New Year Greetings from the Desk of Managing Editor

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New Year Greetings from the Desk of Managing Editor

Dear Readers

The New Year has come with many hopes and dreams. On this occasion, it is my pleasure to wish our readers, staff, colleagues and you all a very happy New Year 2021. 
The Metro Rail News is your exclusive News Portal and magazine which brings news insights and information to you directly from the Metro and Rail Sectors.

It has been five years of our continued publication of Metro Rail News Magazine under the aegis of Symbroj Media and we feel honoured to have readers like you. The last year has been one of the worst in the history of the modern world. The COVID-19 outbreak brought the world at a standstill and further created an economic depression like situation. The year as a whole was very challenging.

The frontline workers have played a very crucial role in our war against COVID-19 and I would like to thank all the Doctors, Nurses and other frontlines workers who proved that humanity can never vanish. There were many frontline workers who lost their lives while serving the nation and humanity. At the end of the year, I would like to remember the sacrifice of them all and pay my condolences to their families.

The war against COVID-19 is not yet over. It will go on for some more time until everybody gets vaccinated. The Coronavirus Pandemic has taught us many lessons and we all need to go ahead in our lives with keeping in mind the health perspectives of ourselves, our families, society and the nation.

We at Metro Rail News worked rigorously even during the pandemic so that the news about the significant developments reach out to you. We have continuously published our Magazine and we recently published the 48th issue of our magazine in December. I would like to thank our editorial team for this wonderful achievement and assure you of our continued services in the future as well.

The year 2021 is going to be a year of hopes, aspirations and dreams. We are hopeful that human life will get normal this year and the normalcy comes back. This will be a year of economic prosperity and peace. Let’s Welcome the year with much happiness and love.

I wish you again a very Happy New Year.

With Warm Regard

Narendra Shah

Managing Editor

Metro Rail News

JSPL becomes Greatest Wealth Creator worldwide in the Steel Sector

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JSPL becomes Greatest Wealth Creator worldwide in the Steel Sector

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): The year 2020 has indeed been a roller coaster ride for India as well as the global economy. COVID-19 pandemic had sparked off an unprecedented crisis of significant proportions with economic activities coming to a screeching halt. 

When big giants from different industries in India were struggling with their production & sales, JSPL decided to keep its mills running as it turned its focus to export markets like South East Asia, Middle East and Europe to offset the loss in domestic volumes. 

The company’s DNA of searching for opportunities in the face of challenges not only allowed JSPL to report a Year on Year growth in shipments in 1QFY21 when the domestic peers reported a sharp drop in volumes but also help support the Indian economy by earning valuable forex.

With the nation gradually unlocking in phases, the recovery has been equally surprising. JSPL has benefited from the sharp economic revival with the company posting 16% Year on Year growth in standalone steel production and 50% Year on Year EBITDA growth in 1HFY21. 

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JSPL stock price has also mirrored the economic ups and downs during the year with the scrip rising by 4.3x since hitting 52 weeks low in early April. 

“JSPL’s unflinching focus to grow volumes by sweating assets coupled with an unwavering commitment to strengthening the balance sheet has helped the company emerge as the largest wealth creator (from the Apr’20 bottom) in the global steel sector in 2020. With more legs to the economic recovery, we firmly believe JSPL’s outlook to be even brighter”, said Amit Dixit, Vice President Institutional Equities at Edelweiss Securities. 

Suneet Sharma Takes Charge as Chairman & CEO of Railway Board

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Suneet Sharma Takes Charge as Chairman & CEO of Railway Board

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Mr Suneet Sharma has taken over the charge of new Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Railway Board (Ministry of Railways), and ex-officio Principal Secretary to Government of India. The appointments committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Suneet Sharma as Chairman & CEO of Railway Board. Prior to this, He worked as General Manager, Eastern Railway.
Mr Sharma joined the Indian Railways in 1979 as a Special Class Apprentice while he was studying engineering at IIT Kanpur. A graduate in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering he has more than 40 years of experience serving in the Indian Railways in various capacities. He has done stints in Operational working, maintenance in Sheds, Depots, and Workshops.

He was Chief Workshop Manager, Parel workshop in Mumbai where he was instrumental in manufacturing narrow gauge locomotives for hill railways. He also restored an old steam narrow gauge locomotive for the heritage Matheran line near Mumbai. 
During the 2006 Mumbai suburban train blasts, he was part of the team which put the suburban network on track within a few hours after the terror attack. As ADRM, Mumbai CST, he is credited with increasing the services of the suburban network, which is considered the lifeline of Mumbai. During the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, he was part of the team that managed the aftermath of the attacks at Mumbai CST, Central Railway.

As for DRM, Pune was instrumental in adding infrastructure which brought about operational efficiency. As Chief Mechanical Engineer diesel locomotive works Varanasi he was the team leader for starting electric locomotive production. Conversion of diesel to electric locomotives took place under his leadership in record time and for the first time anywhere in the world.


As General Manager Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli set a record by doubling the out turn of the much required modern passenger coaches in one year. As General Manager Eastern Railway, he took initiative in increasing the speed of goods trains to a record level and for completing a number of infrastructure projects of new lines and electrification which not only resulted in operational efficiency but developed the local areas. He is known for bringing about systemic changes for ease of working and administrative reforms.


During the course of his career, he has won many professional awards. As General Manager (Modern Coach Factory Raebareli) and Chief Mechanical Engineer (Banaras Locomotive Works)) the factories won the award for best production units.
Suneet Sharma has attended professional training in Germany and France and he has done an advanced leadership and management course at Carnegie Mellon University in the USA. He has visited Iran as a consultant for the manufacture of locomotives.

UPMRC’S Three Day Clothes Collection Drive ‘Odha Do Zindagi’ Receives Overwhelming Response

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UPMRC’S Three Day Clothes Collection Drive ‘Odha Do Zindagi’ Receives Overwhelming Response

LUCKNOW (Metro Rail News): Uttar Pradesh Metro’s three-day warm clothes collection and donation drive ‘Odha Do Zindagi’ in collaboration with ‘GOONJ’ came to an end on 31st December 2020 at 12 noon. UPMRC Managing Director Mr Kumar Keshav handed over the collection boxes to Dr Raveesh Srivastava, a Goonj volunteer.

The handing over took place at Krishna Nagar Metro Station in the afternoon with many senior officials of UP Metro in attendance. UPMRC has taken full responsibility of transportation of the sealed boxes from Lucknow to Delhi, from where the collected clothes will be distributed to the underprivileged.

The people of Lucknow have given an overwhelmingly positive response to this drive and generously donated their sweaters, jackets and other winter clothing in the drop boxes kept at Munshi Pulia Metro Station and Krishna Nagar Metro Station.

 

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“I feel deep gratitude towards the people of Lucknow city for having shown such compassion and generosity towards our collection drive by donating clothes in large numbers. It is not just the warmth of clothes, but also the warmth of heart that Lucknow people have shared with the lesser privileged. I take pride in the fact that UPMRC has always stepped up to perform every social duty with utmost dedication, this time being no different,” said Mr Kumar Keshav, MD, UPMRC.

It is to be noted that the boxes were kept at the entry gates of Munshi Pulia Metro Station and Krishna Nagar Metro Station. People could come and donate clothes conveniently without any human contact and strict safeguard measures pertaining to Covid-19 were undertaken.

PM Modi inaugurates the New Bhaupur- New Khurja section

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PM Modi inaugurates the New Bhaupur- New Khurja section

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the New Bhaupur- New Khurja section and the Operation Control Centre of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor today through video conference. Union Minister, Shri Piyush Goyal and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath were present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister expressed happiness on seeing the modern rail infrastructure project getting implemented on the ground. He said today when the first goods train runs in the Khurja Bhaupur freight corridor we can hear the roar of Self-reliant India.
The Prime Minister said Infrastructure is the biggest source of any nation’s strength. He said as India is moving fast towards the path of becoming a big economic power, then the best connectivity is the priority of the country. He said the Government is working on every aspect of modern connectivity for the last six years with this in mind. He said the Government is focussing on the five wheels of highways, railways, airways, waterways, and i-ways. He said today’s inauguration of a large section of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor is a big step in this direction.
The Prime Minister stressed the need for these dedicated freight corridors. He said as the population grew, the Economy grew, the demand for freight increased manifold. He said since both Passenger trains and Goods trains ply on the same track, the speed of the goods train is slow. He said when the speed of the goods train is slow, and there is an interruption in place, obviously, the cost of transportation will be high. He added being expensive, our products lose the competition in our markets of the country as well as abroad. He said the Dedicated Freight Corridor was planned to change this situation.

Initially, 2 Dedicated Freight Corridors were planned. Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor from Ludhiana to Dankuni. This route has coal mines, Thermal power plants, and industrial cities. Feeder routes are also being made for these. Western Dedicated Freight Corridor from Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust to Dadri. In this corridor, ports like Mundra, Kandla, Pipavav, Dawri, and Hazira would be served through feeder routes. He said the Industrial corridor of Delhi-Mumbai and Amritsar-Kolkata are being developed around both these Freight Corridor. He said similarly North to south and east to west Corridors are also being planned.
The Prime Minister said with such dedicated freight corridors problems of delayed passenger trains would be resolved. Due to this speed of the freight train also would increase 3 times and would be able to carry double the volume of goods. He added when goods trains arrive on time the cost of our Logistics Network would be cheaper.
The Prime Minister said Industry, businessmen, farmers, or consumers, everyone is going to benefit from this dedicated freight corridor. He said the freight corridor will boost eastern India which is left behind industrially. He said about 60 per cent of the corridor falls in UP. It would attract a lot of industries towards UP. He said Kisan Rail would be benefited due to this dedicated freight corridor. Farmers can send their produce through rail to any big markets across the country, safely and at a low price. Now through this Freight corridor, their produce would reach even faster.

UPMRC Honours ‘Employee For The Month’ Of December 2020; Managing Director Awards Certificate Of Appreciation To The Best Performing Employee

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UPMRC Honours ‘Employee For The Month’ Of December 2020; Managing Director Awards Certificate Of Appreciation To The Best Performing Employee

LUCKNOW (Metro Rail News): To acknowledge the commendable performance and commitment towards work, Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. today honoured the employee for the month of December 2020.

“Today, UPMRC’s Managing Director, Mr Kumar Keshav awarded the ‘Employee of the Month’ certificate to the best-performing employee, Mr Sunil Kumar (December 2020) for his exemplary service while on official duty. While performing duty in the capacity of Maintainer (P Way), Mr Sunil Kumar has impressed everyone with his good teamwork qualities along with excellent capabilities to take decisions of his competence”, a statement said.

Speaking on the occasion Kumar Keshav, MD, UPMRC said, “Each person associated with UPMRC is our pillar of strength and it’s an honour for us to have such people on board who are dedicated and committed towards the mission of providing a world-class public transit system in service of the people of Lucknow. Mr Sunil Kumar, Maintainer (P Way) impressed everyone with his exceptional skills & exemplary service to discharge his responsibilities while on official duty. UPMRC felicitates these winners every month to boost their morale and to motivate them to perform even better to the best of their abilities.

BEML Supplies 64 Trains to DMRC in the Launch of Driverless Metro Train

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BEML Supplies 64 Trains to DMRC in the Launch of Driverless Metro Train

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail): According to a news report, Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML),  an Indian Public Sector Undertaking recently supplied 64 trains to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation in the launch of the driverless metro which was inaugurated by  Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday.
This is being seen as a very vital initiative as the Make In India gains popularity. “BEML supplied 64 trains as MakeInIndia partner, recently inaugurated by Hon’ble PM”, CMD of BEML said through a tweet.
“BEML has independently supplied about 140 cars to DMRC using transfer of technology from Hyundai ROTEM. It manufactures a variety of heavy equipment, such as that used for earthmoving, transport, and mining. BEML is Asia’s second-largest manufacturer of earthmoving equipment, and it controls 70% of India’s market in that sector”, a news report added.

CMRL Holds Trial Run On Phase-1 Metro Line in North Chennai

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CMRL Holds Trial Run On Phase-1 Metro Line in North Chennai

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): The Chennai Metro Rail has successfully performed the diesel locomotive trial run on the 9-kilometre phase-1 extension stretch from Washermenpet to Wimco Nagar.
The trial run covered 9 kilometres up and down, stopping at eight metro stations with six elevated and two underground stations according to a statement issued by CMRL.
“The installation of various systems including ballast-less track, overhead electrification, signalling, tunnel ventilation, HVAC, platform screen doors and automatic fare collection gates is underway,” a statement read.
The Metro is also expected to give a green makeover to the medium lanes by planting various plants which would grow on the shade.
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Once open, the six km elevated stretch of the nine km stretch will give commuters a view of the north Chennai coast while commuting.
The Chennai Metro has also floated tenders for Digital Route Display Requirements for setting up LCD TVs and audio systems for announcements in the trains and stations. 

GC Contract of Mumbai Metro’s Line 10 and Line 12 Awarded to Aecom

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GC Contract of Mumbai Metro’s Line 10 and Line 12 Awarded to Aecom

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Aecom India recently won the General Consultant service contract for civil works of Mumbai Metro’s upcoming 9.20 km Line-10 (Gaimukh – Shivaji Chowk in Mira Road) and 20.7 km Line-12 (Kalyan – Taloja) which is being seen as a new development in this field.
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The firm got the highest score and emerged as the lowest bidder among the other four consultancy firms after the financial bid results were revealed.


Financial Bid Results


Aecom India: 78.830

AYESA – Korea Rail Network Authority JV: 73.692

SYSTRA MVA: 71.433

SMEC Holdings Limited: 70.793

DB International: 67.328


The selection was made on the Quality-cum-Cost Basis System (QCBS) method in which the winner’s selection is made through a combination of points scored in technical and financial evaluation by the tender committee according to an official.


Line-12 will be a 20.75 km extension of the 24.95 km Line-5 (Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan) with 17 stations at Ganesh Nagar, Pisvali Gaon, Golavali, Dombivli MIDC, Sagaon, Sonarpada, Manpada, Hedutane, Kolegaon, Nilaje Gaon, Vadavali, Bale, Waklan, Turbhe, Pisarve Depot, Pisarve and Taloja.
Line-10 will be a 9.2 km extension of the 35.2 km Line-4/4A (Wadala-Kasarwadavali-Gaimukh) with 4 stations at Gaimukh Reti Bundar, Varsova Char Phata, Kashimira and Shivaji Chowk. The line will also form an interchange with Line-9 at Pandurang Wadi, where possibly a fifth station could come up for providing easy transfers.

Indian Railways awards “Regular Supplier” status to JSPL for 60kg 880-Grade Rails

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Indian Railways awards “Regular Supplier” status to JSPL for 60kg 880-Grade Rails

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Jindal Steel & power limited (JSPL) has become India’s first private company to get “Regular Supplier” status from Indian Railways to supply 60kg 880 grade (90UTS)Rails. With this, Indian Railways, its subsidiary and track laying contractors can source 60kg 880 grade (90UTS) Rails manufactured by JSPL and utilize them for their ongoing and upcoming projects. 

Earlier, Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDS0), which works under the ambit of the Ministry of Railways, had approved field performance of UIC 60 kg, 880 Grade prime (Class- A) rails made by JSPL at its Raigarh Plant. Railway Board has accepted the field performance test report of RDSO and considered UIC 60 kg, 880 Grade prime (Class- A) rails are suitable for use in Indian Railways. It is now established that JSPL is capable of meeting out Indian Railways quality requirements. 
JSPL is also supplying 1080 grade Head Hardened rails to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited for construction of Kolkata Metro rail tracks. JSPL had also exported more than 2 Lakh tonnes of rails. 
Earlier RDS0 approved the 1080 grade HH rails of JSPL manufactured at its Raigarh plant in Chattisgarh. 1080 Head Hardened grade was approved by the internationally accredited agency TUV-Nord-Luxembourg (Gr 1080HH). 
JSPL also bagged an order from Pune Metro to supply Head Hardened Rails. JSPL rails have been used in special freight corridors & High-speed Train projects. Soon, JSPL is planning to supply grade 1175 HT for heavyweight traffic rail tracks conceived by the Indian railways. 
“We are happy that Indian Railways has awarded regular supplier status to JSPL made 60kg 880 grade (90UTS) Rails, It would be a big push towards an AtmaNirbhar Bharat. And it is a good achievement for our Rail business. We are thankful to RDSO and Ministry of Railways for field performance approval of UIC 60 kg, 880 Grade prime (Class- A) rails of JSPL”, said Mr V R Sharma, MD, JSPL.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurates India’s First Driverless Train And National Common Mobility Card Services On Delhi Metro

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurates India’s First Driverless Train And National Common Mobility Card Services On Delhi Metro

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the country’s first-ever fully automated ‘Driverless Train’ service by flagging off the first such train stationed at Jasola Vihar-Shaheen Bagh Metro station on Delhi Metro’s 37 km long Magenta Line (Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden) and also the National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) on the 23 km long Airport Express Line (New Delhi to Dwarka Sector 21) via video conference in the presence of the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri and the Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal. 

The inaugural ceremony held through video conferencing was attended by thousands of people from across the globe as history was created with the operationalisation of India’s first-ever driverless train. Apart from senior dignitaries from the Central Government and the Government of the NCT of Delhi, the event was also witnessed online by HE Ambassador of Japan to India, Mr Satoshi SUZUKI. Senior dignitaries from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), from Tokyo and Delhi, also witnessed the event online.

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“With the launch of these fully automated Driverless Train operations (DTO), India enters into the elite league of few countries having this facility in their Metro system. The fully automated trains will reduce human intervention in operations and offer more reliability and safety for the commuters. This system also brings more flexibility in trains in operation. As a result, the number of trains in service can be regulated based on demand dynamically without any dependence on the availability of the crew. Since these trains operate on communication-based train control (signalling) system, they can be run with headway as high as 90 seconds to offer more carrying capacity”, the DMRC said.  

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In DTO, initially, the train operator will be present on the train to instil a sense of confidence and assistance. DTO’s higher level of diagnostic features will help move from conventional Time-Based Maintenance to Condition Based Maintenance. This will also reduce maintenance downtime of trains. 

The NCMC service enables passengers from any part of the country travelling on the Delhi Metro’s Airport Express Line to use their NCMC compliant RuPay debit card for seamless travel. The same card can also be used for shopping, banking transactions etc. across the country. DMRC’s system will be able to accept transactions from 23 banks through the RuPay debit card issued by them.

“DMRC is planning to similarly upgrade its entire existing network by 2022 to facilitate the travel by this NCMC compliant Rupay Debit card. The existing Delhi Metro smart cards, tokens (currently not in use due to Covid 19 pandemic), QR Codes, etc., will also continue to remain in use. In addition, all upcoming corridors of Phase-IV will also be built with NCMC compliant Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) system at the stations”, it said. 

PM Modi to Inaugurate India’s First-Ever Driverless Train On Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line Tomorrow

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PM Modi to Inaugurate India’s First-Ever Driverless Train On Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line Tomorrow

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to inaugurate India’s first-ever driverless train operations on the Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line (Janakpuri West – Botanical Garden) as well as the fully operational National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) services on the Airport Express Line via video-conferencing tomorrow, i.e, 28th December 2020 at 11 am.
“These innovations are going to herald a new era of travelling comfort and enhanced mobility for the National Capital Region (NCR)’s residents. With the commencement of driverless trains on the Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line, DMRC will enter the elite league of seven per cent of world’s Metro networks which can operate without drivers”, the DMRC has said.
After starting driverless services on the 37 kilometres long Magenta Line (Janakpuri West – Botanical Garden), another major corridor of the Delhi Metro, the 59 kilometres long Pink Line (Majlis Park – Shiv Vihar) will also have driverless operations by the mid of 2021. After this, Delhi Metro will have a driverless network length of about 95 kilometres, which will be approximately nine per cent of the world’s total driverless Metro network.
“The driverless trains will be fully automated which will require minimum human intervention and will eliminate the possibilities of human errors. Delhi Metro has been a pioneer in introducing technology-driven solutions for passenger comfort and this is another step in the same direction”, a statement said.
The National Common Mobility Card, which will be fully operationalised on the Airport Express Line will also be a major milestone as anyone carrying a RuPay -Debit Card issued recently in the last 18 months by 23 banks (all these are NCMC compliant as per directions of the Department of Financial Services, Government of India) from any part of the country will be able to travel on the Airport Express line using that card. The same facility will become available on the entire Delhi Metro network by 2022.
The Delhi Metro currently operates on a network of about 390 kilometres with 285 stations spanning 11 corridors (including NOIDA – Greater NOIDA). Pre Covid, about 60 lakh journeys were being performed every day on the Delhi Metro network making it the mass transportation backbone of the National Capital Region (NCR).
The Metro rail scenario in the entire nation has undergone a massive transformation in the last six years.
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While in 2014, only 248 kilometres of Metro lines were operational in five cities, presently 702 kilometres of Metro lines are operational in 18 cities in India. In the days to come, over a thousand kilometres of new lines shall be added and about 27 cities in the country will have Metro connectivity. By 2022, when the nation celebrates its 75th Independence Day, India will have a combined Metro network of over a thousand kilometres which will carry more than a crore passengers every day.

Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety Inspects Lucknow Metro Stations

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Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety Inspects Lucknow Metro Stations

LUCKNOW (Metro Rail News): Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS)  Janak Kumar Garg inspected Lucknow Metro Janak Kumar Garg who is looking after the charge of Safety of all the Metro Railway of North India viz. DMRC, NCRTC, Noida Metro, Jaipur Metro, UP Metro, MP Metro, Bihar Metro etc inspected Lucknow Metro. 

“He started his inspection from CCS Airport Metro Station. He inspected metro stations for different safety arrangements and facilities for passengers and then proceeded to Transport Nagar Metro depot. He reviewed Lucknow Metro Workshop, Metro Training Centre, Operation Control Centre and safety performance of Lucknow Metro”, a statement said.

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“UPMRC’s senior officials including Shri Sushil Kumar, Director (Operations), Shri Atul Kumar Garg, Director (Rolling Stock) and General Managers of Operations, Civil, Rolling Stock, Traction and S&T departments. He expressed his delight over excellent safety performance by Lucknow Metro and complemented efforts of UPMRC in adopting new techniques and systems to improve safety in operations and maintenance”, it added.

“The CMRS then inspected and travelled in the driving cab of Metro Train from Transportnagar Metro station to Hazratganj metro station and inspected track safety including all other safety aspects of metro stations, passenger safety, track safety, track structure, electrical systems etc. He also interacted with Train Operators, Station Controllers and checked their safety awareness and was satisfied with their response”, an official said. 

“The inspection was followed by a meeting with Shri Kumar Keshav, MD/UPMRC at UPMRC Administrative Building, Gomtinagar in which various safety aspects in upcoming projects of Kanpur and Agra Metros were discussed. He expressed his happiness on excellent progress of the ongoing metro projects and the approach being taken for passenger safety and facilities in these projects”, the statement added.

Delhi Metro Operations Steps Into Adulthood; 18 Years Completed Since Commencement Of Services

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Delhi Metro Operations Steps Into Adulthood; 18 Years Completed Since Commencement Of Services

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The operations on the Delhi Metro network stepped into adulthood yesterday, as DMRC completed 18 years of commencing passenger operations since the year 2002. On the 24th of December, 2002, operations on the 8.4 kilometres long Shahdara – Tis Hazari section was flagged off and passenger services were started from the next day.
Since then the Delhi Metro has emerged as one of the fastest-growing metro networks in the world both in terms of ridership as well as network length. In fact, with a network of 390 kilometres spanning 11 lines, today the Delhi Metro is among the largest Metro networks anywhere in the world.  
The expansion of the network has also been among the fastest in the world, as more than 380 kilometres of new lines have been added since 2002. During the pre-covid times, about 65 lakh journeys were being performed on weekdays on the Delhi Metro making it the mass transportation backbone of the National Capital Region (NCR).
Today, about 350 trainsets operate on the Delhi Metro system for 18 hours a day and perform more than 5,000 trips across the 285 stations on the network maintaining consistent punctuality of over 99.9 per cent. The impeccable punctuality rate of the Delhi Metro has remained consistent ever since the commencement of operations and has not been dented by the massive expansion in the scale of operations.
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Having set high benchmarks in construction as well as operations, DMRC is now working on developing indigenous technologies in line with the Government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative and ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’ by indigenous development of many systems/ sub-systems of Metro. 
In March, the services of the Delhi Metro were halted for the first time ever to curb the spread of the Coronavirus virus pandemic. This crisis was turned into an opportunity by DMRC’s Operations and Maintenance team as a number of important maintenance and overhaul activities were taken up and completed, which otherwise would have been difficult to execute when the services were operational.  
The HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) systems of the trains were cleaned to ensure consistent cooling. In addition, large scale renovation work was executed on the Dilshad Garden – Rithala Red Line corridor as it is DMRC’s oldest corridor. Subsequently, from 7th September 2020, the services were resumed in a graded manner following all Covid protocols.

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