DMRC may opt for outdoor advertising to recover the loss

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DMRC may opt for outdoor advertising to recover the loss

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): As Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has resumed its services, the biggest metro network of the country is working balance its losses incurred due to the lockdown. The DMRC has suffered a loss of Rs 1,609 crores and it is trying to boost the revenue through other sources than that of fare revenue. The Metro Corporation which earns around 40% of its total no-fare revenues through advertisement is planning to adopt a few new measures to boost its economy.
The corporation has rolled out four tenders to give out advertising license over the course of two weeks after resuming operations. The latest tender is to allot exclusive advertising rights through digital media inside ITO metro station on line-6 of DMRC network for nine-year-duration. It is single-stage two-packet system e-tender through which a minimum of 50 square meters digital advertisement space is proposed to be licensed out. The closing date to submit bids is October 12, 2020.

Prior to this, DMRC opened bids for licensing of exclusive outdoor advertising rights on selected DMRC civil structures i.e. from Mayur Vihar Pocket-I to Gokulpuri metro stations of Line-7 (Pink Line) in DMRC network. The tender includes a few important stations located at popular places in Delhi such as Mayur Vihar, Anand Vihar, Karkardooma Court and Welcome which offers an area of 245.35 square meters. The bids will open on October 1, 2020.
DMRC also offers to license of exclusive outdoor advertising rights on selected DMRC civil structures i.e. from Yamuna Bank to Anand Vihar (excluding Yamuna Bank and Laxmi Nagar) metro stations of Line-4 (Blue Line) in DMRC network. In this, DMRC allows branding on civil structures- cantilever panels and double-sided pillar panels with a total area of 250.88 square meters. It also includes the branding space on bridge panel on three stations. The tender is slated to open on September 30, 2020

The fourth tender is for exclusive outdoor advertising rights on DMRC’s selected civil structures under East Delhi Municipal Corporation i.e. from Dilshad Garden to Shastri Park metro station of Line-1 (Red Line) in DMRC network. The bid will open soon for this.

JSPL produced rails approved by Indian Railways for main track usage

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JSPL produced rails approved by Indian Railways for main track usage

RDSO approved today the supply of JSPL’s rails to Indian Railways. RDSO certified UIC 60 kg, 880 Grade prime (Class- A) rails of JSPL in this move which enables JSPL to supply regularly to Indian Railways for usage in passenger track as well.

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Jindal Steel & power limited (JSPL) becomes India’s first private company to get approval from Indian Railways for regular rail supplier status for its upcoming and ongoing projects. Research Designs & Standards Organisation (RDSO), which works under the ambit of the Railway Board, has 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.

“The approval by RDSO itself is an illustrious qualification for JSPL’s Rail Mill, as their evaluation quality and safety parameters are very stringent, and not many rail producers in the world can meet ou quality norms laid by RDSO”, said JSPL in a statement.

“It’s a landmark development towards India’s quest for AtmaNirbhar Bharat and it is a momentous occasion for our rail business. We are thankful to the Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Steel for encouraging domestic manufacturing of Rails. We are thankful to the RDSO for field performance approval of UIC 60 kg, 880 Grade prime (Class-A) rails of JSPL” Said Mr. V R Sharma, Managing Director, JSPL.

Apart from 880 Grade main track rails, JSPL has also started supplying 1080 grade Head Hardened rails to several metro Rails projects in India which includes Rail Vikas Nigam Limited for the construction of the Kolkata Metro Rail Project and Pune Metro. Earlier RDSO had approved the 1080 grade HH rails, and JSPL has developed Special rails, Asymmetric Rails, R260, and 1175HT grades for heavy load carrying wagon units of 75 tones /wagon.

JSPL supplies special grade rail blooms to France Rail, Hayange in Europe. Rail produced from JSPL supplied Blooms by France Rail are found successful in meeting the quality & safety parameters of different European railways. JSPL also exported 2.5 Lac Tonnes of rails through Indian PSUs (IRCON & STC) to customers in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, & Africa. About JSPL: JSPL is a leading Indian Infrastructure Conglomerate with a presence in the steel, power, and mining sectors.

With an investment of approximately 12 billion USD (90,000 Crore Rupees, the Company is continuously scaling its capacity utilization and efficiencies to contribute towards building a self-reliant India.

Bombardier gets Singapore Metro’s fleet services contract

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Bombardier gets Singapore Metro’s fleet services contract

SINGAPORE (Metro Rail News): According to sources, operator SMRT has signed an integrated fleet services contract for Bombardier Transportation to provide 10-years of long-term support for the 636 Movia metro cars which it will be supplying for the North-South and East-West lines of Singapore Metro from 2021 onwards. There is a clause in the deal that the agreement can be extended for a further 20 years.
In July 2018 Land Transport Authority awarded Bombardier Transportation an initial base contract to supply 66 six-car trainsets for the lines, and this was followed an order for 240 more cars.
“We are proud to continue playing such a major role, contributing to Singapore’s public transport network and supporting our customer’s ambitious expansion plan to grow its rail network to 360 km by the 2030s”, said Jayaram Naidu, President of Bombardier Transportation’s Southeast Asia Region, on this occasion.

‘‘This order demonstrates the confidence Land Transport Authority and SMRT have in our industry-leading services capabilities. We will maintain their assets to the highest levels of reliability and availability throughout their lifecycle”, said one official.

Paras Railtech emerges as the lowest bidder for Delhi Metro Airport Express Line’s Track Contract

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Paras Railtech emerges as the lowest bidder for Delhi Metro Airport Express Line’s Track Contract

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Paras Railtech Pvt. Ltd has emerged as the lowest bidder for the supply and installation of tracks inside the 1.878 km underground extension of the Delhi Metro’s 22.9 km Airport Express Line from the Dwarka Sector 21 Station to the upcoming Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (ECC) in Dwarka’s Sector 25.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) had invited tenders (bids) for ballastless tracks from firms on March 5 and then opened technical bids on July 6 to reveal two bidders – Paras Railtech and Vijay Nirman Company. Financial bids were opened last week to reveal Paras Railtech had quoted the lowest amount. DMRC’s estimate was Rs. 25.86 crore.

Contract: CT-36
The work includes Supply, Installation, Testing And Commissioning Of Ballastless Track In Underground Section Of Airport Express Line From Dwarka Sec-21 To ECC Dwarka Sec-25 Standard Gauge Corridor Of Delhi MRTS Project Of Phase-III. A Letter of Award in the coming weeks to complete all track-work, from supply to installation to testing to commissioning, in 15 months within the cut and cover tunnels and ECC station.

This small extension, being built entirely by the cut and cover method, has been under construction by YFC – MBZ JV through the 162 km Phase 3 project’s Package CC-127 since January 2018 with a completion deadline of 30 months. The line’s targeted opening was later revised to match the exhibition & conference centre’s completion.

Pune Metro achieves Breakthrough in a historic way

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Pune Metro achieves Breakthrough in a historic way

PUNE (Metro Rail News): The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation is executing Pune Metro Rail Project, which has two corridors. 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. 43% of the overall civil work has been completed till date.

“In another significant milestone achievement today in the ongoing Pune Metro Project, tunnel breakthrough was achieved in the underground section at the North end of Civil Court interchange station. This signifies the completion of tunnelling of the Range Hill- Shivaji Nagar- Civil Court stretch. The breakthrough happened 150 metres inside the NATM section of Civil Court underground Station”, the Maha Metro said in a statement.

A breakthrough is when a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBMs) completes its Schedule UG stretch & comes out to the bottom of the shaft. The 1.6 km stretch of the underground section up to this breakthrough was completed in 10 Months.

“This TBM is one of the two machines (TBM) being used for tunnelling the UP line and Down line in the underground section and as completed tunnelling, up to 1.6 km whereas the other TBM has completed 1.5 km from its beginning i.e. Agriculture College. The second TBM will also achieve a breakthrough soon. When breakthrough happened the centre of TBM cutter is just 10 mm offset than the designated location”, it added.

“The permissible deviation in the tunnelling is 100 mm. This signifies the accuracy in tunnelling. This was successfully achieved on schedule due to deliberate planning and execution in spite of the challenges of the pandemic COVID 19. Utmost care and precautions were taken while following the COVID protocol”, said one official.

“MAHA Metro is doing the tunnelling work of Pune Metro with astute planning and utmost precision. MAHA Metro is committed to complete the work in time”, said Dr Brijesh Dixit, Managing Director of MAHA Metro.

Study for exploring possibilities of hyperloop corridor in Bangalore

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Study for exploring possibilities of hyperloop corridor in Bangalore

BANGALORE (Metro Rail News): According to different reports, The Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) and the US-based hyperloop technology leader Virgin Hyperloop are planning to conduct a feasibility study to build a hyperloop corridor for high-speed transport between the airport and the city centre.

“An agreement has been signed by the airport operator (BIAL) and Virgin to study a viable hyperloop corridor between Kempegowda international airport and the tech city, covering 40 km distance in about 10 minutes,” a statement said.
“The agreement was signed by Karnataka Chief Secretary T.M. Vijay Bhaskar as BIAL consortium chairman and Virgin chairman Sultan bin Sulayem from its Dubai office and exchanged through the virtual mode”, a source added.

Hyperloop is a new transport mode under development to enable high-speed movement of hundreds of people and goods at a time in floating pods through tubes or tunnels above or below the ground. The move will ease up travel in the city and help to enhance the last mile connectivity.

“We are partnering with BIAL to explore a hyperloop between the airport and the city to address the congestion and support the economic growth of Bengaluru,” said one official.

The operator plans to make the airport a transportation hub, connecting people and places through multi-transport modes. Besides a road network, suburban train service and metro rail connectivity are under execution in the third busiest city of India.
The study will focus on technical, economic and route feasibility of the ambitious project in two phases of 6 months each. As technological innovation is key to building and sustaining transportation hub, Marar said the study was a step towards a new mode of transportation with economic potential, connecting passengers at high speeds with zero-emission.

Dilip Buildcon launches first Precast Segment for Bhopal Metro Phase 1

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Dilip Buildcon launches first Precast Segment for Bhopal Metro Phase 1

BHOPAL (Metro Rail News): Workers from Dilip Buildcon Ltd. on Friday launched their first 8.5-meter wide precast segment for building the elevated viaduct of Bhopal Metro Phase 1 project’s 6.225 km Package-01 connecting Subhash Nagar with AIIMS.

This is the first section of Bhopal Metro’s 14.99 km Line-2 (Karond Circle – AIIMS) for which Dilip Buildcon commenced work in early 2019 through Rs. 247.06 crore contract awarded by the Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Co Limited (MPMRCL) in October 2018 with a completion period of 27 months.

The segment was launched between Piers 144-145 near Kendriya Vidyalaya Station on Hoshangabad Road. Launching activities using a double-nosed crane will continue northward towards Subhash Nagar.

Besides the elevated viaduct between Subhash Nagar – AIIMS, Dilip Buildcon will also be constructing an entry/exit ramp to Jinsi Depot where trains will be stabled and maintained. Stations en-route will be built under a different civil package and be located at Shubhash Nagar, Kendriya Vidyalaya, DB City Mall, Sangam Cinema, Himansarovar / Habibganj Station, Habibgang Naka, Alkapuri Bus Stand and AIIMS.

J Kumar Infraprojects unveils Girders for Mumbai Metro line 2A

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J Kumar Infraprojects unveils Girders for Mumbai Metro line 2A

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Working under a tight 3.5-hour window, workers from J Kumar Infraprojects recently launched three 36.87m steel girders for constructing the 18.6 km Mumbai Metro Line-2A (Yellow Line)’s viaduct over the Western Railways’ tracks at Dahisar.

The feat was accomplished between piers P67 and P68 right between Kandarpada Station (formerly Rushi Sankul Station) and Upper Dahisar Station (formerly Anand Nagar) on the northern end of the line.

Launching works over 4 sets of tracks started at 12:15 am and ended around 2:30 am, well inside the 3.5-hour mega railway block that was scheduled to end at 3:45 am. Two of the three girders had already been pre-assembled together prior to getting launched.

“This section of Line-2 is crucial for Line-7’s operations as well since its BEML train-sets for the foreseeable future will be stabled at Line-2’s Charkop Depot in Malvani as work on Line-7’s Dahisar Depot hasn’t been able to start yet due to pending land acquisition”, one official said.

Rain leaves Namma’s Metro Majestic station leaking again

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Rain leaves Namma’s Metro Majestic station leaking again

BENGALURU (Metro Rail News):  Seepage at Majestic underground Metro station is troubling Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited once again following the recent heavy rain. Kempegowda Majestic Interchange, which has been operational since 2016, sees the highest footfall. It is also touted to be one of the biggest Metro stations in the country with world-class facilities. Yet, this is not the first time the station faced leakage problems.

At the underground and elevated stations, buckets are placed at several places whenever it rains heavily.BS Chandrasekhar Rao, who worked with various urban transport and mass rapid transit systems, said.

Metro Majestic station leaking again

“There seems to be extensive and widespread leakage of water and dampness on the walls. This is indicative of a major problem somewhere. There can be numerous causes for water leakage and seepage, and it is difficult to discover because the source of the leaking water and its manifestation can be too wide apart and water can travel long distances before it expresses itself”, he further added.

BMRCL chief public relations officer BL Yeshwanth Chavan said: “Ground-level water seeps. Grouting work which was done earlier is on.” It appears that water is leaking through the construction joints. Maybe the joints needed better attention during construction,” said a civil engineer. “There could be multiple reasons. The city received heavy rainfall for the past few years, so there is a possibility of rainwater not getting drained”, Prof Ananth Ramaswamy, a civil engineer at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) was stated saying.

“Neither officials nor contractors are held responsible for the poor quality of civil work and maintenance. We want central and state governments to conduct a probe and take action against the guilty,” said Suryanarayana Murthy, vice president, Bangalore Metro Rail Employees Union.

Chennai Metro: Stations to be equipped with foot-operated elevators

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Chennai Metro: Stations to be equipped with foot-operated elevators

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Chennai Metro has begun installing a mechanism to operate lifts in metro stations by foot to prevent commuters from touching elevator buttons and thereby reducing the risk of contracting COVID.

“32 stations along the 45km phase-1 will have foot-operated elevators by the end of this week. The nine stations coming up in Phase-1 extension, which will be ready at the end of this year, will also have similar elevators”, said one official. A metro rail official said they have installed the devices in three elevators at 20 of the 32 stations. This includes Alandur, Central and Airport which attract more footfall.
“Within a week, we will complete installation in other stations,” he added.

With the new mechanism, commuters using the elevators could simply tap a button on the floor of the lift with their feet and reach the concourse or platform levels. In May, metro rail had installed foot-operated elevators at its head office in Koyambedu. After receiving feedback from the users, it began installing them at the stations. All stations have two to four lifts that take passengers from the street level to concourse and then to platform levels.

Officials said all the nine stations in the 9km phase-1 extension that would link a part of North Chennai will be opened with such foot-operated lifts. Metro rail launched a few other facilities for contactless travel. It includes QR-code tickets, which could be purchased through the metro rail app, and travel card readers where passengers could simply tap their smartcard to recharge.

Commuters can travel in Namma Metro during Karnataka Bandh

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Commuters can travel in Namma Metro during Karnataka Bandh

BANGALORE (Metro Rail News): Several farmers’ organisations across Karnataka have geared up for a state-wide bandh today to protest against the state government’s Land Reforms Ordinances and Centre’s agriculture Bills. 

The bandh is being supported by many labour organisations including the Peace Auto and Taxi Association, Bharath Vehicles drivers’ Union, Ola, Uber and Taxi for Sure Owners and Drivers Association, Lorry Owners Association and others have announced their support to the farmers by halting their services today. The metro services in Bengaluru will function normally with its normal schedule as no such support to the farmers’ agitation has been announced the metro drivers’ associations. 

Many farmers in Karnataka are against the ordinances passed by the state government on land and agricultural issues, namely the Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Ordinance 2020, Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation and Development) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020. Generally, the metro services are unaffected by such political moves and metro continues to run during such bandhs leaving exceptions.

Although there is no such notification from the metro authorities, it is clear that the services of Namma Metro will remain unaffected today.

New Delhi Railway Station Redevelopment 2nd pre-bid meeting held

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New Delhi Railway Station Redevelopment 2nd pre-bid meeting held

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The second pre-bid meeting for the redevelopment of New Delhi Railway Station was recently held in New Delhi. 35 national and international firms including Arabian Construction Company, Anchorage Infrastructure, Adani, GMR, I Squared Capital, JKB Infra, Kalpataru participated in the meeting.

The deadline for submission of Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the project is November 6, according to different reports. Private players are being invited for the redevelopment of an area of 5 lakh square metres at New Delhi Railway Station and another 2.6 lakh sq metres around its surroundings for commercial purposes on Design-Build Finance Operate Transfer (DBFOT) model for a concession period of 60 years.

“The redevelopment of the New Delhi Railway Station has attracted interest from leading global firms. The project aims to transform NDLS into a world-class and a one-stop destination for retail, commercial and hospitality. It will also boost real estate and ensure a cascading development of New Delhi and surrounding regions,” according to an official.

“The concessionaire will earn revenue from several components including passenger handling fees collected from passengers via ticket sales; revenue from passenger facilities within the station such as retail areas, lounges, parking, advertisement spaces, F&B; and income from the development and lease of commercial components”, a source added.

E-Auto facility available at Chennai Metro Stations soon

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E-Auto facility available at Chennai Metro Stations soon

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Solar or electric-powered autorickshaws will soon start operating from metro stations in Chennai to provide commuters with an eco-friendly public transport for last-mile connectivity. The service will coexist with the present eco-friendly transport fleet of Chennai Metro Rail Corporation.

According to sources, a mobile app-based e-auto service was being planned on the lines of those recently launched. The e-auto has many safety features for passengers and is mostly driven by women. The proposal is under consideration according to the sources.”Apart from regular share autos and cabs which operate up to a specific distance from stations, CMRL operates app-based e-bikes in collaboration with two different startups across eight stations.

The service involves pick-up and drop-off hubs in and outside stations enabling commuters to book bikes through an app”, said an official.

“A four-car metro train, which runs approximately for about 400km a day, generates around 1900 kWh through the traction system. This electricity is mostly consumed by the rolling stocks (trains) on the same electrical section and the remaining is fed back to CMRL’s 33kv network. Generating its own power reduces dependency on Tangedco, which in turn can save its power generation and eventually carbon emissions”, a report added.

In addition, CMRL has solar panels of more than 5.5MW capacity installed at the stations to power lights. It also has plans to commission an 8MW solar power plant to generate more than 1.16 crore units of electricity for train and station operations and save up to 2.54 crore every year towards the purchase of electricity and also help cut down carbon emissions of up to 11,587 tonnes a year.

Delhi-Panipath RRTS extension till Karnal may Enlarge the concept of NCR

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KARNAL (Metro Rail News): Karnal which has evolved from a sparsely populated area to a dense one is rapidly changing in terms of population. The area may be a part of the NCR region in the coming years as Noida, Gurgaon and Faridabad are today. The Haryana government has proposed several new projects for the all-round development of Karnal.

The Chief Minister recently hinted at the extension of Delhi-Panipath corridor of RRTS till Karnal. The total length of the corridor will be 103 km with 17 stations, including Murthal depot station.

“If the Haryana government makes this decision, it may enhance seamless transport facilities throughout the entire area and Karnal may soon become a distance of 30-40 minutes from Delhi. The share of the Haryana government in the Delhi-Panipat RRTS corridor is around Rs 5,000 crore (16 per cent of the total cost)”, said an official related with the development.

“Karnal has good connectivity with the adjoining areas like Delhi and Chandigarh. The coming of RRTS project to the city may turn as a boon as another arm added in its infrastructural development which will benefit the region, giving a boost to rapid connectivity from other adjacent areas”, said an official. The move will help to enlarge the concept of National Capital Region and it will further help to ease up the connectivity.

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