Chennai Metro’s TBM S81B Achieves Breakthrough at Otteri Station

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TBM S81 B's breakthrough on line 3 in Chennai metro phase 2

Chennai ( Metro Rail News): Another day, another achievement. TBM S81 B with the nickname Kolli, commissioned by Tata Projects Ltd. recorded a breakthrough at Otteri station of Line 3 in 116.1km Chennai Metro Phase 2.

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In July 2023, Tata Projects deployed TBM (Kolli ) on the south shaft of Ayanavaram Station of the 45.8km Line 3 ( Mandharam station – Siruseri SIPCOT ). After covering a distance of about 903 m TBM Kolli reached Otteri station in just 13 months.

TBM S18 B ( Kolli)

Kolli is a Terratec Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) machine with 06.61 km. During the excavation, the machine encountered more than 100 bore wells and to avoid any inconvenience it took two sharp curves of radius 220 m and 280 m respectively.

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After its first breakthrough in the Pune metro, In December 2022, TBM S18 passed the FAT (Factory Acceptance Test ) before being deployed in the Chennai Metro Phase 2.

Scope Of Work

This assignment of Tbm Kolli falls under Package TU-01. In May 2021, Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) awarded Tata Projects with Package TU-01 with a 42-month deadline. The total cost of the project is Rs 1999 crore. Package TU-01 is a 9 km long section on Line 3 of Chennai metro Phase 2.

The work scope of TBM Kolli and 6 other TBMs under Package TU-01 includes the construction of a 9 km twin tunnel (totalling 18 km) from the TBM retrieval shaft near Venugopal (line 5) to Kelly station (Line 3) and the construction of diaphragm walls and entry and exit structures of Madhavaram Milk Colony Station, Murari Hospital Station, Ayanavaram Station and Purasaiwakkam High Road Station.

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As of now, Tata Projects Ltd. has recorded 6 tunnel breakthroughs under the Package -TU-01.

TBM	STATION	DISTANCE	Year (breakthrough)
TBM S98 (Anaimalai)	Venugopal Nagar	415 m	June 2023
TBM S96 (Nilgiri)	Madhavan High Road	1.4 km	August 2023
TBM S99 (Servarayan)	Venugopal Nagar	415 m	September 2023
TBM S97 (Podhigai )	Madhavaran High speed	1.4 km	November 2023
TBM S98 (Anaimalai)	Otteri Station	925 m	June 2024
TBM S81B (Kolli) -current assignment	Otteri Station	903 m	August 2024

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5 Firms Bid For Thane Metro’s DDC-01 Package

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30/08/2024

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Vizag Metro — Metro Representational image.

Thane (Metro Rail News): On 29 August, after the opening of technical bids, MMRCL revealed the names of 5 Firms that have submitted bids for Thane Metro’s first Detailed Design Consultant (DDC-01) contract.

In early August, Maha-Metro floated tenders for this contract with an estimated budget of Rs 3.82 crore and a 36-month deadline.

Scope of Thane Metro’s Package DDC-01

The appointed contractor under this package will be responsible for providing Detailed Design Consultancy Services for Thane Metro’s 6 elevated stations:

Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar Natyagraha
Manpada
Dongripada
Vijay Nagari
Waghbil
Waterfront

Bidders

The bidders for the Package DCC-01 are:

Enia Design Pvt. Ltd.
LKT Engineering Consultants Ltd.
RITES Ltd.
STUP Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
SYSTRA MVA Consulting (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Thane Metro Project

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Thane Metro, also referred as the Thane Integral Metro Project, has recently received approval from the Central Government’s Cabinet with an estimated total budget of Rs. 12,200 crore and a 2029 deadline.

Thane Metro will consist of a single corridor. The elevated route will span 26 km with 22 stations and a 3km underground twin tunnel section with 2 underground stations.

The Process Ahead

The Bids would go through a technical evaluation. Subsequently, MMRCL will reveal the financial bids of technically qualified bidders to identify the L1 (Lowest Bidder) for this Package.

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MPMRCL MD Inspects Indore Metro from SC-03 to Gandhi Nagar Depot

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Indore (METRO RAIL NEWS): Shri S. Krishna Chaitanya, IAS, Managing Director of Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation, conducted a comprehensive inspection of the Indore Metro Super Priority Corridor from the SC-03 station to the Gandhi Nagar Depot by metro train. The Managing Director also inspected the underground route.

During the site inspection, the Managing Director reviewed the progress and intricate aspects of various components constructed for train operations at SC-03, SC-04, SC-05, SC-06 stations, and Gandhi Nagar station, including the station control room, ticket office machine room, signalling equipment room, and telecom equipment room.

Following the inspection, the Managing Director conducted a review meeting with all stakeholders at the metro office to assess the current progress and achievements against the set targets.

Guidelines For Contractors of Indore Metro Project

The Managing Director instructed the project contractors to ensure a proper drainage system at the depot.
To complete the entry and exit points of the stations as soon as possible.
He urged all metro project officials, general consultant representatives, and contractors to contribute their best efforts to bring the metro project to fruition, enabling the metro service to be made available to the public at the earliest.
He also emphasised removing the unnecessary barricades and reconstructing the roads to smoothen the traffic near the metro construction site
He instructed that the system work at these stations be completed promptly.
He explained the dependency of the depot station in the operation of the metro train.

Meeting Attendants

At the Gandhi Nagar Depot, the Managing Director discussed the significance of the depot in metro train operations with senior officials, the general consultant, and contractors.

The site inspection meeting was attended by senior officials, including Shri Shobhit Tandon, Director (Systems), Shri Ajay Gupta, Director (Projects), Shri Ajay Kumar, General Manager (Civil – Underground), Shri Ranveer Singh Rajput, General Manager (Civil – Elevated), Shri Arun Kumar Srivastava, General Manager (S&T and Rolling Stock), Shri Rajeev Kumar Goyal, General Manager (Admin), along with representatives of the general consultant and metro construction contractors

Inspection’s Reviews

During his first inspection of the Indore Project, the Managing Director expressed satisfaction with the work done so far and reiterated the commitment to a safe, seamless, and environmentally friendly metro that aligns with public aspirations.

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Kanpur Metro: TBM Vidyarthi Starts its 2nd Drive Towards Transport Nagar Station

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29/08/2024

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Kanpur (Metro Rail News): On 28 August 2024, Afcons-Sam India Consortium deployed TBM S- 639B (Vidyarthi) for its second assignment from Transport Nagar Ramp to Transport Nagar Metro Station on Line 1 under Package KNPCC-06 of the Kanpur Metro Phase 1 Project.

For its current assignment, TBM S-639B will construct an approximate 350 m-long tunnel for the downline towards Transport Nagar Metro Station.

TBM Vidyarthi of Kanpur Metro — Representational image

TBM Vidyarthi’s Journey in Kanpur Metro

In December 2023, TBM S-639B, nicknamed Vidyarthi, started its journey as the fourth TBM deployed to facilitate the construction of twin tunnels on Line-1, which spans 23.78km between IIT Kanpur and Naubasta.

TBM S-639B began its first drive from Kanpur Central Station, covering a 1250m long distance in 6 months; TBM achieved a breakthrough at Nayaganj Station in June 2024.

Till date, Afcons – Sam India has achieved 2 out of 8 breakthroughs – both were recorded at Nayaganj Station in March and June 2024.

KNPCC-06 Package

In March 2022, Afcon Sam India Consortium bagged package KNPCC-06 at Rs. 1087.67 crore with a 36-month deadline.

KNPCC-06 is a 2nd underground package for the Kanpur Metro Line-1. This Package will connect Nayaganj Station and Transport Nagar Ramp through 3 underground stations at

Kanpur Central
Jhakarkatti
Transport Nagar

Future Prospects

Once TBM S-639B achieves a breakthrough at Transport Nagar Station, it will be moved from its station box to construct tunnels at Jhakarkatti Station.

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Shri Satish Kumar Becomes Chairman & CEO of the Railway Board

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28/08/2024

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Satish Kumar- Chairman & CEO of Railway Board

Delhi (Metro Rail News): On 27 August 2024, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet promoted Shri Satish Kumar, Member (Traction & Rolling Stock), Railway Board, to the post of Chairman and CEO of the Railway Board.

In the history of the Railway Board, Shri Kumar, an IRSME officer from the 1986 batch, will be the first person from the Scheduled Castes to be appointed as Chairman and CEO. His new role will come into effect from 1 September. He will succeed Ms. Jaya Varma Sinha, the first female to serve as Chairman and CEO of the Railway Board

As per a government official, “The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Shri Satish Kumar, Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS), Member (Traction & Rolling Stock), Railway Board to the post of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Railway Board”.

Shri Kumar brings over three decades of experience to his new role. His journey in Indian Railways began in March 1988, and he has served in various roles across multiple railway zones and divisions.

His roles included positions in the Jhansi Division of the former Central Railway and at the Diesel Locomotive Works in Varanasi. Additionally, he served as the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of the Lucknow Division under Northern Railway from April 2017 to April 2019. Prior to joining the Railway Board, Shri Kumar also served as the General Manager of North Central Railway in Prayagraj.

Shri Kumar’s expertise and ideas will be invaluable assets to the organization.

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TBM S98’s Third Drive on Line 3 of Chennai Metro

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28/08/2024

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Chennai (Metro Rail News): Tata Projects Ltd. recommissioned TBM S98 for the third time at Purasaiwakkam metro station towards Kelly station of 45.8 km Line-3 ( Madhavaram- Siruseri) of Chennai Metro Phase 2.

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Chennai Metro’s TBM S98

TBM S98, nicknamed Anaimalai, is a Terratec Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) machine with a 06.61 diameter.

Timeline of commissioning TBM S98 on corridor 3:

Assignment	Year	Location	Distance
First assignment	February – June (2023)	Madhavaran Station (line 3) -Venugopal Station (line 5)	4.5 km
Second assignment	October (2023) – June (2024)	Ayanavaram Station – Otteri Station	925 m
Third / Current assignment	August 2024	Purasaiwakkam Station to Kelly Station	280 m

In May 2021, Chennai Metro Rail Ltd.(CMRL) awarded Tata Project Ltd. with Package TU-01 with a total cost of Rs.1999 crore.

Package TU-01 is a 9 km long section on Line 3 of Chennai metro phase 2. The deadline for the project is 42 months.

Work Description

The work under Package TU-01 includes the construction of a 9 km twin tunnel (totalling 18 km) from the TBM retrieval shaft near Venugopal (line 5) to Kelly station (Line 3) and the construction of diaphragm walls and entry and exit structures of Madhavaram Milk Colony Station, Murari Hospital Station, Ayanavaram Station and Purasaiwakkam High Road Station.

Additionally, Tata Project Ltd. has deployed five tunnels on Package- TU-01.

TBM	STATION	DISTANCE
TBM S98 (Anaimalai)	Venugopal Nagar	415 m
TBM S96 (Nilgiri)	Madhavan High Road	1.4 km
TBM S99 (Servarayan)	Venugopal Nagar	415 m
TBM S97 (Podhigai )	Madhavaran High speed	1.4 km
TBM S98 (Anaimalai)	Otteri Station	925 m

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Bullet Train Project: MG Contractors Builds CLC Bridge over NH48

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27/08/2024

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GUJARAT (metro rail news): Construction work for the 508.17 km long Mumbai- Ahmedabad Bullet Train project is gaining ground rapidly. MG Contractor Pvt. Ltd. (MGCPL) has built a 260-meter-long cantilever ( CLC) bridge over NH-48 southeast of Surat.

The 4-span pre-stressed concrete (PSC) bridge (GAD- 11) is strategically positioned at Amadpore in the Navasari district between Surat and Billimora Bullet Train Stations. The bridge features a meticulously planned configuration with spans of 50m, 80m, 80m, and 50m which will provide necessary support and stability.

This PSC bridge is made up of 104 segments. To ensure vehicular traffic remains uninterrupted on NH-48 during the construction phase, the segments were cast one by one on the site.

In 2021, MGCPL was awarded the project under Package P 1(B) with a total cost of Rs.549 crore. Initially, the CLC bridge was part of Package P3, but later, it was merged into Package P1 (B).

Along with this, MGCPL is building 4 PSC bridges and 7 street truss Bridges with Larsen and Toubro Pvt. Ltd. under Package C4 for the MAHSR ( Mumbai Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Project). The MAHSR Bullet Train project will feature 6 cantilever bridges.

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MAHSR Corridor of Bullet Train Project

India’s ambitious Bullet Train project will connect Mumbai in Maharashtra and Ahmedabad in Gujarat via a 508.1 km long high-speed rail line. The MAHSR corridor is designed for high-speed trains that are engineered to reach a top speed of 320 kmph. The first section of the bullet train project will become operational in August 2026.

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Chennai Metro: Panasonic-Pioneer JV Bags PSD Contract of Line 3 & 5

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27/08/2024

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Chennai (Metro Rail News): The joint venture between Panasonic Manufacturing (Beijing) Co. Ltd. and Pioneer Fil-Med Pvt. Ltd. has secured a 146.95 crore contract from Chennai Metro. The contract involves supplying and installing Platform Screen Doors for Chennai Metro’s Line 3 and Line 5.

Line -3 and Line-5 of Chennai Metro will operate in a North-South orientation to link Madhavaram – SIPCOT (45.4 km Line-3) and Madhavaram – Sholinganallur (44.6 km Line-5), Respectively, through both elevated and underground stations.

The contract’s scope includes the design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of Platform Screen Doors.

In Corridor-3, the contractor will install PSDs at 29 underground stations between Madhavaram Depot Station and Tharamani Station.

In Corridor 5, PSDs will be installed at 5 underground stations falling between Kolathur Junction Station and Nathamuni Station.

Final Contract Value: INR 85,36,03,003 + USD 7,392,013 (approx. INR 146,95,66,140.67 or 146.95 crore)

Deadline for the contract: 1465 Days ( approximately four years )

Other contracts for Platform Screen Doors

Another 2 packages by CMRL for installing platform screen doors:

Package ASA12A: In November 2023, ST Engineering Urban Solutions Ltd. secured this package. Under this contract, ST Engineering is responsible for installing Platform Screen Doors at 10 elevated stations of Line 3 (Sholinganallur Lake – SIPCOT 2). Additionally, they will install PSDs at 29 stations of Line 5 (Grain Market – Elcot).

Package ASA09: The work under this package includes the PSDs at 10 elevated stations of Line-3 (Nehru Nagar – Sholinganallur) and 10 elevated stations of Line-5 (Assissi Nagar – Koyambedu). Currently, the bids are under technical evaluation for this package.

Ongoing development On Line 3 & 5 of Chennai Metro

Line-3’s 29 stations are under construction by DRA – Soma JV Tata Projects Ltd. and Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd.

Line-5’s five underground stations are under construction by Tata Projects Ltd.

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Mumbai Metro: Rithwik-Soma JV gets LOA for Construction of Dongri Depot

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26/08/2024

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MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) awarded the Rithwik-Soma JV with a Rs. 701.94 crore contract for the construction of Dongri Depot on the Red Line of Mumbai Metro.

The construction work comes under the Package- CA 207. In the north-west of Mumbai about 41.36 hectares of land has been allotted for the construction of Dongri Depot. The Red Line (Line 7, Line 7A and Line 9) connects Dongri- Mira-Bhayandar-Dahisar East-Gundavali-CSIA Terminal 2.

The Dongri Depot is designed to accommodate the stabling and maintenance of metro trains serving the entire Red Line, which includes Line 7, Line 7A, and Line 9. This facility will play a critical role in ensuring the operational efficiency and upkeep of the trains on these lines.

Mumbai Metro’s Dongri Depot

The depot will incorporate key components such as:

Operational Control Centre (OCC)
A 690m long test track
Stabling shed (SBL)
An inspection shed (IBL)
Receiving substation
Two auxiliary substations

The deadline for the contract is 4.3 years. MMRDA invited the bids in Feb 2024 for package CA-207 and opened the technical bids on 25th June revealing three bidders, among which Rithwik -SOMA JV declared as L1 with a total cost of Rs.733.24 crore which is simply 14.64% higher than the MMRDA’s estimation.

Work Description

The contractor is responsible for the land development of the depot and the construction of infrastructure, which includes:

Stabling Yard
Operation Control Centre
Depot Control Centre
Administrative Building
Maintenance and Inspection Buildings
Auxiliary substation
Drainage System & Rainwater Harvesting.

The contract also includes architectural finishing, plumbing, and Pre-Engineered Building (PEB) works for the CAR Depot at Dongri, which will come up near Metro Line-9 under the Mumbai Metro Rail Project managed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).

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Pune Metro: Bids Invited for Stations’ Construction in Phase 1A

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26/08/2024

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Pune (Metro Rail News): On 23 August 2024, Maha Metro issued a tender for constructing 4 elevated metro stations that will extend the Pune Metro’s Purple Line by 4.519 km from Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) to Nigdi under package P1A-C-02. This extension comes under Phase 1A of the Pune Metro project.

Package P1-C-02 is the second construction contract under Pune Metro Phase 1A which includes the construction of 4 new stations at:

Chinchwad
Akurdi
Nigdi
Bhakti Shakti

Tenders details:

Duration of Work: 90 weeks (1.7 years)
Pre-Bid Meeting: September 5, 2024
Bid Submission Deadline: October 4, 2024
Bid Opening Date: October 5, 2024

The designs of these stations have been developed by LKT Engineering who was serving as the Detailed Design Consultant (DDC) under package DDC-01.

Purple Line of Pune Metro

Originally the Pune Metro’s Purple Line covers a total distance of 13.3 km from Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) to Civil Court through 11 stations. This 13.3 km section is fully operational.

Purple Line’s Extension from PCMC to Nigdi

This extension of the Purple Line will extend it by 4.519 km from PCMC to Nigdi through the 4 stations mentioned above.

Other Contracts

In March 2024, Maha Metro awarded the C-01 package to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) for Rs. 339 crore. Under this package, RVNL is tasked with constructing a 4.519 km viaduct as part of the Pune Metro extension from Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) to Nigdi.

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