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Pune Metro Line 3 completes erection of 200 piers in record time of 8 months

01/12/2022

PUNE (Metro Rail News): The overall work of the Pune Metro Line 3 project connecting the IT hub of Hinjewadi with the central hub of Shivajinagar has gained a definite pace across several sections. The work of constructing piers is also going on vigorously on this route. On the 1st of December morning, the double century of the construction of the Puneri Metro piers was achieved. This 200th pier (viaduct+station) of Metro Line 3 has been erected near the Krushi Anusandhan, Baner, and the proposed station number 17 of the Pune Metro Line 3.

The significant part is developers have managed to achieve this milestone of erecting the 200 piers within the record time of eight months after commencing the pier erection work in March 2022.

The work of Pune Metro Line 3 on the Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar route has been jointly undertaken by Tata Group and PMRDA based on the Public Private Partnership (PPP), and Tata Group has established Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited as a Special purpose vehicle (SPV) company for its implementation.

It is worth mentioning that the progress of the PMRDA-governed Pune Metro Line 3 is on a complete spree. And the significant part is that after erecting the 100^th pier on 27 September 2022, the developers have managed to complete the erection of another 100 piers within just two months.

The Pune Metro Line 3 piers having a circular shape with a diameter of 2000 mm, are very special. These piers are being made to be fully compliant with the design parameters of the metro rail system. Also, they strictly follow all construction safety parameters as mentioned in the design and construction manual of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited has ensured that the safety standards are vigilantly followed.

The metro construction between Hinjewadi and Shivajinagar will provide easy, convenient, and affordable public transport options. It is the policy of the Tata Group not to compromise on quality and safety in all phases of the Project, which was undertaken for the convenience of the citizens.

About Pune Metro line 3:

The Pune Metro line III is a ~23 Km elevated Metro rail project connecting the IT hub of Hinjawadi to the Central business district of Shivajinagar. It is a Public Private Partnership (PPP) project awarded by the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) to a consortium consisting of Tata Group’s TRIL Urban Transport Private Limited (TUTPL) and Siemens Project Ventures GmbH. The Project would be developed & operated on Design, build, finance, operate & transfer (DBFOT) basis by a particular purpose vehicle (SPV), Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited (PITCMRL), for a Concession Period of 35 years, including the construction period.

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MMRC completes 100% tunnelling of Mumbai Metro Line-3

Staff Reporter

01/12/2022

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) ultimately finished the Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro 3 project’s tunnelling construction on November 29, providing a significant boost to the opening of Mumbai’s first underground Metro train service.

The Mumbai Central Metro Station’s Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Tansa 1 achieved the last tunnelling breakthrough. Civil engineering breakthrough occurs when a TBM is lowered into a specific shaft, successfully navigates the specified geological route, and exits at the intended location.

The challenging drive of 837 m from Mahalaxmi Metro Station to Mumbai Central Metro Station upline in 243 days, utilising 558 concrete rings, resulted in the 42nd TBM breakthrough.

“It was with great pleasure that I witnessed the final breakthrough today. It marks 100 per cent tunnelling of Metro 3 corridor. Tunnelling below Mumbai’s heritage precincts, nearby of old dilapidated buildings, existing Metro line, railway lines and water body with different and sometimes difficult geological conditions, has been a daunting task,” said Ashwini Bhide, MD of MMRCL.

“We used advanced technology without compromising on the safety of workers. This was a daunting task for the MMRCL team, along with general consultants, contractors and joint ventures. Once operational, Metro 3 aims to provide a speedy, comfortable and safe commuting experience to the Mumbaikars,” said S K Gupta, Director (Projects), MMRCL.

The tunnelling of the entire line is finished as a result of the breakthrough. As a result, the project is progressing by 76.6 per cent overall.

17 TBMs were primarily used in Metro 3’s tunnelling, which covered a 33.5-km underground stretch.
After the first TBM arrived on September 5, 2017, and was dropped into the Naya Nagar shaft on September 21, the tunnelling operation officially started five years ago.

Phase 1 of the line, which would run from Aarey to Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), is anticipated to open to the public by 2023 once tunnelling work is finished. By 2024, it is anticipated that the second section from BKC to Cuffe Parade will be operational.

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Mumbai Metro Line 2A & Line 7 are under supervision of Commission of Metro Rail Safety

Staff Reporter

01/12/2022

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): The Mumbai Metro Line 2A (Dahisar to DN Nagar, Andheri West) and Line 7 (Dahisar East to Andheri East), both elevated corridors passing from Link Road and Western Express Highway (WEH), are currently under the supervision of the Commission of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS).

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Commissioner S V R Srinivas said, “A team from CMRS is carrying out the supervision. Once the safety clearance certificate is in place the commercial operations can begin.”
Maharashtra has designated the MMRDA as the nodal agency for all elevated metro projects.
Before opening the corridor to passengers, the CMRS certification comprises supervision of the rails, signalling, electrical systems, and civil works. In addition, the responsible authority meticulously conducts a safety inspection.

The MMRDA had already received a provisional certificate from the Research Designs and Standards Organization (RDSO) for carrying out a trial run before the supervision of the CMRS.

Dahisar and DN Nagar are connected by Mumbai Metro Line 2A, while Line 7 runs 35 km from Dahisar East to Andheri East. But, first, a 20-kilometre section between Aarey and Dhanukarwadi was made accessible to the general public in April for Gudi Padwa, the Hindu New Year. According to MMRDA data, the 20-km stretch has a healthy average daily ridership of 27,000 and an average monthly ridership of 8 lakh.

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RRTS trial run in Ghaziabad will examine four major components

Staff Reporter

30/11/2022

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NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The upcoming trial run of the country’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) trains on a 17km priority stretch in Ghaziabad will be based on four major parameters. The trials will likely start in mid-December, said NCR Transport Corporation (NCRTC) officials.

“The four components to be tested are the newly inducted RRTS train, the ballast less track slabs, the European Train Control System level 2-signalling and its implementation on the LTE network, and the overhead equipment (OHE). All four will be tested independently and later in synergy to get the desired output,” said Puneet Vats, chief PRO of NCRTC.

The 82 km long RRTS line will run between Delhi, Ghaziabad, and Meerut; the 17 km stretch in Ghaziabad is anticipated to begin service in March 2023; the remaining section will begin trial runs in December.

Three RRTS trains produced at a plant in Savli, Gujarat, as part of the “Make in India” project would be the first ones used in the trial.
Five stations along the 17 km segment are located at Sahibabad, Ghaziabad City, Guldhar, Duhai, and Duhai Depot. According to officials, testing will be conducted using the platforms and platform screen doors, and the five stations’ completing projects will continue throughout the trial run.

There will be 9,000 track slabs that can support 180kmph RRTS trains.

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Attachment of First AC Coach in Puri-Shalimar-Puri Sri Jagannath Express

Staff Reporter

30/11/2022

KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): Considering the demand of the passengers, the South Eastern Railway (SER) authority has decided to augment the 18410/18409 Puri-Shalimar-Puri Sri Jagannath Express by attaching a First AC coach on a permanent basis from December 4, 2022, from Puri and from December 5, 2022, from Shalimar.

As per the revised composition, the train will now have one First AC, one AC-2 Tier, three AC-3 Tier, nine Sleeper Class and four General Second Class coaches.

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MPMRCL to commence Indore Metro trial run in August or September 2023

Staff Reporter

30/11/2022

INDORE (Metro Rail News): Manish Singh, the managing director of Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation, announced that the Priority Corridor of the Indore Metro Railway trial run would start in August or September 2023.

“The Metro Rail project is work considered to be the highest priority by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Our aim is that, by next August-September, its trial run can be carried out at the Super-Priority Corridor of 5.9 km,” Singh said during his visit to Indore, especially to inspect the Gandhi Nagar depot of the Metro Railway and resolve the problems faced by the construction agency in the development of the depot.

While reviewing the construction activities, Singh gave the order to prioritise work on the depot to finish the Super-Priority Corridor by September 2023.
During the inspection, Singh also observed the work at the Gandhi Nagar depot. He was made aware of the difficulties the Metro Rail Corporation’s local officials had with the project. Singh instructed everyone to work together to find solutions to the issues to expedite development.

Collector Ilaya Raja T, also present during the inspection, said, “The administration will do all kinds of coordination, and every possible effort will be made to complete the Metro project quickly.”

The Metro Rail Corporation is moving quickly through the work. However, the construction won’t stop even when the Pravasi Bharatiya Sammelan and the Global Investors’ Summit, 2023, are hosted in the city in January, it was determined at a review meeting.
Singh inquired about the diverted detour route that might be made appealing so that it will project a wonderful image of Indore city from the Metro construction site.

Singh gave the order to finish the technical aspects by establishing connections with the Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) and other technical organisations while speaking to representatives of the Metro Rail Corporation.

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Mumbai Metro One avail Metro services from 5.30am

Staff Reporter

29/11/2022

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Metro One is now available to commuters departing in the morning starting at 5:30 am. There will now be 28 more services available on Metro One, which runs between Ghatkopar and Versova.
In contrast to recent years, the first trains will leave Versova and Ghatkopar stations every day at 5:30 am. With this, the service levels and timings will return to pre-pandemic levels.
Due to the longer operating hours, the last train will run daily from Versova and Ghatkopar at 11:20 and 11:45, respectively.

“The operating hours of the Metro have been increased for the convenience of commuters. The number of services has increased from 360 to 388, while the frequency of service will remain the same at less than 4 minutes during peak hours and 5 to 8 minutes during non-peak hours. The current ridership on any weekday is 3.80 lakh,” said an officer from Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL).

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SIA for SilverLine awaits Railway Board permission

Staff Reporter

29/11/2022

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KERALA (Metro Rail News): The state government formally postponed the social impact assessment (SIA) for the proposed SilverLine semi-high-speed railway project until it receives Railway Board permission. As a result, the revenue officers assigned to set the boundary stones will be called back.

Earlier, the administration claimed that laying boundary stones was a component of the SIA for land acquisition, which led to widespread protests across the state. For the project, 1,221 acres of property in 11 districts had to be purchased.

Additional Chief Secretary (Revenue) A Jayathilak has written to the Land Revenue Commissioner and collectors of 11 districts, asking them to recall the staff and submit proposals for their redeployment for specific projects.

Justice Devan Ramachandran said the petitioners need not have any apprehensions regarding the project as no new notification for SIA has been issued after the expiry of the last one, the DPR, and the Centre has not approved the land acquisition.

Therefore, no orders are required to be passed in the petitions in the present situation, he had said. However, the court said the petitioners could revive their pleas in case of any new development in connection with the project.

The districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Kannur, and Kasaragod currently employ the recalled officers.

On September 26, the Kerala High Court dismissed various petitions contesting the social impact study and the laying of boundary stones, stating that the Center had not yet approved the semi-high-speed rail corridor’s detailed project report (DPR).

However, the state administration is still moving through with its large-scale initiative.
K N Balagopal, the finance minister, had recently discussed the matter with Nirmala Sitharaman, the union finance minister. At the pre-budget consultation, the state’s wish list was presented to the Union government, including the sanction for SilverLine.

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RRTS’s second corridor awaits central govt. approval

Staff Reporter

29/11/2022

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), creating the ambitious Delhi-Meerut RRTS, is awaiting Central permission for the project’s second route. The multi-modal project, with a cost estimate of ₹25,000 crores, is expected to be partially operational next year.
According to NCRTC managing director Vinay Kumar Singh, the company submitted the detailed project report (DPR) to the ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) for the 107-km corridor from Delhi to SNB (Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behrod) in January 2019. The Center, and the governments of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Rajasthan are partners in the NRCTC. Next year, it is anticipated that the project will be partially operational.

“The second project we had submitted the DPR in January 2019 to MoHUA. They have not yet sanctioned it. The moment they sanction, we will start work. We have done all the utility diversion plans, tree cutting permissions are there, and road widening has been done,” he said. Singh added that the shifting of drains and high-tension electricity cables has also been done on the route to start construction.

The 164-kilometer Delhi to Alwar line, which would be longer and carry 1.1 million riders daily, includes the 107-kilometer Delhi-SNB route. The first phase’s 107 km would link the industrial hubs of Gurugram, Dharuhera, and Rewari in Haryana and the Indira Gandhi International Airport on its path from Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi to SNB.

If permission is given immediately, Singh claimed that the part from Sarai Kale Khan to the airport may be finished by 2025. The second corridor is one of the three Phase-1 prioritised corridors, along with the current Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut and the suggested Delhi-Panipat route. However, the DPR has not yet been released for the Delhi-Panipat route.

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Indian Railways intends to Export Train-18 by 2025-26

Staff Reporter

29/11/2022

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): A Senior official stated that the railways plan to export Vande Bharat trains to markets in Europe, South America, and East Asia by 2025 or 2026. The latest version of the domestic trains with sleeping coaches will be running by the first quarter of 2024, the source added.

He also said the railways is planning to clock 10-12 lakh kilometres on 75 Vande Bharat trains over the next few years for these to be export ready. “The ecosystem to export trains has to be created over the next two to three years. We are on track to manufacture 475 Vande Bharat trains in the next three years, and once they run successfully, there will be confidence in global markets about our product.

The Vande Bharat trains meet all international standards,” he said. Talking about these trains, the official said these have a rider index of three, which means no or minimal jolts for passengers; and a noise level of 65 decibels which is 100 times less than the sound produced in aircraft.

He also said that while the present Vande Bharat trains are fit for broad gauge, the railways’ manufacturing units will customise the trains to run on standard gauges used by countries across the world.

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