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Pune Metro Line 3 achieves completion of 2000th piling work at Hinjewadi

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Pune Metro Line 3 achieves completion of 2000th piling work at Hinjewadi

PUNE (Metro Rail News): The work of Pune Metro Line 3, aka Puneri Metro, on the Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar route has now gained rapid momentum. The construction of the 23-km-long Project, jointly launched by Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited (PICTMRL), a Tata group’s special purpose vehicle company, and the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA), has reached the stage of completing Two Thousand (2000) pilings on Friday, 18th November.

The 2000th piling work was completed today at the proposed station No. 01 of Pune Metro Line 3 in front of Magapolice at Maan, Hinjewadi. The significant part is the 1000th piling work was done on 12th July this year. This means developers have achieved a mega speed of completing another 1000 piling work within just four months, making it to 2000 piling.

“Along with this, a barricading work of 16 thousand 414 RMT on Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar metro line has been completed. A total of 180 piers have been completed. The total number of pile caps for piers, including the pile caps to be made for the station, has now reached 314. We are working towards increasing this number even faster in the upcoming days and are truly grateful to the citizens of Pune for their ongoing support extended to this Project,” Mr Alok Kapoor, Chief Executive Officer of Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited, said.

 

What is ‘Piling Work’

Piling work is mainly the construction process used to lay the foundation. The pile cap on which the station is to be erected is the foundation connecting the pier and the piling dug for it. Before placing this pile cap, pits of uniform size are made according to the total pressure on the pole in the ground, which is called a ‘pile’. One station pile cap stands on six such pilings. This process is completed in about 14 days. The total time required for this work is 14 days for actual construction, followed by a waiting period of 21 days. A pier can be erected on this pile cap in about a month. Meanwhile, essential stages like load tests and quality checks are fulfilled.

 

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 special purpose vehicle (SPV), Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited, or PITCMRL, for a Concession Period of 35 years, including the construction period.

Bentley Systems Announces Winners of 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure

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Bentley Systems Announces Winners of 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure

LONDON (Metro Rail News): Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, on 18th November, announced the winners of the 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure.

The annual awards program honors the extraordinary work of Bentley software users advancing infrastructure design, construction, and operations worldwide.
Finalists presented their projects at London’s 2022 Year in Infrastructure and Going Digital Awards event before the global press and 11 independent jury panels. The jurors determined the winners of the 12 award categories from 36 finalists that were shortlisted from over nearly 300 nominations submitted by more than 180 organizations from 47 countries.
The winners of the 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure are:
Bridges and Tunnels
Ferrovial Construction and Alamo Construction

IH35 Nex Central Station
San Antonio, Texas, United States

Construction
ACCIONA
Safely Removing Dangerous Level Crossings through Digital Construction
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Enterprise Engineering
Mott MacDonald
Smart Object Library for the Environment Agency
United Kingdom

Facilities, Campuses, and Cities
Sydney Airport
Maps@SYD
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Geoprofessional
Mott MacDonald
Driving Efficiency and Sustainability in Material Reuse through GeoBIM
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Grid
POWERCHINA Hubei
Full Lifecycle Digital Application in Wuhan Xudong 220kV Substation Project
Wuhan, Hubei, China

Process and Power Generation
OQ Upstream
OQ Asset Reliability Digitalization with Purpose
Oman

Rail and Transit
PT Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk
Integrated High-Speed Rail & Station Jakarta – Bandung
Jakarta, Indonesia

Roads and Highways
Waka Kotahi and FH/HEB JV, BECA Ltd.
Takitimu North Link
Tauranga, Western Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Structural Engineering
WSP
Unity Place Delivered with Optimized Design by WSP Using Innovations from Bentley
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Surveying and Monitoring
Singapore Land Authority
SG Digital Twin Empowered by Mobile Mapping
Singapore

Water and Wastewater
Jacobs and PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency
Tuas Water Reclamation Plant (TWRP)
Singapore

The presentations illustrate how Bentley’s users master project challenges and achieve set objectives by leveraging the latest digital advancements.

In addition to the Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure winners, Bentley’s Chief Executive
Officer Greg Bentley highlighted the Founders’ Honors in his plenary session on Nov. 15. The plenary and break-out sessions are available for on-demand viewing here. The Founders’ Honors are chosen individually by the Bentley founders from the hundreds of Going Digital Awards nominations received. This recognition is presented to a few exemplary projects, individuals, and organizations that inspired Bentley in its mission of advancing the world’s infrastructure while sustaining the global economy and the environment.

Shri Raosaheb Dadarao Patil Danve flags off inaugural run of additional DEMU services between Ahmednagar & New Ashti

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Shri Raosaheb Dadarao Patil Danve flags off inaugural run of additional DEMU services between Ahmednagar & New Ashti
MAHARASHTRA (Metro Rail News): Shri Raosaheb Dadarao Patil Danve, Hon’ble Minister of State for Railways, Coal and Mines, Government of India, in the august presence, flagged off the inaugural run of additional DEMU services between Ahmednagar and New Ashti DEMU service from Ahmednagar Railway Station o­n 17th November 2022.
 
Hon’ble Members of Parliament, Dr Sujay Vikhe Patil, Dr Pritam Munde, Hon’ble Members of Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra Shri Suresh Dhas, Shri Babbanrao Paachpute, were present as Guests of Honour.  
 
While addressing the gathering, Shri Raosaheb Dadarao Patil Ji said that the additional DEMU services would ensure better connectivity to residents of the New Ashti-Ahmednagar belt and nearby areas. Moreover, it will provide direct connectivity to Pune and Mumbai as the passengers can get the connecting train for 11042 Sainagar Shirdi-Dadar Express.
 
Shri Alok Singh, Additional General Manager of Central Railway, welcomed the gathering and Shri Neeraj Dohare, Divisional Railway Manager of Solapur Division, Central Railway, gave a vote of thanks. 

Regulation of Trains due to developmental works in Kharagpur division

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Regulation of Trains due to developmental works in Kharagpur division

KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): In view of traffic-cum-power block for the launching of the foot-over bridge girder at Khatkura Passenger Halt in Kharagpur Division, the South Eastern Railway (SER) authority has decided to regulate the following train services:

Cancellation of Trains:

The 08069/08070 Santragachi-Jhargram-Santragachi MEMU Special will remain cancelled o­n November 22, 2022.

Short Termination/Short Origination of Trains:

The18033/18034 Howrah-Ghatsila-Howrah Express will be short terminated at/short originated from Kharagpur o­n November 22, 2022. Therefore, the 18033/18034 Howrah-Ghatsila-Howrah Express service will remain cancelled between Kharagpur-Ghatsila-Kharagpur o­n that day.

Rescheduling of Trains:

The 08071 Kharagpur-Tatanagar Passenger Special will be rescheduled to leave Kharagpur at 2:15 pm instead of 11:45 am o­n November 22, 2022.

The 08151 Tatanagar-Barkakana Passenger Special will be rescheduled to leave Tatanagar at 5:45 pm instead of 3:15 pm o­n November 22, 2022.

The 08698 Purulia-Jhargram MEMU Special will be rescheduled to leave Purulia at 10:50 am instead of 9:50 am o­n November 22, 2022.

The 08050 Jhargram-Kharagpur MEMU Special will be rescheduled to leave Jhargram at 3:20 pm instead of 2:20 hrs o­n November 22, 2022.

The 08160 Tatanagar-Kharagpur MEMU Special will be rescheduled to leave Tatanagar at 12:00 pm instead of 8:50 am o­n November 22, 2022.

NCRTC receives first captive non-public network license from DoT

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NCRTC receives first captive non-public network license from DoT

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The National Capital Region Transport Corp. Ltd. (NCRTC) has received a captive non-public network licence from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to install a high-speed data network along the Delhi-Meerut railway corridor, two government officials stated.

NCRTC is responsible for carrying out the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project throughout the National Capital Region. It is a joint venture between the Centre, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh states. It operates under the administrative control of the housing and urban affairs ministry.

“NCRTC is the first captive non-public network licensee for its essential LTE network to be installed on the corridor between Delhi and Meerut,” an NCRTC official stated on condition of anonymity.

A DoT representative claims that the company received its licence a few weeks ago. “There were ten other applicants, but NCRTC received it first. Several other applications are being processed “he added, requesting anonymity.

The licence is only valid for ten years and is limited to the company’s owned or leased properties. It is also not permitted to connect its network to other commercial telecom service providers’ networks.

By 2025, the first-ever regional rapid transit system should be operational, connecting an 82 km route between Delhi and Meerut.

Alstom wins order to design and manufacture 312 metro cars for Delhi Metro Phase IV

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Alstom wins order to design and manufacture 312 metro cars for Delhi Metro Phase IV

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has been awarded the contract to design, manufacture, supply, test, and commission 312 standard gauge metro cars for Delhi Metro Phase IV expansion by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).
The order, worth €312 million, includes the following:
▪ Design & manufacturing of 234 standard gauge metro cars for Line 7 extension (Pink Line
12.558 km) on the Mukundpur– Maujpur corridor and the Line 8 extension (Magenta
Line 28.92 km) for the Janakpuri West – RK Ashram corridor.
▪ Design and manufacture of 78 standard gauge metro cars for the 23.622 km Silver Line
between Aerocity and Tughlakabad, including 15-year maintenance of these 78 cars.
Alstom will supply its class-leading Metropolis trainsets for this order. Metropolis trains offer
a unique design and a wide range of configurations and ensure the highest performance due to the perfect combination of proven and reliable components and innovations. With its
extensive track record, low lifecycle costs, and keen focus on passenger experience, Alstom’s Metropolis metros set the standard in reliable and attractive metro services worldwide.
Alstom has delivered more than 800 metro cars that are in service for the Delhi Metro
network. The new trains will be built at Alstom’s largest Urban Rolling Stock manufacturing
site in Sricity (Andhra Pradesh), with a strong portfolio of delivering for major domestic
and international projects.
Commenting on this win, Olivier Loison, Managing Director, Alstom India Cluster, said,
“Delhi NCR is amongst the largest urban clusters in the world. Faced with the realities of
climate change, such megacities need reliable and sustainable public transport solutions.
Alstom is pleased to continue the partnership with Delhi Metro, one of Asia’s largest rapid
transit systems. Our trains have a high recyclability of all materials and low-weight design
to reduce energy consumption that will greatly contribute to minimising environmental
impact in the region.”
Presently, the Delhi Metro network consists of about 391 km. with 286 stations. The network has now crossed the boundaries of Delhi to reach Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Bahadurgarh and Ballabhgarh in Haryana.
In addition to providing rolling stock, Alstom has in the past partnered with DMRC for several other projects, including the successful implementation of supply and commissioning of train control and signalling system for DMRC’s Red line(L1), (Yellow Line (L2), Green Line (L5), Violet Line (L6), Pink Line (L7) during Phase I, II & III.
Alstom has also delivered metro trains for the cities of Delhi, Chennai, Lucknow, Kochi and
is currently delivering trains & signalling for Bhopal–Indore Metro project, Kanpur-Agra
The metro project, Mumbai Metro Line 3 and India’s first semi-high-speed rail network,
NCRTC-RRTS connects Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut.

International Inno Rail Exhibition in Lucknow from 17th November

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International Inno Rail Exhibition in Lucknow from 17th November

LUCKNOW (Metro Rail news): The Inno Rail exhibition starts in Lucknow on November 17. To participate, representatives of companies from several countries—including Japan—that produce products ranging from railways to bullet trains have arrived. The Research Designs and Requirements Organization (RDSO) is hosting the Inno Rail Exhibition again after four years. The RDSO Stadium is hosting this exhibition from November 17 to November 19.

Inno Rail Exhibition is held only once every two years. However, Inno Rail Exhibition has been held three times until now. In addition to RDSO, companies from other countries that manufacture railroad-related tools will participate in this show. The most recent Inno Rail event occurred in 2018 from November 22 to 24, during which products related to railway technology were included from 14 countries.

Inno Rail includes 120 products related to artificial intelligence, machine learning, knowledge storage, and cloud computing, in addition to superior signalling, bullet, and high-speed trains. Inno Rail was planned for 2020 but had to be delayed due to Corona.

Mainly focused on innovation for Indian Railways.

More than 100 representatives of companies involved in the manufacturing of railways from ten countries, including Italy, France, and Spain, are present. According to RDSO personnel, the Inno Rail exhibition is open from 10 am to 6 pm. On this, Indian Railways’ innovation is receiving special attention. Conversations will also be made regarding Indian Railways’ achievements and desired futures. In addition, there will be seminars on cutting-edge technology and innovation in the rail industry, as well as B2B gatherings and other events.

Indian Railways to allot only LHB Coaches under the Bharat Gaurav Trains Scheme

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Indian Railways to allot only LHB Coaches under the Bharat Gaurav Trains Scheme

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): To give concerted thrust to efforts for the promotion of rail-based tourism through providing better quality coaches and viable tour packages, the Bharat Gaurav Trains Scheme has been reviewed.

Salient Features of Revised Policy:

  • Henceforth, only Linke Hofmann Busch ( LHB) coaches will be allotted under the Bharat Gaurav Trains scheme.
  • In the interest of the promotion of rail tourism and the viability of the product, the Ministry of Railways has decided not to levy the overhead components in the Fixed and Variable Haulage Charges for the operation of Bharat Gaurav Trains under the scheme. This would entail approximately 33% concession by IR for the promotion of rail tourism under the Bharat Gaurav Trains Scheme.
  • The existing service providers, who have already been allotted ICF rakes under the Bharat Gaurav Trains Policy, would be allowed to switch to LHB  rakes for the remaining agreement period on the revised charges. However, if they opt to continue with allotted rakes, the benefit of revised charges would be available with future effect.
  • The applicable revised charges have been notified.

NHSRCL floats tender for construction of MAHSR final 135 km corridor

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NHSRCL floats tender for construction of MAHSR final 135 km corridor

MUMBAI(Metro Rail News): National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. has floated a tender for the 135km stretch Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project, which will include a viaduct, mountain tunnels and three stations. Consequently, bids have been requested for the full 508-kilometre stretch.

The corridor is 156 kilometres long overall in Maharashtra. Tenders have already been floated for the 348 km stretch in Gujarat and the 4 km in the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and work is under construction. On the Maharashtra–Gujarat border, along the 135 km line outside of Mumbai, three stations, Thane, Virar, and Boisar, will be constructed between Shilphata and Zaroli.

The building of 36 bridges, 11 of which are on rivers and six mountain tunnels, are among the 135 km corridor’s tenders. The deadline for bid submission is March 14, 2023, and the winning bidders will be announced the next day.

The bids were invited for the building of the BKC subterranean station on July 22, 2022. On November 4, the technical bids were opened and are currently being reviewed. The four bidders are MEIL-HCC Joint Venture, Afcons Infrastructure Ltd., Larsen & Toubro, and J Kumar Infraprojects Ltd. Financial bids will be opened for qualified bidders when the technical review is over.

On September 23, 2022, proposals for constructing a 21 km underground tunnel, including a 7 km undersea tunnel between BKC station and Shilphata, were invited. Construction is expected to begin on January 20, 2025. Seven kilometres of the tunnel will be below Thane Creek out of  21 km length. As a result, 6% of the 508km bullet train corridor will be through tunnels, compared to 92% of it being elevated.

The NHSRCL, which is carrying out the project, was to have control of 90% of the site before civil work contracts could be given, according to a decision made by the Railway Board. Even though it only owns roughly 74% of the property, the NHSRCL floated the tenders after nearly 96% of the land had been purchased.

 

KEC International bags new order of Rs 1,294 crores

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KEC International bags new order of Rs 1,294 crores

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) leader KEC International announced on 16th November that it had received fresh orders totalling Rs1,294 crores from various enterprises.

The transmission and distribution (T&D) business of the RPG group company has received a large contract for the supply of towers in the Americas, it announced in a statement.

In India’s technologically advanced market, its railways’ division received two orders for Ballastless Track Works (BLT) from Chennai Metro and Mumbai Metro.

The company further added that it had received cable business orders for various cables in India and abroad.

“The order in Americas is one of our largest tower supply orders, which significantly enhances our international T&D order book. This order also reaffirms our confidence of a revival in the performance of our Brazilian subsidiary in the upcoming quarters, “Vimal Kejriwal, MD and CEO of KEC International, said.

“We are also enthused by the orders in Railway business, which has further strengthened its presence in the tech-enabled areas of Metro Rail. With these orders, our YTD order intake stands at Rs. 11,800 crores, a robust growth of 20% vis-à-vis last year, “he added.

KEC International’s Q2 earnings fell 31% year over year to 55 crores due to weak operational results. Revenue increased by 13.3%. The infrastructure EPC major’s consolidated profit fell by 31% year over year to 55 crores for the quarter that ended in the September FY23, negatively impacted by weak operating results.

KEC International Limited shares were last traded at Rs. 448.95 on the BSE at 1 pm, compared to the previous close of Rs. 430.10.

KEC International is active in these areas that are power transmission and distribution, railways, civil, urban infrastructure, solar, smart infrastructure, oil and gas pipelines, and cables. The organisation is in more than 110 countries and is working on infrastructure projects in more than 30 of them.

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