Chronicle development updates on metro rail projects : Metro Rail News

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15/08/2019

28 interchange stations to help commuters to travel across the Chennai Metro

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): In a few years, metro rail commuters would only need a mobile app and a smartcard to seamlessly switch between different modes of local transport as metro rail’s interchange stations will link metro, MRTS, suburban rail and MTC depots at 28 different locations in the city and the suburbs. These stations are coming up in the 118.9km phase-2.

People will be able to plan their commute well ahead through the app, which will have information on the routes, modes of transport, timetable, and duration of commute. Commuters will be able to move from metro stations to bus depots to MRTS stations through exclusive walkways, skywalks or subways.

A metro rail official said these stations are being designed to run one above the other in the elevated corridors to minimize land acquisition. In the case of underground interchanges, a smaller station packing all the commuter facilities will come up closer to the existing underground stations.

These stations will be linked either through long winding subways underground or skywalks in the elevated corridors. Wherever metros would link bus services, the station entry points are designed to lead commuters directly to the depots and terminuses. “The interchanges are being designed in such a way that commuters would be automatically directed to other modes of transport whether it is MTC or MRTS or suburban.

In most of these stations, they would not step out to the main road,” an official said. Construction for phase-2 is likely to begin early 2020 and a 52km stretch is expected to be ready by 2024-25. In phase-2, the stations have been planned in such a way that it would make commuting to the suburbs easier.

There will be 11 interchange stations linking MRTS, suburban and MTC between Madhavaram and Sholinganallur. Commuters at Perambur and Chetpet suburban stations or Greenways Road and Thiruvanmiyur MRTS or MTC depots at Aynavaram, Mandaveli or Adyar could easily board a metro train, as stations will be built nearby.

A smaller station has been planned on the road opposite Kilpauk Medical College near the existing underground station. These stations would be linked through the subway. But stations like Thirumangalam, which is underground now, will be linked to a new smaller elevated station on 100 Feet Road through a ramp or a skywalk.

Alandur will have another corridor and a station at 40m height and will be connected through skywalks or walkways. The corridor between Lighthouse and Poonamallee will have interchanges at Nandanam and Vadapalani, which are already connected through metro rail. For instance, Nandanam is along Anna Salai line while in phase-2, a new station will be on a line that goes from west to east.

“At Nandanam, we may have a pedestrian subway to link the two underground stations,” an official said. Similarly, commuters boarding metro trains in Madhavaram could switch between two metro stations at Thirumangalam to proceed to the airport or to Central.

There will be interchanges in suburbs like Alwarthirunagar, Valsaravakkam, Karambakkam, Alapakkam, Porur and Poonamallee as they have high interchange stations to help commuters to travel across the Chennai in phase 2 metro.

Matrix is participating in the RAIL INDIA CONFERENCE & EXPO 2019, held at The Lalit in New Delhi from 29 th to 30 th August 2019

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14/08/2019

Matrix is participating in the RAIL INDIA CONFERENCE & EXPO 2019, held at The Lalit in New Delhi from 29 th to 30 th August 2019

Matrix will be participating in the RAIL INDIA CONFERENCE & EXPO 2019 to be held at The Lalit in New Delhi on 29^th – 30^th August 2019.

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From Telecom domain, Matrix will be showcasing Enterprise Meeting Solution – PARISAT Meeting Server at the event. The conferencing server is engineered for 10 video and 100 audio participants enabling police force to collaborate from different locations and solve critical situations at the earliest. At the event, Matrix will exhibit pure IP solution – PRASAR UCS that enables armed forces’ personnel to connect wirelessly from remote locations. Matrix Unified Communication Server – SARVAM UCS will also be highlighted at the event. Equipped to support radio ports and in-skin GSM connectivity, the solution enhances connectivity between field personnel, helping them manage emergency situations effectively in less time. Matrix will also showcase its GSM and VoIP Gateways that allows police and defense forces to make an easy switch to the modern network while retaining their existing infrastructure.

People Mobility Management

Matrix, from the portfolio of People Mobility Management solutions, will be presenting its Aadhaar enabled biometric attendance system at the event. This device allows secured attendance marking through dual authentication – biometric/RFID card and Aadhaar number. We will also be presenting our other Time-Attendance and Access Control solutions at the event.

Matrix will showcase its Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Device. It is the only Linux based device available in Indian market with card and finger authentication. The device comes with multiple connectivity options like Wi-Fi, PoE, Ethernet. This Aadhaar based authentication device is purposely designed for marking attendance of government employees and is the only embedded device available in Indian market currently.

We will be showcasing enterprise grade Access Control and Time-Attendance solutions engineered with features such as Auto Push Events to server, Automatic Fingerprint distribution, Instant Notification, 300+ Customized Reports Generation, Scheduler services including backup and more. Furthermore, Access Control being the prime requirement in terms of security, Matrix will present its Standalone Access Control solution with License Free Environment, whereby a single panel can handle up to 255 doors and 25,000 users. At Rail India, get a glimpse into the cutting-edge Matrix biometric solutions with multiple credentials such as Face, Fingerprint, Palm Vein, RFID Card and PIN options at the Expo.

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India’s deepest Metro station comes up 30m below Howrah railway station

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13/08/2019

India’s deepest Metro station comes up 30m below Howrah railway station

HOWRAH (Metro Rail News): India’s deepest Metro station is now structurally complete. The base slab of the Howrah Metro station, 30m equivalent to a 10-story building below platforms 14 and 17 of the rail station, was cast over the weekend, marking a milestone for the East-West Metro project.

The 16km Metro will link Howrah Maidan with Sector V, passing under the Hooghly. “Constructing the multi-level Metro hub below an active railway yard the country’s busiest railway terminus was quite a challenge, especially when we have to ensure train services are not interrupted,” said an official of Afcons, the construction major contracted to build the Metro station between two active railway platforms.

“It runs so deep because it had to be aligned with the two East-West tunnels running 26m below the Hooghly riverbed,” he said.

While in the eastern part of Kolkata, services along a 5km elevated stretch from Sector V to Salt Lake Stadium of East-West Metro, the city’s most ambitious infrastructure bet so far, is about the start, on the west, at Howrah, workers of Afcons had good reason to celebrate on Saturday.

They had managed to finish structural work of the country’s deepest Metro hub in a record 17 months’ time.

“Like any underground station, the Howrah Metro station was also built topside down. The station has five slabs and four levels. It was a momentous occasion to complete the fifth and the last slab on Saturday,” said an official.

It took them 13 months to excavate below platforms 14 and 17 of the Howrah station’s new complex from February 2016 to create space for the 34m deep Metro station. The digging generated 2,65,000 cubic meter soil. “We had to dig till we reached 34m because the width of the base slab was supposed to be around 4m. The station’s ground-level would start at 30m or 105ft, where the tracks would be laid,” explained an engineer.

While the base of the station is at a depth of 105ft, the platforms are 100ft below the surface. The station has five levels upper concourse, mechanical level, lower concourse and base or platform level spread across 40,000sqm. The multi-level sprawl will have interconnected facilities spread over five lakh square feet of interior space.

Walking 143 steps into the Metro station, opposite the divisional railway manager (DRM’s) office, one finds quite a bit of the civil construction, including the platforms, is now complete. There are three platforms, so that doors of the trains can open on both sides. The roof is waterproof and the premises greener and more energy-friendly.

East-West’s Esplanade Metro station is the next deepest — at 29m. Delhi’s Hauz Khas Metro station is also 29m below the surface. “It’s not so difficult building the Esplanade station because it’s coming up at a greenfield site because the Esplanade tram depot next to Curzon Park has been shifted out. East-West’s Sealdah Metro station is also easy compared to the construction of the Howrah Metro station, where the railway platform is barely 5m away from the station box, that too at such depth.

At Sealdah, the East-West Metro station is not all that near the railway station complex or the platforms,” said an official. Initially, there were four platforms above the Howrah Metro station. Now, platform number 16, which was only used for goods trains, has been abandoned. And platform number 15 has been shifted.

NHSRCL provides skills training to the youth of Anand, Kheda

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13/08/2019

VADODARA (Metro Rail News): The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) which is implementing the bullet train project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai has started efforts to train youth from project affected families to make them self employed.

Recently, NHSRCL in association with the Rural Development and Self Employment Training Institute (RUDSET) completed a 45 days skill development training program for the youth of Anand and Kheda.

The skill development program is meant to restore income and generate activities for the project affected individuals or families. Under the program, computer hardware and networking program for prospective youth were started by Nadiad-based RUDSET on June 26.

Twenty-six youth from six villages of Kheda and five villages of Anand benefitted from the skill development training program. The youth who underwent training received certificates for future entrepreneur training programme during a ceremony at Nadiad which witnessed presence of Kheda district collector Sudhir Patel, NHSRCL’s managing director Achal Khare, Kheda’s district superintendent of police Divya Mishra, NHSRCL, Vadodara’s chief project manager Pradeep Ahirkar, RUDSET’s director Arvind Mothaliya and more than 400 project affected persons and their families.

“This relationship is not just given and take but of growing together. NHSRCL will follow up with all training participants in future and will try to help in whatever way we can in the years to come,” said Khare.

He also announced that if the youth are ready to join hands to make a cooperative like Amul, NHSRCL will provide all its assistance to such an initiative. Similar training programs including those on mobile repairing, beauty parlor, bike repairing among others have been planned in various villages along the high-speed rail corridor.

After training, RUDSET will ensure that trained youth develop their own enterprises. “Since RUDSET is sponsored by two banks, they will also help the youth in getting loans. The institute will be providing handholding for at least two years till the candidates get established,” said Sushma Gaur, spokesperson of NHSRCL.

Chandigarh-New Delhi train journey time will get shorter soon

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13/08/2019

Chandigarh-New Delhi train journey time will get shorter soon

CHANDIGARH (Metro Rail News): Travel time between Chandigarh and New Delhi will come down soon, as the railways are going to increase the speed of trains on Ambala-New Delhi stretch, according to Dinesh C Sharma, divisional railway manager (DRM) – Ambala division. Interacting with reporters, the DRM also discusses issues like passenger amenities, punctuality and other operation related challenges in the Ambala division and spells out possible solutions for the same.

The railways are working to increase speed on prominent routes like New Delhi-Mumbai. The work is going on for Chandigarh-New Delhi section also.
But, we are not aware of what shape it will finally take, as the ministry has to take a final call on it. The work on the construction of walls along the tracks in this section is on. It will help with this project also.

Chandigarh is still ahead in most of the areas. The Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC) has been given the responsibility of planning in this regard and they are doing the facility management. We look after the core railway operations. As upgradation is a constant process, in the coming days, you will see better facilities at the Chandigarh railway station.

Intercity bullet trains start operation in Xinjiang

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13/08/2019

Intercity bullet trains start operation in Xinjiang

XINJIANG (Metro Rail News): Bullet trains that can run at 160 km per hour have been put into operation to replace the older and slower models in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

The electric multiple units (EMU) train is named Fuxing, the same as the 350 km/h model that runs between Beijing and Shanghai. It can run on the existing rails in the region but has sealed compartments, internal temperature control, and lower noise.

The first such trains started operation on Aug. 8 from Urumqi to Korla, with a total of three pairs of trains running daily. The train can cut the intercity travel time from 5 hours to 3 hours.

In the future, there will be 20 more sets of Fuxing trains linking multiple cities in the region, according to China Railway Urumqi Group Co., Ltd.

“Now that Fuxing trains have been put into operation, more people can experience the convenience and improved service of bullet trains,” said Song Qiang, deputy director of the passenger transport department of China Railway Urumqi Group Co., Ltd.

The region received about 75.9 million visitors in the first half of this year, up 46 percent compared with the same period last year, according to regional officials.

Virgin Hyperloop One could build the world’s first hyperloop in India

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13/08/2019

Virgin Hyperloop One could build the world’s first hyperloop in India

MAHARASHTRA (Metro Rail News): The first “hyperloop,” a concept for an ultra-fast underground transportation system, popularized by Elon Musk, is closer than you think and it may not be coming from Elon Musk’s Boring company.

Officials in the Indian state of Maharastra announced last month that they will be taking bids for what could be the first hyperloop project. Sir Richard Branson-backed Virgin Hyperloop One could win the contract and has been named the Original Project Proponent by the state.

“This is history in the making. The race is on to host the first hyperloop transportation system in the world, and today’s announcement puts India firmly in the lead,” Virgin Hyperloop One CEO Jay Walder said in a statement.

Virgin Hyperloop One and Musk’s Boring Company are both developing hyperloop transportation.

Interest in ultra-fast underground transportation piqued when Tesla’s Elon Musk published a concept in 2013. Musk outlines a system that involves a magnetically-propelled pod that carries passengers through a low-pressure tube at up to 700 miles per hour.

Despite the similarities, Walder says the two companies are like apples and oranges.

“Boring Company is really focused on carrying a few people in a vehicle. We see our vehicle as a vehicle for the masses,” Walder says. “We want to carry many, many people in what we’re doing. Maybe they integrate at some point, but we’re completely separate.”

The Virgin Hyperloop is taking its test pods stateside as well. Virgin will show off its XP-1 pods on a roadshow that will hit Ohio, Kansas, and Texas over the next few months.

“We’re bringing Hyperloop to America. It’s a great opportunity for people to be able to get a sense of what hyperloop could be, to be able to talk about what it means,” Walder says. “So it allows us to completely reimagine the way that we knit cities together, the way we knit places together.”

Delhi Metro services on Independence Day

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13/08/2019

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Delhi Metro services on Independence Day

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Delhi Metro will run as usual on Independence Day (15 August) across the entire network, according to advisory issues for Independence Day by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

All the Metro stations will remain open, However, the entry and exit at four stations will remain closed owing to security reasons during the Independence Day programme. The entry and exit at Lal Quila, Jama Masjid, Delhi Gate and ITO stations of Violet Line will be permitted from select entry/exit Gates during the ceremony time.

DMRC has announced that as part of heightened security, all parkings will be closed with effect from 14 th August morning till 15th August afternoon. “Parking at Metro stations will be closed from 6 am on 14th August (Wednesday) till 2 pm on 15th August 2019 (Thursday),” The DMRC circular read. This security measure comes into effect every year in order to avoid any untoward incident.

To facilitate people at Lal Quila station on Independence Day, additional ticket counters will be opened at Lal Quila and Jama Masjid Metro stations. apart from that additional staff will be deployed to guide people and cater to the rush after the ceremony.

Security has been beefed at all major airports and railway stations ahead of the Independence Day. All airlines have asked their flyers to reach airport early, at least three hours in advance.

The Delhi Traffic Police has also issued an advisory for the function. According to the traffic advisory, seven roads—Netaji Subhash Marg, Lothian Road, S.P Mukherjee Marg, Chandni Chowk Road, Nishad Raj Marg, Esplanade Road, its Link Road, and Ring Road from Rajghat to Y-Point-Hanuman Setu will be closed for general public from 4 am to 10 am. Routes of buses terminating at Red Fort, Jama Masjid and Delhi main railway station will be curtailed or diverted.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unfurl the national flag from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort on Thursday morning to a 21-gun salute, and then address the nation on the 73rd anniversary of independence from British rule.

Regional Rail stations to have platform screen doors

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13/08/2019

Regional Rail stations to have platform screen doors

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) plans to install platform screen doors (PDS) at all upcoming stations of rapid rail transit corridors so that suicides and other incidents prevented.

The NCRTC is executing agency of the Rail Rapid Transit System (RRTS) would facilitate safe boarding and deboarding from the train which will have an operational speed of 160 kmph.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has installed platform screen doors at its several stations owing to instances of people jumping on metro tracks to commit suicide and crowd management.

The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) is executing three proposed RRTS corridors – Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut, Delhi-Gurugram-Alwar and Delhi-Sonipat-Panipat.

“In recent times, we have seen untoward incidents like commuters on railway track by accident, trespassing on track and suicide cases.

“The installation of PDS at all RRTS stations will increase safety measures,” Said Mr.
Sudhir Sharma, Chief Public Relation officer, NCRTC.

He said the PSDs would act as a barrier between the platform and the tracks besides helping in better crowd management at the stations.

According to the NCRTC, installation of PDS will also enable trains to arrive and leave the station at greater speed besides reducing the time it takes to pick up and drop passengers.

NCRTC said that the RRTS trains will be three times faster than the Delhi Metro trains in terms of operational speed

Commuters will be able to travel on the country”s first rail rapid transit corridor in over three years from now as its 17-km-long Duhai-Sahibabad section in Uttar Pradesh”s Ghaziabad is expected to be operational by early 2023.

The entire Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor, spanning 82 km, will be operational by 2025.

Shri D.K. Sharma takes charge as MD of Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Ltd

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11/08/2019

Shri D.K. Sharma takes charge as MD of Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Ltd

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Shri Devendra Kumar Sharma, an officer of Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) of 1980 batch, has taken over the charge of first Managing Director of Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Limited (MMMOCL) on August 10, 2019

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has shared this information though its official twitter handle. “We’re extremely glad to have him on board to guide ambitious metro projects across Mumbai & Maharashtra”, said in the statement.

We're extremely glad to have him on board to guide ambitious metro projects across #Mumbai & #Maharashtra.@LoksattaLive @NavbharatTimes @mid_day @MiLOKMAT @htTweets @timesofindia @DainikBhaskar @IndianExpress pic.twitter.com/pYOyz5m0Za
— MMRDA (@MMRDAOfficial) August 10, 2019

#MMRDAMetroUpdate

Shri D.K. Sharma from Central Railway takes charge as the MD of Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Ltd
#MMMOCL
D.K. Sharma has held important posts in the Indian Railways & has been an integral part of various railway zones for many years.
— MMRDA (@MMRDAOfficial) August 10, 2019

Prior to this he was General Manager, Central Railway and prior to that he was Chief Electrical Engineer on Western Railway.

After Graduating in Electrical Engineering, he joined Indian Railways as an Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) officer in 1980 and has held various important posts during his past tenure on Central, Western, South Central and Konkan Railway i.e. Chief Electrical Engineer/Western Railway, Chief Electrical Engineer/Central Railway, Chief Electrical Engineer (Project)/Konkan Railway, Divisional Railway Manager/Nagpur, Additional Divisional Railway Manager/Mumbai Division of Central Railway etc.

He has wide experience of management and construction of the Electrical assets besides General Administration on Indian Railways.

Central Government has approved the formation of a new special purpose vehicle (SPV) – Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Limited (MMMOCL) on June 10, 2019, to carry out the “business and operation” of the upcoming 13 Metro corridors in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The MMMOCL will operate all Metros and Monorail corridors in the city.

The idea is to integrate the operations and maintenance of all Metro corridors under one authority was introduced in last year by the Maharashtra Government.

DMRC floats tenders for second corridor of Delhi Metro Phase IV

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11/08/2019

DMRC floats tenders for second corridor of Delhi Metro Phase IV

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has floated tenders for the 12.58-kilometre long Majlis Park-Maujpur corridor, the second of the three corridors approved under Delhi Metro Phase IV.

The other two corridors of the Delhi Metro Phase are the Janakpuri West-RK Ashram corridor and the Tughlakabad-Aerocity corridor. “The civil tenders for the entire 12.58 km long Majlis Park-Maujpur metro corridor have been floated. The section comprises eight elevated stations. They are Yamuna Vihar, Bhajanpura, Khajuri Khas, Sonia Vihar, Soorghat, Jagatpur Village, Jharoda Majraa and Burari stations,” Said Mr. Anuj Dayal, ED (Corporate Communication), DMRC.

This corridor will join the two remaining dots of the Pink Line, completing the full circle of its route. Adding that work was on for the third corridor and tenders would soon be floated for it. The Majlis Park-Maujpur corridor will have a double-decker viaduct between the Bhajanpura and Yamuna Vihar metro stations. The metro viaduct will be on the upper deck, at an elevation of 18.5 metres, while the road flyover will be on the lower deck, at a height of 9.5 metres.

“The length of the double-decker viaduct will be about 1.4 kilometres. It will be on the central verge of the road. Development of the Public Works Department road is also being done by DMRC between Yamuna Vihar and Bhajanpura,” he added.

A new feature in fourth phase
Two of the three corridors in the fourth phase of Delhi Metro will have double-decker viaducts. The Majlis Park-Maujpur corridor will have a double-decker viaduct between the Bhajanpura and Yamuna Vihar metro stations. In the Tughlakabad-Aerocity corridor, there will be a double-decker viaduct between Ambedkar Nagar and Saket G Block.

India to get second Hyperloop project in Punjab

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11/08/2019

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India to get second Hyperloop project in Punjab

CHANDIGARH (Metro Rail News): The Punjab will be the second state in the country to get the Hyperloop mass transit system after Maharashtra, which is a pod-like vehicle travelling through a tunnel at a speed higher than that of an aircraft.

It is proposed to be set up between Amritsar and Chandigarh at a cost of Rs 56,000 crore, reducing the travel time between both cities to just 35 to 40 minutes.

The state government is likely to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) shortly with US-based company Virgin Hyperloop One. The US company has tied up with a leading UAE-based company to bring this ultra-modern and untested technology to India. “The prototypes of the pods to be used here are being tested in Nevada in the US and in the future they are likely to run in Toronto and Dubai also,’’ said an official.

Each pod has a seating capacity of 28 people and will travel at a speed of 1,100 to 1,300 kilometres per hour in a tunnel-like structure with almost no resistance and very low atmospheric pressure. This tunnel can be underground or overground depending on the availability of land and other factors. Thus the distance between Chandigarh and Amritsar can be covered in a time span of 35 to 40 minutes compared to the present travel time of five hours by road.

Amritsar – Chandigarh Hyperloop Project Route Map

It will run from Amritsar with stops at Jalandhar and Ludhiana and final destination at Chandigarh and vice versa. Two solar-powered pods can travel at a time carrying 46 people followed by other pod pairs after short intervals. After the pre-feasibility study, work on the project is expected to start by the end of 2021 and finish in 2029.

“After the MoU is signed and a pre-feasibility study is carried out by the company, it will then be decided how to go about the project in a Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode, private mode or any other way. The total project cost is estimated to be around Rs 56,000 crore,” said an official.

Speaking to this correspondent, Additional Chief Secretary (Investment Promotion and Industry and Commerce, Punjab) Vinni Mahajan said, “The state government is proposing to sign an MoU with this company for bringing this new technology, which will be beneficial in the long run, to the state. Then a
pre-feasibility study will be carried out. The Maharashtra government has already signed an MoU with them.”

It is learnt that this hyperloop is an open-source design of mass transportation system technology built around the tube and capsule concept in which a pod-like vehicle travels through a tunnel at very high speed and carries people and freight.

The Maharashtra government has already signed an MoU with the company for this technology so that the pods can run between Mumbai and Pune, reducing the travel time between both cities to 23 minutes

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train work to start in Mar-Apr next year

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11/08/2019