doors that do not open automatically, and fixed screens, which will keep passengers from falling off the tracks.

Namma Metro’s Infosys Metro station to get green tag from IGBC

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Namma Metro’s Infosys Metro station to get green tag from IGBC

BENGALURU (Metro Rail News): Of the 142 Metro stations of Namma Metro‘s Phase-I and II, Infosys Konappana Agrahara is going to be the first station on 18-km RV Road-Bommasandra Line which is going to get certification from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), India’s premier body for energy efficiency assessment. As per the information provided by a senior metro official, the registration forms have been submitted by the Infosys Foundation whereas the documents will be submitted soon.

for the construction of this station, the Infosys Foundation is spending around Rs 100 crore. The work began in September 2017, but the pandemic delayed it like other Metro projects. Col Vinod said, “The roofing will have a layer of Rock Wool under it, and another roofing below it. This is to ensure commuters feel cool inside the station.
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This system known as Kalzip Roofing is found in airports,” he added, TNIE reported.  

Manoj Hegde, Regional Manager, Infosys Foundation, said, “The facade is aesthetically pleasing and it is a completely closed station. Nearly 30,000 sqft has been earmarked for BMRCL for commercial ventures which is huge, while the Infosys Foundation will have 3,000 sqft for itself. A 350-metre walkway will be built by Infosys Ltd that will take employees directly to the campus from the Metro station.” 

BMRCL MD Anjum Parwez said that one portion of this Reach 5 line from Central Silk Board to Bommasandra would be ready by June 2023 for opening whereas the rest of the line could be opened by the end of 2023.

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