UPMRC celebrates Independence Day in presence of its MD

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UPMRC celebrates Independence Day in presence of its MD

Lucknow/Kanpur ( Metro Rail News ) – The Managing Director of UPMRC, Mr. Kumar Keshav hoisted the National Flag to mark the 74th Independence Day of the Nation and celebrated this occasion with the officers and staff of the company. He unfurled the tricolour flag at the UPMRC’s Administrative Building at 8.45 AM and at the Transport Nagar Metro Depot at 10:00 AM.

Flag Hosting by UPMRC MD
Managing Director of UPMRC, Mr. Kumar Keshav hoisted the National Flag to mark the 74th Independence Day

On the day, all the employees from the Project and the Operations & Maintenance Wing maintained the norms of social distancing & remembered the freedom struggle and the sacrifices made by our immortal freedom fighters of the Country.

The Managing Director delivered an inspirational lecture to the employees and enlightened them with the historical speeches given by Father of the Nation – Late Mahatma Gandhi in 1942 during the Quit India Movement & by Shaheed Bhagat Singh during the freedom struggle. He called upon all the employees to march ahead on the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi. 

Officials and employees involved in the Kanpur Metro project also celebrated Independence Day by flagging off in the casting card, led by Shri Arvind Singh, Project Director, Kanpur Metro.

On the occasion, Shri Kumar Keshav said, “Being a public transport system, UPMRC has lots of responsibilities towards its public and we have to deliver it with our combined efforts. We followed this approach earlier and completed the construction work of Lucknow Metro’s whole ‘North-South Corridor’ in record time. This time too we have to move ahead with the same approach and provide Metro to the public keeping their need and comfort in mind”. 

Railways announce new Clerk & apprentice Vacancies

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Railways announce new Clerk & apprentice Vacancies

New Delhi ( Metro Rail News ) – Much awaited Railway Recruitment Board will conduct RRB NTPC 2020 Exam to fill 35208 vacancies under Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC). The vacancies were announced last year. Amongst these posts, 24605 vacancies are Graduate Posts and 10603 vacancies are Undergraduate Posts. RRB NTPC Exam will be conducted only after the appointment of Exam Conducting Agency through tenders and bids.

The Railways have also invited around 500 new vacancies for new posts. According to different news reports, The Railways is also finding options to conduct the pending exams as it has already been more than one and a half year after the candidates applied for different posts.

North East Frontier Railway Indian Railways in a recent development  has released Apprentice recruitment held on 4499 different Apprentice posts. The eligible candidates willing to apply may visit the official website for detailed information and further updates.

Tunneling to start at different sites of Mumbai Metro Line 3

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Tunneling to start at different sites of Mumbai Metro Line 3

Mumbai ( Metro Rail News) – Few exclusive retrieval images of TBM Tansa-2 at Worli Station of Mumbai Metro line 3 was shared by Mumbai Metro on Saturday. It was then transported in assembled condition by self-propelled modular transporter to Science Museum station. It has been reported that the TBM will commence it’s 2200 m upline drive towards the Mumbai Central through Mahalaxmi Station.

The news came on the eve of Independence Day and it shows the consistency of work by Mumbai Metro even amid the COVID Pandemic according to sources and experts of the Industry. Tunnelling and Boring work are one of the most important things when it comes to the development of metro projects.

The work is going to cover a host of stations and it will further help the metro authoities to complete works at expected time.

Titagarh Firema becomes first Indian firm to manufacture aluminium bodied metro coaches

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Titagarh Firema becomes first Indian firm to manufacture aluminium bodied metro coaches

PUNE (Metro Rail News): In a move ahead in manufacturing indigenous metro coaches, a Kolkata based firm Titagarh Firema has become the first Indian firm which is going to manufacture aluminium-bodied coaches. It is supposed to supply the first fleet of these coaches to Pune Metro.

In a tweet, Secretary of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) Durga Shankar Mishra said, ” In a huge leap towards Atmanirbhar Bharat, Titagarh Firema, a firm based in Kolkata, is the first Indian company, which will manufacture aluminium bodied metro coaches for Pune Metro. These coaches are the lightest in India so far with 15.5 tonnes axle load”.

“This will enable lower infra cost & higher energy efficiency. These coaches are being manufactured & first 3 will be delivered by June 2021. Commencing operation of Metro will provide Ease of Living to citizens. This is a huge step towards Make In India and Atmanirbhar Bharat”, Mr. Mishra said in a series of tweets as the PM stressed these two things in his independence day speech at Red Fort.

MoHUA’s Secretary Mr. Durga Shankar Mishra also unveiled the final design of Pune Metro’s 34 Titagarh train-sets. He emphasized the role of Indian firms in moving forward to achieve higher efficiency in the field of metro project’s development. He wrote, ” Best wishes to Maha Metro & Titagarh Firema” in a series of tweets.

Medha Group to invest Rs 1,000 cr to set up Country’s largest private-sector rail coach factory

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Medha Group to invest Rs 1,000 cr to set up Country’s largest private-sector rail coach factory

Hyderabad (Metro Rail News) – Medha Servo Drives Pvt. Ltd., a major private player in Rail transportation is going to invest Rs 1,000 crore in setting a rail coach factory which is being touted as India’s largest private-sector rail coach factory. The project is set to be established on Hyderabad’s outskirts at Kondakal village in Shankarpally of Rangareddy district.

The factory will manufacture coaches, locomotives, metro trains and monorail, among others, and will have a production capacity of 500 coaches of various types and 50 locomotives per year according to different official sources. The factory is proposed to create about 1000 direct jobs and 1,200 indirect jobs ones in the region.

Telanganas Industries Minister K. T. Rama Rao on Thursday laid the foundation stone for Medha Rail Coach Factory at Kondakal near Hyderabad.
Rangareddy: Telangana Industries and IT Minister KT Rama Rao at the groundbreaking ceremony of Medha rail coach factory in Kondakal of Shankarpally Mandal in Rangareddy district on Aug 13, 2020. (Phto: IANS)

At the ground-breaking of the factory, Telangana industries minister KT Rama Rao said the setting of the largest private-sector rail coach factory in the state will create an ecosystem for rail coach manufacturing in Telangana.

Kanakapura Road stretch of Namma Metro completes, trails run by Aug 20

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Kanakapura Road stretch of Namma Metro completes, trails run by Aug 20

Bangalore (Metro Rail News): The long waits of more than an era for the completion of 6.52-km elevated Metro line on Kanakapura Road is going to come to an end. The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) is going to begin trial runs by August 20. BMRCL has planned to power the traction of the third rail in phases and is currently in the last leg of preparations for running trolleys before the stretch is thrown open to the public.

The BMRCL recently issued a public notice asking people not to come in contact with 33kv cables and the 750 volt DC third rail installed on the viaduct, stating that they would begin the testing works. “We plan to start the trial runs by August 20 as works related to telecommunication, signalling and traction are almost ready. The trials could go on for 30-45 days, followed by an inspection from the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety. The Metro line will be ready for commercial operations by September-end or the first week of November,” a senior BMRCL was stated saying in a media report.

The 6.52-km Metro line is an extension of Reach 2 of Phase 1 from Yelachenahalli to Anjanapura. The stretch comprises of five elevated Metro stations such as Konankunte Cross, Doddakallasandra, Vajrahalli, Thalaghattapura and Anjanapura. The line will also have a separate depot but its construction has been delayed due to land availability. The BMRCL is yet to acquire 19 out of the 21 properties needed for the depot.

The small Metro line will also be the first of the six stretches of the 72-km Phase II project that will be open for commercial operations this year. The remaining five corridors are in different stages of completion. While the extension of the Metro line towards Mysore road from Nayandahalli is the next stretch slated to be ready by February next year, a 13-km underground corridor will be the last of the Phase II projects that will be completed by 2024-25.

A long Delay
As per the original plan, the BMRCL had scheduled the completion of the 6.52-km elevated Metro line by March 2018. The Rs 508.85 crore contract was awarded to Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC) on January 2016. The project, however, missed several deadlines primarily due to non-availability of land. The Metro line required an acquisition of 12 government and 294 private properties.

Pandemic an excuse for incomplete projects including metros

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Pandemic an excuse for incomplete projects including metros

Bangalore (Metro Rail News) As many as 65 infrastructure projects including Bangaluru metro, whose construction required the concurrence of traffic police, have missed the specified time to complete the works, according to a recent report submitted by the traffic department to the state government. While the delay is causing inconveniences to motorists, the government agencies have cited a shortage of labourers during the pandemic as a reason for not meeting the deadlines.

According to officials, the traffic police had issued concurrence to as many as 169 works related to BBMP, Smart City, BWSSB, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), Railways, GAIL Gas and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Of these, 65 works are still in progress even after the stipulated time, senior police said. They also complained that at least 10 works are being undertaken by departments such as BBMP, BWSSB, Smart City and BESCOM without taking concurrence from the Traffic Police Department. Officials also pointed out that some of the Smart City works have been taken up without safety precautions.

While the BWSSB has taken up works mostly in the peripheral areas of the city for laying water pipelines and sewage systems, the BBBMP has dug up several parts of the core area for executing white topping projects and repairing road-side drains.

The Bangaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited is also making an excuse stating that the pandemic has affected the progress of it’s works.

Lucknow Metro conducts Emergency Exit Mock Drill

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Lucknow Metro conducts Emergency Exit Mock Drill

Lucknow (Metro Rail News): Lucknow Metro conducted a special mock drill with Metro Train from Transport Nagar Metro Station to Hazaratganj Metro today to assess its preparedness for checking passenger’s safety in case of such emergency /exigent situations in Metro. Different scenarios were recreated in real-time to depict the scene of an emergency exit incident, monitor the casualties and mitigation efforts to be adopted to avert and control such types of major rescue situations.

All the concerned Metro staff deployed for smooth conduct of the drill included senior officer, staff from operations department, on duty Station Controller, CRA (Customer Relations Assistant), CFAs (Customer Facilitation Assistants), and the security personnel who extended their support in the drill. The mock drill commenced with maintining social distancing and all the necessary safety measures were adhered to and complied with during the implementation of this mock drill/exercise.

UPMRC conducts such types of special mock drills regularly in close coordination with the Operations department in order to increase awareness in the system about passenger safety, security and to adopt disaster management measures at times of both unforeseen natural and manmade calamities. As a role model of the safest and most secure mode of Mass Rapid Urban Transportation, Lucknow Metro performs and organizes such drills for its new employees to give them real-time exposure of emergency situation related to passenger evacuation and making alternate ticketing arrangements for public without obstructing their movement at the time of crisis.

Through such exercises, UPMRC is spreading the message “Passenger Safety- UPMRC’s Utmost Priority” thereby motivating the commuters to use Metro for commutation and daily travel to their workplace and likewise. Uttar Pradesh Metro always looks forward to create a sense of belonging with Lucknowites by providing them the safest mode of public transport and world-class facilities like clean and green alternate means of urban transportation at the same time.

Kochi Metro completes its Phase 1 project

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Kochi Metro completes its Phase 1 project

KOCHI (Metro Rail News) – In a big development amid the days of Pandemic, Kochi Metro has completed its phase 1 project. On this development, Durga Shankar Mishra, the Secretary of MoHUA took to Twitter to share the information. He wrote ” Kochi Metro’s 22nd station Petta is all set to open its door to the world. This station is a tribute to the fishermen community & designed on the theme of “fishing” narrating lesser-known stories of the community in Kerala. With this, Kochi Metro has completed it’s Phase 1.”

Precast Pier cap Launching
Precast Pier cap Launching

“Phase 1 Extension of Kochi Metro consists of two Stretches, first from Petta to SN Junction including 2 Stations viz Vadakkekotta and SN  Junction & Panamkutty Bridge. Second from Sn Junction to Thripunithura including one station of Thrippunithura Terminal.” said a statement released by Kochi Metro.

The First Stretch was awarded to KEC- CCECC JV and the work started on 16th October 2019. The work was carried out during the Covid 19 Pandemic period from 21st April 2020 also duly following the Covid Protocol & retaining the labour force. In spite of these challenges, the first Precast Piercap in the stretch was launched on 18/06/2020 (Figure 1) and the girders for Panamkutty Bridge launched on 30/06/2020.

Precast I Girder Launching for River Bridge
Precast I Girder Launching for River Bridge

The tender for the second stretch from SN Junction to Thrippunithura Terminal was called on 18/05/2020. The tender was opened on 14/07/2020 and successfully awarded to M/s KEC – VNC JV within a period of 20 days ie. on 03/08/2020.

You will soon be able to pay through credit & debit card at AFC gates in Delhi Metro

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You will soon be able to pay through credit & debit card at AFC gates in Delhi Metro

New Delhi ( Metro Rail News ) – Once you are back to Delhi Metro for a journey, you may have a different experience at Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) Automatic Fare Collection System (AFC) gates.

With a few new features, travelling in Delhi Metro is soon going to be smoother than pre-COVID days for the commuters. According to different reports by media agencies, the passengers may be able to use their debit and credit cards to pay for their fare at AFC gates.

As per few news report, the DMRC is going to start the trial of collecting the fare directly from the debit and credit card of the users. This will decrease the total travel time of the passengers as they will not be required to recharge the smart card frequently.

In addition, keeping the current situation in view, this step will also promote contactless fare collection system. The trial is scheduled to start in December this year at the Airport Express line according to sources at DMRC.

The debit and credit card will act as smart card and the money will automatically get deducted as the passengers touch their cards at the Automatic Fare Collection(AFC) gate for exiting the metro station.

Any debit/credit card that is Rupay, Visa and Mastercard compliant will act as a smart card. And, it can be from any bank. DMRC has started to upgrade around 600 AFC gates for this purpose.

JSPL becomes the First firm to supply head hardened Rails to Indian Metros

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JSPL becomes the First firm to supply head hardened Rails to Indian Metros

Kolkata (Metro Rail News): Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) on Thursday said it has started supplying head hardened (HH) rail to Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) for the Kolkata Metro’s Joka-Esplanade corridor. HH rails are used in high-speed freight corridors and metro rail projects. In a statement, JSPL said the company was selected by RVNL after a bidding process to supply 3,000 tonnes of HH rails for Kolkata metro rail tracks.

According to a statement issued by JSPL, it said that the company was selected by RVNL after a bidding process to supply 3,000 tonnes of HH rails for Kolkata metro rail tracks. It added that JSPL has started the supply of 1080 HH rails to RVNL for the completion of Kolkata Metro’s Joka-Esplanade corridor in West Bengal. So far, it has supplied 1,300 tonnes of 1080-grade HH rails to RVNL, and the remaining 1,700-tonne rail will be made available within a week, the company said.

The company’s Managing Director V R Sharma said, “We thank RVNL, IRCON, Indian Railways and RDSO for extending their cooperation and trust in JSPL’s quality.”JSPL is the only player India manufacturing HH rails.

The company’s rail mill at its Raigarh plant has a capacity to produce over 30,000 tonnes of such rails per month. The firm further said that “earlier, metro rail corporations and western dedicated freight corridors used to import head hardened rails for construction of high-speed tracks from Japan and Europe”. These trains can run on these tracks at a speed of up to 250 km per hour

KT Rama Rao asks centre to set up a rail coach factory in Kazipet

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KT Rama Rao asks centre to set up a rail coach factory in Kazipet

Hyderabad (Metro Rail News): Telangana’s Industries and Information Technology Minister K T Rama Rao has urged the union government to keep its word given to the newborn State of Telangana and set up a railway coach factory in the public sector at Kazipet. Speaking after laying the foundation stone for Medha Rail Coach factory at Kondakal village in Ranga Reddy district here on Thursday, the minister recalled that the State was assured of a railway coach factory in Kazipet in the bifurcation Act itself, but the promise was not honoured.

Telangana is a new and progressive State and the centre must assist this growth-oriented State by setting up the coach factory in the public sector,” he demanded. Lauding the Medha Servo Drives Pvt Ltd founded by the son of the soil Y Yugandhar Reddy for coming forward to set up the Rs 1000 crore factory, he said it was expected to provide direct employment to 1000 persons and indirectly employ 1500 more. The annual capacity of the factory would be 500 coaches and 50 locomotives.

Rama Rao pointed out that the new state had dispelled the initial apprehensions that investments in Telangana won’t be safe and that there would be a mass migration of industries and investments to other States. “During the past six years, several major industries have set shop in Telangana. Now we will be home for the largest coach factory in the private sector in the country,” he said. He attributed the stupendous growth of Medha, established in 2005 to sheer hard work, the minister pointed out that Medha had a turnover of Rs 25 crore, but now it had set up 12 factories in across five continents. “Medha being a homegrown company makes Telangana proud,” he added.

So far we have an aviation hub at Adibhatla that makes components for Boeing, Apache, Sikorsky, a tractor factory at Zaheerebad, bus building unit in Hyderabad and now even rail coaches will be manufactured in Telangana,” he said. He called upon Medhato explore the possibility of entering into the fray for the Rs 30,000 crore initiative of Union Government for the manufacture of Metro coaches. Medha already has experience in the manufacture of “Vandebharat” locomotives that run at 160 km speed linking Varanasi-New Delhi, propulsion systems and signalling. He asked Medha to participate in the monorail or metro rail projects in tier two cities like Warangal.

UP Govt. to expedite land acquisition for Kanpur & Agra metro rail projects

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UP Govt. to expedite land acquisition for Kanpur & Agra metro rail projects

LUCKNOW (Metro Rail News): Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC), has started the civil work on the Kanpur metro, the work on the Agra Metro project is expected to start soon. Last month, the Supreme Court (SC) had, with certain riders, cleared the Rs 8,380 crore Agra project, thus paving way for the mass rapid transit system (MRTS) in the city.

Presiding over a meeting in Lucknow on Thursday, UP chief secretary R K Tiwari directed officials to speedily settle all issues pertaining to making the land available for the two flagship projects.

In Kanpur, Chandrashekhar Azad Agricultural and Technological University will hand over 3,000 sq mt of land to UPMRC for the metro project, so that the ongoing civil works progress unhindered.

In lieu of this land, the varsity would be provided land in Kanpur or in some other district. Similarly, 21 hectares of land in Agra, which is notified as the protected forest would be released for the metro project, while another piece of land would be notified as protected forest in the district to compensate for the green cover.

Besides, 8 hectares of land, under the possession of the 15th company of provincial armed constabulary (PAC) in Agra, would be provided for the metro project. The PAC would be offered another piece of land by the district administration after mutual consent.

Earlier, the SC had directed UPMRC to ensure plantation of 18,230 trees in Agra. The MRTS project in Agra, the third largest city of UP, is estimated to benefit nearly 2 million people.

The Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Agra project was approved by the Union cabinet on February 28, 2019. On March 8, 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had virtually laid the foundation of the project. The SC had appointed a Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to study the impact of the project from environmental consideration. A CEC team had visited Agra on January 15 and 16, 2020 for a detailed inspection of the alignment of the mega infra project.

In its report dated February 10, 2020, submitted to the SC, the CEC had expressed satisfaction with the implementation strategy and measures undertaken by UPMRC in implementing the Agra Metro project. After considering the report and the petition filed by UPMRC, the SC in its recent order permitted the corporation to proceed with the Agra metro project. It will comprise 2 corridors – Sikandra to Taj East Gate  – a 14 km route with 13 metro stations.

While the sxith station will be elevated, the seventh station will be located underground. The second corridor of 15.4 km will run from Agra Cantonment to Kalindi Vihar.

Haryana govt clears final DPR of Metro Rail Extension in Gurugram

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Haryana govt clears final DPR of Metro Rail Extension in Gurugram

Chandigarh (Metro Rail News): In a move to provide Metro connectivity to the residents of old Gurugram, the Haryana cabinet on Thursday gave approval for final Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Metro Rail Connection from HUDA City Centre to various important locations in the city at a cost Rs. 6821.13 crore.

The total length of the corridor shall be about 28.80 km, consisting of 27 elevated stations with six interchange stations. This link would start at HUDA City Centre and move towards Sector 45, Cyber Park, district shopping centre, Sector 47, Subhash Chowk, Sector 48, Sector 72 A, Hero Honda Chowk, Udyog Vihar Phase 6, Sector 10, Sector 37, Basai village, Sector 9, Sector 7, Sector 4, Sector 5, Ashok Vihar, Sector 3, Bajghera Road, Palam Vihar Extension, Palam Vihar, Sector 23 A, Sector 22, Udyog Vihar Phase 4, Udyog Vihar Phase 5 and finally merge in existing Metro network of Rapid Metrorail Gurugram at Moulsar Avenue station near Cyber City.


This Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) project will facilitate maximum part of Gurugram city.
It will interchange with MRTS Corridor at Subhash Chowk, with bus stand at Sector 10, with a railway station at Sector 5 and with Rapid Metro at Moulsar Avenue Station.

MRTS Corridor at Subhash Chowk will interchange with the Yellow Line at HUDA City Centre and therefore, will provide direct connectivity to a large part of Gurugram with Delhi. It will also interchange with RRTS stations at Hero Honda Chowk and Sector -22 and will provide connectivity up to Sarai Kale Khan (SKK), New Delhi side and on one Shahjahanpur, Neemrana and Behror (SNB), Rajasthan on the other side. These linkages will enhance the efficiency of the transportation system in the National Capital Region (NCR).

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