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MoHUA to seek Union Cabinet’s approval for Delhi-SNB-Alwar RRTS

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Manoj Joshi, MoHUA, Secretary and NCRTC MD Vinay Kumar Singh along with other officials at the launch of first RRTS

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) will get the Union Cabinet’s consent for its Delhi-SNB-Alwar Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS ) corridor on priority within a month.

Officials have informed that NCRTC will execute the second RRTS corridor as well for which the preparations including the detailed project report (DPR) and the pre-construction activities have already been completed.

“We will be moving for the approval (for the Delhi-Alwar corridor) from the Cabinet in a month or so. I cannot say about the approval (when it will be granted) as it is the Cabinet to decide but this is the plan so far,” Secretary in the ministry, Manoj Joshi, while attending the event organised to handover the first train set to the NCRTC by Alstom in Savli, Gujarat.

Vinay Kumar Singh, MD, NCRTC said that the preparatory work on the Delhi-SNB-Alwar corridor is already in the advanced stage.

“Approvals for utility shifting has been taken and the utility diversion work on the Delhi-SNB-Alwar corridor is nearing completion. Road widening work, shifting of pipelines and high tension lines is being done on the corridor,” Singh said.

Delhi-SNB (Shahjahanpur, Neemrana, Behror)-Alwar RRTS will start from Sarai Kale Khan and pass through INA, Munirka, Delhi airport, Gurugram, Manesar and then to Shahajahanpur along the National Highway and will then turn towards Alwar.

Singh said that they have already received most of the approvals for the corridor and now only the central government’s consent is required.

As per the NCRTC officials, the second corridor will be constructed in three phases. The first phase will cover the 107-km stretch from Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi to SNB Urban Complex (Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behror). In the second phase, the line would be extended from SNB to Sotanala (33.
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3km), with Shahjahanpur, Neemrana and Behror in between. In the third phase, the corridor will be extended to Alwar in Rajasthan.In the first phase the corridor will run 83 km in Haryana, 22 km in Delhi and two km in Rajasthan. In Delhi the entire line will be underground, Singh said.

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R.K. Ashram to be Central Delhi’s new Interchange Hub: DMRC

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NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Saturday, 7th May announced on Twitter that R.K Ashram Marg Metro station on Blue Line is being converted into an interchange hub. It will be connecting R.K Ashram Marg Metro station of Magenta Line. Commuters will have access to alternate & shorter routes from Central to North Delhi because of this development. The new underground station will be constructed adjacent to the existing elevated station. This interchange will provide a convenient mode of transit and will help in decongesting the busy blue line.

This development comes a day after the Delhi government said that it will start a project to improve last-mile connectivity for commuters at the IIT Delhi and the Panchsheel Park metro stations. Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia approved the construction work of two multi-modal integration systems which will be constructed at the cost of Rs 4.59 crore and will be completed with the combined efforts of the Public Work Department (PWD) and the DMRC, that will result in cost reduction of the project as well as save time.

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Alstom hands over first RRTS train to NCRTC today

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GUJARAT (Metro Rail News): Mr. Vinay Kumar Singh, MD, NCRTC, along with other dignitaries from NCRTC and Alstom India flagged off the first RRTS trainset today in an event held in presence of Mr. Manoj Joshi Secretary, MoHUA, Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing & Urban Affairs and other dignitaries.

The ceremony of handing over the manufactured trainsets to NCRTC has been organised at the manufacturing plant of Alstom, where the keys of the RRTS trainsets were handed over to NCRTC. Under the Make in India initiative, 100 per cent of these state-of-the-art RRTS train sets are being manufactured in India, at the Alstom’s factory in Savli, Gujarat.

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“RRTS is a strategic intervention of Government of India, aimed at enabling balanced and sustainable development of the region to realise Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of new age infrastructure for New India,” said Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri.

“Not only trainsets for India’s RRTS & MRTS systems are being manufactured at this facility, but trainsets for high-speed rail systems across the globe are also being manufactured & exported from here, shows India’s giant leap in technology & manufacturing,” Mr. Manoj Joshi said.

These trainsets will be brought on the large trailers to Duhai depot being developed at Ghaziabad at a rapid pace for the Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut RRTS corridor. All facilities of operation and maintenance of these trainsets are nearing completion at this depot.

The interiors along with the commuter-centric features of India’s first RRTS trains have recently unveiled on March 16, 2022, at the Duhai Depot, Ghaziabad. These RRTS trains will be the fastest trains in India with a design speed of 180km/h, operational speed of 160km/h and an average speed of 100 km /h.

The modern RRTS trains will have ergonomically designed 2×2 transverse cushioned seating, wide standing space, luggage racks, CCTV cameras, laptop/mobile charging facility, dynamic route maps, auto control ambient lighting system, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning System (HVAC) and other amenities. The air-conditioned RRTS trains will have Standard as well as Premium class (one coach per train) along with one coach reserved for women commuters. It will also have a premium coach, luggage space in coaches and space for stretchers/wheelchairs to ferry ailing patients. Every seat has a USB charging point and wider gangway than metro rail for standing commuters.

The manufacturing facility at Savli will be delivering a total of 210 cars for the first RRTS corridor. This includes trainsets for operating regional transit services on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor and for local transit services in Meerut.

The construction work on the RRTS corridor is going on full swing. After the arrival of the trains, initial trial runs are expected to commence on the priority section by the end of this year. The 17 km Priority Section, between Sahibabad to Duhai, is targeted to be commissioned by 2023 and the full corridor by 2025.

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Delhi Govt. approves multi-modal integration projects at IIT, Panchsheel Park metro stations

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NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Delhi government on Friday, 6 May has approved the construction of two multi-modal integration (MMI) projects at the IIT metro station and Panchsheel Park metro station. The project intends to decongest the roads near metro stations and provide facilities such as last-mile connectivity.

As per the Delhi government, the project will boost convenience for the people, and the passengers travelling in the metro train, bus or taxi will not face any problems in reaching anywhere in the city. After the Public Works Department (PWD) and Delhi Metro complete their part of the project, the transport department will work on the other modes of transport.

The cost of this project is estimated at Rs 46 crore, meanwhile, PWD minister Manish Sisodia has said that the united efforts of PWD and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on the initiative actually reduced the cost of the project.

“The Arvind Kejriwal government is determined to provide hassle free commuting to the residents of Delhi. Our focus is to integrate the development works with the help of various agencies and in the process, reduce the cost of the projects and save time required for completing the project,” Deputy CM said.

Various agencies will work on the project together as the spaces outside the metro station fall under the jurisdiction of different government bodies such as PWD and the municipal corporations. Lieutenant governor Anil Baijal has directed DMRC to prepare a detailed MMI plan for the various agencies to implement in their areas.

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GMRC conducts trial run on underground section and Sabarmati Bridge of Ahmedabad Metro

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AHMEDABAD (Metro Rail News): Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) has conducted a trial run on the underground and river bridge section of the Ahmedabad Metro rail project on 3rd May, 2022. The train testing was launched by GMRC on a 10.2 km section between Apparel Park and Gujarat University stations on the east-west blue line of Ahmedabad Metro.

“Gujarat Metro has started running trials on the East-West corridor from Thaltej to Old High Court. These trials include running of trains and their interface testing with all other systems such as traction, signaling and platform screen doors,” GMRC tweeted.

The 20.73 km long east-west Blue Line connects Vastral Gam and Thaltej Gam with 17 stations. This line includes a 6.5-km underground section with four underground stations. A 6 km stretch of Line-1 between Apparel Park and Vastral Gam is already operational since March 2019.

GMRC conducted the trials via the line’s 6.83 km Shahpur – Kankaria East underground tunnels and on 298 m long Sabarmati River bridge, using a battery-operated railcar. This crucial metro bridge over River Sabarmati was completed in November 2021. The metro line crosses this river bridge and immediately goes down as an underground line.

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Chhatarpur metro station to get underground interchange station soon

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NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Chhatarpur Metro station on the Yellow Line which is a stretch from Samaypur Badli to Huda City Centre is going to get an underground interchange station which will link it with the upcoming Silver Line (Tughlakabad to Aerocity), The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) officials said that the two stations will be connected through a subway.

“The Chhatarpur Metro station will become an interchange station in Phase 4 to facilitate inter-connectivity between the Yellow line and the Silver Line. While the existing Chhatarpur station is elevated, the new station will be an underground one and a subway will connect the two adjoining stations…
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The interchange facility will be provided via entry gate number two of the existing Chhatarpur Metro station,” said Anuj Dayal, principal executive director, corporate communications, DMRC, adding that the proposed station will be built 18 metres below the ground level and will have the platform at the bottom, followed by the concourse and then the roof level at the top, HT reported.

In 2019, The Chhatarpur Metro station was renovated as part of an elaborate multi-modal integration (MMI) project of the Delhi Metro, which included parking bays for public transport, landscaping and the construction of walkways and an amphitheatre outside. Chhatarpur is also the only station which is built using pre-fabricated steel structures.

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NMRC approves Greater Noida West Metro budget

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NOIDA (Metro Rail News): Great news for the people living in Greater Noida! The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) has approved a budget of Rs 287.62 crore for the Greater Noida West Metro for the financial year 2022-2023 and approved for an internal audit report.

With the approval and allocation of the budget, the construction of flyovers to facilitate movement between Noida-Greater, Noida and Delhi Metro lines has been taken up. NMRC is planning to speed up the project and is expecting to complete the first phase of the Metro project in 24 months.

The Noida Extension project is an extension of Noida’s Aqua Line which ends at Sector 51 in Noida. The Greater Noida West Metro project is a 9.15 km long-elevated stretch, where 5 stations are planned to be constructed. Rs 500 crore will be allocated and spent on civil work of this project. GR Infra Project Limited is going to execute the project.
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NHSRCL awards MAHSR trackwork T3 contract to L&T Construction

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MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): The railway construction arm of L&T has won a contract from the National High-Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL). The contract is to construct 116 Route Km of High-Speed Ballastless Trackworks (Package No- T3) for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project. After the completion, this slab track system will allow trains to travel at speeds of up to 320 KMPH.

The scope of the MAHSR T3 Package includes Design, Supply, Construction and Testing & Commissioning track works on a Design-Build lump sum price basis for the double line high speed railway between Vadodara and Sabarmati in Gujarat. Japanese Shinkansen track technology will be adopted in this project.

L&T is presently executing many Ballastless track projects for metros in India and abroad including Mauritius, Dhaka, Mumbai, Kanpur, Agra, Ahmedabad and in Delhi-Meerut Semi High-speed (180 KMPH) Rapid Rail Transit System Project. L&T is already executing civil viaduct and station packages C4, C5 & C6 and special steel bridges packages P4(X) & P4(Y) for the MAHSR project.

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14 Firms bid for Surat Metro Line-2 contracts

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SURAT (Metro Rail News): Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) has received bids from 14 companies and consortiums for the construction contracts of Surat Metro’s 19.26 km elevated Line-2 connecting Bhesan – Saroli.

Line-2 of the 40.35 km Surat Metro Phase 1 project consists of 2 packages: 10.559 km CS-5 (Bhesan – Adajan – Majura Gate) with 11 stations and 8.702 km Package CS-6 (Majura Gate – Saroli) with 7 stations.

GMRC had invited tenders for these packages in January and February 2022 through separate loan deals which were signed with Agence Française de Développement (AFD)  and KfW Bankengruppe.

The estimated cost of Package CS5 is Rs. 870 crore for which the technical bids were opened on 5th May, 2022. The bidders who bid for package CS5 are:

  • Ashoka Buildcon Ltd. (ABL)
  • DRA Infracon – RVNL JV
  • GR Infraprojects (GRIL)
  • Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
  • Ranjit Buildcon – Dilip Buildcon (RBL – DBL) JV
  • YFC Projects – KEC International JV

The scope of this package includes Construction of 10.559 Km Elevated Viaduct and 11 Nos. Stations (Excl. E&M, Architectural Finishing and Roofing) From Bheshan Dead End (Ch. -949.63 m) to Majura Gate Station (Ch. 9090m) including Viaduct Ramp to Depot Entry near Bheshan for Surat Metro Rail Project Phase – 1, Corridor-2 (Package 1)

The 11 elevated stations in this package will be built at Bhesan, Botanical Garden, Ugat Vaarigruh, Palanpur Road, LP Savani School, Performing Art Centre, Adajan Gam, Aquarium, Badri Narayan Temple and Athwa Chopati.

The estimated cost of Package CS6 is Rs. 591 crore for which the technical bids were opened on 4th May, 2022. The bidders who bid for package CS6 are:

  • Dineshchandra R Agrawal – Ashoka Buildcon Ltd. JV
  • Dilip Buildcon Ltd. (DBL)
  • Evrascon – Varindera Construction JV
  • HG Infra
  • KEC International
  • Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
  • Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL)
  • Ranjit Buildcon Ltd. (RBL)
  • YFC – MCL (JV)

The scope of this package includes the Construction of 8.702 kms elevated viaduct and 7 nos. stations (Excl. E&M, Architectural Finishing and Roofing) from Majura Gate (Ch. 9090 m) to Saroli Dead End (Ch. 17791.851 m) under Corridor-2 in connection with Surat Metro Rail Project Phase – 1

The 7 elevated stations in this package will be built at Udhna Dawaja, Kamela Darwaja, Anjana Farm, Model Town, Magob, Bharat Cancer Hospital and Saroli.

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Alstom made trainsets of India’s first RRTS ready, to be handed over on 7 May 2022

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GHAZIABAD (Metro Rail News): The first trainset of India’s First RRTS corridor is ready and will be handed over to NCRTC on 7 May 202 in a function to be held in presence of Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Govt. of India. Under the Make in India initiative, 100 per cent of these state-of-the-art RRTS trainsets are being manufactured in India, at the Alstom’s factory in Savli, Gujarat.

After the handing over of the trains to NCRTC by Alstom, these trainsets will be brought on the large trailers to Duhai depot being developed at Ghaziabad at a rapid pace for the Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut RRTS corridor. All facilities of operation and maintenance of these trainsets are nearing completion at this depot.

A ceremony of handing over the manufactured trainsets to NCRTC is being organised at the manufacturing plant of Alstom on Saturday, where the keys of the RRTS trainsets will be handed over to NCRTC.

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The interiors along with the commuter-centric features of India’s first RRTS trains have recently unveiled on March 16, 2022, at the Duhai Depot, Ghaziabad. These RRTS trains will be the fastest trains in India with a design speed of 180km/h, operational speed of 160km/h and an average speed of 100 km /h.

The modern RRTS trains will have ergonomically designed 2×2 transverse cushioned seating, wide standing space, luggage racks, CCTV cameras, laptop/mobile charging facility, dynamic route maps, auto control ambient lighting system, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning System (HVAC) and other amenities. The air-conditioned RRTS trains will have Standard as well as Premium class (one coach per train) along with one coach reserved for women commuters.

The manufacturing facility at Savli will be delivering a total of 210 cars for the first RRTS corridor. This includes trainsets for operating regional transit services on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor and for local transit services in Meerut

The construction work on the RRTS corridor is going on full swing. After the arrival of the trains, initial trial runs are expected to commence on the priority section by the end of this year. The 17 km Priority Section, between Sahibabad to Duhai, is targeted to be commissioned by 2023 and the full corridor by 2025.

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