Metro Rail India Summit 2016| Metro Rail News team becomes media partner with ITP

Metro Rail India Summit is India’s premier forum to address the issues related to the further development of metro rail in India.
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The 5th Annual Metro Rail India Summit 2016 is going to be organised on 11th March, 2016 at The Hotel Shangri-La, New Delhi, India.The event features active participation of government officials, decision makers, planners, technology experts as well as project leaders to address specific challenges across key aspects like finance, planning, technology, mobility, signaling and control, as well as operations, safety and maintenance.The event has grown significantly year on year and attracts senior-level attendees across India. With a track record of 5 years, Metro Rail India summit is the country’s most exclusive meeting place with cutting edge discussion and offering unparalleled networking opportunities• Discover emerging business opportunities in India’s rapidly developing Metro Rail sector• Discuss current and future Metro Rail project• Share and assess experiences in the PPP/BOT projects to shape future growth• Identify the best approach to promote effective change at different scales• Get updates on lessons learnt from recent implementation, experiences, participatory approach and how they have been contributing to the emerging business situationsThe event is being organised by ITP Publishing Group and the Metro Rail News team is a proud event media partner. For more details please log on to http://www.constructionweekonline.in/metrorailindiasummit/

Delhi Metro| DMRC increases limit in stay times at metro station premises

New Delhi: With an aim to control over crowding of stations, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to rationalise the maximum time limit of stay on station premises permissible to commuters in accordance with the length of their journey from January 11.The maximum permissible time is divided into three separate time zones, which has been stipulated after calculating the maximum possible time that a commuter can take to travel specific distances, however, with the new arrangement, commuters will not be able to stay long inside the stations, said the DMRC in a statement, adding that the new rule will be applicable to both token as well as smart card users.According to new regime, the maximum permissible time limit for stay within the Metro system – 170 minutes at present – will now be 180 minutes for those buying tickets of Rs. 23 or above, 100 minutes for tickets costing Rs. 19-23, and 65 minutes for tickets up to Rs. 18.Though the new time zones will be implemented from January 11 onwards, the remaining month will be used to sensitise or inform the commuters about the new arrangement. In case of any breach of the new time zones during January, the cards or tokens purchased by the commuters will show error (error no. 159).The commuters will then have to report to the Customer Care Centres for their exit without any penalty.However, penalties of Rs. 10 per extra hour (maximum Rs.50 as per DMRC business rules) will be imposed (as per existing business rules) for any breach of the time limit from February1 onwards.As of now, the commuter are allowed to stay inside the Metro premises for 170 minutes if they enter from one station and exit from another station irrespective of the distance travelled.“Every month,” said DMRC, “more than one lakh commuters are penalised for overstaying in the system by exceeding the time limit.”In December last year, as many as 1,08,513 passengers were booked for overstaying in the system, which significantly contributes to the problem of overcrowding, said the DMRC in a statement.The DMRC said stations covered within the three time zones from each station would be displayed at all stations so that the commuters clearly know within how much time they should exit from the system based on the destination they are travelling to. Announcements regarding the same will also be made with from Monday.For example, if a commuter is travelling from Barakhamba Road to Ramkrishna Ashram Marg, he would have to exit the system within 65 minutes as the destination would be within the first time zone (of about nine stations) fare of up to Rs.18., while the list of stations covered within this zone and the subsequent zones would be displayed at the Barakhamba Road station itself.

Delhi Metro| Sreedharan does not agree with SC’s premium coach idea for Delhi

New Delhi: Reacting to the Supreme Court’s suggestion of a reserving seats for an elite class, former chief of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), E Sreedharan junked the idea saying he didn’t believe in any one class receiving privileged treatment. The top court, while ruling to keep its ban on SUV and luxury diesel cars, suggested providing premium seats to those forfeiting the luxury of their cars to follow the current odd-even restriction on Delhi roads.“I personally do not recommend any privileged treatment to any particular class of passengers except ladies,” Sreedharan, who is dubbed the Metro Man, told the Media in an email.Pointing out the logistical difficulties in providing such a facility, Sreedharan added, “Metro trains are not like long distance trains. The average time a passenger spends in a metro train is only about 25 minutes. If separate accommodation is provided for an elite class, more facilities will have to be provided such as ‘only seated accommodation’. This would reduce the capacity of the train at the cost of ordinary passengers.”DMRC officials said they would have to make infrastructural changes that, though not ‘impossible’, would be ‘very difficult’.“Worldwide there is no practice of reserving certain coaches or part of a coach for elite travellers, who can be charged higher rates. The only exception, I know of is Dubai metro,” he said. The Dubai metro Gold class charges double the ticket price for a luxury coach.DMRC sources, on the condition of anonymity, told Media that to facilitate such a reservation, entire passages in stations would have to be marked out from the entry gate to the ‘dedicated’ coach, and these tickets would cost more.
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Also, there is bound to be discontent and resistance from other passengers.As for the train itself, it would difficult to separate the coaches. Making partitions inside the coaches is a violation of the evacuation policy of the DMRC as the train goes through tunnels and emergency gates are at the end of the train.Currently, eight-coach trains are running at full capacity and the DMRC can’t increase the number of coaches. “If we take out coaches from existing infrastructure (to provide the facility), then we are depriving the common man from space,” the metro official said.

Delhi Metro| DMRC’s Phase III project may cover almost Delhi-NCR in 2016

New Delhi: The rapidly expanding Delhi Metro, in its 14th year, is set to spread its wings further by venturing deep into the National Capital Region (NCR) in 2016.With the addition of around 114 km in its network, and 18 new interchange stations, Delhi Metro will take a giant leap towards augmenting the city’s public transportation and is likely to help keep lakhs of cars off the city’s roads, a pre- requisite for success of anti-pollution measures like ‘odd- even’.A study by Central Road Research Institute (CERI) says that metro helped keep around 4 lakh cars off roads in 2014. The numbers may increase exponentially once the new sections are launched by the end of 2016.According to official data, work in the two brand new corridors, 58.6-km-long Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar (Pink Line) and 34-km-long Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden (Magenta Line) have been completed by around 80 per cent each.While the former will have 38 stations, 23 are coming up on the latter. In total, there will be 27 interchange stations by the end of 2016, including the currently operational nine.The crisscrossing of the new lines with the existing corridors at many places will lead to the emergence of these interchange stations, thus, dramatically shortening the distance between two different parts of the city by up to 15 km at some places.For example, Hauz Khas Metro station will come up as a link between Yellow Line and the under construction Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden corridor (Line 8).“Passengers coming from Gurgaon will be able to get down at Hauz Khas and take a direct train to Kalkaji via Line 8 instead of having to take the Violet Line from Central Secretariat.“And by doing so they would save traveling of about 13.14 km. It will also bring Gurgaon and Noida closer as the line 8 extends till Noida Botanical Garden,” a senior metro official said.In 2015, metro expanded to 213 km with 160 stations and seven different corridors crisscrossing the city while bringing into its fold nearby satellite townships like Faridabad.In fact, the launch of the extension till Escorts Mujesar of Faridabad was the main highlight of 2015. It was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Metro was also extended to Samaypur Badli on the city’s north and till the busy office hub of ITO in the heart of the capital. Ridership touched a record high of 32.05 lakh on August 28. Among the other sections nearing completion, the 9-km-long Central Secretariat-Kashmere Gate line, which is already operational till ITO, 4-km-long Dwarka-Najafgarh section and 11-km-long Mundka-Bahadurgarh section figure prominently.Over 90 per cent work on the line till Kashmere Gate, also known as the ‘Heritage Corridor’, is complete while the same was 51 and 61 per cent for the other two till December 2015.Metro is also expected to strongly pitch for a fare revision owing to significant rise in its operational costs. DMRC MD Mangu Singh had said that a fare hike is “long overdue”.Fares were last revised in 2009 when the minimum fare was raised from Rs 6 to Rs 8 with the maximum fare being raised to Rs 30 from Rs 22.2015 also saw instances of major snags, mainly on the Blue Line, the longest functional corridor of the metro that connects Dwarka to Noida City Centre and Vaishali. In July, commuters had a tough time as an overhead wire snapped at the Yamuna Bank station, forcing them out on the tracks through emergency doors.Bordering on the infamy of being a failed project, the Airport Express Line showed signs of a “turnaround” with nearly 50 per cent jump in its ridership over 2014, following a string of measures including reduction of fares by over 40 per cent, and increasing the frequency of trains.It also decided to go for 70 additional trips in December to cope with an expected rush in ridership owing to the odd- even measures of the Delhi government, under which cars with odd and even number registration plates are plying on alternate days.

Delhi Metro| Supreme Court suggests Delhi Metro reserve premium seats for the rich

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested some measures to back Arvind Kejriwal government’s odd-even road-rationing policy and advised the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to provide for “cosy premium seats” for the “rich, high and mighty” who cannot use their luxury cars during the on-going exercise.A bench headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur said the corporation must explore the possibility of providing premium service where passengers can book seats in Metros by paying five-six times more than the normal fare.
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“Car owners who are coming (to Metro) they must get some space to sit. Like, let us say some of the clients of senior lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi travel in big cars such as Mercedes and Toyota. But when such people are using Metro, why can’t you make suitable arrangements for more space,” the bench also comprising Justice AK Sikri and Justice R Bhanumathi told solicitor general Ranjit Kumar and Delhi government counsel Rahul Mehra.“You can have premium fares for such persons. Maybe you can increase the fare five- fold for such passengers. For instance if the fare is Rs 20 make it Rs 100 for such passengers for a dignified place to sit,” justice Thakur said. Singhvi had appeared for car manufacturer – Mahindra – that wants the top court to revisit its December 16 order banning registration of diesel cars with over 2000 cc engine capacity.To make Metro travel comfortable for the common man, the bench advised the corporation to increase frequency of the trains. On senior advocate Harish Salve’s suggestion, the bench said the waiting time between two trains should be brought down from 3 to 1.5 minutes.Metro stations have witnessed a surge in passengers after the odd-even formula kicked in from January 1. The first working day of the year – January 4 – saw around 35 lakh commuters using the Metro services.The bench asked both the Centre and Delhi government to respond on the issue within four weeks and posted the matter for further hearing to February 2.

Noida Metro| Chinese firm set to make coaches for Noida Metro Rail Project

Noida: The financial bidding for the supply of rakes for the Noida-Greater Noida Metro project was finalised in New Delhi on Monday where Chinese state-owned rolling stock manufacturer CRRC Corporation Limited emerged the lowest bidder for the supply of 76 coaches for the 29.9-km Metro corridor.The financial bid will now be evaluated by DMRC and the tender is expected to be awarded by the end of the month, officials said. Once the contract is awarded, each Metro car could come at about Rs 11 crore, inclusive of taxes and duties.According to DMRC officials, three firms including Alstom, a French multinational company operating in the worldwide rail transport markets, Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) and CRRC Corporation Limited were in the race for bagging the Rs 860 crore order for the rolling stock.”CRRC Corporation has bid much lower than the estimated price. The bid will now be evaluated and the tender will be awarded by the end of the month,” a DMRC official told Media.The selected company will be responsible for the design, manufacture and commissioning of the cars. The procurement of these cars will be funded by the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC).The delivery of trains will be done in about 76 weeks or earlier, officials said. The trains will have four coaches each as against the earlier plan of three-coach trains.

Bullet Train Project| Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, sets up separate company

New Delhi: The railways ministry has fast-tracked the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor by setting up a separate company, on the lines of the Delhi Metro Railway Corporation (DMRC), which will build and operate the NDA government’s ambitious project.The company will be registered in January. The process has already being initiated by Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC), reflecting the state-run transporter’s intent to accelerate the actual work on the Modi government’s dream project expected to put the country’s railway sector in the big league.To begin with, the company would be registered in the name of Indian Railways. At a later stage, the company would be made into a joint venture (JV) with equity participation of the Maharashtra and Gujarat governments. In the JV, the equity contribution of Railways is likely to be 50% while Maharashtra and Gujarat would have a stake of 25% each.The public sector company is expected to build and also carry out train operations. It would provide access to private operators after five years of operation of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor with a suitable revenue sharing arrangement.The company, which will own the assets created on the corridor, would have effective independence in decision-making and would be run as a professional entity.A search and selection panel headed by the cabinet secretary and comprising secretary department of economic affairs and secretary, department of personnel and training would choose the managing director and other functional directors.
 The corridor is likely to have 12 stations between Mumbai and Sabarmati/Ahmedabad and the tariff would be 1.5 times of first AC fare.
Niti Aayog’s expert panel, on whose recommendation the government decided to adopt the Shinkansen System, has suggested that the terminal station in Mumbai should be planned at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) so that high rise buildings can be constructed on the stations.
The railways have not only fast tracked the execution of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor but has also accelerated the feasibility studies of projects, under which Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Kolkata are to be connected by high-speed rail links. Modi has christened the high-speed train project as the Diamond Quadrilateral and it is seen as a platform for boosting demand in the transportation sector.
The project, to be built on standard gauge, is likely to cost Rs 97,636 crore and is scheduled to be completed within seven years. Japan has agreed to fund 81% of the total project cost (Rs 79,165 crore) while rest of the resources would be pooled by railways and the state governments of Maharashtra and Gujarat. The 505 km long corridor is likely to be extended to connect Mumbai with Delhi in the future. The railways has already received the inception report for feasibility study of the Delhi-Mumbai high-speed corridor.

Kochi Metro| KMRL receives first set of ‘Made in India’ coaches from Alstom Transport

Kochi: The Kochi Metro Rail (KMRL) on Saturday received the first set of Made in India coaches five months ahead of schedule from Alstom Transport, the rolling stock manufactures for the project.Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu flagged off the first train set in the presence of Kerala Minister for Power and Railways Aryadan Muhammed at an official ceremony held on this occasion at the Alstom’s facility in Sricity Special Economic Zone in Tada in Andhra Pradesh.According to a Kochi Metro release, the order for 25 train set was placed in August 2014 and the French company delivered the first train set in record time. As per the contract, the company is responsible for the design, manufacturing, supply, installation and commissioning of 25 standard track gauge trains.In his brief speech, Naidu urged the industry units to create more employment in the region and made an appeal to take up projects benefitting the locals. With presence of over one hundred multi-national firms, Sri City SEZ, located 90 km from Chennai, stands as a true manifestation of the Government’s Make in India campaign, Sri City, SEZ, Managing Director Ravindra Sannareddy said.“We take pride that Alstom Transport is supplying the very first set of Made in India coaches to Kochi Metro,” he said.KMRL, in its effort make the Kochi Metro most modern and user friendly has provided unique experience and comfort in the Kochi Metro coach, differentiating it with any other metro system in India with the help of Alstom and Tata Elxsi.Each train will be fitted with two air conditioning units per car to provide thermal comfort to the commuters. Alstom said this was for the first time a Metropolis train set was produced at the Sri City SEZ. The 25 coaches would run on an elevated metro rail network 25 kms long and 22 stations across Kochi.“The line is expected to be open by end of 2016.
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The unique design of Kochi Metro is that the front end features LED lights that are in the shape of elephant’s tusk”, a statement from Alstom said.Kochi Metro Rail Ltd, Managing Director, Elias George said it was a “big achievement” as the coaches were delivered ahead of schedule in a time of 15 months.

Delhi Metro| DMRC starts wi-fi facility at Rajiv Chowk & Kashmiri Gate stations

New Delhi: Commuters travelling in Rajiv Chowk and Kashmere Gate metro stations, two of the most busiest junctions of the network, would now be able to access internet for free with the launch of wi-fi facility on Friday.
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The first such introduction of wireless internet in the rapidly expanding network, which has been christened ‘Metro-Fi’, would let people use internet for free for 30 minutes everyday, beyond which they will be charged by the service provider.
The wi-fi services at these two stations are being provided as part of an MoU signed by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation with the Rail Tel Corporation of India in May 2015.
The other three stations where similar facilities would be made available soon are Vishwavidyalaya, Central Secretariat and Hauz Khas. All the five stations fall on metro’s Yellow Line, that connects Samaypur Badli to Gurgaon.“As soon as a passenger enters the paid area of these stations, she can select available wifi network named ‘Metro-Fi’ and then register herself through her mobile number. Subsequently, one SMS will be sent on that number having the login password,” a metro official said.Until recently, only trains and stations of the 5.1 km long Rapid Metro Network in Gurgaon were wifi enabled.

Chennai Metro| L&T launches Rs.640 Crore Metro project

Chennai: The construction work on the underground Chennai Metro Rail in Anna Salai, between AG-DMS and Saidapet stations entailing an investment worth Rs. 640 crore has been started by the Larsen & Toubro, which has secured the contract for the metro stretch recently, said sources, adding that the construction of the stations between the AG-DMS and Saidapet after Chennai Metro Rail project was awarded. As of now, workers are in the process of dewatering the Saidapet station and the tunnel as they got flooded due to heavy rains recently. The process may be completed soon but to complete the project may take about two years. Afcons Infrastructure Limited took up the tunneling work on this stretch in September, but work has not commenced in the other stretch from Government Estate to AG-DMS and the CMRL has decided to call for fresh tenders.In order to build the world-class metro network in the region, the state government in Tamil Nadu has initiated the process of starting the initial work on the Rs.42,000 crore metro rail networks. In the project in question, the cost of underground stretch has been worked out at Rs.32,000 crore and Rs.10,000 crore for the elevated stretch, said sources claiming that the feasibility report, 32 km of the third corridor would be ready by the end of 2021and that the remaining portions of the third corridor besides other two corridors are expected to be completed by 2026.It may be recalled that currently, RITES is preparing a DPR which would approximately cover 88 km. The three corridors include Madhavaram to Siruseri (41km), Nerkundram to Light House (14km) and Madhavaram to Perumbakkam (33km). Of the 88 km plus stretch under the second phase, 54 km would be underground while the rest would be elevated. The third corridor starts from Madhavaram at the northern end and runs up to Siruseri in the southern belt for a length of 40.2 km. It connects important centers like Moolakadai, Perambur, Purasawalkam, Kilpauk Medical College (KMC), Anna Flyover, LUZ, Adyar, Thiruvamiyur, Perungudi, Karappakam, Sholinganallur, and Navallur. The feasibility report has identified the 19.3 km stretch between Madhavaram to Adyar as underground stretch while 20.9km stretch between Adyar to Siruseri would be elevated.

Gurgaon Metro| Rapid Metro Rail ready to increase train frequency

Gurgaon: Rapid Metro, a subsidiary of ILFS Rail Ltd, which sees a daily average of about 35,000 passengers on working days, says it is ready to take on additional capacity and run trains with more frequency if Delhi implements the odd-even car scheme.

Rapid Metro is a metro system in Gurgaon, a satellite city of Delhi, connecting the business districts and also works as a feeder system for the Delhi Metro.

“We are waiting for fine print of the odd-even car scheme. We are fully prepared. If the scheme translates into more demand, we would be able to ramp up within 20 minutes,” Rajiv Banga, CEO, Rapid Metro, told.

The Rapid Metro system gets almost 75-80 per cent of its passengers from the Delhi Metro interchange station. Additionally, it is also backing on tie-up with shuttle.com.

“These are 12-17 seater shuttles. This can also be increased, although it requires more advance notice,” said Banga.

Rapid Metro has seen a 25 per cent increase in ridership since March (eight months) on the working days, said Banga. “This is sustained increase, though on certain days, it has been as high as 42,000 a day,” he added.

On the weekends, when the traffic is usually low, Rapid Metro has started running a concept train – called joy express — basically allowing kids and their guardians to book a train and have a party in the train that is closed and runs on the circuit. Rapid Metro dedicates a train for such events in which doors do not open.

Each joy ride express sees a booking of 30 kids and 40-50 adults, shared Banga. He added that the company is also setting up a double level foot overbridge with escalators that can help people access the IndusInd Bank Metro station from another side of the national highway.

Metro Rail News| New Year Message to Metro Rail News Readers & Contributors

Dear Readers & Contributors,Greeting from Metro Rail News !On behalf of the Metro Rail News Network, I would like to take the opportunity to wish all our readers and our contributors a very Happy New Year. I hope 2016 brings you happiness in your lives and success in your endeavors.Looking back at the year that was, all I can say is that 2015 brought with it chaos and heartbreaks across the world. I would like to offer our condolences to those who lost a loved one, family or friends this past year. Each year we inevitably miss the many people,who are no longer with us. We miss them, but we continue to remember them through the many memories they left us with.I would also like to thank all our readers for your continued support and readership and everyone who have approached us personally to tell us how much they appreciate our efforts and to offer their support.In fact the major overhaul we went through in 2015 could not have been possible without your support, as shifting from the Jumla to a different platform, was a process that took us nearly half a year to complete and we are still working on improving your reading experience. Apart from this, we are going to launched our android and iphone app so Metro Rail News will now available on your lap, palm and phone.2015 also marked the launch of eShop@Metro section where we already have a considerable number of books that you may want to read from, and reviews and interviews by talented authors, with the dawn of the new year we are hoping to make this section, even more interesting and interactive for all our readers, so please feel free to leave your comments on the news, interviews and reviews that we publish not only in the eShop section but on all our sections. Your comments, feedback and suggestions are always welcome.I truly hope you will continue to read the Metro Rail News in 2016 and will let us know on the various issues that you want to read about by emailing us or by sending us a message on our social media platforms. As we wind up for this year and bid 2015 goodbye, I wish you a very Happy and Prosperous New Year 2016.With warm regards,Narendra Raj Media Manager Metro Rail News metrorailnews@gmail.com

Lucknow Metro| Recruitment of various technical & non-technical posts

Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) is inviting online applications from eligible candidates for the following positions on direct recruitment basis:-
  1. Assistant Manager (Accounts): 01 post (Pay Scale:Rs.20600-46500/-)
  2. Station Controller – cum – Train Operator: 97 (Pay Scale: Rs.13500-25520/-)
  3. Customer Relations Assistant: 26 posts (Pay Scale: Rs.10170-18500/-)
  4. Junior Engineer (Electrical): 38 posts (Pay Scale: Rs.13500-25520/-)
  5. Junior Engineer (Signaling & Telecommunication): 16 posts (Pay Scale: Rs.13500-25520/-)
  6. Junior Engineer (Civil): 16 posts (Pay Scale: Rs.13500-25520/-)
  7. Office Assistant (HR): 02 posts (Pay Scale: Rs.10170-18500/-)
  8. Accounts Assistant: 03 posts (Pay Scale: Rs.10170-18500/-)
  9. Maintainer (Electrical): 29 posts (Pay Scale: Rs.8000-14140/-)
  10. Maintainer (S&T): 12 posts (Pay Scale: Rs.8000-14140/-)
  11. Maintainer (Civil): 14 posts (Pay Scale: Rs.8000-14140/-)
Age limit: Minimum 21 years and maximum 28 years.Last date for submitting application is: 01/02/2016.For details about educational/technical qualification, age, eligibility etc. please visit LMRC’s official website www.lmrcl.comClick here to buy “Examination Success Kit” online for the aforesaid posts.

Vijayawada Metro| Metro rail deadline extended for tenders

Vajayawada: The Metro Rail project is likely to be delayed as the prospective bidders have requested for extension of deadline. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), which is supposed to open the tenders in the first week of December, extended the deadline up to December 29 following their request.

The DMRC has extended the deadline four times till now for want of response and requests from the prospective bidders. According to information, the bidders are taking up surveys and studies on their own. The DMRC officials, however, are tight-lipped in this regard.

According to sources, Tata, Nagarjuna Constructions, Afcons and URC have evinced interest in taking up the project. The DMRC has already conducted a pre-bid meeting.

The DMRC has planned to construct two corridors in the city at a cost of Rs.
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6,823 crore. The 26-km metro project is expected to be completed by 2018. As many as 24 stations will come up on the two corridors – Penamaluru to PNBS and Nidamanuru to PNBS. The DMRC has set the ball rolling for the Vijayawada Metro Project by calling e-tenders in two parts for the PNBS – Nidamanur corridor in September. The works include architectural finishing, water supply, sanitary installation and drainage works. Both the works are to be completed in 24 months. DMRC has set November 20 as deadline for submission of tenders for both parts as per the notifications hosted on its website in September this year. The deadline was, however, later extended.

The metro project was considered keeping in view the potential of the city and likely projected increase in population. The DMRC authorities are planning to construct the Eluru corridor as it will be connected to depot at Nidamanuru.

The Bandar Road corridor will be taken up at a later stage as soon as the depot works were completed. More so, there are no land acquisition issues on Eluru Road compared to Bandar Road. The Eluru Road corridor is expected to complete by 2018 while the Bandar Road would be completed by 2019. The depot would also be completed by 2018.

An interchange bus station would come up near PNBS. The passengers travelling on Bandar and Eluru Road can board and alight there to change the train.