RAPIDX Stations Feature the Colours of Peacock Feather

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NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): India’s first Regional Rail, RAPIDX, Stations are painted in beige and blue tones to reference the colour spectrum of a peacock feather. The Priority Section of stations are ready for use, and this section of the corridor stands out for its beauty while still merging with its surroundings.

One of the primary qualities of RAPIDX trains is speed, which is depicted by the outside roofs of RAPIDX stations that are planned to be curved on both sides. The fact that the width of the stations along the RAPIDX corridor differs from station to station is another factor in the roof’s design. Because of this design element, they appear symmetrical and linear.

In addition, the foot-over bridges constructed as part of multi-modal integration also be painted in the same colours, which is another unique aspect of this design. In other words, they are also covered to shield commuters from the sun and rain during all types of weather.

Furthermore, Platform Screen Doors (PSDs) have been placed for safety at every stop. These PSDs will be connected to the railway’s signalling system, so the train won’t move until both the doors and the PSD are shut.

The NCRTC strives to obtain the highest level of IGBC accreditation to support a clean and green environment for all RAPIDX stations, depots, power substations, and other buildings.

The 17-kilometre Priority Section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor will shortly be opened to the public ahead of schedule.

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India Gets Its First Cable-Stayed Railway Bridge in Jammu & Kashmir

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India's first cable-stayed railway bridge

JAMMU & KASHMIR (Metro Rail News): The Anji Khad Bridge which is India’s first cable-stayed rail bridge finished its construction recently. The bridge contains 96 cables with the cable length ranging from 82 m to 295 m, and a total length of cable strands is 653 km.

Hon'ble Union State Minister of Railways Smt Darshana Jardosh visited the cable -stayed bridge — Hon’ble Union State Minister of Railways Smt Darshana Jardosh visited the cable -stayed bridge

The most difficult Udampur-Srinagar-Baramulla-Rail Link (USBRL) Project of Indian Railways is building the bridge in the Reasi district of Jammu & Kashmir.

The bridge is situated in the Himalayas’ young fold mountains, which have exceedingly challenging geological features such as faults, folds, and thrusts and the area’s high seismic risk. Therefore, IIT, Roorkee and IIT, Delhi conducted thorough site-specific investigations.

Due to space restrictions, a unique hybrid foundation has been used on the Katra end to stabilise the mountain slopes supporting one of the main span’s foundations.

The bridge’s Srinagar end saw most of the construction work, including the central pylon with a 40-meter-deep hybrid foundation and the auxiliary viaduct.
The bridge has an overall length of 725 metres; its primary span is 473.25 metres.
The bridge has been divided into four parts to simplify construction and account for typical site conditions.

Such as a 120 m long approach viaduct (also known as an “ancillary viaduct”) on the Reasi side, as well as a 38 m long approach bridge on the Katra end (CA2)with the main bridge, crossing deep valley (473.25 m cable-stayed portion), and central embankment (94.25 m), situated between the main bridge and an approach (ancillary) viaduct.

This bridge features a single central pylon that rises 331 metres above the riverbed and is 193 metres tall from the top of the foundation.
For the main pylon construction, 40-meter-deep micro piles around the 20-meter hybrid well foundation were used.

With a single railway line 3.75 metres wide and a footpath 1.5 metres wide on either side of the deck, the bridge has a total width of 15 metres.
For boosting building activities at heights up to 193 m, a cutting-edge tower crane (imported from Spain) with a 40 T capacity and an extensible height of up to 205 metres is being deployed.

In addition, numerous sensors were installed at various points on the Anji Khad Bridge for an integrated monitoring system. The Italian firm ITALFERR (a member of the Italian State Railways Group “Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane”) was given the task of carrying out detailed design and construction supervision (DDC) for this famous bridge, and the UK firm COWI was given the task of proof checking.

The line’s design speed is 100 km/h, which presents no challenges for the interaction between trains and structures. Also, the Department of Earthquake Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, conducted site-specific earthquake parameter research to establish the region’s seismo-tectonic framework.

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NMRC to Begin Parking Facilities at Five Additional Stations from May 1

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NOIDA (Metro Rail News): On 28 April 2023, the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) announced that parking facilities will be available at five additional stations along the metro route from 1st May.

According to the NMRC, parking services will be provided at eight stations along the Aqua Line route between Noida and Greater Noida.

As per the Press Release, “Currently, three stations along the corridor—Sector-51, Sector-137, and Delta-1—offer NMRC parking facilities. In addition, this service will begin on May 1 at five other stations: Sector-76, NSEZ, Sector-142, Pari Chowk, and Alpha-1.”

The NMRC charges for cars and taxis Rs 25 for up to six hours of parking and Rs 50 for up to twelve hours, while a monthly permit costs Rs 1,100.

Similarly, the price for a two or three-wheeler is Rs. 15 for up to six hours and Rs 25 for up to twelve hours, while a monthly permit is Rs 500.

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Pune Metro Line 3 Begins Removal of Barricades, Easing Baner-Balewadi Traffic

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Pune Metro Line 3 removing barricades from metro corridors.

PUNE (Metro Rail News): The Progress of the Pune Metro Line 3 is rapidly increasing on various Hinjewadi sections to the Shivanagag route. The construction of the Pier erection, girder installation and Viaduct is completed on a large scale. Therefore, the metro developers and traffic planning authorities have gradually taken down the barricades. The Balewadi-Baner roads are now once more exhaling in relief as a result.

Barricades were first built on both sides of the road once this route was built, resulting in narrow roads. As a result, residents who Commute through these roadways deal with issues like traffic jams. These barricades are necessary to protect employees and commuters from harm and prevent the metro’s extensive development from obstructing traffic.

Since the beginning of work on the 23.3 km stretch from Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar, 20,061 running metres of barricading have been completed out of 23862 RMT barricading.
Three sections of the Hinjewadi Metro are now under construction: Section One from Man to Balewadi; Section Two from Balewadi to Vidyapeeth Chowk; and Section Three between Pune University Circle to Shivajinagar civil court.

However, sections one and two of the metro construction have been almost completed.
Wherever the piers have been built, barriers are being taken down, and the girders are on top. For example, Balewadi Stadium to Ram Nadi area and Baner Phata to Abhimanashree region barriers have started to be brought down to make daily commuters’ lives easier by accelerating regular road traffic and reducing travel delays as much as possible.

In addition, it has been looked into the method to reduce the width of the barricades where work is being done to make the road more accessible for traffic. As a result, the barricades’ breadth has been decreased by a few metres at the NICMAR and the Cosmos Bank intersection on Ganeshkhind Road. As soon as the pier and girder construction is finished, these barricades will be removed.

Prosy barricades maintained Puneri characteristics. “Otherwise, the barricades are a cement and steel block. But every barrier along the Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar Metro has undergone special maintenance.

Even if the commuters suffer the sun’s heat while waiting at the traffic light, they are spotted smiling thanks to the humorous “Puneri Paati” painted on these barricades. Furthermore, visible and laudable images and messages highlight Pune’s rich cultural and educational heritage and the development brought about by the IT Parks.

The barricades of Pune Metro Line 3 will feature the following four essential topics (themes): education, agriculture, information technology, and culture. According to Neha Pandit, the business head and director of Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited, “From these concepts, the photos that tell the qualities of Pune and the intriguing messages that reveal the unique “Puneriness” have been revealed.

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Alstom Bags Contract Worth €54 Million on the Upcoming Delhi MRTS Phase IV

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NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Alstom has been awarded contracts worth €54 million to design, manufacture, supply, install, test, and commission train-control and signalling solution of Delhi MRTS Phase-IV from Mukundpur to Maujpur (Line 7 ext.) and Aerocity to Tughlakabad Corridor (Line 10) train.

Alstom’s scalable communications-Based train control solutions (CBTC), which work in conjunction with its Automatic Train Supervision (ATS) system, will be installed on these lines.

This method is estimated to reduce energy consumption by up to 30%. As a result, CBTC can significantly increase the metro lines’ capacity, effectiveness, dependability, and safety while lowering operating expenses for the operators.

Alstom is certainly the market leader for CBTC and a solid leader in the mass transit sector. The company has more than 30 years of expertise in radio CBTC and has been selected for 160 CBTC metro lines, with more than 90 currently in use, Worldwide. Currently, 18 metro lines in India are outfitted with world-class signalling technologies from Alstom.

Alstom has an extended relationship with Delhi Metro, providing the network with more than 800 operational metro vehicles. A contract for the design, manufacture, procurement, testing, and commissioning of 312 standard gauge metro vehicles for the Delhi Metro Phase IV expansion was also given to the company in November 2022.

Alstom and DMRC have previously worked together on numerous other projects, including the supply and commissioning of train control and signalling systems for the Red Line (L1), Yellow Line (L2), Green Line (L5), Violet Line (L6) and Pink Line (L7) during Phase I, II and III.

The current Delhi Metro network covers 391 kilometres and has 286 stations. The network has now extended outside the limits of Delhi to Gurgaon, Faridabad, Bahadurgarh, and Ballabhgarh in Haryana, Noida, Greater Noida, and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh.

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CMRL Signs Contract With M/s RVNL Worth Rs. 1,134 Crore for Elevated Corridor & Stations Work in Corridor-03

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CHENNAI ( Metro Rail News): On 27 April 2023, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) and M/s Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) signed the Contract Agreement for Contract No. C3- ECV-01. The contract is a Phase II ADB (Asian Development Bank) funds component for Elevated Corridor & Stations Work in Corridor-03 under Loan Agreement No. 4273.

The contract’s scope includes building an elevated viaduct (approximately 10 km in length), nine elevated metro stations (Sholinganallur Lake-I, Sholinganallur Lake-II, Sri Ponniamman Temple, Gandhi Nagar, Sathyabama University, Semmeancheri-I, Semmeancheri-II, Navallur, Siruseri, Siruseri SIPCOT-1, Siruseri SIPCOT-2, and Stabling Viaduct at SIPCOT.

CMRL issued a Letter of Acceptance to M/s Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) on 10 January 2023 for INR 1134,11,42,182/- (Including Provisional Sum and GST).

The Contract Agreement is signed by Thiru. T. Archunan, Director (Projects), on behalf of CMRL and Thiru. Chaudhary Rajneesh Kumar Singh, Sr.DGM/Electrical/BD, on behalf of M/s RVNL.

The CMRL Officials , Thiru. D. Gurunath Reddy, Additional General Manager (CP), Thiru. K. Pratheeban, Joint General Manager (EC) and M/s RVNL were present during the Contract Agreement signing ceremony.

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CMRL Receives Silver in Green World Awards 2023 under Carbon Reduction category

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CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): On April 24, 2023, CMRL (Chennai Metro Rail Limited) was presented with the esteemed International Green World Award at a ceremony in Miami, Florida. The Green World Awards are one of the world’s most esteemed environmental award programmes.

The Green World Award represents the CMRL’s recognition and commitment to its positive environmental impact.

CMRL has adopted various environmentally friendly initiatives and a sustainable model that aims to minimize the environmental impacts during construction and operations on the environment while providing a reliable, comfortable, safe, and fast travelling experience to our passengers and the people of Chennai.

Reducing energy usage, carbon emissions, and overall operating expenses helps to improve energy efficiency and water management. These programmes ultimately helped to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

CMRL also prioritizes environmental projects like bettering air quality, protecting natural resources, maximizing solar energy use, and creating ecologically sound plantings to strengthen the ecosystem.

The event organizers appreciated the initiatives and efforts made by CMRL in winning this award in the Carbon Reduction category, which is the hardest of all award categories.

This award is considered the most significant environmental awards campaign worldwide, recognizing governments, ministries, companies, organizations, and communities across the private and public sectors.

These awards are presented and organized by The Green Organization to recognize, reward, and promote environmental best practices worldwide.

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DMRC Appoints Dr. Amit Kumar Jain as its New Director (Operations & Services)

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27/04/2023

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Dr. Amit Kumar Jain, Director (Operations & Services), Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has appointed Dr. Amit Kumar Jain as its new Director (Operations & Services).

Dr. Jain, an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer from 2000, has over 20 years of expertise in Various essential leadership roles. Before accepting this position, he was General Manager of Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS).

He had previously served as Director of the Railway Board and Head of Operations for the Railways’ Delhi Division. Between 2009 to 2015, Dr Jain served the DMRC as Principal of the Training School and the Deputy Head of the Department of Operations and Maintenance.

He earned his PhD in urban transport from the SPA in Delhi, his M.Tech. from the IIT in Delhi, and his B.E. in civil engineering from the IIT in Roorkee. He is an IIT Roorkee gold medalist.

Dr. Jain is also the author of three books: “Exploring Life@2050,” “Intelligent Transportation Systems,” and “Excellence in Metro Operations and Management – Best Practises worldwide.”

In addition, he frequently contributes to journals and newspaper columns. Additionally, he worked with UNESCAP as a Rail Digitalization expert to create a digital transformation strategy for Iranian Railways. He is a member of the Indian government’s “National Pool of Trainers on Leadership.” He also serves as a visiting faculty member at various institutes, including LBSNAA-Mussoorie, TERI, IIT Mumbai, IEG, NAIR, IRITM, SPA Delhi, and IUT Delhi.

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CMRL Signs Contract with M/S Larsen & Toubro for JICA Funded Track Work In Corridor-03

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CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) signed the contract agreement with M/s Larsen & Toubro Limited on 26 April 2023 for track work in Corridor-03.

The project (Contract No. CP18A-ATW-09) is a part of JICA funding for Phase II, which entails testing, providing, installing, and commissioning ballastless track of standard gauge along with all related works in the elevated and underground sections of Corridor 3 between Madhavaram Milk Colony and Sholinganallur.

The CMRL issued a Letter of Acceptance to M/s Larsen & Toubro Limited on 22.12.2022 for INR 299,46,86,979/- (Excluding Provisional Sum and GST).

The Contract Agreement is signed by Thiru. T. Archunan, Director (Projects), on behalf of CMRL and Thiru. Sunil Khattar, Vice President, Head-Metro Business unit, on behalf of M/s L&T. Thiru. S. Ashok Kumar, Chief General Manager (T&EC), Thiru. D. Gurunath Reddy, Additional General Manager (CP), Officials from the CP department and Track department of CMRL, GC and M/s L&T were present during the Contract Agreement signing ceremony.

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NVS Reddy Examines Hyderabad Airport Metro

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27/04/2023

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Hyderabad Airport Metro/ Representational Image — Representational Image

HYDERABAD (Metro Rail News): The managing director of Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited (HAML), NVS Reddy along with senior engineers examined the Airport Metro alignment on the Rajendranagar hills on 26 April 2023.

According to HAML, the construction of the Airport metro viaduct on this hillock will be a tough task because of the tremendously undulating terrain full of steep heights, rocks, and valley spots.

Following an inspection, the HAML has chosen to install protective barriers on the ORR side that are strong and tall enough to prevent rocks from rolling onto the metro rail. These protection barriers were suggested since the ORR’s design leaves barely 18 feet between the Metro alignment and the crash barrier edge.

In addition, the HAML has decided, after consulting with experts, to use a boulder stabilisation mechanism and install protective fencing on the left side of the Airport Metro Right of Way (RoW). With this protection, the metro viaduct region will be protected from being used for criminal activity.

In the meanwhile, Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) will work with boundary survey stones to designate the Airport Metro area from the surrounding private properties to prevent encroachments. To prevent cutting rocks, the possibility of building the metro viaduct on short pillars will also be investigated.

In order to allow rainwater to enter the ORR drainage system, cross drains with pipes of sufficient diameter will be installed at the temporary road that HAML built on the hill. In order to facilitate the pre-construction activities, the final 300 meters of the temporary road on the hillock will be laid in the upcoming days.

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