AIIB Vice President reviewed Chennai Metro Phase-2

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Vice President of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Dr. D. J. Pandian, visited the headquarters of Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) at Koyambedu on Tuesday and was given a short presentation on CMRL project and its facilities.

AIIB will partly finance Corridor 4 of Chennai Metro which has a total length of 26.1 km from Light House to Poonamallee with 28 stations. The corridor is partly elevated (16 km approx.) and partly underground (10 km approx.).

As per the press release of CMRL, the Managing Director of CMRL explained the present status of the ambitious CMRL Phase-II project especially the proposed AIIB funded civil elevated packages of Corridor 4 and balance of Corridor 5.

Dr. D. J. Pandian also visited the Operational Control Centre (OCC) of CMRL Depot at Koyambedu and undertook a Metro Train ride from Koyambedu Metro to Puratchi Thalaiavar Dr M.G. Ramachandran Central Metro Station.

Phase-2 of Chennai Metro comprises construction of three lines covering a total of 118.9 km with whole phase is expected to be completed by 2026. These three lines are –

Line-3 from Madhavaram to Siruseri (45.81 km with 48 stations)

Line-4 from Light House to Poonamallee (26.1 km, 28 stations)

Line-5 fromMadhavaram to Sholinganallur (47 km, 46 stations)

CMRL will operate a total of 112 driverless metro trains on these 3 lines. CMRL has recently invited Expression of Interest (EOI) for providing Rolling Stock of 42 train sets of 3 cars each on lease basis and also floated tenders to procure 70 driverless train sets of 3 cars each for Phase-2 of Chennai Metro.

Delhi-Varanasi Bullet Train Project to have a stoppage at Ayodhya

NEW DELHI: (Metro Rail News) The proposed Delhi-Varanasi high-speed rail corridor will have a stoppage at Ayodhya which will immensely benefit devotees who plans to visit the Birth Place of Lord Ram. This will give a great boost to religious tourism in the region along with providing high-speed railway connectivity to the holy city of Ayodhya.

As per the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), the final Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Delhi-Varanasi high-speed rail corridor will be ready by September next month and will subsequently be submitted to the Government for approval. After the approval from the government, land acquisition and construction work will be started at the ground level.

The proposed high-speed corridor will have a total of 12 stoppages including Ayodhya. The corridor will start from Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi and will terminate at Varanasi for a total length of 865 km with the given journey to be completed in less than four hours with trains operating at top speed of 300 km per hour.

The 12 stoppages on the route are Noida, Noida International Airport, Mathura, Agra, New Etawah, South Kannauj, Lucknow, Ayodhya, Raibareli, Prayagraj, New Bhadoi, and Varanasi. This corridor will be fully elevated.

The distance of 62 km from Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi to Noida International Airport will be completed in 21 minutes, from Noida International Airport to Mathura in 20 minutes, from Delhi to Agra and Lucknow in 55 minutes and 2 hrs 50 minutes respectively with the complete journey from Delhi to Varanasi in 3 hrs 41 minutes.

Civil construction work on the corridor will be taken up in phases with Delhi to Agra work to be taken up in first phase followed by Agra to Lucknow in second phase, Lucknow to Prayagraj in third phase and Prayagraj to Varanasi in last phase.

Kanpur Metro making all efforts to start trial run from November

KANPUR (Metro Rail News): Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) is making serious efforts to start a trial run on the 9 km long Priority Corridor running from IIT to Motijheel of Kanpur Metro Rail Project from November this year.

To carry out the trial run as per the deadline, UPMRC is ensuring the arrival of first Metro train set by September. Metro trains for the project are manufactured at Savli in Gujarat with the state of the art technology and standards.

To review the ongoing progress of manufacturing, UPMRC Managing Director, Kumar Keshav visited the Savli Plant in Gujarat on Tuesday. He reviewed the assembling and testing works of Metro trains for the project. Work is at the final stages and trains are expected to reach Kanpur by the end of September and trial run is expected by November.

According to Kumar Keshav, “Kanpur Metro trains are being manufactured with the most advanced and state-of-the-art technologies. The safety and comfort aspects of the passengers have been kept paramount in the designing of these trains. We are strictly abiding the deadline that we have decided for the trial run on the Priority Corridor and we are moving ahead with full zeal and dedication.”

Alstom will supply a total of 39 trains of 3 coaches each for both the corridors under Phase-1 of Kanpur Metro Rail Project. For the Priority Corridor, Kanpur Metro will get 8 trains. These trains have been designed with assistance from Bombardier Germany and design experts at Bombardier’s Hyderabad office.

These ‘Make in India’ Metro trains are equipped with Communication Based Train Control System (CBTC) for Automatic Train Operations. These ultramodern trains are having state of the art design for safe operation, energy efficiency and passenger comforts. These trains will also be equipped with CO2 sensor-based air-conditioning system to save energy during operations. As mentioned earlier, Phase-1 of Kanpur Metro Rail project will have two corridors. The first corridor (Red Line), with length 23.7 km, will have 22 metro stations and the second corridor (Blue Line), with length 8.6 km, will have 8 metro stations.

UPMRC Finishes Casting of All Piers of Priority Corridor of Kanpur Metro

UTTAR PRADESH (METRO RAIL NEWS): The first Pier of the corridor was constructed on the night of 31st December, 2019.

Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (UPMRC) has completed the construction of all the 513 Piers (Pillars) of the Priority Corridor of the Kanpur Metro Project i.e. being constructed between IIT & Motijheel. The civil construction of the Priority Section was commenced on 15th November 2019 and the casting of the very first Pier of the corridor near IIT was completed on the night of 31st December, 2019.

In addition, all the 624 U-girders of the Priority Corridor have been cast in the Lakhanpur Casting Yard. Out of these, 571 U-girders have already been erected on site.

Congratulating the team of Metro engineers on the rapid pace of civil construction, MD Shri Kumar Keshav said, “The civil construction works of the Priority section (IIT-Motijheel) are in the final stages and are about to be completed. We have constructed all the Piers and will soon finish the works of Pier Caps & U-girders. We are moving ahead in line with the aim of executing a trial run on the Priority Corridor in November this year. ”

Systra bags contract for Surat Metro Rail Project Phase-1

SURAT (Metro Rail News): Systra has won the contract for the execution of Surat Metro Rail Project Phase-1, on behalf of its client Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited (GMRCL).

The services to be provided by Systra for the project includes a review of the detailed project report (DPR), design review, procurement assistance for civil and system works along with construction supervision for civil and system works, system integration, overall project management, safety & quality check, testing and commissioning.

The project has received funding French Development Agency (AFD) and the German development bank KfW and is scheduled to be completed in 42 months. Systra Group is executing the project as the lead partner of the joint venture with AECOM Asia Company Limited and EGIS Rail SA.

Phase-1 of Surat Metro comprises the construction of two corridors for total length of 40.35 km with 38 stations. Corridor-1 comprises construction of 21.61 km long corridor from Sarthana to Dream City with 6 underground and 14 elevated stations while Corridor-2 comprises construction of 18.74 km long corridor from Bhesan to Saroli with 18 elevated stations.

At present, civil construction work is underway for the 11.6 km section from Dream City Depot to Kadarsha Ni Nal which will have 10 elevated stations and is a part of Corridor-1.

Systra is also working for the Ahmedabad Metro Phase-1 as part of General Engineering Consultancy (GEC) contract for GMRCL which was inaugurated in March 2019. The project commenced in 2015 and is expected to be completed by next year.

Delhi Metro to start feeder electric bus from From Thursday

NEW DELHI (METRO RAIL NEWS): On a trial basis, Delhi Metro will begin operating feeder electric bus services from Thursday. A feeder bus service is one that acts as a pick-up and drop-off point for passengers.

The service, which will begin operating 25 low-floor e-buses (24-seater) on August 12, will operate on two routes.
The services will be available only to Metro users who possess a Delhi Metro Smart Card or a Metro DTC Smart Card.

They can pay for their cashless journey using their Smart Card, as these buses are completely contactless and conductorless, allowing for card-based admission and exit through turnstiles.
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DTC buses already accept the Metro smart card.
Passengers will be admitted only from Metro stations and will be dropped off only at approved points.

No passenger access will be permitted at any other stop along the route.
Similarly, buses travelling to Metro stations may enter from any stops en route but may exit only at Metro stations.

This is to ensure that this service is used exclusively by actual Metro passengers.

Passengers will be permitted to enter the bus through the front entrance and exit through the back gate.

CMRS gives permission to run trains between Sitabuldi and Kasturchand Park station of Nagpur Metro

NAGPUR (Metro Rail News): Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) has recently gave permission to run trains between Sitabuldi and Kasturchand Park station via Zero Mile Freedom Park station which is part of Reach-2 (Sitabuldi to Automotive Square) of Nagpur Metro.

According to the press release of Maha Metro (Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited), the Commissioner and his team had conducted an Inspection between August 3 and 5 and had expressed satisfaction over the passenger amenities and safety arrangements of the two stations.

CMRS has also certified the Zero Mile Freedom Park and Kasturchand Park stations. The two stations are located in the historical part of the city having iconic structures like Sitabuldi Fort, VidhanBhavan, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), etc.

They are close to Civil Lines, which has large number of government, semi-government and private offices and Sadar, which is one of top commercial areas of the city.

The two stations have washrooms for passengers, drinking water dispensers, baby care rooms, special toilets for divyangs, lifts, escalators, etc. All type of safety equipments have been installed in the two buildings.

Recently, Maha Metro also floated a tender to construct a 20-floor tower near Zero Mile, Civil Lines. The Zero Mile Freedom Park station will be housed inside this building.

It will comprise of 4 parking floors, which includes 2 basements, one Ground level and one mezzanine level, one station concourse level for Ticketing and retail shops, one platform, one technical floor and 13 floors for commercial space above the station.
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This tower will be an iconic building giving a new skyscraper to the city of Nagpur. The tower is being built near the iconic Zero Mile Stone monument, as it is the centre of India and the most important landmark of Nagpur.

DMRC re-invited tenders for electrification work on Krishna Park Extn. Station on Line-8 Extension

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has re-invited tenders to supply and commission 25KV AC Traction, 33KV Auxiliary Sub Stations, Associated Cabling and SCADA Systems for Krishna Park Extension Station of Janakpuri West-R. K Ashram corridor (Extn. of Line-8) under Phase-4 of Delhi Metro.

Name of Work – Design, Detail Engineering, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of 25KV AC Traction (RIGID OHE), 33KV Auxiliary Sub Stations (ASS), Associated Cabling and SCADA Systems for Krishna Park Ext. Underground Station of Janakpuri west to R. K Ashram corridor (Extn. of Line-8) of Phase-IV Delhi MRTS Project.

Important Details –

Contract Number – DE-05R

Approximate cost of work: INR 22.75 Crore

Completion period of the Work: 20 Months

Document Download / Sale Start Date: 09-Aug-2021

Document Download / Sale End Date: 20-Sep-2021

Pre Bid Meeting Date: 27-Aug-2021

Bid Submission Start Date: 09-Sep-2021

Bid Submission End Date: 20-Sep-2021

Bid Opening Date: 21-Sep-2021

For more details and detailed scope of work, interested applicants can download tender documents from the website – https://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app.

This is the second time tenders were invited for this work, as the last tender has been cancelled as the bid value of Alstom Transport India was on the higher side in comparison to DMRC estimated cost.

This time DMRC has increased the approximate cost of the work also  and completion period of work is now 20 months.

As mentioned earlier, this contract will be funded by the JICA ( Japan International Cooperation Agency) as a part of loan sanctioned for Phase-4 of Delhi Metro of amount INR 8,390 Crores.

7 Companies in race to construct Delhi Metro Silver Line’s twin tunnel and four underground stations

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Tuesday opened technical bids for the work related for the construction of twin tunnel and four underground stations of Aerocity-Tughlakabad Corridor for Phase-IV of Delhi Metro.

A total of seven firms submitted bids for the given contract which has an approximate length of 6.1 km and four Underground Stations at Aerocity, Mahipalpur, Vasant Kunj and Kishangarh. The names of the firms are given below –

  • Afcons Infrastructure Limited
  • Gulermak Agir Sanayi Insaat ve Taahhut A.S.
  • ITD Cementation India Limited
  • Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
  • J Kumar Infraprojects Ltd.
  • Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd.
  • Tata Projects Ltd.

Tender Reference Number: DC-08

Name of Work – Design and Construction of Twin Tunnel (Up & Down Line) by Shield TBM, Cut and Cover Tunnel box and four Underground stations namely Aerocity, Mahipalpur, Vasant Kunj and Kishangarh with Entry/Exits & Connecting subways from chainage (-) 760 mt. to 5356.285 mt. of Aerocity to Tughlakabad Corridor of Phase-IV of Delhi MRTS.

DMRC invited bids for this contract in April this year with an unknown estimated cost and completion period of 42 months.

This contract will also be funded by the JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) as a part of loan sanctioned for Phase-4 of Delhi Metro of amount INR 8,390 Crores.

Now bids for this civil contract will be sent for technical evaluation which will take a couple of months. After that, financial bids of the technically qualified bidders will be opened which will reveal the name of the lowest bidder and the most likely winner of this contract.

JSPL accepts Rs 7,401-cr revised offer for Jindal Power from Worldone

DELHI (Metro Rail News): JSPL said on Saturday that its board of directors has approved Worldone Private Limited’s revised offer of Rs 7,401 crore for the sale of its subsidiary business Jindal Power Ltd.

On July 25, JSPL reported that it has received a revised offer of Rs 7,401 crore from Worldone Private Limited to buy 96.42 percent of Jindal Power Ltd. (JPL).

Jindal Steel and Power Limited’s Board accepted the revised binding offer from Worldone Private Limited (acquirer) to divest its 96.42 per cent stake in Jindal Power Limited (JPL), a material subsidiary of JSPL, the company informed.

“As highlighted in our notice dated 24 July 2021, key features of the Revised Offer are that Worldone will buy out all the Equity Shares and Redeemable Preference Shares of JPL held by JSPL for a total consideration of approximately Rs 7,401 cr of which

(i) Rs 3,015 crore will be payable by cash, and (ii) the balance of Rs 4,386 Cr (approximately) will be payable by way of assumption and takeover of liabilities and obligations of JSPL in relation to inter-corporate deposits and the capital advances paid by JPL to JSPL,” said JSPL in a statement issued on Saturday.

The deal will also entail debt associated with JPL (of Rs 6,566 crores approx as of December 31, 2020) moving out of JSPL’s consolidated books, thereby, strengtheningJSPL’s balance sheet said.

As announced earlier, JSPL through an independent transaction advisor (Grant Thornton Advisory Pvt. Ltd.) had undertaken an additional competitive and publicly held bidding process for the sale of its entire stake in JPL, in order to maximize the value for its shareholders.

“Advertisement for inviting Expression of Interest (EOI) from domestic and international bidders was published in the leading daily newspapers, however, JSPL did not receive even a single Expression of Interest (EOI), and therefore, the Revised Offer from Worldone was ipso facto selected as the winning bid by JSPL’s Board,” read the release.

The divestment of JPL is in line with JSPL’s strategic objective to focus on its India Steel business, become a Net Debt Free company, and significantly reduce its carbon footprint by almost half as part of its broader ESG objectives, it said.

RITES bags biggest ever work order worth Rs 4,027 cr

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Officials announced on Friday that RITES Limited, a prominent transport infrastructure consultancy and engineering firm, has received the Railway Ministry’s highest-ever work order for railway track construction, costing Rs 4,027 crore.

This turnkey order, according to a RITES spokesperson, involves three new line projects with a total cost of Rs 4,027 crore: Belgam-Dharwad through Kittur, Shimoga-Shikaripura-Ranebennur, and Tumkur-Devangree via Chitradurga.

RITES is now working on a doubling project at Gooty-Dharmavaram and a 140-kilometre third line project at Annupur-Pendra Road, according to the spokesperson.

In response to this instruction, V.G. “We are pleased to have received RITES’ highest-ever order,” said Suresh Kumar, Chairman and Managing Director (Additional Charge), RITES Limited. This new contract demonstrates our project delivery skills and competence in major infrastructure projects.

Kumar continued, “It also reflects our efforts to consolidate our order book in the tough business environment.”

RITES is a Miniratna and a prominent participant in India’s transportation consultancy and engineering business, with a wide range of services and a large geographic footprint.

L&T is the single bidder for Chennai Metro Line-5 Underground section including 5 stations

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) opened technical bids recently for the work related to the construction of twin tunnels from Kolathur to Nathamuni of approx. 5.80 km length for Line-5 of Chennai Metro and Larsen and Toubro (L&T) is again the single bidder for this contract also.

The work also includes the construction of five underground stations at Kolathur, Srinivasa Nagar, Villivakam Sub-urban Station, Villivakam bus-terminus and Nathamuni along with architectural finishing and other works.

CMRL invited tenders for this work in January this year with completion period of work to be 1395 days and estimated cost is not known for this contract. This section will be financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Tender NumberCMRL/CON/PHASE-II/CORR-5/CP06/UG06/2021

Name of Work – Construction of underground stations at Kolathur, Srinivasa Nagar, Villivakam Sub-urban Station, Villivakam bus-terminus and Nathamuni with entry/exit, ventilation shafts, plumbing, earthmat, architectural finishes including signages etc. including twin bored tunnels from Kolathur retrieval shaft to Nathamuni launching shaft and ramps with U – section in corridor-5 of CMRL phase-II project

As L&T is the only bidder for the work on this underground section, it will be interesting to know, whether CMRL will go ahead with this one bidder to carry out a subsequent process of technical and financial evaluation of the bid or re-invite tender for this contract.

This section is a part of 47 km long Line-5 of Chennai Metro from Madhavaram Milk Colony to Sholinganallur with total 48 stations on the route. Line-5 comes under Phase-2 of Chennai Metro which comprises construction of three lines covering a total of 118.9 km. Phase-2 is expected to become operational by 2026.

Indian Railways invited bids for India’s first Hydrogen Trains

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): In a mission towards making Indian Railways as Green Railways, Indian Railways Organisation of Alternative Fuels (IROAF) has invited bids for Hydrogen Fuel Cell-based Train on Indian Railways Network. The project shall kick off the concept of Hydrogen Mobility in the country.

According to the Ministry of Railways, “Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Batteries” and “National Hydrogen Mission” are two flagship programs of Government of India so as to meet out the targets of reducing Green House Gas (GHG) emission under Paris Climate Agreement 2015 and “Mission Net Zero Carbon Emission Railway” by 2030.

Accordingly, there has been recent budgetary pronouncement to kick off the concept of Hydrogen Mobility in the Country. Accepting it as a challenge, IROAF, Green Fuel vertical of Indian Railways, has invited the bids for Hydrogen Fuel Cell based Train. The project shall commence in 89 km Sonipat-Jind section of Northern Railway.

Initially, 2 DEMU rakes will be converted and later, 2 Hybrid locos will be converted based on Hydrogen Fuel cell power movement. There will be no change in the driving console. Also, the project will lead to saving of Rs. 2.3 crore annually.

Details of the Project is given below –

Sanctioned Work:

  • Provision of Fuel Cell powered Hybrid Traction System for train application on 2 DEMU rakes
  • Current Pink Book item No. 723 of 2021-22
  • Allocation during current year Rs. 8 crore

Brief Scope of Work:

  • On-board equipment as per RDSO specification no. R2/347/Fuel Cell-1 of July’2021
  • Stationary (on ground) hydrogen storage and filling station at site as per RDSO specification no. R2/347/Fuel Cell-1 of july’2021

Tender processing:

  • Two pre-bid conferences scheduled on 17/08/2021 and 09/09/2021
  • Start of submission of offer since 21/09/2021
  • Date of tender opening is 05/10/2021

DMRC invites another tender for Ballestless Track work on Line-6 of Mumbai Metro

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has now invited tenders to supply and commission ballastless track of standard gauge for the remaining section from Swami Samarth Nagar to Seepz Village for the 14.47 km long elevated Line-6 of Mumbai Metro.

Name of Work – Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Ballastless Track Work of Standard Gauge from S.S.Nagar (Ch.-822.508) to Seepz Village (Including) (Ch.6693.663) Elevated Sections of Line 6 Corridor of Mumbai Metro Project.

Important Details

Contract – MT-09

Approximate cost of work – INR 38.04 Crores

Completion period of the Work – 15 Months from the date of issue of Letter of Acceptance

Tender Documents on Sale – From 06.08.2021 to 06.09.2021 up to 15:00 Hrs

Pre-bid Meeting – 13.08.2021 at 11:00 Hrs.

Tender Submission Start Date – 31.08.2021 at 09:00 Hrs

Tender Submission End Date – 06.09.2021 up to 15:00 Hrs

Tender Opening Date – 07.09.2021 at 15:00 Hrs

For more details and detailed scope of work, interested applicants can download tender documents from the website – www.eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app.

Few days ago, DMRC invited tenders to supply and commission ballastless track of standard gauge from Seepz Village to Vikhroli section for the same Line-6 of Mumbai Metro. With this, ballastless track work contracts are invited for the whole 14.47 km long Line-6.

As mentioned earlier, Line-6 of Mumbai Metro is an under construction line of length 14.47 km with 13 stations on the route. It is a fully elevated line connecting Swami Samarth Nagar (Lokhandwala) in Andheri in the western suburbs to Vikhroli and Kanjurmarg in the eastern suburbs.

The Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Line-6 is prepared by DMRC. The cost of project is INR 6,672 Crores which was approved by the Maharashtra Government in October 2017. The depot and workshop facilities for this line will be located at Kanjurmarg. The first section of Line-6 is expected to become operational by 2025.

The 13 elevated Metro Stations on the line are – Swami Samarth Nagar, Adarsh Nagar, Jogeshwari (West), Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road, Shyam Nagar,Maha Kali Caves, SEEPZ Village, Saki Vihar Road, Rambaug, Powai Lake, IIT Powai, Kanjurmarg (West) and  Vikhroli (EEH).