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RLDA floats tender for development of 9 multifunctional complexes in 4 states

28/10/2022

WEST BENGAL (Metro Rail News): The Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA), a statutory body engaged with developing and monetizing land assets for the Railways, has floated requests for proposals (RFPs) for the construction and lease of nine multipurpose complexes in West Bengal, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab. The total plot size of the nine sites that are being offered for 45-year leases to be used for the construction of multifunctional complexes (MFCs) is approximately 10,009 square metres.

Five MFCs will be built in West Bengal’s Jhargram, Bankura, Nadia, and South 24 Parganas districts while the remaining four MFCs will be located in the other three states.

The goal of these multipurpose buildings is to provide improved passenger amenities all under one roof, close to the railway platforms.

“The complex may include budget hotel, lodging and boarding facilities, restaurants, and shops,” RLDA Vice Chairman Ved Parkash Dudeja said.

MFCs at railway stations will provide a range of amenities, including shopping, food and beverage stalls, bookstores, ATMs, medicine and variety stores, low-cost lodging, parking, and other comparable services.

RLDA has already leased out 16 of the 58 MFCs for a 45-year to various developers across India have already been commissioned. The remaining are still in various stages of construction.

RLDA has leased 15 sites during the current fiscal year for a total lease payment of Rs. 1,633 crore.

They are situated in Bangalore and Raichur in Karnataka, Liluah and Salt Golah in Howrah, West Bengal, Nizamabad in Telangana, Waltax Road and Egmore in Chennai, Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, Ludhiana in Punjab, Abu Road in Rajasthan, Bhusawal and Solapur in Maharashtra, Bareilly in Varanasi, and Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.

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PM Modi to Flagg off South India’s first and fifth Vande Bharat Express trains on November 11

Staff Reporter

28/10/2022

Vande Bharat Train — Image for representation only

BENGALURU (Metro Rail News): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the inaugural trips of South India’s first and fifth Vande Bharat Express trains on November 11 in Bengaluru. This will also be the State’s first Vande Bharat train, which is set to go to the Legislative Assembly elections scheduled for next year.

Through Bengaluru, the train will run between Mysuru and Chennai.

On 27th October, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai presided over a virtual meeting with Mr. Modi and his senior officials and discussed the program’s preparations.

Mr. Modi will arrive at HAL Airport on November 11 at 10 a.m., Mr. Bommai stated, and take a flight to Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) for the opening of the airport’s eagerly awaited Terminal 2. It cost 5,000 crores to develop and can accommodate 2.5 crore passengers annually, stated an official release.

On the same day, Mr. Modi will unveil a 108-feet bronze statue of Kempegowda at the airport. Called the “Statue of Prosperity”, it will reflect the progress Bengaluru made under the vision of Kempegowda, the founder of Bengaluru, Minister for IT/BT and Higher Education C.N. Ashwath Narayan said. The government has decided to develop a theme park at KIA spread over 23 acres.

Later, the Prime Minister will address a public meeting, Mr. Bommai said.

Chief Secretary Vandita Sharma, CM’s principal secretary N. Manjunath Prasad, and senior officials of various departments, Indian Railways, and KIA attended the virtual meeting.

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Nearly 2 Lakhs commuters downloaded ‘METRO RIDE KOLKATA’ App so far

Staff Reporter

28/10/2022

KOLKATA METRO/ Representational Image — KOLKATA-METRO/ Representational Image

KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): For the benefit of commuters ‘Metro Ride Kolkata’ app was launched on March 5, 2022. This user-friendly app enables commuters to recharge their Smart Cards or book QR Code Based Tickets at any time from the comforts of their homes. As a result, it is gaining popularity among Metro users. Till October 26, 2022, 1,99,387 commuters have downloaded this app having a rating of 4.6.

In order to make more commuters aware of this app, special promotional films on how to download and use this app are also being shown on platform televisions of North-South and East-West Metro stations. Social Media platforms are also being used to popularize this app.

It is helping Metro commuters to save time as they don’t need to stand in long queues in front of the booking counters to re-charge their Smart Cards or Purchase Tickets.

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BMRCL floats tender for maintenance contract for artificer works in reach 3 of line-2

Staff Reporter

28/10/2022

BANGALORE (Metro Rail News): Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) invites Tenders (under Single stage- Two envelope System) from eligible Domestic Tenderers, having work experience in any Central Govt/State Govt/PSU’s/Govt bodies/MES/ Railway/ CPWD /KPWD/ BMRCL and in any Private Limited Companies/Public Limited Companies for maintenance contract for artificer works (Petty Repairs) at Sampige Road (SPGD), Srirampura (SPRU), Kuvempu Road (KVPR), Rajaji Nagar (RJNR), Mahalakshmi (MHLI), Sandal Soap Factory (SSFY) and Yeshwanthpura (YPM) metro stations in reach 3 of line-2.

Tender Reference Number: BMRCL/O&M/CSW/L2/04/2022-23

Name of Work: Maintenance contract for artificer works (Petty Repairs) at Sampige Road (SPGD), Srirampura (SPRU), Kuvempu Road (KVPR), Rajaji Nagar (RJNR), Mahalakshmi (MHLI), Sandal Soap Factory (SSFY) and Yeshwanthpura (YPM) metro stations in reach 3 of line-2.

Estimated Cost: INR 1,24,79,248 Crore

EMD: INR 02 Lakh

Completion Period: 12 Months

Document Download / Sale Start Date: 14th October 2022

Document Download / Sale End Date: 08th November 2022

Pre-bid Meeting: 05th November 2022

Bid Submission Start Date: 14th October 2022

Bid Submission End Date: 14th November 2022

Tender Opening Date: 14th November 2022

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Indian Railways to observe a month long Mega Safety Drive from 28th October

Staff Reporter

27/10/2022

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NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Safety continues to be the foremost priority of Indian Railways and is accorded the greatest consideration. Ministry of Railways has directed Zonal Railways to launch a month-long safety drive from 28th October 2022 to remove any gaps in maintenance of fixed assets, locomotives and rolling stock and strengthen safety on Indian Railways.

During the drive, it will be ensured that extant procedures are being conformed and monitoring of Human Factors shall be done.

Railway Board has directed all Zonal Railways to ensure that officers in Headquarters and Divisions carry out a thorough inspection and ensure the correction of deficiencies found during inspections within the drive.

At least one Headquarter officer must be on inspection on each day during the drive in each Division. Also, each major section of each division must be under Night Foot Plate Inspection by an Officer. All sections of Divisions are to be inspected by DRMs/ADRMs. General health of fixed assets is to be examined.

Directives for this mega Safety Drive from Railway Board includes regular patrolling of all tracks and the same should be monitored on day to day basis, surprise checks at stations to ensure proper operational practices are being followed; no safety system is being bypassed. Also, Gate, Station and other operating staff shall be encouraged to be vigilant.

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NCRTC floats tender for Design, Manufacturing & Supply of Derailment Containment guard for Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS

Staff Reporter

27/10/2022

Delhi Meerut RRTS Train/ Representational Image

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): National Capital Region Transport Corporation Limited (NCRTC) has published a tender for Design, Manufacturing and Supply Of 133 Numbers Of Derailment Containment Guard For 1 in 9 Ballastless Turn-Out For the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) Corridor.

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Tender Reference Number: DM/TW/COR-OF/188

Name of Work: Design, manufacturing and supply of 133 numbers of Derailment containment guard for 1 in 9 Ballastless Turn-Out for the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor.

EMD: INR 51,50,000 Lakhs

Completion period of work: 10 Months

Document Download / Sale Start Date: 22nd October 2022

Document Download / Sale End Date: 05th December 2022

Pre-bid Meeting: 11th November 2022

Bid Submission Start Date: 28th November 2022

Bid Submission End Date: 05th December 2022

Bid Opening Date: 05th December 2022

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NCRTC floats tender for Design, Manufacturing, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning Of Travellators for Sarai Kale Khan Station Fob

Staff Reporter

27/10/2022

NCRTC floats tender for Design, Manufacturing, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning Of Travellators for Sarai Kale Khan Station Fob

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): National Capital Region Transport Corporation Limited (NCRTC) has published a tender for the Design, Manufacturing, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning Of Travellators / Moving Walk for the Sarai Kale Khan Station Fob ( Foot Over Bridge ) Of Delhi- Ghaziabad- Meerut RRTS Corridor Of NCRTC.

Brief of the Tender: Tender For Package M11 Design, Manufacturing, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning Of Travellators / Moving Walk For Sarai Kale Khan Station Fob (Foot Over Bridge) Of Delhi- Ghaziabad- Meerut RRTS Corridor Of NCRTC.

Tender No. : 2022_ADBNC_132298_1

The last date of bid submission: 09th December 2022

EMD: INR 1930000.0 /-

Name of Work: DM/EL/COR-OF/187: Design, Manufacturing, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of Travellators / Moving walk for Sarai Kale Khan station FOB (Foot Over Bridge) of Delhi- Ghaziabad- Meerut RRTS Corridor of NCRTC.

Completion Period: 13 Months

Only eligible bidders with the following qualifications should participate in this
bidding:
The bidder must have minimum Average Annual construction Turnover of INR
178 Million calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in
progress or completed, within the last five (5) years.
The bidder must demonstrate that its financial resources meet or exceed the total
requirement for the subject contract of INR 30 Million.
Participation as a Contractor, Joint Venture partner, or Subcontractor in similar
works pertaining to Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing and
Commissioning of Commuter Moving Walkways/Escalators/Travellators for
Mass Rapid Transit System/ Airport/Metro Railway/Railway that has been
completed or substantially completed within the last 10 (Ten) years ending the
last day of the month previous to the month of bid submission.
For the complete eligibility and qualification requirements, Bidders should refer
to the Bidding Documents.

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Construction work on Anand Vihar and Sarai Kale Khan RRTS station are likely to complete

Staff Reporter

27/10/2022

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Two stations at the core of the interstate, high-speed Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) rail project in the Capital — Anand Vihar and Sarai Kale Khan — are nearing completion, say officials.

The RRTS is an 82-km corridor connecting Delhi, Ghaziabad, and Meerut, of which 12 km is subterranean and 70 km is elevated. Its goal is to cut the travel time between Delhi and Meerut in half to between 40 and 55 minutes. It is anticipated to be completely operational by 2025.

The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), executed the project which is a joint venture between the Central and the governments of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.

Sharing details about the progress of the work at Anand Vihar station, a senior NCRTC official said work on its concourse has been completed and the construction of the platform level is nearing completion. The official added that the track-laying work will begin at this station over the coming days, with work at the concourse level having been completed.

The official added that work on 38 of the 39 piers of Sarai Kale Khan station, which will form the backbone of the corridor in the National Capital Region (NCR), has been completed. The NCRTC official also said that the construction of platforms — of which it has six with four tracks — is going to commence.

Phase I of the RRTS project will connect the elevated Sarai Kale Khan station to the Delhi-Panipat and Delhi-Alwar corridors, enabling travelers to travel between stations along several corridors.

The station will have 14 lifts, 18 escalators, and six entry and exit gates, and it will be 215 metres long, 50 metres wide, and 15 metres high. The ISBT, the Hazrat Nizamuddin metro station, and the Ring Road will all have one entrance.

Delhi has a total of 14 km of the corridor of which 9.22 km is elevated and 4.28 km which are underground. Anand Vihar is the only underground station, while the other two stations Sarai Kale Khan and New Ashok Nagar are elevated.

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Metro Neo pilot project soon to commence in Phase II of Nagpur metro

Staff Reporter

27/10/2022

NAGPUR (Metro Rail News): Devendra Fadnavis, the deputy chief minister, announced on October 23rd that the BJP-Shiv Sena government plans to test a “Metro Neo” system in Nagpur that is identical to the one that has been proposed in Nashik.

It is intended to be piloted in Phase II of the Nagpur Metro Rail Project.

Fadnavis made it clear that Metro Neo coaches will only be introduced in very limited quantities and that the majority of metro rail coaches in the second phase would be comparable to those in the first phase.

The Maharashtra government was instructed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure that ‘Metro Neo’ parts were ‘Made in India’ which will significantly lower overall project costs.

Nagpur Metro Rail Project Phase-II consists of the following 4 extensions of two corridors of Phase-I, totaling 43.8 km

MIHAN – MIDC ESR – 18.6 km

Kanhan River – Automotive Square – 13.0 km

Prajapati Nagar – Kapsi – 5.5 km

Lokmanya Nagar – Hingna – 6.7 km

Phase II will connect the satellite cities of Nagpur and will highly benefit a population of over 10 lakh residing in these areas. It is scheduled to be completed in 2026.

The Nagpur Metro project will have a total length of 82 kilometers when it will be operational.

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First electric train runs on newly electrified Khajuraho-Udaipura section

Staff Reporter

26/10/2022

First electric train runs on newly electrified Khajuraho-Udaipura section

ISHANAGAR (Metro Rail News): The segment of the North Central Railway has reached the landmark of 100% electrification. This accomplishment is noteworthy because it follows other Indian Railways divisions that have also succeeded in doing so. The Ministry of Railways shared a video on Twitter of a completely electric train on the North Central Railway’s newly electrified Khajuraho-Udaipura section passing through the Ishanagar Station.

The Ministry of Railways shared a video of the first electric train that was running on the newly-electrified section of the North Central Railway between Ishanagar and Udaipura stations. In a tweet, the Ministry of Railways mentioned, “Catch a glimpse of the first train with electric traction rushing past Ishanagar Railway Station on the newly electrified Khajuraho-Udaipura section. With the completion of electrification work on this section, North Central Railway is now 100% electrified.”

Catch a glimpse of the first train with electric traction rushing past Ishanagar Railway Station on the newly electrified Khajuraho-Udaipura section of @CPRONCR.
With the completion of electrification work on this section, North Central Railway is now 100% electrified. pic.twitter.com/iJdCW8E3vw
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) October 25, 2022

The North Central Railway is one of the 19 rail zones of Indian Railways. In total, there are 221 branch line stations and 202 mainline stations. The biggest railway station in the area is Kanpur Central. It has three divisions: the divisions for Allahabad, Jhansi, and New Agra.

A 41-kilometer, entirely electrified portion of the Eastern Railway’s network was finished. This project site was stretched on the Hansdiha-Godda section of the railway.

If the entire country’s electrical system is totally electric, the railway network will be carbon neutral by 2030, according to the official plan.

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