WTIA will start to make a consortium for 400 Railway Station in India.

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WTIA will start to make a consortium for 400 Railway Station in India.

Metro Rail News Team get an opportunity to interview Mr. Keun Young Kim, Chairman, World Token Issued Alliance (WTIA) & Chairman, AH Group Korea in 5th Smart Cities India Expo 2019 at Pragati Maidan on 23 May 2019. WTIA will provide a full solution such as fund, operation, Technical, IT, etc. Here is the excerpt of the interview

Mr. Narendra Shah, Managing Editor, Metro Rail News shaking hands with Mr. Keun Young Kim (Chairman, AH Group and WITA).
Mr. Narendra Shah, Managing Editor, Metro Rail News shaking hands with Mr. Keun Young Kim (Chairman, AH Group and WITA).

1. Brief us about you and your current roles and responsibilities in your company?.

Mr. Keun Young Kim: I am currently the chairman of AH GROUP KOREA, and I am carrying out the work to help our nation’s companies participate in overseas development projects we are involved in business consulting.

2. What is the role of AH Group to develop rail infrastructure in India

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K.Ponnambalam, Chief consultant, Mirai sensing, A.S.Muralitharan Director, Mirai sensing, Keun Young Kim, Chairman, AH Group Korea and WITA, Mr. Narendra Shah, Managing Editor, Metro Rail News (Left to Right)

Mr. Keun Young Kim: India is one of the most potential countries in Asia, and I think it is a very important project for India to build a railway infrastructure that connects the vast land. South Korea also hopes to play a role in introducing the Korean own technology to India’s railway construction projects, as it has been accumulating much effort and technology in building the national infrastructure for years.

3. Provide some insight about on current ongoing innovation for Metro Rail

Mr. Keun Young Kim: In the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, I believe that all mechanical means are also bound to develop in tandem with the electronic industry and that the system of controlling and managing them, although industrial classifications call it the railway industry, is based on the ICT industry. As a result, we believe that convergence should be carried out in conjunction with flexible ICT-based systems early in infrastructure deployment, and that overall planning and design is critical.

4. Who is your local partner in India and why you select?

Left to Right: Mr. Oh-Cheol Kwon (CEO, SM Wave Co. Ltd), Mr. A.S.Muralidaran , Mr. Keun Young Kim (Chairman, AH Group and WITA), Mr. Narendra Shah (Manging Editor, Metro Rail news)
Left to Right: Mr. Oh-Cheol Kwon (CEO, SM Wave Co. Ltd), Mr. A.S.Muralidaran, Mr. Keun Young Kim (Chairman, AH Group and WITA), Mr. Narendra Shah (Managing Editor, Metro Rail news)

Mr. Keun Young Kim: Our Indian partner is Mr. A.S.Muralidaran, who has been doing a lot of business together for a long time. Now we are planning together a future-oriented innovative business model. He is a man who always respects everyone and has a humble character, but who is second to none in professional opinion.

5. What kind of solution you are offering for the metro project?

Mr. Keun Young Kim: In the hyper-connected era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution we now face, the most important part is the operating system that can successfully manage railway projects and the importance of system security to them will be greater. We have worked and prepared to complete industrial approaches to these areas, and we hope to provide related solutions.

6. Please explain super concrete?

Mr. Keun Young Kim, Chairman AH group & WTIA with Mrs. Priyanka Sahu, Director (BD), Metro Rail News
Mr. Keun Young Kim, Chairman AH group & WTIA with Mrs. Priyanka Sahu, Director (BD), Metro Rail News

Mr. Keun Young Kim Super Concrete is one of the projects developed by Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) to develop new materials for dry run as part of a national technology development project. As the research and development has been conducted at a national level, it has the advantage of being able to finish with higher strength and liquid type than conventional concrete. Currently, it has attempted to apply to the construction of bridges, residential and commercial spaces and abroad construction projects, and is still trying to secure more architectural cases.

Second train 18 to be run between Delhi-Mumbai

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Second train 18 to be run between Delhi-Mumbai

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): India’s First Indigenous Semi High-Speed “​​Train-18” will come out of the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) by the end of this month. This is the second semi-high-speed train of the country and expected to run between Delhi and Mumbai. 

Vande Bharat originally designed as Train-18. It was named Train 18 because it’s introduced in 2018.  Although There was a plan to bring a new type of train named Train-19 this year. But now that plan has been cancelled. Instead, more sets of train-18 will now be prepared.

Change in train design

There has been some change in the design of the train. As in the previous train, There was not enough room for the meal. Cattleguards have been installed so that no incidents will happen of animal cutting. 

Vande Bharat Express is India’s new train sets are different and better in many ways than the current train. For instance, it would be possible to have their seats tilted back. They will also have a place to keep food. Apart from this, steps have been taken to open manually in the case of the jam of their external automatic doors. 

Time will be saved

It will be run between Delhi and Mumbai. This train will take 12 hours to reach Delhi from Mumbai, while the Mumbai Rajdhani Express takes 16 hours to cover the distance between Delhi and Mumbai. This high-speed train will reach you at your destination for four hours in advance. The distance from Delhi to Mumbai is 1358 kilometres. 

Two executive chair car 

The entire train is equipped with air-conditioned and chair car, which has 16 coaches. Two of these will be Executive Chair Car and the rest will be the General Chair Car Coach. The doors of the train will be closed automatically before the operation. To move from the first coach to the last coach, doors have been installed inside the train. At the time of the stay of the train, the stairs will come out from inside the coach.

Other Routes for Vande Bharat Express:

The other routes which are discussed for Vande Bharat include Delhi-Chandigarh, Delhi-Jaipur, Delhi-Bhopal besides Chennai-Mangalore and Hyderabad-Mangalore routes. This train will be run on 500 km or less distant routes. The reason for this is that travellers generally do not like to travel more than six hours. While the journey of Delhi-Varanasi has to sit for eight hours.

Train 18 for exports after domestic demand is met

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Train 18 for exports after domestic demand is met

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): India’s first engine-less semi-high speed Train 18 coaches demand from some Southeast Asian and South American countries will be considered after meeting the domestic need, a Railway Board member said on May 20, 2019

Integral Coach Factory Rolling out the 60,000th manufactured coach. ICF would roll out 40 Train 18 trainsets in the immediate future Said Railway Board member (Rolling Stock), Rajesh Agrawal.

Mr. Agrawal said in a statement that Some of the Southeast Asian and South American nations have shown interest in Train 18 coaches. Although, it will be considered after fulfilling the needs of Indian Railways.

India’s first self-propelled (engine-less) Train 18, which was rolled out last year, presently runs between New Delhi and Varanasi as Vande Bharat Express.

Agrawal further added that It is a matter of pride that ICF has rolled out 3,262 coaches last year (2018-19) making ICF the largest coach manufacturer in the world. In the next year itself, ICF will break its own record by producing more than 4,000 coaches.

In Current Year, The official also said ICF would take up design, development and production of Train 19, a sleeper version of Train 18.

About ₹2,500 crore infrastructure improvement projects are being planned for coach production units of the Indian Railways, According to the release.

Hyderabad Metro Blue line likely by July

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Hyderabad Metro Blue line likely by July

HYDERABAD (Metro Rail News): Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) and L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad (L&TMRH) are set to complete the entire Corridor by July 2019. Corridor III will connect Nagole to Raidurg via Hitech City.

Currently, metro rail services are being run from Nagole to Ameerpet normally and from Ameerpet to HiTec City. the operations are run on twin tracks since the line up to Raidurg is still under construction and the ‘reversal’ at the HiTec City.

‘reversal’ will be ready soon, considering the logistics involved in running an extra train from Begumpet metro station towards HiTec City to keep up the frequency, discussions are on to make the entire route ready for more efficient services till the Mindspace Junction where the terminal station is getting completed said NVS Reddy, MD, HMRL

EV charging

a few days ago, Shri Arvind Kumar, Municipal Administration & Urban Development Secretary inaugurated an electric vehicle charging facility at Begumpet, the eighth across various metro rail stations by Fortum, a Finnish government-owned company which has an agreement with HMR to establish electric vehicle (EV) charging network across the project.

“This is a great step by HMR and within an hour, a car can be charged while citizens travel by the metro. Depending on the demand, we can step up the facility towards encouraging non-polluting electric vehicles,” said Mr. Kumar, who also threw open an automatic parking facility by ‘Park Hyderabad’ at the station.

Currently, EV services are free and charges to be decided soon could be ₹15 per unit for charging 40-60 minutes for a vehicle for travel up to 140 km Mr

This comes to ₹1-1.80 per km and the rates could further reduce with more demand.

Fortum has 40 EV stations across the country, 36 in the capital (26 at metro rail stations itself) whereas there are just two each at Delhi and Mumbai.

Parking plan

Integrated smart parking system operational at 24 stations between Miyapur-Ameerpet-Nagole will soon be available on a mobile app providing real time information about parking availability for bikes and cars for about 4,000 two-wheeler bays and 250 four-wheeler bays from 6.30 a.m. to 10.30 p.m.

Digital payments can be made and it will be tied up with L&TMRH run parking bays, he said.

While regular parking charges are ₹3 for bikes and ₹8 for cars per hour, under the Park Hyderabad Citizen mobile app, the charges will be ₹5 for two hours to ₹30 for 15 hours.

Noida Metro stood still due to non-payment of security personnel

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Noida Metro stood still due to non-payment of security personnel

NOIDA (Metro Rail News): Noida Metro services came to a standstill between Noida and Greater Noida during peak hours on Wednesday and leaving several commuters stranded.

The Security personnel deployed at the Aqua line metro, protest against the non-payment of salaries by their security agency and halted their services of Metro stations’ security frisking areas.

To add to the woes of the passengers, the services were stopped, stretching over two hours, leaving them to look for other modes of transportation. 

Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary provide security of the Aqua Line stations and the Ironman Security Services provide general security and frisking of the passenger. The security staff form these services struck from work in to demonstrate their agony of non-repayment of salaries from 6 am to 8 am. This time footfalls in the metro are the highest due to work hours. 

Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) officials said The matter has been taken seriously and is considered a lapse of security. The services were put to a stop at the Sector 81, 83, 101, 137 and NSEZ Metro stations. The staff of the private security were not at their positions and refused to carry out their duties that caused a ruckus at the metro stations. Arguments broke out between the guards and passengers due to the inconvenience. 

With no one at the check posts, passengers could not access the metro and had to resort to other modes of transport.  The staff had not given a prior notice with regard to the strike and hence all were taken by surprise.

“Adequate action will be taken against the staff that put a stop to their services and causes inconvenience to the passengers,” said officials.

If such an incident occurs so that NMRC is bound to be disqualified the security agencies. The security agency assured that such an incident will not be repeated as they will pay their staff their salaries by the seventh of every month. The agency has submitted an unconditional apology regretting the inconvenience and embarrassment caused to the NMRC. 

The Aqua Line was opened to the public on January 26 this year, connecting Noida and Greater Noida. There are around 14,000 passengers daily, travelling a stretch of  29.
7 km through 21 metro stations. 

Delhi Metro’s Yellow line Services Restored after 4-hour disruption

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Delhi Metro’s Yellow line Services Restored after 4-hour disruption

New Delhi (Metro Rail News): Normal services were restored on Delhi Metro’s Yellow Line on Tuesday nearly four hours after a technical glitch on a section of the corridor left thousands of commuters stranded.

According to the officials, The train services were hit around 9.32 am due to a breakdown of the overhead wire (OHE) at Sultanpur station, leading to tripping of power supply in the section.

There was no train movement between Sultanpur and Qutub Minar stations. Chhattarpur station falls between Sultanpur and Qutub Minar. In Rush-hour commuters were left hassled as trains were temporarily run in two loops — between Huda City Centre and Sultanpur and between Samaypur Badli and Qutub Minar.

Two maintenance teams of DMRC technicians, comprising 16 officials, worked to rectify the problem and trains were initially run at a restricted speed between Chhattarpur and Qutub Minar stations.

Nearly three-and-a-half hours later, end-to-end services were partially restored, with trains plying between Qutub Minar and Sultanpur stations with a lower frequency and in another 30 minutes, normal services resumed.

Delhi Metro constantly updated the status of the disruption and rectification on its social media platforms to inform commuters.

“Normal services have now resumed. Inconvenience is regretted. Please allow for some extra time in your commute till the bunching of trains eases,” the DMRC said in a tweet.

The 48.8 km-long Yellow Line has 37 stations and has an average daily ridership of about 7 to 8 lakh.

With inputs from PTI

Kochi Metro Phase II work likely to commence by Year End

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Kochi Metro Phase II work likely to commence by Year End

KOCHI (Metro Rail News): Social Impact Study for the Phase II expansion of the Metro line from Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium to Infopark via Kakkanad completed by The Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL).

Phase II Expansion of Kochi Metro, preliminary notification and detailed survey work for preparing sketches for land acquisition are underway.

The revised detailed project report (DPR) for kochi metro Phase II has been submitted to the Central Government for approval. The cost of the project saw de-escalation in the revised DPR. Instead of the earlier project cost of Rs. 2,557 crore, the revised cost is `1,957 crore. The state government has already given administrative sanction for the revised DPR.

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The KMRL plans to acquire 2.8630 hectares along the Stadium-Infopark-Kakkanad stretch. Out of the total land to be acquired, 0.72 hectares is government land. Land belonging to 402 individuals will be taken over for the project.

KMRL Managing Director A P M Mohammed Hanish said “The draft declaration for land acquisition is expected to be published soon. The KMRL is working in tandem with the district administration to speed up acquisition proceedings. If the land acquisition will get over by October/November, KMRL is hopeful of launching the preparatory work for Kakkanad extension by December 2019,”.

The KMRL chief said the agency is awaiting Central Government sanction for the Phase II. “We hope the administrative sanction will be given by the new Union Government by June or July,” he said. The state government had already accorded administrative sanction for widening the Seaport-Airport Road from Kakkanad Collectorate Junction to Infopark Expressway entrance for a length of 2.5 km into a four-lane stretch. “Tender process for awarding the contract is in the final stages,” said Hanish.

The widening of the Seaport-Airport Road is essential to carry out civil works of Kochi Metro along the Collectorate and Infopark stretch as the vehicular traffic is very high on this road. Hence, the barricading of the road for Metro work is not possible without widening.

“The alignment of Phase II passes through the Seaport Road from Kakkanad Collectorate Junction to Infopark Expressway entrance and widening of this stretch is critical for the implementation of Phase II,” said a KMRL officer.

Two New Metro line to connect Noida and Greater Noida to Delhi

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Two New Metro line to connect Noida and Greater Noida to Delhi

NOIDA (Metro Rail News): The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) is planning for at least two new Metro line to connect its area to Delhi to ensure a smooth ride for commuters and to enhance connectivity.

The proposed plan is to extend the Delhi Metro Blue Line from Noida City Centre to linked with Line 8 (Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden) of DMRC’s Phase-III by a 16.5-km stretch connecting Sector-143 and Kalindi Kunj and Okhla Bird Sanctuary stations. This extension will give commuters two options — Magenta line to Kalindi Kunj and Blue line to Mayur Vihar.

A second proposal is to build a high-speed Metro corridor via Badarpur, Faridabad. This 66-km high-speed link will run parallel to the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) at Bodaki and connect to Badarpur station, Delhi and Gurugram at IGI international airport.

Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) is studying the feasibility of a Metro project connecting Noida’s Aqua Line from Sector 71, which will serve as an interchange station with Greater Noida west’s Gaur City Square in Sector 2. This line will then be extended to Knowledge Park-V (KP-V) in Greater Noida.

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It will consist of a 15-km line, which will be extended to Bodaki village in Greater Noida. Finally, Bodaki will be connected with Noida City Centre via stations at Pari Chowk and Noida sectors-147, 143, 85, 101 and 50, among others. This Metro project, which was proposed in 2015 and was to become operational by 2021 had been stalled in 2017 because the route was not economically viable, considering the low population in the area. With Greater Noida west becoming a hub of multi-storied housing complexes, the authority has decided to revisit the project.

As per the report of GNIDA officials, all proposals are likely to be taken to an upcoming board meeting of Greater Noida Authority on May 31 before being forwarded to the UP Govt for further action including preparing of detailed project reports and pattern for funding.

Shir Narendra Bhooshan, CEO, GNIDA said that On receiving the board’s go ahead, we will authorize NMRC to study the feasibility and viability of the projects. “The aim for the Metro network expansions is to put into place a holistic and comprehensive network of public transport with optimum connectivity to cater to a large number of commuters.”

Hyderabad Metro’s Jubilee Hills check-post metro station inaugurated

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Hyderabad Metro’s Jubilee Hills check-post metro station inaugurated

HYDERABAD (Metro Rail News): Hyderabad Metro Rail is committed to providing eco-friendly green services, electric vehicle (EV) charging stations would be set up at the Metro stations and not only adds another mode of transportation but also helped many residents of the city in cutting their travel time.

The Jubilee Hills check-post metro station on Ameerpet-Hitec City route has been inaugurated on May 18, 2019, for the passengers. With the inauguration of the station, all the stations on Nagole-Hitec City line have become operational.

Hyderabad Metro Rail officials had put off the opening of three stations (Madhapur, Pedammagudi, Jubilee Hills check-post) when the stretch was inaugurated on March 20, 2019 by Governor and due to the pending works at the station.

HMRL managing director NVS Reddy said, “Commuters in and around Jubilee Hills check-post and KBR park can now access the metro,”.

MSEDCL ask MMRDA to Ensure Metro work doesn’t damage power cables

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MSEDCL ask MMRDA to Ensure Metro work doesn’t damage power cables

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to ensure that power cables are not damaged owing to the ongoing Metro works during the monsoon asked by The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) recently.

MMRDA is the executive authority for most Metro projects in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
Some areas which are under construction for Metro-4 (Wadala-Kasarvadavali) and Metro-6 (Swami Samarth Nagar-Vikhroli) fall under the jurisdiction of MSEDCL, which supplies power to Mulund, Bhandup, Thane, Navi Mumbai, apart from the rest of the state.

The state discom has also asked its field officials to co-ordinate with the Metro authority to ensure all work related to shifting of power cables is undertaken before the monsoon.


A senior official said from the Thane circle of MSEDCL that We have had meetings with the MMRDA. We have asked them to identify the cables that need to be shifted and to undertake the same on an urgent basis,”

MSDECL’s move comes against the backdrop of complaints of power cuts in areas like Mulund and Thane in April 2019. The state discom had blamed the ongoing Metro works for the same. “We are looking at the damages and shifting of cables regularly.” said PS Patil, chief public relations officer, MSEDCL

However, shifting of utilities is being done carefully to avoid any damage. Mr. Dilip Kawathkar, joint projects director, MMRDA said “Utility investigation is being carried out through trial trenches at every site where we undertake excavation. In case, a utility is required to be shifted, the owner of the utility is approached for consent. If it’s not to be shifted, we do excavation carefully by avoiding any damage,”

Currently, there are six Metro projects under construction in the city. In 2018, when only three lines were under-construction, the civic body had found 45 spots where drains were damaged.

In a review meeting in April, the civic body had also asked its officials to coordinate with the MMRDA and the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRC), and discuss an action plan to prevent waterlogging and flooding caused by choked drains. MMRC is executing the fully-underground Metro-3 corridor (Colaba-Bandra-Seepz).

Bullet Train Jobs: NHSRCL Recruitment 2019 for 13 DGM Post

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Bullet Train Jobs: NHSRCL Recruitment 2019 for 13 DGM Post

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) publish recruitment notice no NHSRCL/MA/HR01/DEPTN-PSUs/39.1 (Vol VI) on May 15, 2019 to invites application from the regular/contractual officers/managers working in Central Public Sector Undertakings (or SPVs)/Metro Railways/Ministry of Railways for the following DGM posts for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (Bullet Train) project on Deputation basis.

NHSRCL Recruitment Details:

1. Dy. General Manager (Civil) – 02 posts
2. Dy. General Manager (Track) – 02 posts
3. Dy. General Manager (Electrical) – 02 posts
4. Dy. General Manager (S&T) – 02 posts
5. Dy. General Manager (Rolling Stock) – 02 posts
6. Dy. General Manager (Train Operations) – 02 posts
7. Dy. General Manager (Station Operations) – 01 post

Pay Scale (IDA): Rs.80,000 – 2,20,000 (E5)

Minimum Qualification Experience for the post: 11 years

Age Limit: 45 years (As on 15.05.2019)

Desirable Qualification: Qualified in Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) Level – 5 or Level-4 or Level-3.

Essential Experience: Out of a total 11 years of post-qualification experience, the applicant must have a minimum of 5 years of experience as mentioned below-

  • Deputy General Manager (Civil) – The applicant must be well-versed in the maintenance of civil structures (bridges/tunnels/viaducts etc). Preference shall be given to officials experienced in the maintenance of railways/metro structures.
  • Deputy General Manager (Track) – The candidate should be conversant in the maintenance of track systems in Metro Rail/Railway.
  • Deputy General Manager (Electrical) – The candidate should be conversant in installation, testing commissioning and Operation & Maintenance of Electrical and Traction system in Metro Rail/Railway.
  • Deputy General Manager (S&T) – The candidate shall be conversant with latest signalling and telecom equipment like ATC, SSI, Point Machine, AFTC etc and should have minimum working experience of 5 years in design/installation/testing or in operation and maintenance of above items.
  • Deputy General Manager (Rolling Stock) – The candidate should be conversant in installation, testing, commissioning and Maintenance of EMU Rolling Stock.
  • Deputy General Manager (Train Operations) – The candidate should be conversant with EMU Train Operation management/OCC management, Crew Management, rules pertaining to safe train operation, testing & Commissioning and other statutory rules and regulations of train operations.
  • Deputy General Manager (Station Operations) – The candidate should be conversant with Station & Revenue management, rules pertaining to safe station working.

How to apply: 

  • Absorbers applicant: The candidates applying for absorption should submit their application to General Manager/HR in the prescribed application form.
  • Deputationists applicant: The candidate applying for deputation should submit their application through proper channel to General Manager/HR in the prescribed application form requesting their parent organisation to forward their application along with NOC, D&AR and Vigilance Clearance and APARs ratings for the preceding 03 years to NHSRCL. For proper appreciation of APAR, as applicable, the organisation should forward their guidelines for determining the rating criteria.

Where to Apply:

The candidates applying for various positions should submit their application to General Manager/HR as per the enclosed application form. The envelope containing the application should be superscripted “Application for the post of _________________, Vacancy No._______” The application should be addressed to

The General Manager (HR),
National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL),
Asia Bhawan, Road-205, Sector-9
Dwarka, New Delhi-110077.

Last date of Application reaching in the office of GM (HR) either by post or by hand is 04.06.2019.

Important Links

The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) is a joint venture of Govt. of India and participating State Governments and formed for implementation of India’s first High-Speed Rail Corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad in India.

Chennai Metro Archives 1 crore commuters in 4 Month

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Chennai Metro Archives 1 crore commuters in 4 Month

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): The Chennai Metro Rail started its services in the city four years back and 3.81 crore people have used the service till now. 

According to the press release “Since the opening of the 45 km long last leg of Phase-1 between AG-DMS and Washermenpet was opened in February 2019, the footfall of passengers had gone up drastically. So far, a total of 3,81,03,799 passengers have travelled in Metro rail services between June 29, 2015, and May 14, 2019.

Official Said that the Availability of parking space at Metro stations and launch of many last miles connectivity like share auto and share taxi services has helped in an increase the patronage. Soon, all 32 Metro stations will have these facilities.

From January 2019 to May 14, 2019 around one crore commuters travelled by Metro rail.

January 2018 to December 2018 saw the maximum number of 1.43 crore passengers travel by phase 1 of Metro rail services.

On April 26, Metro rail services saw an all-time high as the ridership touched to a mark of 1,02,790 passengers on a single day.

Agra Metro to commerce in 2024

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Agra Metro to commerce in 2024

AGARA (Metro Rail News): Agra is all set to get an intra-city metro connectivity makeover.
The city famous places like Taj Mahal, Agra Fort etc. will be connected through a world-class public transport system, providing respite from traffic congestion not only to its residents but also the almost 2 crore tourists.

In March 2019, The Union Cabinet approved the Agra Metro Rail Project is estimated at Rs 8,415.63 crore and it is expected to be completed in the next 5 years.  It comprises two corridors which would pass through the heart of the city, connecting tourist spots like the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Sikandra as well as important places like ISBT, Raja Ki Mandi railway station, medical college, Agra Cantt railway station, and the Collectorate.

“while Corridor 1 (14 km) would run from Sikandra to Taj East Gate, Corridor 2 (15.
4 km) would extend from Agra Cantt to Kalindi Vihar. Corridor 1 would have 6 elevated and 7 underground stations. Corridor 2 would be completely elevated, having 14 stations” said Kumar Keshav, MD of the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation, which is implementing Agra Metro Project.

Agra Metro Route Map

Agra Metro Map
Agra Metro Route Map

The Union and state governments would each provide 20% equity, amounting to Rs 1466.26 crore, for the project, the rest of the money would be raised through bilateral or multilateral loans. Talks with prospective lenders are going to begin soon, Keshav says—the UP government cleared the decks for the project when it allocated Rs 175 crore under the head in its Budget in February this year.

The Agra Metro project was necessitated by the rapid growth in size and population that the city has witnessed in recent decades. The third most populous city of Uttar Pradesh, Agra’s population grew from 5.9 lakh in 1971 to 15.9 lakh in 2011—it is estimated to be 24 lakh at present. In terms of size, the Agra Development Authority’s geographical area expanded from 61.8 sq km in 1971 to 520.2 sq km in 2008.

Being a part of the Golden Triangle tourist circuit along with Delhi and Jaipur and home to three UNESCO world heritage sites – the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri—Agra draws vast numbers of tourists, both domestic and international, every year. While getting to see a monument like the Taj is a dream come true for visitors, traversing Agra’s congested streets can often be a nightmare. The lack of a modern and efficient means of public transport is thus felt alike by the city’s residents and tourists, who have to reckon with traffic congestion, pollution, parking woes, and accidents.

Keshav accepts it would be a challenge to get a project of such scale executed in the congested and densely populated city, especially since stress is being laid on the beauty of its monuments not being impacted. “Our design team is working to ensure that the Metro project does not tarnish the Taj Mahal in any way,” he says, adding that work on both the corridors would run simultaneously and are expected to be complete at around the same time.

DMRC presents Draft DPR of Metro line connecting to Jewar airport

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DMRC presents Draft DPR of Metro line connecting to Jewar airport

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has given a presentation to the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) on the first phase of the 35.64km long that will connect proposed Jewar airport to Knowledge Park 2 in Greater Noida. In this corridor, 32.27km will be elevated and the remaining will be underground near the upcoming Jewar airport. It will have 24 elevated stations and one underground. The estimated cost is close to Rs 7,000 crore.
to be completed by March 2025

“YEIDA suggested a few changes, including a completion deadline of 2023 as per Pricewaterhouse Coopers’ (PwC) bid document projections (in the international airport project)” said officials after the presentation on May 9, 2019.

Also, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) was told to look at traffic viability in the metro corridor with the techno-feasibility report of PwC (which includes projections of traffic flow from Haryana, Noida, and Delhi) instead of traffic from Pari Chowk to Jewar.

The revised plan will be sent for state government’s approval which slated in another meeting for Friday between YEIDA, DMRC, and PwC, the officials said.

“Mr BC Sharma, GM, DMRC and his team gave their initial draft report presentation on metro connectivity to Jewar from Aqua Line station near Knowledge Park 2.

This included a 35.64km elevated stretch with about 24 stations and a 3.37km underground route close to the upcoming Jewar airport with one station,” said Shailendra Bhatia, additional CEO of YEIDA. However, YEIDA CEO Arun Vir Singh has ruled out completion of metro work by 2025 and instead asked for work to commence at the same time as that of the airport.

“We cannot have metro work incomplete and pending till 2025 while the airport will be ready by 2023. Connectivity should be ready by 2023 that is before the airport becomes operational,” he said. Singh is the nodal officer for Noida International Airport Limited (NIAL), a body constituted by UP government last year, to get the Jewar airport project rolling.

“The entire stretch of the metro route from Pari Chowk to Jewar will have at least one station per sector to facilitate accessibility and commute. Some of the sectors expected to be covered on this route include sectors 17, 17A, 18, 20, 21, 22D, 22E, 28 and 29. However, there might be a reduction in the number of proposed metro stations based on habitation or duplicity of the area. For example, one station may cater to both Galgotia University and Noida International University and there might not be a station at proposed Night Safari on Yamuna Expressway as it does not exist as of now,” said Singh. Further, DMRC was also told to align their traffic projections with the techno-feasibility report of PwC

“We have suggested that DMRC matches their traffic feasibility study with our bid document prepared by PwC which has projections of traffic flow from Haryana, Yamuna area, Noida to Delhi and ISBT, and not an isolation study of traffic between Pari Chowk and Jewar as per DMRC presentation,” said Singh. “These will be finalised in the next meeting on Friday before the final report is sent to the state government for approval,” the CEO said

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