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Delhi Metro honoured with prestigious certificate of comendation by Japanese Embassy

10/12/2022

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has been honoured with a Certificate of Commendation by the Japanese Embassy in India in recognition of its distinguished contribution to the enhancement of mutual understanding and friendship between Japan and India.

Sh. Vikas Kumar, Managing Director, Delhi Metro, has received the Certificate of Commendation from His Excellency SUZUKI Hiroshi, Ambassador of Japan to India, at a ceremony organised on 9th December at the Japanese Embassy, New Delhi.

This assumes importance as 2022 marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and India. Japan has had a long-standing association with the DMRC since the organisation’s inception through financial support and technical assistance for the construction of all phases of the Delhi Metro project so far.

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Centre to approve Delhi-Gurugram-SNB RRTS project soon

Staff Reporter

10/12/2022

GURUGRAM (Metro Rail News): The Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) Delhi-Gurugram-SNB corridor is getting closer to becoming a reality. According to information, the Union government is anticipated to approve the corridor’s detailed project report (DPR) soon.

Various pre-construction activities, such as geotechnical investigation work and pile load tests, have been completed from the Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited (IDPL) complex to Dharuhera. The shifting of utilities is also in progress. And the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has now written to the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) to avoid any other infrastructure development work on the corridor’s alignment, officials have said.

Puneet Vats, Chief PRO, NCRTC, said, “NCRTC is carrying out pre-construction activities on the Delhi-Gurugram-SNB urban complex (Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behror) RRTS corridor. Currently, the utility shifting and road widening works from Kapashera border to IDPL plant are being carried out closely with the GMDA. It aims to ensure smooth traffic movement, minimum inconvenience to residents, and speedy construction of the corridor.”

The 107km-long Delhi-Gurugram-SNB Urban Complex RRTS corridor, a part of the Delhi-Alwar RRTS line, would run from Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi to Shahjahanpur in Rajasthan. The route will begin at Old Delhi-Gurugram Road in Gurugram and travel via Atul Kataria Chowk to NH-8 at Signature Towers.

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Mumbai Metro Line 2B will connect three other Metro lines

Staff Reporter

09/12/2022

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): The Upcoming Metro Line 2B would connect three other Metro lines, giving passengers convenient transport options between the western and eastern Mumbai neighbourhoods of DN Nagar and Mandale.

The line is proposed to connect with the suburban railway stations at Kurla East and Mankhurd to give passengers access to Central Railway and Harbour line trains and the Monorail station at Chembur.

The projected Metro line 2B will join the already-existing Metro line 1, which connects Versova and Ghatkopar at D N Nagar station. At ITO Junction in Bandra, it will also connect to underground line 3, which will travel between Colaba-Bandra-Seepz. The stretch will also connect at Kurla with line 4, which is proposed to run between the central suburb of Wadala to Kasarvadavali in Thane.

Officials stated that the 23.6-km-long Metro Line 2B work got approval from the state government in 2016, while the work on the ground began in March 2018, and nearly 30 per cent of the work had been completed.

A senior MMRDA official said that work speed has increased on this stretch with the construction of pillars. The Metro line 2B will be a fully elevated corridor with 20 stations. It is being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 10,986 crore. The depot of this line will come up at Mandale in Mankhurd on 31 hectares of land.

One of the appointed contractors failed to carry out the project work smoothly within the given timeline, so the project was delayed between Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) and Chembur. After that, in March 2022, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) switched the contractor.

The MMRDA will commission the line in two stages. By the end of 2024, part 1 of the project connecting DN Naga to the National College in Bandra will be completed. Phase 2 of the project connecting Mandale to Chembur is anticipated to be completed by June 2025.

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Telangana CM KCR lays foundation stone for Hyderabad Airport Express Metro

Staff Reporter

09/12/2022

Telangana CM KCR lays foundation stone for Hyderabad Airport Express Metro

TELANGANA (Metro Rail News): Chief Minister of Telangana, K. Chandrashekar Rao, laid the foundation for the Hyderabad Airport Express Metro at the IKEA intersection on 9th December.
Once finished, it will reduce the distance between the city and the airport travel time to just 26 minutes. Additionally, a multi-location check-in facility will be provided.

In addition to serving as a vital link between the Aerocity in Adibatla and the planned Pharma City, the project will also offer public transportation to southern Hyderabad.

Chief Minister Sri K. Chandrashekar Rao today laid foundation stone for #HyderabadExpressMetro to Airport at Mindspace junction. Hon'ble CM, later, addressed a public gathering. pic.twitter.com/mgy338gRzO
— Telangana CMO (@TelanganaCMO) December 9, 2022

It will connect Mindspace Junction and Hyderabad Airport at Shamshabad and is projected to cost Rs. 6250 crores.

A special purpose vehicle called Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited (HAML) was established for the 31-kilometre Airport Metro line. It is a joint venture between Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC), Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, and Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL).

NVS Reddy, the managing director of HAML, claims that the corridor will have more modern amenities than the Hyderabad Metro Rail. He wants to offer amenities superior to those at Gatwick Airport or Hong Kong.

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Railway Ministry still reviewing Detailed Project Report of k-Rail: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Staff Reporter

09/12/2022

Railway Ministry still reviewing Detailed Project Report of k-Rail: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

KERALA (Metro Rail News): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan made it clear on 8th December that his government’s ambitious Silver Line project has not been put on hold and that the Railway Ministry is still reviewing its Detailed Project Report (DPR), despite calls from the opposition Congress-led UDF for him to revoke its notification as soon as possible.

The semi-high-speed rail corridor is envisaged as a significant project to make a major leap in the southern state’s infrastructure development. He said its proposed contribution to the state’s economy, industrial environment, and social growth would not be small.

The Chief Minister was responding to an opposition Congress-UDF motion for an adjournment of the state Assembly due to the proposed project and residents’ concerns.

“The opposition legislator who moves the notice says that the project is frozen. Let me say at the onset itself that this is untrue. The DPR of the project has been submitted to the union government for approval and the information sought by the Ministry of Railways has been clarified,” he said.

Referring to recent media stories concerning the apparent shelving of the project, he claimed that false information was being spread to create panic in the state and destroy the initiative before it ever gets off the ground.

“As the Silver Line is yet to receive clearance, it has been decided to temporarily redeploy revenue officials and staff to carry out the work related to the land acquisition procedures of other projects. It is misleading to use this (order) to propagate that the project has been shelved,” he said.

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ADB Approves $780 Million Loan to Expand Rail Network in Chennai

Staff Reporter

09/12/2022

Chennai Metro — Representational image only

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (Metro Rail News): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $780 million multi-tranche financing facility (MFF) to build new lines and improve the connectivity of the metro rail system at Chennai, the capital of India’s Tamil Nadu state, with the city’s existing bus and feeder services.

“This project will expand Chennai’s metro rail system to provide a safe and integrated transport solution essential in improving urban mobility and make the city more livable,” said ADB Senior Transport Specialist for South Asia Andri Heriawan. “By fostering a shift to less greenhouse-gas-emitting metro systems, it will also benefit climate change mitigation and, through appropriate design elements, improve resilience to climate change.”

The project will construct 10.1 kilometres (km) of the elevated section between Sholinganallur to State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu-2, including nine metro stations and system components; 10 km of the underground section between Lighthouse and Meenakshi College, including nine stations; and 31 km of system components, such as electrical, mechanical, power, and telecommunication infrastructure, between Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus to Okkiyam Thoraipakkam. The stations will incorporate disaster- and climate-resilient features and will be responsive to the needs of the elderly, women, children, differently abled, and transgender people.

Multimodal interchanges and facilities will be established along metro rail corridors to improve commuters’ experience, such as drop-off and pick-up areas, sheltered waiting areas, bicycle facilities, and passenger information.

ADB will provide an additional $1 million technical assistance (TA) grant to help the Chennai Metro Rail Limited plan and manage the metro system’s multimodal integration. The TA will support identifying first- and last-mile connectivity needs and explore opportunities for transit-oriented development to increase revenues through land value capture.

ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region.

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Indian Railways’ Production Units on fast track to achieve record production in 2022-23

Staff Reporter

08/12/2022

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Indian Railways Production Units, i.e. Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) at Chittaranjan, Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) at Varanasi, Patiala Locomotive Works (PLW) at Patiala, are on the fast track to achieve record production in 2022-23.

https://twitter.com/PIB_India/status/1600794238605983745

With the production of 614 Electric Locomotives in FY 2022-23, till 30th November, Indian Railways has recorded a growth of 25.3% over last year for the same period. Last year, 490 electric locomotives were produced during the same period.

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IRCON international bags contract from Sri Lanka Railways

Staff Reporter

08/12/2022

SRI LANKA (Metro Rail News): IRCON International Limited said in an exchange filing that the Indian Line of Credit had approved a project for Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Transport and Sri Lankan Railways for a total of Rs. 122 crores.

The project includes signalling and telecommunication systems designed, installed, tested, and commissioned from Maho Junction to Anuradhapura.

The project was chosen through a competitive bidding process and must be finished within 24 months of the Contract Agreement’s date of execution.

The project work is valued at Rs 122 crore, and IRCON has to execute the contract in the next 24 months.

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NMRC floats tender for Ticket Vending services at NMRC stations

Staff Reporter

08/12/2022

NOIDA (Metro Rail News): Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) Ltd. has floated online open e-Bids from interested Bidder/s to submit proposals per provisions for Ticket Vending services at NMRC stations.

Tender Reference Number: NMRC/TVS/232/2022

Name of Work: Request For Proposal (RFP) for Ticket Vending services at NMRC stations.

Approximate Cost of Work: INR 22,73,10,817 Crore

Period of Contract: 04 Years

EMD: INR 22,73,108 Lakhs

Bid Validity Period 180 days

Document Download / Sale Start Date: 02nd December 2022

Document Download / Sale End Date: 26th December 2022

Pre-bid Meeting: 08th December 2022

Bid Submission Start Date: 02nd December 2022

Bid Submission End Date: 26th December 2022

Bid Opening Date: 27th December 2022

Scope of Work:

The Contractor shall be required to execute the Ticket Vending Services with a uniformed and trained workforce with the specifications determined by NMRC. In addition, NMRC will approve the design and shade of the uniforms.

The services may be required at the metro stations and other locations, as deemed fit, by NMRC. The brief of the required services, working requirements and area of deployment is detailed as under;

To issue QR Code / Contactless Smart Cards from Ticket Office Machines (TOMs) / other authorized mediums installed at the stations / other locations of NMRC. The personnel so deployed may be asked to perform associated/related works. In addition, they will be required to ensure cleanliness in and around their workplace.

The person-day (deployment) is for a 9-hour shift, including a 01-hour break for Lunch, Tea and Rest.

NMRC shall fix the requirement of Ticket Vending Services Personnel and Supervisor from time to time depending on the requirement/traffic pattern at different stations/locations of NMRC.

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Naresh Chandra Karmali appoints as MD of KMRCL

Staff Reporter

08/12/2022

KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): Naresh Chandra Karmali, an IRSE (Indian Railway Service of Engineers) officer from the 1990 batch, has been appointed by the Railway Board, Ministry of Railways, to the post of Managing Director at Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (KMRCL). He is promoted within the same organisation from Director (P&P) to Managing Director.

Karmali began serving as KMRCL’s new managing director. After Chandeswar Nath Jha, the former managing director of KMRCL, retired on November 30, 2022, the position became vacant.

Karmali, an IIT-Kharagpur graduate in civil engineering, oversaw crisis management during Bowbazar’s three subsidence occurrences. He served as general manager (civil) until February 2021, overseeing the rolling stock that passed complex oscillation tests, the depot in Central Park, and the 6 km elevated segment. In February 2021, he was promoted to Director (Project & Planning).

He will now direct the remaining stretches of Kolkata Metro’s Line 2’s East-West Metro Corridor.

The East-West Metro Corridor, which will include an underground tunnel crossing the Hooghly River, is being implemented by KMRCL. By 2023, the Kolkata undersea tunnel is anticipated to be in use.

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