Now passengers can carry cycles in Bengaluru metros

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Now passengers can carry cycles in Bengaluru metros

BENGALURU (Metro Rail News): The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) in a press release has stated that now foldable cycles will be allowed in the metros but only in the last coach. The Metro users will be exempted from payment charges of luggage that is foldable bicycles that do not exceed 15 kg in weight.

“BMRCL is pleased to announce Metro commuters can carry a foldable bicycle in the last coach of Metro train along with their travel. The size of the foldable bicycle shall not exceed 60 cm X 45 cm X 25 cm in dimension and not exceeding 15 kgs in weight,” the release stated. BMRCL in the release has informed that this decision has been taken to promote the green initiative.

“The bicycle shall be packed properly so that it does not damage the interiors of Metro coaches. Also, it shall not cause inconvenience to co-passengers,” the release further stated.

Some passengers fear that not everyone can afford the new foldable cycles as they are expensive and therefore this move will not benefit everyone.
Addressing this concern PC Mohan, a BJP Lok Sabha MP from Bengaluru, tweeted: “BMRCL announces that commuters can carry a foldable bicycle in trains. Considering the requests of the public and cyclists, BMRCL must also permit regular bicycles. Allowing bicycles will resolve the first and last mile connectivity hurdles for many commuters in Bengaluru.”

NHSRCL: Over 90 per cent of land for MAHSR acquired

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NHSRCL: Over 90 per cent of land for MAHSR acquired

AHMEDABAD (Metro Rail News): National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has informed that more than 90 per cent of land which is required for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project has been acquired. The project is spread across Gujarat, Maharashtra and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

The total land requirement for the project is 1,396 hectares out of which 1,260.76 hectares of land has already been acquired, NHSRCL informed. According to a release shared by NHSRCL, in Gujarat 98.79 per cent of the land has been acquired whereas in Maharashtra 71.49 per cent of land has been acquired till now.

As per details shared by the NHSRCL in a release, 98.79 per cent of the land required for the project in Gujarat has been acquired, while in Maharashtra, 71.49 per cent of land has been acquired. In Dadra and Nagar Haveli all the 7.90 per cent hectares of land that is required has been acquired.

According to NHSRCL, the construction works are in different stages on the eight stations for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project in Gujarat, and 100 per cent contracts have been awarded for the construction on the 352-km route in the state and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. There will be 12 stations on the route of the bullet train, of which eight will be in Gujarat and four will be in Maharashtra and its control centre will be located at Sabarmati in Ahmedabad. There will be three depots for this project which will be built at Surat and Sabarmati in Gujarat and Thane in Maharashtra.

Major fire breaks out in Delhi’s Jamia Nagar metro station parking

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Major fire breaks out in Delhi’s Jamia Nagar metro station parking

DELHI (Metro Rail News): A massive fire had broken out in the Jamia Nagar metro station parking in Delhi in which at least 10 vehicles have been damaged. At least 30 new e-rickshaws, 50 old e-rickshaws, and 1 motorcycle were also damaged in the accident.
No casualties have been reported at the site of fire accident.

Seven fire tenders were present at the spot, and the fire was controlled soon after. “Many vehicles were damaged and many e-rickshaws got burnt to ashes,” the Delhi Fire Service said.

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Delhi Metro announces minor changes in timings for India-South Africa T-20 spectators

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Delhi Metro announces minor changes in timings for India-South Africa T-20 spectators

DELHI (Metro Rail News): Delhi Metro has made minor changes in its last train timings to facilitate the spectators during T-20 Cricket match between India & South Africa on 9th June 2022 (Thursday) at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Ferozshah Kotla Ground, New Delhi which is adjacent to Delhi Gate / ITO Delhi Metro stations on the Violet Line, DMRC stated.

https://twitter.com/OfficialDMRC/status/1534220470454583297

Delhi metro has taken this decision in anticipation of the sudden rush of commuters expected at these nearby Metro stations after the match is over, will be performing extra train trips (nearly 48 trips) by extending its last metro train timings by about 30-45 minutes on all metro lines. The revised timings can be viewed on the below-mentioned chart.

DMRC Timing Chart

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.
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.
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.

“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.

https://twitter.com/OfficialDMRC/status/1532695398195703808

“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.

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