Kochi Metro | Stage set for integrated trial runs of metro from next month

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Kochi Metro | Stage set for integrated trial runs of metro from next month

Kochi: With the initial trial runs involving the first Kochi Metro train in the Muttom-Kalamassery corridor getting over, the stage is set for integrated trials wherein the synergy between trains and different systems will be monitored and fine-tuned.

The second train that arrived here a couple of months ago will be deployed for integrated trials that are expected from September. A top metro official said internal trial runs of the first train is over, wherein it performed up to the mark and touched a speed of up to 90 km per hour at level, curve and gradient corridors. The software to operate trains is also ready. Officials of the Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) are expected to arrive here in September to conduct the mandatory trial runs. A report will then be submitted to the Railway Board.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and Kochi Metro Rail Limited are gearing up to begin the integrated trials in which the synergised operation of trains with different systems such as signals, telecommunication, power, etc. will be reviewed and aberrations, if any, rectified. This will go on for four months in the metro corridor up to Palarivattom.

The certification process by the Commissioner for Railway Safety (CRS) will follow suit. “The metro can begin commercial operations by March once the CRS issues safety certificate,” he said.

“Apart from the Muttom-Kalamassery corridor, trial runs are under way at the steep gradient for trains to climb from the coach depot to the viaduct.
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Brake test etc., are over, including the process in which the three coaches of each train are laden with sand bags to test the stability of coaches packed with passengers,” metro sources said.

Five or six set of trains will be deployed for integrated trials. The third metro train is expected here by October. Another five are expected by December.

Pune Metro | Metro rail project gets another step closer to implementation

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Pune Metro | Metro rail project gets another step closer to implementation
Pune: The metro rail project for the city cleared a bureaucratic step on Monday as Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) obtained permission from the railway department.
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According to PMC officials, the metro rail project would require land from railway ministry.The administration was waiting for a go-ahead to use this property. Works such as laying of railway tracks are expected to be carried out on this patch of land.“PMC had given applications and was seeking a no-objection certificate from the railway department. The administration has received it from the ministry,” PMC’s traffic planner Shrinivas Bonala said.The project is now awaiting the final go-ahead from the Union government. After getting a clearance from the public finance board, the green signal from the Union cabinet would be given, after which actual ground work would commence.The total proposed length of the metro in Pune is 31.51km. It will run on two corridors the first 16.59km between Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation and Swargate and the second 14.92km from Vanaz to Ramwadi.
The revised estimate for the project announced by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is pegged at Rs 11,522 crore, a hike of Rs 653 crore from the 2014 estimate.

Chandigarh Metro | Chandigarh takes up land requirement with Punjab and Haryana Govt.

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Chandigarh Metro | Chandigarh takes up land requirement with Punjab and Haryana Govt.
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Administration on Tuesday held a meeting with officials of Punjab and Haryana governments to discuss the issue of land demanded by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for the ambitious Metro Rail Project.DMRC has asked all the three stakeholders to transfer around 200 acres to special purpose vehicle (SPV) called Greater Chandigarh Transport Corporation (GCTC) for generating recurring income through property development.Of the total, Chandigarh will have to contribute around 120 acres as the majority of the proposed corridors fall in its area.DMRC has also given an option to all the three stakeholders of either transferring the land or contributing Rs 1,000 crore every year towards the SPV. Out of Rs 1,000, Chandigarh will have to chip in with around Rs 750 crore.The meeting was attended by UT Adviser Parimal Rai, Finance Secretary Sarvjit Singh, Transport Secretary K K Jindal, representatives of DMRC and officials of Punjab and Haryana governments. According to senior UT officials, Punjab and Haryana officials will now discuss the issue with their governments for taking a final call.According to sources, Chandigarh is not in a position to contribute around 120 acres of land due to limited land available with the administration. Chandigarh will request the governments of Punjab and Haryana to meet the land requirement.As per official records, there are around 2,900 acres of vacant land left in Chandigarh, of which only around 650 acres are in the possession of the administration.The meeting discussed various proposals for revenue generation through commercial activities, advertisements in stations, renting out of commercial outlets inside stations, quick service restaurants and increasing floor area ratio (FAR) along the Metro corridors. FAR is the ratio of the total floor area of a building to the area of land it is built on. The options of imposing Metro cess, tax on commercial vehicles entering the city and green cess on registration of new vehicles to generate funds were also deliberated.The project has been marred by delays.
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The work on the first phase was scheduled to be started from 2013. Due to delay, the cost of the project has escalated. According to the revised detailed project report prepared by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, the project will cost Rs 13,600 crore and Chandigarh’s share will be around Rs 5,000 crore. The earlier estimated cost of the project was Rs 10,900 crore.

Allahabad Metro | UP Govt. approves Metro Rail for Allahabad City

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Allahabad Metro | UP Govt. approves Metro Rail for Allahabad City
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government approved a new Metro Rail project for Allahabad City in last week. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.Work is already underway on the Metro Rail in Lucknow and the Detailed Project Report for Varanasi and Kanpur have already been approved.
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UP Govt. approved metro rail project for Allahabad
Akhilesh Yadav later told the media that Uttar Pradesh was the lone state in which Metro Rail projects were underway in four major cities, and Ghaziabad as well as Noida were already linked to the Delhi Metro.The state cabinet also approved a scheme to provide free school bags and books to students till class VIII in government schools.A decision to increase the salaries of cabinet and state ministers was also approved by the cabinet.Responding to a question on the forthcoming state assembly elections in early 2017, Akhilesh told the media that the Samajwadi Party government will return to power on the basis of its good work and development.Public Works Department Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav did not attend the cabinet meeting. A miffed Shivpal, the younger brother of Mulayam Singh Yadav, had two days back threatened to quit the state government, saying he would rather work for the party organisation.A day later, SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav also endorsed his views and said if Shivpal walked out, the party will be dented.

Delhi Mtero | As many as 33,61,911 commuters availed the Delhi metro on August 17.

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 New Delhi:  Delhi Metro ridership breached the 33 lakh mark on the eve of Raksha Bandhan, reaching an all time high, while during the ongoing month of August itself, nine out of the ten daily riderships records of the mass rapid transit have been logged.As many as 33,61,911 commuters availed the metro on August 17. The Airport Express line had surpassed the daily ridership mark of 50,000 for the first time last Friday.Providing the breakup, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said the ever busy Blue Line, that connects Dwaraka Sector-21 to Noida City Centre/Vaishali, recorded the highest ridership with 12,03,915 passengers.
Yellow line, another busy corridor, which stretches from North Delhi’s Samaypur Badali to Gurgaon’s HUDA City Centre recorded the second highest number of commuters at 11,68,410 while 4,56,427 people took the Red Line that connects Dilshad Garden to Rithala.The previous year’s record of 3,204,756, recorded on August 28, was broken on August 8 this month when 3,269,413 commuters availed the metro services, fast expanding and emerging as the national capital’s lifeline in the absence of a robust public transport system.DMRC’s network currently spans around 213 km. It ran 106 extra trips on Wednesday in anticipation of this expected increase in number of users due to the Raksha Bandhan festival, said an official statement. It is already running extra trips on Saturdays and Sundays during the month to account for the annual trend of an extra rush around this period, due to festivities, commencement of colleges and the monsoons, metro official said.

Lucknow Metro | LMRC Completes Pushing Truss Bridge Over Avadh Rotary

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Lucknow Metro | LMRC Completes Pushing Truss Bridge Over Avadh Rotary
Lucknow: Lucknow Metro’s contractors for package LKCC-01 between Amausi & Charbagh completed pushing a 60m long steel truss bridge over the Avadh intersection for the 22.878 km north-south metro line!
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Weighing 460 MT, the bridge was recently assembled just south of the Avadh rotary, and pushing work for it began on the night of August 8 by a team of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and HMM Infra. This challenging task took 4 days to complete and was achieved by applying the push-launching method using multiple rollers and hydraulic jacks. Prior to being assembled on-site, the bridge was fabricated at HMM Infra’s facility in Ambala where their engineers also performed a trial assembly.The launching activity of this 470 ton steel span over metro viaduct was a daunting task in itself as this activity was performed during night hours at a height of approximately 13 meters above the road level. Lucknow metro had applied the ‘Push Launching Technology’ mechanism to achieve this engineering feat. ‘Push Launching Technology’ is a proven mechanism to do such type of launching activity where rolling of segments is concerned for erection of spans in metro construction  As per a LMRC officialWith the bridge now successfully placed, L&T will now start concreting work at its deck after which track-laying work will commence. The 255m cantilever bridge is now the last major section pending on the entire 8.48 km priority corridor. Elsewhere, less than 35 U-girders are left to be placed in the run-up to the LMRC’s aggressive target of commencing trial runs by the end of the year.

Nagpur Metro | 1st Precast Segment Launched for NMRC

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Nagpur Metro | 1st Precast Segment Launched for NMRC
Nagpur: According to NCC Ltd. successfully launched the first ever pre-cast segment for building Nagpur’s 19.658 km north-south Metro line! This particular segment was cast in May and if you notice closely, it was integrated & cast along with a parapet wall (unique in Indian metros) which has helped to reduce the cost of purchasing separate casting molds, transport individual parapet segments on-site and cut down overall construction time.
Nagpur Metro Project update
Nagpur Metro Project update
As per the Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation, the segment has a length of 3m with a top width of 8.5m and a bottom width of 3.5m. It’s 2m high and weighs approximately 37 MT.

Delhi Metro | All DMRC parkings to remain closed due to Independence Day security arrangements

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Delhi Metro | All DMRC parkings to remain closed due to Independence Day security arrangements
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New Delhi: Parking facilities will not be available at the Delhi Metro stations from 6:00 AM on Sunday i.e, 14th August, 2016 till 2:00 PM on Monday i.e, 15th August, 2016 in view of the security measures adopted on the occasion of Independence Day.The Delhi Metro has instructed all the parking contractors to use this opportunity for cleaning all the parking lots thoroughly in the spirit of ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ and will also depute its officials to inspect the parking sites for strict compliance.

Delhi Metro | DMRC starts trial runs on ITO – Kashmiri Gate corridors

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Delhi Metro | DMRC starts trial runs on ITO – Kashmiri Gate corridors

New Delhi: Trial runs began from 10th July 2016 on the 5.17 kilometre long ITO – Kashmere Gate section of Delhi Metro’s violet line. This stretch will be an extension of the presently operational Escorts Mujesar (Faridabad) – ITO corridor.

This entirely underground section will comprise of four stations – Delhi Gate, Jama Masjid, Lal Quila and Kashmere Gate. The Kashmere Gate station will become the first ever interchange facility of the Delhi Metro system to provide interconnectivity between three corridors of the network (violet line with red and yellow lines).

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During the trial runs, the interaction of the Metro train with physical infringements (civil structure) will be checked to ensure that there is no physical blockage during the movement of the train on the track. The entire signaling system will also undergo rigorous testing.

In addition, the response of the train at different speeds, braking of the train and the interconnection with the Operations Control Centre (OCC) will also be monitored during the trials. The behavior of the track system and the Over Head Electrification (OHE) will be checked repeatedly during all the trials.

This section, also called the heritage line passes through various historical landmarks of the Old Delhi such as Delhi Gate, Jama Masjid and Red Fort. After the commissioning of this section, residents of Faridabad and various south Delhi areas such as Govindpuri, Kalkaji, Nehru Place, East of Kailash etc will be able to travel directly to Old Delhi and vice versa.

Commuters travelling on the yellow line between Central Secretariat and Kashmere Gate will also have another alternative of using the violet line for reaching the same destinations which, in turn, will decongest the system.

After the commissioning of this section, the entire 9.37 kilometre long Central Secretariat – Kashmere Gate section will be operational and become a part of the 43.40 kilometre long Escorts Mujesar – Kashmere Gate violet line corridor. This corridor is also being currently extended to Ballabhgarh from Escorts Mujesar (3.2 kilometres).

Since the corridor passes through areas of great historical importance, the stations have been decorated with panels and artworks depicting the glory of the bygone era. DMRC had tied up with the art and culture body INTACH for artworks at the stations. During construction also, adequate care was taken to ensure that the monuments nearby were not harmed in any way by Metro construction. The Heritage Line was given clearance by NMA (National Monuments Authority) on 13th February 2013.

Delhi Metro | DMRC extends trial runs of driverless metro between Kalindi Kunj and Kalkaji Mandir Metro Station

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Delhi Metro | DMRC extends trial runs of driverless metro between Kalindi Kunj and Kalkaji Mandir Metro Station
New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) extended its trial runs on the upcoming Janakpuri West – Botanical Garden corridor from Okhla Vihar till Kalkaji Mandir in southern Delhi.

With the beginning of trial runs on this section, now trials are in progress on a 9.
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5 kilometre stretch from Kalindi Kunj till Kalkaji Mandir. Earlier in June, initial trial runs had started between Kalindi Kunj and Okhla Vihar stations of this corridor.

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DMRC extends trial runs of driverless metro

Delhi Metro’s new UTO (Unattended Train Operations) enabled trains will operate on this corridor. The new trains, with extremely high levels of automation, will now undergo rigorous trials between these stations to ensure that they are ready for smooth operations after the commissioning of the corridor. Initially, train operators will run the trains, but gradually, driverless operations (on the UTO mode) will be possible.

During these trials, the interface of the Metro train will be checked to ensure that there is no physical infringement with civil infrastructure during the movement of the train on the track and also testing of various subsystems of coaches shall be done.

Later on, in stages, the new signaling technology to be implemented on this corridor and Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) will also undergo rigorous testing. The response of the train at different speeds, braking of the train and the interconnection with the Operations Control Centre (OCC) will also be monitored during the trials. The behavior of the track system and the Over Head Electrification (OHE) will be checked repeatedly.

This particular section from Kalindi Kunj till Kalkaji Mandir consists of seven elevated stations – Kalindi Kunj, Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh, Okhla Vihar, Jamia Milia Islamia, Sukhdev Vihar, Okhla NSIC and Kalkaji Mandir. Civil work on all stations is complete and finishing activities are in progress. Gradually, the trial runs will be expanded to the other parts of the entire corridor.

The depot has been built at Kalindi Kunj which will cater to the Janakpuri West – Botanical Garden corridor. This depot is also unique from the point of view of engineering since its stabling sheds will be elevated on a separate deck, which in turn will be covered by solar panels.

Mumbai Metro | MMRDA overlooked Green clearances in Metro project: CAG

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Mumbai: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has come down on the Mumbai Metropolitan Development Authority (MMRDA) for spending Rs. 5 crore unnecessarily crore in the construction of the Metro-II corridor in Mumbai. The CAG report has said the MMRDA appointed an independent engineer without resolving environmental issues related to the Metro-II corridor, which resulted in an ‘infructuous’ expenditure of Rs. 4.71 crore.mumbai metro

The CAG pointed out that the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL), a fully-owned company of MMRDA, entered in January, 2011, into an agreement with a consortium of three private parties for rendering consultancy services.

The scope of the consultancy’s work was to review and finalise the standard gauge rail system, conceptual designs, quality assurance programme, safety and operation plan etc.

The total consultancy fee was Rs. 20.31 crore, of which five per cent was payable as an advance. The government also entered into a concession agreement (CA) with the concessionaire. Mumbai Metro Transport Private Limited (MMPTL), a consortium of Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RIL), was appointed as a concessionaire to construct and operate the Metro on the Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd route.

But before entering into the CA, RIL had in 2010 written to MMRDA that in both Charkop and Mankhurd depots, substantial area was falling under the Coastal Regulation Zone and this was not made known to them at the bidding stage. It was also stated that this was an impediment to the implementation of the project.

“Therefore, instead of taking steps for resolution of the environmental clearance issue, MMRCL went ahead with the appointment of the independent engineer and also released payment to them,” the CAG said.

Since the environmental clearances were not received and the project had become a not-starter, the GOM decided to terminate the contract at no cost to either party. “Consequently the entire payment made to the engineer became infructuous. The work done by him was not even verifiable.” The CAG also rejected the explanation submitted by MMRCL, stating the latter was well aware of the fact that the environmental clearances were required.

“They knew this project would be a non-starter. The role of the engineer whose services were engaged for work relating to implementation of the project were rendered futile,” it said.

MMRDA not for Metro line on MTHL

On one hand, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) says that public transport is the solution to Mumbai’s commuting woes, on the other hand, it is still not in favour of a Metro rail on the Sewri-Nhava Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL).“Once the Dahisar (E)-Andheri (E) Metro is ready, it will have a capacity to carry motorists equivalent of using 50 car lanes of a highway,” said Pravin Darade, additional metropolitan commissioner, MMRDA. As per the projections, by 2021, 5.29 lakh passengers are expected to take a ride on the Metro, as compared to 6.67 lakh in 2031.In 2011, the MMRDA had proposed a Metro line parallel to the road sea bridge. The idea was to connect Mumbai’s Metro rail network with that of Navi Mumbai, and eventually with the planned Navi Mumbai International Airport.But as the MMRDA initiated the tendering procedure, it dropped the Metro rail plan, citing implementation “at a later stage”.When a senior MMRDA official was asked about the issue, he replied, “It (Metro line) was never planned on MTHL. It was just an idea.”

Namma Metro | IIMB suggests Rs.15 as minimum fare

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Namma Metro | IIMB suggests Rs.15 as minimum fare
Bangalore: The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), the consultant appointed to prepare a fare structure for Kochi metro, has suggested Rs.15 as the minimum fare for 2 km distance and Rs.65 for the 25-km-long Aluva-Pettah corridor, during peak hours.

The IIMB has also recommended variable fare during off-peak hours, capping the upper fare at Rs.50. The final fares will be fixed most likely at the next director board meeting of KMRL, after being vetted by the fare-fixation committee which would have representatives of the State government and the Union Urban Development Ministry, Kochi metro sources said.

The minimum fare suggested is higher than that for other metros in the country. The maximum fare for a 10-km-long journey in Mumbai metro is Rs.100, while Chennai metro charges Rs.40 for the same distance. The fare suggested for the same distance in Kochi metro is Rs.30.

The IIM team has submitted a report on fare projection till 2025. It has suggested a new fare stage for 2, 5, 10, 15 and 20 km.

Reacting to possible criticism of the suggested fare structure, vis a vis the fares of Delhi metro, KMRL sources said that the capital city charges a minimum fare of Rs.
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8 and Rs.16 for 10 km (Rs.1.50 per km) as compared to Rs.2.50 per km for travelling the full distance in the Kochi metro corridor.

The fares for Delhi metro’s first phase has not been revised so far, though a revision was expected in 2011.

Focus on TOD

Reacting to the suggested fare structure, D. Dhanuraj, chairman of city-based Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR), warned that high fares might result in low patronage for the metro. “The focus must be on transit-oriented development (TOD) along the Aluva-Pettah metro corridor. Hong Kong is an apt example of a metro system which has optimally tapped the TOD concept,” he said.

In Kochi, government land in possession of the Kochi Corporation, Revenue Department etc. on the metro corridor can be better utilised, raking in revenue for the metro. Only then can the metro be operated in a feasible way, Mr. Dhanuraj said.

Delhi Metro | Ad space on Delhi Metro in high demand

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Delhi Metro | Ad space on Delhi Metro in high demand

Delhi Metro allows only 21 of its trains to be used for ad wraps; it earns Rs. 32 crore a year

New Delhi: The concept of ‘Metro wrap’ ads, where the entire Metro train is covered with ads, is becoming so popular that demand for them has surpassed the total number of trains available for the purpose.

Since its launch in October 2014, the Delhi Metro has had at least 30 companies that have opted for this form of advertising and a dozen others are in queue.

The demand and supply gap arises because the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) allows only 10 per cent of its coaches per corridor to be wrapped with ads. Hence, only 21 trains of the total 208 trains can be wrapped with ads.

But, the DMRC and the ad agency, Eg.Communications Private Limited, which has been given the responsibility for the ad wraps, aren’t complaining.

The ad agency earns about Rs. 25 lakh from advertisers to wrap coaches of the Metro for a month, it pays the DMRC Rs. 32 crore per annum for the space.

“This concept has been a success due to the sheer magnanimity of the space available for advertising and of course, the huge ridership of the Delhi Metro. Each six-coach Metro train body provides 7,000 square feet of space for ads. Moreover, these ad-wrapped trains grab five million eyeballs on a daily basis. So for an advertiser, his job is done in a matter of seconds when a commuter or a person travelling in car sees the Metro passing by,” said Manish Sethi, director of Eg.Communications Private Limited.

At present, 12 trains are ad wrapped and order for four others are pending, Mr. Sethi said.

These trains run on all lines of the Metro network except the Red Line (Rithala-Dilshad Garden).

The Delhi Metro has a daily ridership of 26 lakh and about 70 per cent of commuters spend at least 30 minutes in the Metro network daily.

The first ad wrapped train was from Morpheus Group. It was rolled out in October 2014. The second was by Indiamart. Amazon.in, Renault, Snapdeal, Mother Dairy, ONGC, Bank of Baroda, PNB Housing, Micromax, Oppo, Fortune, Myntra, Dhara, Gulf and Hike have advertised on train bodies.

“Wraps are put only on six-coach trains as the fabrication cost is very high.
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Around Rs. 8 lakh per train goes in making, pasting and removing these ads,” said Mr Sethi.

The agency maintains that increasing the number of trains under this ad category is not necessary as fewer trains help in building high brand recall among people.

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Noida Metro | Delhi Metro to help Noida Metro operations

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Noida Metro | Delhi Metro to help Noida Metro operations
Noida:  The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation will assist Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) in operating and maintaining the 29.7-km-long Noida-Greater Noida Metro corridor. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed between the two entities on Friday. The construction work of Noida-Greater Noida corridor is already being executed by the DMRC.noida metro rail corporationThe DMRC will be providing assistance to the NMRC until the later develops the expertise to operate and maintain the corridor itself. “The assistance would be rendered during the pre-commercial operation period and three years post-commercial operation period of the NMRC. The agreement may be extended with mutual consent,” a statement from the DMRC said. The construction work of the 30-km-long corridor is already being executed by DMRC on behalf of NMRC. The structural work on the corridor, that will have 21 stations, is expected to be completed by March 2017. The DMRC has been involved in planning or construction of almost all Metro rail projects across the country.
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