CMRS Inspect Four Stations of Nagpur Metro Project, Applauds the metro officials

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CMRS Inspect Four Stations of Nagpur Metro Project, Applauds the metro officials

NAGPUR (Metro Rail News): The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) Mri Janak Kumar Garg inspected four stations of Nagpur Metro Rail Project. Mr Garg and his team of officials inspected Ajni Square & Rahate Colony Metro Stations on Orange Line and LAD Square and Bansi Nagar Metro Stations on the Aqua Line. The CMRS and his team expressed satisfaction for the works executed at all the 4 Metro Stations.

The Metro Stations of Ajni Square and Rahate Colony are part of Reach-I of Nagpur Metro Project, which stretches from Khapri to Sitabuldi Interchange. Similarly, LAD Square and Bansi Nagar are part of Reach-III, which touches Lokmanya Nagar Metro Station and Sitabuldi Interchange on the two extreme sides. Nagpur Project is being executed by Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited.

The CMRS team inspected the various services extended at the four Metro Stations. The team also examined number of measures taken for passenger comfort and safety like Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) Gates, Emergency Call Point, Lift and Escalator, Drinking Water Facility, Transformer, Signalling & Telecom Room, Station Control Room, to name a few.

The team also reviewed the steps to be taken during emergency situations. A Mock Drill was also organized on the occasion to showcase Maha Metro readiness to deal with any such eventuality. Maha Metro has made special provisions for children and physically challenged like Baby Care Room and specially-made wash rooms at Metro Stations. The team also reviewed these facilities.

The measures taken for passenger safety were examined by CMRS. The officials also inspected Receiving Sub Station (RSS) at Jhansi Rani Metro Station. Maha Metro has constructed a 132 KV sub-station there. The sub-station ensures continuous power supply to East-West Metro Corridor of the Nagpur Metro Project. It is one of the two RSS, constructed by Maha Metro Nagpur.

The two stations of Orange Line are located on Wardha Road – one of the busiest roads of the city. Similarly, the two Aqua Line Metro Stations – LAD Square and Bansi Nagar are located on Ambazari Road and Hingna Road respectively. Once the four stations get operational, it would immensely benefit the people residing in the catchment areas.

TBM T61 provides a rapid pace to tunnelling work of Mumbai Metro Line-3

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TBM T61 provides a rapid pace to tunnelling work of Mumbai Metro Line-3

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) T61 nicknamed Tapi-1 operated by the J Kumar Infraprojects – China Railway Tunnel Group JV made a breakthrough at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport’s Domestic Terminal-1 Station’s northern-end on Mumbai Metro’s 33.5 km Aqua-Line (Line-3).
This was T61’s second (and final) breakthrough, J Kumar – CRTG’s fifth (and penultimate) breakthrough for the 4.45km Santa Cruz Mid Ventilation Shaft – CSIA Terminal 2 Package UGC-06, and overall Mumbai Metro Line-3’s 31st TBM breakthrough.
This Ø6.68m dual-mode Terratec TBM had passed factory acceptance tests in September 2017 and arrived in the city in November 2017.

For its first assignment, it was commissioned as TBM Godavari-1 from Package UGC-05’s Vidyanagari Station to the Santa Cruz Mid Ventilation Shaft (dead-end of UGC-05/06) and onwards to CSIA’s Terminal-1 Station for building the 2895 meter up-line tunnel, and recorded a joint breakthrough for UGC-05 and UGC-06 in April 2019.
For its last assignment that ended today – the machine was commissioned from Sahar Road Station towards Terminal 1 in September 2019 to build the 1512 meter down-line tunnel.

Contract for Delhi-Meerut RRTS Line’s Package 9A awarded to Sam India

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MEERUT (Metro Rail News): Sam India Builtwell Pvt. Ltd. on Friday emerged as the lowest bidder for the 82.15 km Delhi – Meerut RRTS Line‘s Package 9A involving the construction of multi-storied staff quarters and connectivity from Mathura Road to Jangpura Stabling Yard complex within Delhi, after officials from the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) opened financial bids submitted by different infrastructure firms.
While this clearly isn’t the most exciting package of the project, it is significant for the development of Delhi’s new semi high-speed Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) which after the completion of its roughly 349 km Phase 1 network will employ at least 4000 employees throughout the region with an operations control centre (OCC) at Jangpura to monitor all subsystems and train operations on the network’s three lines.
NCRTC invited tenders for this staff quarters package in April 2020 and opened technical bids on July 9 to reveal 7 bidders. NCRTC’s estimate was USD $39.81 million (Rs. 293.14 crore). The rolling stock tender has been awarded to Bombardier.

Andhra’s second Kisan Rail on way to Delhi

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Andhra’s second Kisan Rail on way to Delhi

ANTAPUR (Metro Rail News): Eleven days after the virtual flagging off of the first South Indian Kisan Rail from Anantapur in AP, the second one chugged off on Sunday morning from the southern state, laden with tomatoes and fruits to Nagpur and New Delhi.

“Second rake of Kisan Rail has started from Anantapur station in the early hours of Sunday to reach Adarsh Nagar in New Delhi,” said a South Central Railway (SCR) zone official.

Loaded with 262 tonnes of agricultural produce, the Kisan train is ferrying 239 tonnes of tomatoes and 23 tonnes of fruits such as papaya and others.

Expected to reach the national capital on Monday, the 12-parcel van train will unload three vans carrying 67 tonnes of tomatoes in Nagpur in Maharashtra, enroute to Delhi.

Nagpur is 882 km north of Anantapur while New Delhi is roughly 2,000 km north of the Rayalaseema town.

“An announcement was made in the Union Budget 2020 – 21 about the operation of Kisan trains and accordingly Kisan Rails were started,” he said.

Politics on Bangalore’s ORR-KIA Metro line

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Politics on Bangalore’s ORR-KIA Metro line

BANGALORE (Metro Rail News): After the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor , a group has started talking about the Bengaluru suburban rail project alleging that the Centre is not giving due weighatage to Outer Ring Road-Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) Metro corridor. Some have started taking the matter to social media.

The 37-year-old suburban rail proposal, which was also announced in the 2018-19 Union budget, is awaiting CCEA clearance since November 2019. While BMRCL invited tenders for ORRKIA Metro line, it is yet to be finalised and it is waiting for a nod from Central Government.

Union housing and urban affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri in Parliament said approval for ORR-airport Metro depends on the feasibility of the project and availability of resources and no time limit can be specified for its sanction.

The other group is saying that the Centre has cleared Metro projects in smaller cities like Kanpur, Agra and Nagpur without delay but it is not taking the same way for Bangalore. After the Pandemic came which has hit the economy badly, the government seems in no mood to expend much.

Works to be faster on the upcoming corridors of Kanpur Metro says Kumar Keshav, UPMRC Chief

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Works to be faster on the upcoming corridors of Kanpur Metro says Kumar Keshav, UPMRC Chief

KANPUR (Metro Rail News) – Managing Director of Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (UPMRC), Mr Kumar Keshav reviewed the ongoing civil construction work on the Kanpur Metro’s Corridor today and gave necessary instructions to the Metro engineers. Shri Keshav started his visit from Motijheel and reviewed the progress of civil construction at all 9 stations up to IIT, Kanpur. During his visit, Mr Keshav gave clear instructions to the engineers of UP Metro that full attention should be paid to the convenience of the residents and as the work of Piles and Pile caps on the site is completed, narrow down the barricades on the road, which will increase the space for vehicles on the roads.

Expressing satisfaction over the progress of works, he said, “The team of UP Metro is working on the Priority Corridor, setting small targets and moving ahead with speed. Our focus is not on the achievements that we have achieved in such a short time, but our focus is on the goals that we have to complete. Various technical systems are to be installed for Metro operations in the Priority Corridor. Once all these systems get commissioned, the work of Corridor-1 between IIT & Naubasta and Corridor-2 from CSA to Barra-8 will be accelerated. UP Metro will complete the project within the stipulated time frame. Also, after the Metro project is ready in Kanpur like Lucknow, the infrastructure in the surrounding areas of the corridor will be better and prosperous.”

“After inspecting the corridor, the Managing Director reached the casting yard at Lakhanpur, where he reviewed the facilities available to the workers in the labour colony and also planted saplings. Mr Keshav departed from the casting yard and reached the Metro Depot being built in the Polytechnic’, a statement read.

India hands over two modern trains to Nepal

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India hands over two modern trains to Nepal

JANAKPUR, NEPAL (Metro Rail News): India has handed over two modern trains to Nepal that would run between Jaynagar in Bihar and Kurtha in Dhanusa district from mid-December, marking the beginning of the first broad-gauge railway service in the Himalayan nation, officials said on Saturday.

The Konkan Railway delivered two modern Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit (DMUC) trains to the Nepal Railway for Jaynagar-Kurtha broad gauge line on Friday. These trains are manufactured by Integrated Coach Factory, Chennai with modern amenities and the latest AC-AC propulsion technology.

The Indian technicians and the Nepal Railway staff were welcomed at various locations when the trains arrived in the country from India on Friday. Thousands of people gathered to see the new trains despite the coronavirus pandemic that has killed 390 people and infected over 60,000 others in Nepal.

The trial run of the new trains started from Friday on the broad gauge tracks whose construction was completed last year, according to Nepal Railway Company Director General Guru Bhattarai.

Since the border is unlikely to open soon due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the train services would not start immediately and the trains would be parked at the Nepal Railway Station in Jaynagar for the maintenance and safety, according to Senior Divisional Engineer Devendra Shah.

“The trains are expected to go into regular operation around the Ram-Janaki marriage ceremony in mid-December when the situation is likely to improve,” said Nepal Railway Company Engineer Binod Ojha.

The Jaynagar-Kurtha rail line was originally built during the British Raj to transport logs from forests at Mahottari, Nepal to India. At that time, the line from Jaynagar in Bihar to Bijulpura in Mahottari was 52 kms long.

The 69-km Jaynagar-Janakpur-Bardibas railway is being built at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore with support from the Indian government.

Pramit Kumar Garg appointed as the new Director of Business development at DMRC

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Pramit Kumar Garg appointed as the new Director of Business development at DMRC

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Pramit Kumar Garg has taken over the charge of Director of Business Development at Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). He has been given the duty when the Metro Corporation is trying to increase its revenues.

“Mr Garg is an officer of the 1992 batch of Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) and has been associated with DMRC since 2002 in various capacities including Executive Director / Consultancy Business”, the DMRC said in a press release.

He is a Civil Engineer from the University of Roorkee (now IIT) and a post graduate from IIT (Delhi) and has a vast experience of 27 years with distinction in various capacities in Indian Railways as well as in project execution and implementation in urban environment and consultancy business in DMRC.

He received the ‘Project Leader of the Year’ award in 2019 from Project Management Association, India for the efficient completion of the NOIDA-Greater NOIDA Metro line.

DMRC ridership declined during riots & protests says Central Government

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DMRC ridership declined during riots & protests says Central Government

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) has said that there was some decline in cumulative ridership due to protests and riots in Delhi, the Centre has informed Parliament.

Responding to Unstarred Questions, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs told the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Thursday that the DMRC faced a loss of an estimated revenue of Rs 1,609 crore due to closure of Metro services in view of Covid-19 pandemic. The Ministry said that preparatory work like detailed designing, preparation of tender schedule, and finalisation of tenders were carried out by the DMRC during the countrywide lockdown.

When asked “whether the government has devised any strategy to mitigate the effect of losses incurred by the DMRC”, the Ministry said various innovative means like provisioning of the feeder system, property development at stations and on other lands, leasing of spaces, Transit-Oriented Development and Value Capture Finance are enumerated in Metro Rail Policy, 2017 to enhance revenue of DMRC”.

Responding to the question as to how the DMRC is managing or restructuring loan payments, the Ministry said that payments towards loans have been made by it as per the schedule. The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has issued Standard Operating Procedures for the functioning of Metro trains allowed under the ‘Unlock 4’ guidelines.

DMRC Invites Bids for Underground Section of Patna Metro

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DMRC Invites Bids for Underground Section of Patna Metro

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): In addition to Line-1’s first package (PC-04), the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has invited bids for the construction of the first underground package (PC-03) of Patna Metro’s 14.05 km Line-2 of the Phase 1 project which will connect Patna Junction Railway Station and New ISBT through 12 stations.
After Package PC-01, the roughly 8 km package PC-03 is the second (and final) package of Line-2 and will comprise of 6 underground stations. Package PC-01’s contract for the 6.107 km Malahi Pakri – New ISBT section’s construction was in fact awarded to NCC Ltd. today after they emerged as its lowest bidder in August. A station planned at Prem Chand Rangashala between Moin Ul Haq Stadium and University stations has been dropped.
The work includes Design and Construction of Twin Tunnel by Shield TBM, Tunnel by Cut & Cover, Underground Ramp at Rajendra Nagar and Six Underground metro stations viz. Rajendra Nagar, Moin Ul Haq Stadium, University, PMCH, Gandhi Maidan & Akashvani with Entry/Exits & Connecting subway including Architectural Finishing, Water Supply, Sanitary Installation & Drainage works on New ISBT to Patna Station of corridor-2 of Phase-I of Patna MRTS.
Approximate Cost of the tender is Rs. 1958.81 Crores with a deadline of 42 months.

Nepal Begins trials for its First Broad-Gauge Railway Service

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Nepal Begins trials for its First Broad-Gauge Railway Service

JANAKPUR, NEPAL (Metro Rail News): Trial for Nepal’s first broad-gauge railway service in Janakpur has begun from Friday with the arrival of two sets of rail to revive operation in the Janakpur-Jaynagar section. Remained halted for the past six years for an upgrade, the previous narrow-gauge- now a broad gauge is expected to come into operation after Dashain-Tihar. With its operation, the first trans-border railway connection between two neighbours would again be established.

“I am very very happy as it is set to resume which shows the united work of Indian and Nepali Government. It would prove best for the people of Mithilanchal to ferry and also would increase the comfort of people,” a man was stated saying. “With the operation of rail, it would be easy for us to go to India to buy and bring things from there. Before its resumption we have to take the express vehicles, now anyone can go to India and meet relatives which would shorten travelling time. Now we will get means to ferry to and fro which also would ease the tension,” the person said to news agency ANI.

People gathered in large numbers at halt station in Janakpur on Friday afternoon to see and welcome the arriving train procured by Government of Nepal from Konkan Railways of India. Nepal’s Railway Department has procured the rail engines and coaches from Kokan India for 84 Crore 65 Lakhs Nepali rupees.

Operated using Diesel and Electricity, each set has 5 bogies (coaches). Out of them, one is AC coach while three are General bogies. One of the set’s engine has been designed with the capacity to accommodate passengers. Combining the 5 bogies, it bears the capacity of 1 Thousand and 3 hundred passengers at a time. The 34 Kilometer broad gauge railway track has been built in Indian assistance. It would revive the earlier Janakpur-Jaynagar railways connection between India and Nepal.

Further work of extending railways track from Kurtha to Bijalapur of Mahottari measuring 17 Kilometers is underway. The Kurtha-Jaynagar Railway measuring 35 kilometres in length section was constructed with the technical and financial support of India. The railway is likely to come into operation after Dashain and Tihar festivals.

(With inputs from ANI).

DMRC’s earning rises to Rs 6 crore from fare revenue

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DMRC’s earning rises to Rs 6 crore from fare revenue

NEW DELHI 9Metro Rail News): The Delhi Metro, resumed its services on September 7 after a no service of 169 days. After coming back on track, it has earned approximately Rs 6 crore as fare revenue. The highest of it came on September 14 with fare revenue amounting to Rs 1.09 crore.

During normal days of pre-COVID days, the average daily earnings from fare revenue was between Rs 9 crore to Rs 10 crore. The resumption of cash flow holds significance in light of the DMRC’s (Delhi Metro Rail Corporation) loss amounting to Rs 1,609 crore, as shared by the Centre in Lok Sabha on Thursday, on account of suspension of services between March 22 and September 6. On September 7, when the Yellow Line, which runs between Gurgaon’s Huda City Centre and Delhi’s Samaypur Badli, was opened along with Rapid Metro Gurgaon, DMRC earned Rs 10.06 lakh as revenue from ticket sales from 15,226 commuters.

The earnings rose to 70 lakh when all the lines started operating from 6 am to 11 pm on September 12. It further rose to Rs 1.09 crore on September 14, as over 2.5 lakh people — as against an average of 27 lakh during pre-corona — used the Metro services in what was the first working Monday after the complete restoration of usual services.

The Centre reiterated its stand in the Lok Sabha on Thursday in a written response. Responding to a query on measures taken by the Centre to tackle a potential impact of loan repayment by Metro operators, it said, “Urban transport is an integral part of urban development, which is a State subject. As per Metro Rail Policy, 2017, financial sustainability during operations of Metro rail system, which also includes debt servicing, is the responsibility of the State Government.”

Rs 34 crore loss after COVID stopped services of Kochi Metro

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Rs 34 crore loss after COVID stopped services of Kochi Metro

KOCHI (Metro Rail News): Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) suffered a loss of `34.18 crore due to suspending of services owing to Covid-19. Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri revealed the figures while answering a question by Benny Behanan, MP, in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The loss of Delhi Metro — the largest metro network in the country — stands at a whopping `1,609 crore. Bengaluru Metro incurred a loss of 170 crores followed by Lucknow Metro (90 crores) and Chennai Metro (80 crores).
Non-operation of services for more than five months, since the start of the nationwide lockdown on March 25, put Kochi Metro under severe financial stress as salaries had to be paid to around 1,200 employees, including Kudumbashree workers, and rail tracks and 25 trains had to be maintained.

It was only on September 7 that the Kochi Metro resumed services, by adhering to COVID protocol.“Kochi Metro has incurred losses due to Covid-19 like other Metros in India. A strong ridership in the coming months should help in meeting the operating expenses. This loss in the short term has to be met through government support. The loss definitely will adversely affect our accounts and balance sheet,” KMRL Managing Director Alkesh Kumar Sharma said.

Uber integrates Hyderabad metro on its App

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Uber integrates Hyderabad metro on its App

Hyderabad (Metro Rail News): Ride-hailing major Uber announced on Thursday that it is partnering with Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) and L&T Metro to integrate public transport into its app. With the public transport feature, riders will be able to plan their transit journey with real-time information and end-to-end directions, all within the Uber app. Hyderabad is the second city in India and third in the Asia Pacific to get the feature, after it was launched in Delhi in October 2019.
Under the current partnership in Hyderabad, users will be able to plan their commute by reviewing HMRL and Telangana State Road Transport Corporations’ (TSRTC) bus service information on the Uber app. On selecting ‘Public Transport,’ the app displays information on HMRL and TSRTC bus service with details on real-time scheduling, arrival and departure times, pricing, information on stops, and walking directions to a destination.

Users will have the option of customizing each journey by choosing preferred modes of transit and route including choosing ridesharing options to help with first/last mile connectivity.

“We recognize that public transport and Uber can be a powerful combination as riders will have information on metro and bus service schedules to make smart choices, along with options to complete the first and last mile of their journey. We hope with this new initiative, the people who wouldn’t regularly consider public transport will realize how easy and affordable it can be,” KVB Reddy, MD & CEO, L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited said.

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