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Fourth Vande Bharat is likely to start operations between Delhi and Una

10/10/2022

GUJARAT (Metro Rail News): The fourth semi-high-speed Vande Bharat train after Gujarat, which will depart from the railways’ Integral Coach Factory in Chennai, is most likely to be pressed into service for poll-bound Himachal Pradesh. Within the next two weeks, the trainset or rake will probably be prepared.

According to sources, the train would do a test run between Delhi and Una (in Himachal Pradesh), passing through Chandigarh. The government would probably choose to run the train on the route between Delhi and Una or Delhi and Kalka. Kalka is also known as the entrance to Himachal Pradesh. Currently, express trains travel the distance between Delhi and Una in about 7-8 hours. The deployment of this train would cut down on overall journey time.

Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had flagged off the third Vande Bharat train, which can run at a top speed of 160 kmph, from Gandhinagar station. Every state wants to get the Vande Bharat trains, say officials.

They stated that the testing for the new train will last for a few days because the prototype train has already undergone thorough testing on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route to receive the chief commissioner of railway safety’s (CCRS) approval. Testing needs to be done on the overhead equipment (OHE) and other crucial components.

The 16-coach Vande Bharat train would be hauled to Delhi in accordance with the schedule, and would then undergo a brief test run on the Delhi-Una route.

Compared to the two first-generation trains now operating on the Delhi-Varanasi and Delhi-Katra routes, the second-generation Vande Bharat has better amenities and is faster.

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ETCS Level 2 Signalling Over LTE Successfully Tested on Delhi-Meerut RRTS by NCRTC

Staff Reporter

10/10/2022

ETCS Level 2 Signalling Over LTE Successfully Tested

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Shri Vinay Kumar Singh, Managing Director, NCRTC, on-board RRTS trainset along with all the Directors and other senior officials of NCRTC, recently initiated the first dynamic test run of the RRTS trainset with the European Train Control System (ETCS) level 2 signalling over LTE communication network, on the test tracks in Duhai Depot. The test run was successful and the Signalling system and the RRTS trainset operated with each other as per the technical expectations.

ETCS technology is widely deployed globally on GMS-R communication networks in Europe and other countries. GSM-R technology will become obsolete in near future.

It is for the first time in the world that standard ETCS technology is being deployed by NCRTC on the LTE communication backbone for RRTS.

LTE provides a high throughput communication link which will be used for mission-critical data, voice, IoT, important video and other important message exchanges between the train to the trackside and the operation control centre. The Department of Telecommunication (DOT) has temporarily allocated a spectrum in the 900 MHz band for the commissioning of the LTE network for the priority section of Delhi-Meerut RRTS. For the allocation of spectrum in the 700 MHz band permanently, a reference has been made by DOT to TRAI and the recommendation of TRAI is expected soon.

Commuter-centricity being a core value of NCRTC, it has strategically planned for interoperability between all three priority corridors of Phase 1 and the adoption of ETCS Level 2 signalling technology was crucial for enabling it. ETCS Level 2 signalling is vendor agnostic and there it is not essential to go back to the same vendor for future extensions of the corridor. Adopting this technology, which is suitable for the design speed of 180 Kmph of RRTS, will allow the RRTS trains to move seamlessly from one corridor to another. This will help passengers travel comfortably without the hassle of changing trains and promote a modal shift to public transport.

ETCS signalling will be integrated with the Platform Screen Doors at all the RRTS stations of the corridor. PSD will safeguard commuters on the platform by providing a barrier between the platform and the track.

While congratulating the team NCRTC and engineers of Alstom and Nokia, Shri Vinay Kumar Singh, MD, NCRTC said “This is for the first time in the world that a combination of the latest ETCS Level 2, having Automatic Train Operation (ATO) over Long-Term Evolution (LTE) radio is being deployed. I am happy that despite this technological challenge and serious supply-chain constraints posed by the pandemic, NCRTC successfully procured the ETCS Level 2 Signalling system under Make in India guidelines and implemented it within the stipulated timelines.” He also said that “this step will be instrumental to create indigenous capacity for similar systems in the country.”

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China debuts World’s fastest Maglev train

Staff Reporter

10/10/2022

BERLIN, GERMANY (Metro Rail News): China has introduced the world’s fastest train, the maglev, which is capable to attain a top speed of 600 km/h. The high-speed train was unveiled by China’s train maker CRRC during a trade fair for the railway sector in Berlin, Germany. The manufacturing company claims that China’s indigenous technology was used to develop the train. It claimed that a successful test run of the train prototype had already been conducted in China.

Since the 1980s, some commercial trains have used magnetic levitation, or “maglev,” which accelerates or pulls objects using an electrified magnetic field. Nowadays, South Korea, China, and Japan all use maglev trains.

Shanghai in China already has a functional Maglev train service that links the main city with the airport. Maglev or Magnetic levitation uses electromagnetic force to literally “levitate” the whole train above the track with no physical contact between the rail and the body, which produce no friction. The magnets on the track and those on the train’s body repel one another with a powerful force, which causes the train to be levitated.

Besides Maglev, China already has a network of 37,900 km of high-speed rail (HSR or bullet trains). Its plans to almost double the network in the next 10 years.

Chinese researchers are working on automotive maglev technology as well. Recent road tests for modified passenger cars that use magnets to float 35 millimeters above a conductor rail were done by researchers at Southwest Jiaotong University in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.

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IREPS floats tender for earthwork construction of new line from Daulatpur Chowk to Kartoli Punjab

Staff Reporter

10/10/2022

CHANDIGARH (Metro Rail News): IREPS is the official website of Indian Railways for the procurement of materials. The site is developed by CRIS using the latest technology and security features. IREPS Northern Railway, Chandigarh acting for and on behalf of the President of India invites e-tender under Two Packet System for the Earthwork in cutting/filling, Blanketing, Viaduct (from Km 61.400 to Km 66.270), RUBs, ROBs, minor bridge, protection works and other allied works between Km 60.200 to Km 66.270 within Himachal Pradesh area for construction of a new line from Daulatpur Chowk to Kartoli Punjab block section of Nangal Dam- Talwara new B.G. Rail link.

About IREPS: The site provides a secure platform to users for online transactions for procurement. Railway users can upload their tender documents and can open tenders online. Vendors can access the tender documents through this site and submit their bids
online duly encrypted at their end. The site was initially developed to cater to
requirements of 8 Zonal Rlys. (NR, CR, WR, NCR, WCR, SR, SC, SECR) and 5
Production Units (RCF, ICF, DLW, DMW, RWF). The facility has been subsequently
extended/rolled out to other 8 Zonal railways (ECoR, ECR, ER, NER, NFR, NWR, SER
and SWR) and 1 Production Unit (CLW). The site can be used for material procurement by
COS/PCE of Zonal Railways and COS of Production Units.

Name of work: Earthwork in cutting/ filling, Blanketing, Viaduct (from Km 61.400 to Km 66.270), RUBs, ROBs, minor bridge, protection works and other allied works between Km 60.200 to Km 66.270 within Himachal Pradesh area for construction of new line from Daulatpur Chowk to Kartoli Punjab block section of Nangal Dam- Talwara new B.G. Rail link.

Tender Notice No. : 2-W-C-275-CDG-I

Approx. Cost of the work /Bid Security: Rs.289.63 Crores /Rs 1.00 Crore

Period of Completion: 24 Months

Document Download Start Date: 06th October 2022

Document Download End Date: 28th October 2022

Bid Submission Start Date: 14th October 2022

Bid Submission End Date: 28th October 2022

Bid Opening Date: 28th October 2022

Similar nature of work:

“Civil Engineering work involving construction of Railway/ Road bridge of clear span of 12.2m or more. The work should have sum of spans more than 1000 m”.

“The tenderer should have successfully executed steel work of more than 2000 MT in steel superstructure in Road/Rail bridge under one or more agreements in completed/ongoing works in the previous three financial years”

For JV firm, either the ‘JV in its own name & style’ or ‘Lead member of the JV’ shall satisfy the technical eligibility as defined at (i) above”.

Each other (non-lead) member(s) of JV, shall have technical capacity of minimum 10% of the cost of work i.e., each non-lead member of JV must have satisfactorily completed or
substantially completed during the last 07 (seven) years, ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited, one single work of “Civil Engineering work involving
construction of Railway/Road bridge of clear span of 12.2 m or more”, for a minimum of 10% of advertised value of the work.

Also, technical criteria as defined in (ii) above, may be fulfilled by any member of the Joint Venture individually.

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Third Vande Bharat hits cattle

Staff Reporter

08/10/2022

Third Vande Bharat hits cow for second consecutive day

GUJARAT (Metro Rail News): The newly launched semi-high-speed train hit a cow between Kanjari and Anand stations in Gujarat on 7th October, resulting in minor damage to the train’s nose panel, one day after the Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express collided with buffaloes.

The Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express after it hit four buffaloes on the way, its nose cone had to be replaced.

The incident on 7th October took place at 3.45 pm near Anand, about 432 km from Mumbai. “The Mumbai train ran over into a cow that came in its path. The incident took place around 3.45 pm. There is not much damage and the train had to halt for about 10 minutes. It is presently on its way to Mumbai,” an official at the Western Railways, Vadodara stated.

On 6th October, panels on the nose of the express train’s engine were damaged. Officials said the train resumed its journey to Gandhinagar after an eight-minute halt and arrived there as per scheduled.

“Three-four buffaloes that suddenly appeared on the tracks while the Vande Bharat train was heading towards Gandhinagar damaged the FRP (fiber-reinforced plastic) panels on the nose of the engine. These panels are lightweight and so got damaged…it did not impact the functioning of the train. The train left the spot after an eight-minute halt [for the removal of buffalo] carcasses and continued on its journey,” said a western railway spokesperson.

According to a railway official, the most recent incident resulted in only a small dent on the nose cone panel and no other significant damage to the train.
Modi boarded the Vande Bharat Express train at Gandhinagar station on September 30 and rode it to Ahmedabad. In the nation, this is the third Vande Bharat train.

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RailTel floats tender for design, construction and signalling with electronics interlocking at 5 stations of Firozpur division

Staff Reporter

08/10/2022

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): RailTel Corporation of India has floated tenders for Survey, design & construction of service buildings and associated civil works including electrification works of buildings in connection with the upgradation of signaling from Std-I to Std-II with Electronics interlocking 5 stations (i.e Dhariwal, Gurdaspur, Dinanagar, Jakolari and Sarna) on ASR-PTK section of Firozpur Division.

Name of Work: Survey, Design & Construction of EI buildings at 4 Station (i.e Malaysian
Shahkot, Nakodar, Nurmahal & Bilga in connection with upgradation of Signalling from Std1 to Std – II with Electronics interlocking at 5 Stations (i.e Dhariwal, Gurdaspur, Dinanagar,
Jakolari and Sarna) on ASR-PTK section of Firozpur Division including internal
Electrification of Buildings.

Tender Notice No: RCIL-SIG-DHW-SRM-OT-1-01

Approx. cost: Rs. 3,37,75,029/-

Completion period: 06 (Six) months

Earnest money amount: Rs. 6,75,600/-

Sale/availability of tender document on Rly. Website: Tender documents will be available on IREPS website i.e. www.ireps.gov.in from 26th September 2022 to 18th October 2022 up to 15:00 hrs.

Last date/Time of upload of tenders: Tender will be closed on 18th October 2022 at 15:00 hours

Date and time of opening of tender: 18th October 2022 at 15:30 hrs

Scope of Work: The work involves survey, design and construction of EI buildings at
Dhariwal, Gurdaspur, Dinanagar, Jakolari and Sarna) on ASR-PTK section of FZR Division. The building plans are as per N.Rly N.R. H.Q.E.Plan No HQ/02/02-2021, HQ Type Plan No 0-99/2021.

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Indian Railways to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2030

Staff Reporter

08/10/2022

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Indian Railways intends to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2030 while also concentrating on expanding network capacity according to a statement released by the Ministry of Railways on 7th October.

According to the report, the nation’s railway network is being electrified in an effort to reduce pollution and conduct transportation in an environment-friendly manner.

The Railways will attempt to reduce its carbon footprint primarily by sourcing its energy requirements from renewable energy sources, the ministry said. Other strategies include taking a multi-pronged approach to electrification of its routes, shifting from diesel to electric traction, promoting energy efficiency, construction of dedicated freight corridors, green certification of railway establishments, etc.

“Indian Railways has planned to gradually reduce its carbon footprint and become Net Zero Carbon Emitter by 2030,” the ministry said.

A 30 GW installation of renewable capacity is anticipated to be needed by 2029–2030. Up until August 2022, Indian Railways had installed 142 MW of rooftop solar capacity and 103.4 MW of wind energy till August, it added.

The railways have electrified 52,508 RKM out of a total BG network of 65,141 RKM (80.61%), the ministry said.

With complete electrification, the demand for electricity will rise from 21 BUs in 2019–20 to approximately 72 BUs in 2029–30.

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Railways to float 16 stations redevelopment tender udder PPP model

Staff Reporter

08/10/2022

New Delhi Railway StationPhoto copyright Arup

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The railways will float tenders for 16 stations under the public-private partnership (PPP) model for redevelopment purposes. Tenders are being floated over the next two months, sources said on 7th October.

The stations to be redeveloped are Anand Vihar Terminal, Tambram, Vijayawada, Dadar, Kalyan, Thane, Andheri, Coimbatore Jn, Pune, Bangalore City, Vadodara, Bhopal, Chennai Central, Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin, and Avadi. The railways intend to float bids for these stations this year.

These railway stations will be updated to provide better accessibility and fundamental amenities for travellers. Various monetisation models are being investigated to support the private sector.

As many as 199 stations with a footfall of 50 lakh per day are planned to be redeveloped in the first phase.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at a press briefing earlier this month had said that the designs of the redeveloped stations will include a spacious roof plaza with all passenger amenities in one place along with spaces for retail, cafeterias, and recreational facilities.

While the tender for 47 stations is out, work is underway at 32 stations, Vaishnaw said, adding the target is to complete the redevelopment of the New Delhi station in three and a half years.

This marks a significant shift in the method used by the railways to renovate stations after using the “engineering, procurement and construction” (EPC) route to redevelop New Delhi, Ahmedabad, and CST Mumbai stations the railways will now go the PPP way.

This could result in an increase in the cost of platform tickets and other railways conveniences.

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New Metro corridors in Gurugram to get approval soon

Staff Reporter

08/10/2022

GURUGRAM (Metro Rail News): The two proposed Metro corridors for the city, where the current urban rail network is only 17 kilometres long and has not been expanded since 2017, may be put on the track at the next cabinet meetings of the state and federal governments.

One of the two planned lines is an 8.4 km corridor that runs from Palam Vihar to Dwarka and connects Gurugram and Delhi. For intra-city transportation, a metro line will run 29.8 kilometres between Huda City Center and Cyber City. Although both projects have been conceptualised, they have not yet been approved.

Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation officials announced on 4th October that Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has approved a revised proposal for the Palam Vihar Dwarka line.
The final 1.5 km of the corridor in Delhi should be built underground stated by CM after reviewing an earlier DPR in May.

The original plan called for three stations in the capital (Dwarka (sector 28), Dwarka (sector 25), Dwarka (sector 21), and four stations spanning 4.4 km in Gurugram (Rexang La Chowk, Choma, Sector 110, and Sector 111).

The next step is to get cabinet approval. “The proposal will now be placed before the Haryana cabinet from where, if approved, it will go to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs,” said a senior HMRTC official. He added that officials of the central government have been briefed about the Delhi- Gurugram corridor, and they have agreed in principle that it is a good line.” The DPR for the intra-city Metro lines has been under evaluation by the Union Housing Ministry for months, despite being approved by the state cabinet in August 2020. The Institute of Urban Transport, which is part of the Government of Urban Development, requested clarifications in September 2021 even though it had originally been delivered to the ministry in February of last year.

“As per the latest update, the DPR is now being considered by PIB. Once it is approved there, it will be placed before the Union Cabinet. We are very optimistic that the approval will come soon,” said the official quoted above.

According to the DPR, the elevated Huda City Centre Cyber City line will include 27 stations.

It will pass through some of the city’s busiest crossroads and most inhabited regions: Sector 45, Cyber Park, Sector 47, Subhash Chowk, Sector 48, Sector 72 A, Hero Honda Chowk, Sector 10, Sector 37, Basai Village, Sectors 9,7,4 and 5, Ashok Vihar, Sector 3, Bajghera Road, Palam Vihar Extensions, Palam Vihar, Sector 23 A, Sector 22, and Udyog Vihar -4, -5 and -6.

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RailWire, RailTel’s retail broadband connection, is now available at 6105 Indian Railway Stations

Staff Reporter

07/10/2022

RailWire, RailTel’s retail broadband connection, is now available at 6105 Indian Railway Stations

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): RailTel’s retail broadband RailWire customers can now use their home broadband plans on RailTel’s High-Speed Wi-Fi network across 6105 Rly Stations.

RailWire Subscribers need not buy prepaid Wi-Fi plans at Rly Stations and can use their RailWire FTTH subscription on RailTel’s Wi-Fi network at Rly Stations.
To avail of this facility, they just need to use their Smartphone, switch on Wi-Fi, select RailWire SSID and click the hyperlink provided on the Captive Portal (log-in screen) to punch RailWire User ID and Password.
RailTel’s Wi-Fi at Rly Stations is spread across India and is one of the single largest integrated Public Wi-Fi networks, globally, which gets accessed by more than 10 lacs of unique users every day.

Your home broadband RailWire WiFI connection is now available at 6105 Rly Stations.#railwire #railtel #homebroadband #wifi #railwaystaion #railtel #digitalindia #digital @RailWireIndia @RailTel @CMDRailTel pic.twitter.com/QgCGfXPORj
— RailWire Official (@RailWireIndia) October 4, 2022

Currently, RailWire has 4.82 lakh subscribers across India and the number is only growing.
Recently, RailTel introduced “RailWire SATRANG”, Multi-Faceted Multi Screen Broadband Entertainment Package to redefine new age Digital Experience of Streaming OTT (Over-The-Top) Entertainment Content “On The Go” (subscribe through RailWire and Use anywhere), a response that has been very encouraging. OTT content can now be enjoyed on any of the 6105 Rly Stations using Stations Wi-Fi network while family members may enjoy OTT at Home broadband at the same time.
The OTT bundled RailWire broadband plans start from 499/- per month with 14 OTTs, which is quite affordable and is available across country.

RailWire has internet penetration in rural areas with more than 50% of subscribers in semi
urban/rural areas.
Talking about it, Shri Sanjai Kumar, CMD-RailTel said, “RailTel is committed to strengthening its RailWire infrastructure, spreading deeper into data-starved areas, unleashing more infotainment offerings and improving value propositions for its RailWire customers in near future. Making home broadband plans available at Station WiFi network across India is a unique value proposition for our esteemed RailWire customers”

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