New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged-off the Delhi-Faridabad Metro Line that would allow hassle free travel for around two lakh daily commuters between the national capital and the industrial hub in Haryana.The extension of the Delhi Metro connects Badarpur to Escorts Mujesar in Faridabad.The total cost of the project from Badarpur to Escorts Mujesar is nearly Rs. 2,500 crore. Out of this, Rs. 1,557 crore was borne by the Haryana Government, the Centre contributed Rs. 537 crore, while the Delhi Metro provided Rs. 400 crore.The nine stations in this section include, Sarai, NHPC Chowk, Mewala Maharajpur, Sector 28, Badkal Mor, Old Faridabad, Neelam Chowk Ajronda, Bata Chowk and Escorts Mujesar. buy kamagra polo online https://lasernailtherapy.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/inc/patterns/en/kamagra-polo.html no prescription
All these are elevated and located on either side of the Delhi-Mathura Road (NH-2).“The nine-station metro corridor which was 95 per cent indigenously built will provide people a safe, affordable, quick, comfortable, reliable, environment-friendly and sustainable transport facility,” a Haryana government spokesperson said.Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar, addressing a press conference on Saturday, had thanked the Prime Minister for “gifting” the Metro service which would take the city to “another level of progress” with better connectivity with other NCR towns.He had also said that the Prime Minister would be announcing the go-ahead for connecting Gurgaon with Faridabad by Metro.
NEW DELHI, INDIA (Metro Rail News): National Capital Region Transportation Corporation NCRTC has released the implementation status as of October 2021 of the corridor. The organization with the full support of its engineers, stakeholders and contractors is working day in and day out to deliver India’s first high-speed transit system for the people of Delhi-NCR. The corridor is at a stretch of 82 kms starting from Sarai Kale Khan to Begumpul Station. As many as 25 stations are being constructed for the corridor. NCRTC team has adopted modern construction technologies and techniques which can put an end to traffic inconvenience faced by the people living in Delhi-NCR on a regular basis.
The corridor will pass through important location which includes Yamuna Bridge, Anand Vihar, Ghaziabad and Duhai. Sudarshan, a tunnel boring machine (a Make in India product) will be used to excavate through soil and rock inside the tunnel. NCRTC belief in using an alternate machine instead of going for a conventional method is commendable. However, the machine will be fit to use at a factory only by December 2021. Electric Mast installation on Viaduct is in progress which adds another dimension to the project. An ailment crossing under the Hindon elevated road is under construction as well. “Special Spans” at interchanging stations and across metro viaduct at Anand Vihar. Construction of RSS (Reinforced Soil Slope) is being done at Ghaziabad and Muradnagar station.
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Other than Sudarshan, lifts and escalators are being made and manufactured in India as well with factory locations in Bengaluru and Pune. The train manufacturing is in full throttle too, MoHUA (Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs), State governments of UP, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi are some key stakeholders in the project.
NEW DELHI, INDIA (Metro Rail News): On Sunday, Delhi metro announced that it has successfully started the free Wi-Fi facility for the commuters in all the existing metro stations of the yellow line in the Delhi metro. The yellow line currently has 37 metro stations (From HUDA City Centre to Samaypur Badli). This is considered a major step by the Delhi metro authorities in order to enhance the travel experience for the commuters.
For uninterrupted high-speed connectivity, the authorities have installed more than 330 access points in the metro station which cover areas of Outer Delhi, Central Delhi, North Delhi, South Delhi and Gurugram. The commuters could access applications like Google, Facebook, Gmail, Whatsapp by logging into the network ID “OUI DMRC FREE WI-Fi”. They can enter their respective phone numbers and get an OTP. After entering the OTP and accepting Terms and Conditions, they can enjoy seamless Wi-Fi service. This service can prove a boon for the students who travel through the metro regularly.
It is noteworthy that the service is already available at all stations of the Blue line as well as on the Airport Express line. With the introduction of free Wi-Fi service in the 37 yellow line metro stations, the count has gone up to 94 stations of the Delhi Metro Network. The tough times of the Covid-19 pandemic had affected the services of the Delhi metro badly. However, this is surely a spirit lifter for the commuters in the upcoming festive season.
NEW DELHI, INDIA (Metro Rail News): Larsen and Toubro (L&T) engineers are set to complete and launch the first entire span Girder (40M) of Package C-6 for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor.
L&T emerged as the lowest bidder for constructing the 87.569 km Package C6 of the 508.17 KMs MAHSR or Bullet Train project in November 2020, after officials NHSRCL opened financial bids submitted by three infrastructure companies.
Image Credit: Frank Michas, Managing Director / CEO @ Alpi South East Asia Co.,Ltd
Package C6 from chainage 401.898 to 489.467 is the third-longest package of the entire line and connects Vadodara with Ahmedabad through one station and a minor depot at Anand-Nadiad. The estimated cost of this project is Rs. 1,10,000 crores, of which Rs. 88,000 crores will be funding from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The project completion deadline is the end of 2023.
SRINAGAR, INDIA (Metro Rail News): On Thursday, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister and Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) Hardeep Singh Puri said that the metro rail project in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) would be approved by next week. Notably, the Jammu and Kashmir government has submitted a final Detailed Project Reports (DPR) of Rs. 10,599 crores for the metro rail projects in Jammu and Srinagar the MoHUA for approval on 19th September 2021.
Now, it’s expected that the project will be completed by December 2024. Earlier, the MoHUA has researched the passengers per hour per direction feasibility of the Light Rail Metro system given the economic viability. Following this, RITES Ltd shared a revised DPR and recommended Metro lite instead of Light Rail Metro, costing Rs. 10,599 crores. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) provide funding for these projects, including Rs. 5,734 crores for Srinagar and Rs. 4,825 crores for Jammu.
After completion, Srinagar and Jammu will become the first two non-major cities in India to functional the rapid transport network. As per the given report, Jammu Light Metro will operate 17 hours a day round the year, while Srinagar Light Metro will operate daily during summers and 14 hours during winters.
The metro rail lines will have only elevated corridors as the underground tunnels are not found feasible. The coaches of the Metro lite system will be modern, lightweight, and made from stainless steel and aluminium with an air-conditioning system, as per the DPRs.
The Jammu Light Rail System will have a 23 KMs length with 22 stations between Bantalab and Bari Brahmana. In contrast, the Srinagar light rail system will have a 25 KMs length that includes a 12.5 KMs length from Indira Nagar to HMT Junction and a 12.5 KMs length from Hazuri Bagh Osmanabad with 24 stations (12 stations on each corridor).
India (Metro Rail News): October is celebrated as National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), India is said to be becoming the fastest global capital, with mounting cases of cyber-attacks in the rail industry. Globally on average, a cyber-attack against critical rail systems occurs every 30 days.
“In early 2021 we identified India as a focus market for rail cybersecurity. Following this travel to India, I am confident about the maturity of the market and am sure that we are on the right track to success. Customers recognize their cybersecurity gaps and are aware of the potential risks, and regulatory bodies, like MoHUA, are taking active steps to enforce cybersecurity”.
“I trust we can protect rail companies in India and jointly develop a big and sustainable business thanks to our product which is deployed in India at Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited – Ahmedabad Metro project. It is an important milestone for Cylus, it will enhance existing rail systems’ cybersecurity capabilities” said by the CEO Mr. Amir Levintal.
Ashish Upadhyay, Country Director of Cylus, “Cylus has developed a portfolio of solutions and services, collectively named CylusOneTM, for the protection of railway assets against cyber threats. We are vendor agnostic and are tier-1 rail cybersecurity suppliers to major rail OEMs
and railway companies. Cylus intends on doubling-down on its activities in the Indian market in 2022-2023”.
“Cyberattacks impact safety and several recent security incidents show that the threats are real and that there is an urgent need to deal with these risks. Strong IT and OT cyber security requirements and regulation should be the prime foundation but still, there is a lot to be done in India as currently a standard rail cybersecurity policy or guidelines has not been issued by the Indian regulators”, Country Director commented.
KANPUR, INDIA (Metro Rail News): In view of the proposed trial run on the 9KMs long Priority Corridor (IIT-Motijheel) in November 2021, Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (UPMRC) commences the testing of the signalling system in the Metro Depot, located near Gurudev Chauraha. The first train set is being prepared for trial on the test track in the Depot and before that signals are being charged and tested. The process is known as ‘Signalling Power On Test’.
Signal Installation Almost Completed in Depot & on Mainline Total 29 signals are to be installed in the Depot, out of which, 27 signals have already been installed. The Mainline is to be equipped with 43 signals, out of which, 35 signals have been placed. Currently, signal installation work is pending at the Motijheel Metro Station only and that too will complete soon.
Metro Train to follow these colours! Metro Train’s movement will be controlled with the three coloured signals viz. Red, Violet & Green. Red says to stop, while the violet signal allows for the conditional proceed (movement with a prescribed low-speed limit). This signal is shown when another train is in the vicinity. Green refers to the clear route and the driver (Train Operator) can proceed freely with the allowed speed limit.
One more kind of signal is there for movement inside the Depot. This signal has 3 white lights. When two lights glow horizontally, the driver is instructed to stop and when the two lights glow at a 45-degree angle, the train is allowed to proceed. This signal is called ‘Shunt Signal.’
NEW DELHI, INDIA (Metro Rail News): On 22nd March 2021, NHSRCL opened financial bids for the “Project Management Consultancy Services Construction of Civil Works Packages” for the Mumbai Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project. It includes supervision of all 13 civil works packages, including Viaducts, Concrete/Steel bridges, Tunnels (Undersea & Mountain tunnels), Civil work of all 12 stations, Maintenance depots, and Training Institute building.
According to our source, on 13th October 2021, NHSRCL have given the PMC contract effectuation letter to the Tata led JV.
Joint Venture of Tata Consulting Engineers Limited (TCE), Consulting Engineers Group Ltd. (CEG), Aarvee Associates Architects Engineers & Consultants Private Limited (AARVEE), PADECO Co. Ltd, Japan secured the highest in the technical scores and quoted the lowest bid for an amount of Rs. 1111 Crores and were ranked H1 in the combined scores of technical and financial. The duration of the contract is 96 Months.
The bullet train is expected to run at 320 KMs per hour, covering the 508 KMs stretch from Mumbai to Ahmedabad in two hours. The NHSRCL has, to date, acquired 1,035 hectares of land out of the total of 1,396 hectares required for the project. Of the 74% land acquisition, 96% is in Gujarat, while only 25 per cent is in Maharashtra.
MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (Metro Rail News): Work on track laying on Reach II (Sitabuldi Interchange to Automotive Square) is progressing fast with around 75% of the work completed. The stretch will be completed in December end.
The total length of the track (both up and down lines) is 14,173 meters. Of this 10,324 meters has been laid while 4,049 meter remains. In terms of kilometers Reach II is 7.1 KMs long of which work on 5.2 km is complete.
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Reach II is an important stretch of Nagpur Metro. People living in North Nagpur will be able to use the metro when it becomes operational. The important localities catered to by this Reach are Kamptee Road, Gaddigodam, Kabdi Square, Indora, etc. It will provide connectivity to Zero Mile and Kasturchand Park and feeder services will enable commuters to reach government offices in Civil Lines.
Maha Metro is creating huge commercial space at Zero Mile Free Freedom Park and Kasturchand Park stations. People will be able to reach the commercial establishments in these stations using the metro.
The Union Cabinet is expected to sanction Phase II of Nagpur Metro in the coming days. Under Phase II, the Metro will be extended from Automotive Square to Kanhan (via Kamptee). Once this is complete, lakhs of people commuting to Nagpur from Kamptee and Kanhan will be able to do so in comfort using the metro.
BENGALURU, INDIA(Metro Rail News): Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB), a leading technology supplier for the freight and transit rail industries, inaugurated today a world-class global engineering lab at Bengaluru to enable rail component design and performance. The new facility is Wabtec’s largest lab in India and adds to the company’s growing engineering presence in the country.
The facility was inaugurated by Eric Gebhardt, Wabtec’s Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer and Dr. Sujatha Narayan, Regional Senior Vice President, Wabtec India, along with key members from the Engineering team.
“The India site is an important engineering hub for our company,” said Gebhardt. “The Wabtec India Technology Center and this global engineering lab are vital to our strategy to develop sustainable solutions for our customers worldwide.”
This engineering lab has a 30,000-square-foot test lab area and 12,000 square feet for an operations centre and office space. The facility houses more than 30 complex mechanical, electrical and propulsion related custom-built test rigs. The objective of the facility is to characterize the performance, understand the failures, predict the service life of components, and validate design improvements.
“This new lab provides our team in Bengaluru the resources to design and validate products for our global and regional markets,” said Narayan.
Wabtec is planning to relocate and add test rigs to the new facility over the next three months. Some of the test equipment, such as the Resonance Type 1500 KN Fatigue rig, are unique and one of their kind in India. Engineers across the globe will leverage these labs for establishing dynamic characterization, comparing physical and virtual test results, component validations and development work.
“The Global Engineering Lab allows us to conduct ‘Smart Validation’ of products in the most efficient way, this approach enables us to do component-level testing versus system level testing,” said Gopal Madabhushi, Corporate Vice President, Wabtec Corporation “The lab’s innovative rigs allow us to design for various operating conditions, gain insights on performance in shortest possible time, which supports successful product launches.”
Wabtec is one of the largest rail equipment manufacturers in India. With two large business entities in freight and transit rail, the company has supplied more than 300 locomotives to Indian Railways and have an installed base of subsystems in over 2,000 cars in Metro projects. The company employs 2,700 people in India with large engineering bases in Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
About Wabtec Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) is focused on creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. The company is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for the freight and transit rail industries, as well as the mining, marine and industrial markets. Wabtec has been a leader in the rail industry for over 150 years and has the vision to achieve a zero-emission rail system in the U.S. and worldwide. Visit Wabtec’s website at www.wabteccorp.com.
GUJARAT, INDIA (Metro Rail News): Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (GMRCL) has released the notification on Wednesday for recruitment to the various posts, including Assistant Manager, Joint General Manager, Deputy General Manager, etc. Interested candidates can apply for these positions till 12th November 2021.
Vacancies and Positions Details
Assistant Manager (Rolling Stock) – 1 Post
Assistant Manager (Signalling) – 2 Posts
Assistant Manager (L&E) – 3 Posts
Joint General Manager (Civil/Track (O&M))- 1 Post
Deputy General Manager (Civil/Track (O&M))- 1 Post
CHENNAI, INDIA (Metro Rail News): With many people heading to their hometowns because of the upcoming four-days Dussehra holidays and weekends, Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) will extend its train operations till midnight on Wednesday alone. As a result, the Metro train services have been extended by an hour and will be operated till midnight.
Similarly, the peak hour services have been increased by two hours, and there will be a train every five minutes from 05:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Usually, the peak hour services are operated only till 08:00 PM.
UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA (Metro Rail News):Kanpur Metro today entered into a new phase with the lowering of the first diaphragm wall ‘cage’ at the proposed Naveen Market underground station and commencement of the casting work of the pre-cast structures for the underground tunnels in the newly built casting yard for UG section-1 at HBTU premises. Today, Shri. Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, UPMRC inaugurated the marked 04 km stretch between Chunniganj to Nayaganj under Corridor-1 (IIT to Naubasta). Four UG metro stations are to be constructed under this section. Senior officials of Uttar Pradesh Metro and Contractors Gulemak- Sam India were also present during the occasion. buy lasix online https://blackmenheal.org/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/inc/patterns/en/lasix.html no prescription
The first diaphragm wall of the proposed Naveen Market metro station was lowered to a depth of about 22 meters by means of advanced cranes. The diaphragm wall can be understood as the boundary of a metro station. Before the construction of the underground metro station, this wall is constructed as a security enclosure around it. The D-wall is made up of small rectangular panels measuring around 5 meters in length and around 800 millimetres (mm) in width. Approx 100 such panels are used to prepare the D-wall of a UG metro station, 105 panels will be used in the construction of the Naveen Market Metro station.
For underground section-I, a special casting yard has been set up at the HBTU premises, where rings will be cast for the underground tunnel. Today, Shri. Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, UPMRC also inaugurated the casting process of the first ring through the machine. This ring will be made up of 6 small segments, having a total diameter of about 6 meters. The ring cast in this yard will support the tunnel during tunnelling work by Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM).
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Expressing happiness and satisfaction on this occasion, Shri. Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, UPMRC said, “Kanpur Metro is moving towards a new chapter with the commencement of the construction work at the Naveen Market. It is my firm belief that our team will be able to work with the same pace and dedication which they showed during the construction of the ‘Priority Corridor’ and will be able to execute construction work of this section in the defined time frame. A new casting yard has also been set up for underground section-I at the HBTU premises, which is equipped with the state-of-the-art machines and facilities.” He also briefed about the upcoming tunnelling work, which will be executed in the near future, through the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM).
Under section-01 of the Underground Section, there will be a construction of 04 Metro Stations namely, Chunniganj, Naveen Market, Bada Chauraha and Nayaganj.
Out of these four metro stations, the initial three will have a length of 215 M and a width of 23 M while Nayaganj Metro Station will be 225 M long and 22.3 M wide.
SINGAPORE (Metro Rail News): ST Engineering and MSI Global, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in Singapore, announced that they had inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to foster joint participation and collaboration in rail projects around the world.
Both companies will jointly provide rail electronics solutions and services for rail projects overseas. ST Engineering has implemented over 100 rail electronics projects in more than 48 cities worldwide, while MSI Global has implemented in the region of 154 overseas projects in more than 20 countries. ST Engineering will contribute its established technical and domain expertise in advanced Smart Metro solutions, including Smart Metro Control Centres, Command, Control and Communication Systems, Enterprise Asset Management Systems, Platform Screen Door, Automatic Fare Collection Systems and Passenger Information Systems. At the same time, MSI Global will provide its expertise in ticketing and payment systems software solutions, systems integration for rolling stock, signalling, power supply systems, depot planning, and project management. The MOU will also include developing joint go-to-market activities to grow Singapore’s rail global footprint.
Image Source: SI Engineering Front [L-R]: Mr Sim Wee Meng, CEO, MSI Global; Mr Chew Men Leong, President, Urban Solutions, ST Engineering Back [L-R]: Mr Liu Png Hock, SVP, Business Development & Planning, MSI Global; Mr Koh Chan Tia, EVP/Head, International Marketing & Business Development, and Mobility (Rail & Road), Urban Solutions, ST Engineering
Mr. Chew Men Leong, President, Urban Solutions at ST Engineering, said, “Smart Mobility is a key focus area in our Smart City growth strategy, and the MOU with MSI Global serves as another platform for us to extend our Smart Mobility expertise to new international markets. The complementary capabilities and synergies that both organisations intend to forge will further strengthen our combined rail offerings and position us as a strong contender amongst the global competition. MSI Global is our long-time partner, and we look forward to even closer collaboration to bring Singapore’s rail expertise to new shores and catalyse growth opportunities for global success.
Mr. Sim Wee Meng, Chief Executive Officer of MSI Global, said, “Having executed various land transport projects in more than 20 countries, MSI Global has extensive experience in a broad spectrum of services, in particular automatic fare collection system and project management. Some of these projects were completed in collaboration with ST Engineering. The signing of the MOU marks another milestone in the relationship between the two companies. This MOU will only relate to collaboration outside of Singapore.”
About ST Engineering
ST Engineering is a global technology, defence and engineering group with offices across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the U.S., serving customers in more than 100 countries. The Group uses technology and innovation to solve real-world problems and improve lives through its diverse portfolio of businesses across the aerospace, smart city, defence and public security segments. Headquartered in Singapore, ST Engineering reported revenue of $7.2b in FY2020 and ranks among the largest companies listed on the Singapore Exchange. It is a component stock of the FTSE Straits Times Index, MSCI Singapore, iEdge SG ESG Transparency Index and iEdge SG ESG Leaders Index.
About MSI Global Pvt. Ltd
MSI Global Private Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Land Transport Authority of Singapore (“LTA”) leveraging on the wealth of experience, knowledge and skills amassed by LTA’s highly qualified workforce to offer a full suite of multi-disciplinary services and solutions relating to land transport such as land transport planning, project management and implementation, rail systems engineering, geotechnics and tunnelling, demand management, automatic fare collection and ticketing system, systems integration and assurance, infrastructure management, and intelligent transport system.
BANGALORE, INDIA (Metro Rail News): After completing land acquisition work for Metro’s Airport line, BMRCL is confident of readying the KR Puram-Kempegowda International Airport Line by December 2024. The final details on the two Metro stations that would come up inside the airport premises are coming to shape now.
This Phase-2B Line runs to 38.44 kms, and it was along with the Outer Ring Road Line for a total cost of Rs. 14,788 crores by the Union Cabinet on 20th April 2021. Airport City Metro station, which would be partly elevated and party at grade, and the KIA Terminal Metro station, an underground station, are intended for flyers.
We are confident of completing it by December 2024. Therefore, the tender will be awarded soon, said Anjum Parwez, MD, BMRCL.
Hyderabad-based Nagarjuna Construction Company has emerged as the lowest financial bidder.
He added that the metro would lay the viaduct and the tracks to connect the line to the last two stations, which fall within the airport’s premises. The unique aspect of both the ORR Line and the Metro line is that we would use the U-girder technology for the viaduct, which will help us complete the job much faster than the segmented box Girder technology.
The airport line will have the 17 stations, i.e., Benniganahalli, Horamavu, HRBR Layout, Kalyan Nagar, HBR Layout, Nagawara, Veeranna Palya, Kempapura, Hebbal, Kodigehalli, Jakkur Cross, Yelahanka, Bagalur Cross, Bettahalarusu, Doddajala, Airport City and KIA Terminal.
