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DMRC to conduct customer satisfaction survey from today

28/03/2022

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): With the aim to improve passenger service and quality, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will conduct a survey from today, March 28 to May 1.

It is the 9th edition of the online customer satisfaction survey that will be conducted by the Transport Strategy Centre (TSC), London, which manages the COMET benchmarking group.
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The DMRC Officials said that the main purpose of this survey is to know what commuters think about different aspects of Metro operations including feedback/suggestions on improving the quality of service. DMRC also said that commuters who wish to participate in the survey can visit their website, www.delhimetrorail.com. The survey form is available in both English and Hindi.

Commuters can give feedback on various important aspects of metro functioning such as availability, accessibility, ease of use, information prior to travel, information during travel, reliability, customer care, comfort, crowding, security and overall satisfaction.

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Construction of underground metro stations in Patna to commence soon

Abha Rustagi

28/03/2022

Ghaziabad Metro rail Representational Image

PATNA (Metro Rail News): The proposed preliminary work like soil test and basic engineering for three underground metro stations that are Gandhi Maidan near Bapu Sabhagar, PMCH and Patna University (PU) near NIT Mor has commenced in Patna. A Patna Metro Rail Corporation (PMRC) official said that the area near Gandhi Maidan, PMCH and PU has been barricaded for soil testing and other engineering work. Work on the construction of the three stations is expected to begin in the next 2-3 months.

Around 5% of work has been completed on the elevated part of Corridor II, which is also the priority corridor. The overall physical and financial advancement of the Patna metro rail project is 1.6% and 2.79%, respectively, till February 2022. So far, Rs 615 crore has been consumed on construction work on the priority corridor and Rs 1,333 crore has been released for this project by the state government and the Centre.

This is a milestone for Corridor II between Patna Junction and Patliputra Bus Terminal via Gandhi Maidan of the Patna Metro rail project, which has been saddled with several missed deadlines. The selected firm has also started the geological and geotechnical test, which is important to understand subsurface layers and prevent any failures in tunnel construction.

“Unlike elevated part, stations will be developed first in the underground section after which the network will be made. To connect underground stations with networks, ramps and twin tunnels will be constructed. In elevated section, we will first construct the networks and it will be followed by the construction of stations. The work tender was awarded for construction of underground section of Corridor II in December last year and the preliminary work has already started,” the official added.

The soil test will also study the erosion aspect and other features before the tunnel boring machines can be pressed in to dig and burrow the twin tunnels. Six underground stations (7.9-km-long), an underground ramp and twin tunnels from Akashvani to Rajendra Nagar will be constructed with Rs 1,989 crore expenditure. The project was awarded to L&T Construction. The underground construction work on Corridor II involves the design and construction of twin tunnels, an underground ramp at Rajendra Nagar and six underground metro stations – Rajendra Nagar (interchangeable station), Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, PU, PMCH, Gandhi Maidan and Akashvani. The total length of this corridor is 14.5km, including 6.6km elevated metro lines, which have five stations from Malahi Pakri to Patliputra ISBT via Khemni Chak Bhoothnath and Zero Mile.

The estimated cost of the Patna metro project is Rs 13,365 crore (excluding land acquisition cost, which will be borne by the state government). Twenty per cent of the project cost will be borne by the state government, 20% by the Centre and the remaining 60% will be borrowed as loan from JICA.

“The state government has made available 4.26 hectares of land out of 4.32 hectares required for the Patna Metro rail project. The JICA officials are likely to visit the state by next month. We expect the release of funds by JICA after the officials’ visit,” an urban development and housing department official said.

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NCC Ltd casts first pile cap of Bangalore Metro Airport Line

Abha Rustagi

28/03/2022

BANGALORE (Metro Rail News): NCC Ltd. on Saturday, 27th March, casts the first pile cap of Bangalore Metro’s 37 km Airport Line. This line will link Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) to KR Puram. Bangalore Metro Phase 2B project’s new metro line, comprises of 3 civil packages ranging from 11 to 15 kms.

NCC was awarded 3 Letter of authorization (LOA) contracts in November 2021 for 15 elevated stations & viaduct construction work, with completion deadlines that range from 24 to 27 months. Their various teams began test piling and other pre-construction activities in January 2022 followed by piling for construction in February. The size of pile cap for Pier AP665 near Bagalur Cross is 4.3m x 4.3m x 1.5m. The pier cage on top of it has a diameter of 1.6 meters.

This pile cap is located on the line’s 11.678 km Package-2. The scope of this civil package includes the construction of a viaduct between Hebbal – Bagalur Cross (chainage 10072m to 21500m), a 250m pocket track, and 5 elevated stations at Hebbal, Kodigehalli, Jakkur Cross, Yelahanka and Bagalur Cross.

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Longjian – KEC JV launched their first CLC gantry for Yamuna Bridge

Abha Rustagi

28/03/2022

DELHI (Metro Rail News): Longjian – KEC JV on Friday 26th March, launched their first cantilever construction (CLC) gantry for a new bridge over the Yamuna River which is a part of Delhi Metro Pink Line’s 12.375 km extension between Maujpur and Majlis Park.

From pier P188 to P196, Phase 4 project’s new Yamuna Bridge (Delhi Metro’s 5th) north of Signature Bridge at Wazirabad will be 560 meters long. The construction of this bridge was approved by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in January 2020.

Longjian – KEC JV was awarded Delhi Metro Phase 4’s Package DC-02 (Maujpur – Sonia Vihar – Majlis Park) in November 2019. The contract value of this package was Rs. 1,080 crore with a completion deadline of 30 months. Their scope of work includes building the line’s 12.375 km viaduct, bridge over the Yamuna River, a PWD double-decker flyover and 8 stations at Yamuna Vihar, Bhajanpura, Khajuri Khas, Wazirabad Surghat, Jagatpur Village, Jharoda Majra and Burari and Sonia Vihar.

The first test pile for the bridge was bored and concreted in June 2020 to a depth of 29 meters. Another gantry will be erected in the coming weeks to cast the bridge’s segments in-situ on either side. Back in December, TPL-CCECC JV completed Ahmedabad Metro’s 165m CLC bridge at Thaltej.

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DFCCIL to cross NMRC Metro Line between Sector 145 & Sector-146 stations

Abha Rustagi

28/03/2022

NOIDA (Metro Rail News): Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited’s (DFCCIL) alignment between Faridabad- Dadri sections will now be crossing over Noida Metro Rail Corporation Limited’s (NMRC) Aqua Line between Sector 145 & Sector-146 station.

Launching of 6 girders, deck slabs, cross girders and ballast retainer walls will be done by DFCCIL in a phased manner.This is a crossing of freight corridor over the metro line and the launch will be done with the help of two high capacity cranes. All these activities will be conducted during non-operational hours of metro services under the supervision of DFCCIL & NMRC officials.

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Duhai Depot’s administrative building almost ready for India’s first Regional Rail

Abha Rustagi

28/03/2022

GHAZIABAD (Metro Rail News): The construction work of the Administrative Building of RRTS being built at Duhai Depot, Ghaziabad has almost been completed for the operation of India’s first Regional Rail. This building will be equipped with the latest technology, along with various modern systems, modern labs, simulator rooms, central work and various equipment rooms.

This building is designed to have multiple rooms/facilities, which include labs for various sophisticated systems such as Automated Fare Collection (AFC) Lab, Platform Screen Door (PSD) Lab, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Lab, Telecom Lab etc., and Equipment Rooms Such as Signal Equipment Room and Telecom Equipment Room, IT Server Room, Bridge Management System (BMS) Panel Room etc.

This administrative building will also be equipped with a train simulator room, where information about the operations of the train and its system along with training on how to deal in real-time and real situations will be imparted to the trainees. A lecture hall, conference room and library are also being built here for the trainees and officials. The basement of the building will also have a recreation room and a cafeteria for entertainment and food services.

Duhai Depot is part of the priority section of RRTS that covers an area of 17 km from Sahibabad to Duhai in Ghaziabad. Hence, the functioning of Duhai Depot is being expedited for the upcoming operations. The work of laying the RRTS track and installation of OHE at the depot is being completed on a priority basis.

The operational control centre of the RRTS corridor will also be set up at this depot. All the administration work of this depot will be undertaken through this administrative building. One more depot and one stabling yard for RRTS trains are being set up at Modipuram and Jangpura respectively.

The interiors of the Regional rail train coaches featuring its commuter-centric facilities were recently unveiled at the Duhai depot. The coaches will soon be delivered to the depot from Savli in Gujarat. The maintenance and subsequent cleaning facilities of the RRTS trains will be provided at this depot.

NCRTC, through its ambitious RRTS project, endeavours to make the overall experience of the commuters pleasant and enjoyable and encourage people to use public transport.

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D-Wall Construction Starts at Chunniganj Metro Station in Kanpur

Abha Rustagi

26/03/2022

Construction Starts at Chunniganj Metro Station

KANPUR (Metro Rail News): Under the Kanpur Metro Rail Project, the construction work of underground section-I (Chunniganj-Nayaganj) of the first corridor (IIT-Naubasta) is progressing at a brisk pace. Today on 26th March the work of preparing the diaphragm wall (D-wall) for the construction of Chunniganj Underground Metro Station of this section has been commenced. At the other three stations of the said section namely Naveen Market, Bada Chauraha and Phoolbagh-Nayaganj, D-wall construction is ongoing and at Naveen Market and Bada Chauraha, this work is expected to be completed by the end of April month.

The work of D-Wall was first started at Naveen Market Metro Station. 102 D-wall panels have to be lowered in this station, out of which 87 have already been placed. At the same time, 84 out of 100 D-wall panels have been placed at Bada Chauraha Metro Station and 68 out of 107 at Nayaganj Metro Station.

What is D-Wall?

A D-wall can be understood as the boundary of an underground metro station. Before starting the construction of an underground metro station, this wall is constructed as a security enclosure around it. The D-Wall is formed with rectangular RCC panels. The length of the panels for D-wall in Kanpur’s Underground Section-I, will be around 5 meters and the width will be around 800 mm and approx 100 such panels will be used to form the D-Wall around each station. This wall will exist up to a depth of about 21 meters.

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India’s first Aluminium body metro train for Pune Metro flagged off today

Abha Rustagi

26/03/2022

KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): India’s first light-weight metro train which is made of aluminium metal has been flagged off by Mr Manoj Joshi, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) today, 26th March. The event was held at Uttarpara, Kolkata.

This train is built by Titagarh Wagons Ltd. which is based in West Bengal, India under the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative. The light weight aluminium body metro train is built for MahaMetro’s Pune project. Maha Metro MD Dr Brijesh Dixit, OSD, MoHUA Shri Jaydeep, Director (Rolling Stock) Shri Sunil Mathur and officials of Titagad Wagons were prominently present on the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion Shri Manoj Joshi said that a new eco-system is being developed in the country because of metro projects in the country. The manufacture of such a train is a big step towards the Make In India concept. He also congratulated Maha Metro MD Dr Dixit for taking a bold decision to use an aluminium-made train. Ten years back, such a decision couldn’t even be thought off, he said and also greeted Titagad Wagons for the risk it has taken in this field. He added that having made this train, its maintenance and ensuring quality is also a challenge.

Dr Brijesh Dixit, MD, Maha Metro said that the manufacturing of such a light-weight aluminium–body train in India for the first time and its use for Maha Metro project is a major step. Work on the Nagpur Metro project was started in 2015 and then there was not a single company manufacturing metro trains in the country. Much progress has been achieved in this direction since then. Two lines of Pune project have been recently launched and passenger services on the remaining project will soon be started he added. The state government has given extensive co-operation in executing Metro projects in the state, he said.
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Mr Jaydeep, OSD, MoHUA, in his speech, spoke about the use of aluminium coach was a major achievement for Mass Rapid Transit System projects in the country. This is a landmark decision, he said this is a step towards fulfilling the concept of Atma Nirbhar Bharat as envisaged by the government. The chairman, Titagarh Wagons Shri J P Chaudhari and Managing Director Shri Umesh Chaudhari addressed the gathering and spoke about the project of the aluminium-body metro train.

The salient features of Aluminium-body train are as follows:

• The lightest Metro Coaches in India (6.5% lighter than the conventional stainless-steel coaches).
• The first-time aluminium car body metro cars getting manufactured in India.
• The most energy efficient metro cars due to their lighter weight.
• Being an aluminium Car Body have a longer life and low maintenance.
• Total 34 Trains, each with three car compositions, (Total 102 coaches).
• 3 Car Composition, Total Passenger Capacity: 978 passengers for 3 car train [Driving Motor Car-315, Trailer Car-348], Seats=140 [Driving Motor Car-44, Trailer Car-52 (including 2 wheelchairs)
• 66% Powering with More than 30% energy regeneration- Regenerative braking from 70 kmph to 10 kmph.
• Panic Button for the safety of passengers-4 no. in each car. The passenger can communicate with the driver directly in case of any emergency.
• In-train CCTV Coverage: 98%.

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Mumbai to get its second metro line after a wait of 8 years

Abha Rustagi

26/03/2022

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Mumbai will now get a second metro line after eight years which can make the commute for people travelling in the western suburbs of the city more effortless.

The first-ever 11.40 km elevated Metro line which was constructed eight years back that connects Ghatkopar-Andheri-Versova, now two additional lines will be partially operational soon. The inspection on the lines was conducted after which The Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) gave the clearance.

As per the sources, the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) is constructing a 35-km stretch of two elevated Metro corridors – Line 2A between Dahisar and D N Nagar, and Line 7 between Dahisar East and Andheri East for which the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) has given a green signal. The CMRS started inspection on these two lines on February 20, after which it was permitted for operations. The CMRS while conducting an inspection several times has communicated flaws or rectifications that are needed on the lines to the MMRDA, which the MMRDA claims it has rectified.

The two new metro lines, 2A and 7, will run parallel in the east and west side of the suburb, with the aim to ease the traffic on the Western Express Highway which is the major roadway of Mumbai. After the whole 35 km of corridor is operational, the commuters can travel between Dahisar and Ghatkopar by Metro without exiting the Metro station. The commercial operation of both lines has been planned in two phases. In Phase 1 of the project, 2A and 7 corridors will cover 18 stations and the two lines will be joined.

Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) has supplied all the 10 Metro rakes to MMRDA for starting operations on these lines. The rakes are completely indigenous and can be driverless.

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Prime Minister’s response to the SilverLine project “favourable”: Kerala CM

Abha Rustagi

26/03/2022

Kerala CM with PM Modi — Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan with PM ModiImage credits: Twitter/@vijayanpinarayi

KERALA (Metro Rail News): Kerala is broiled in major controversy due to the SilverLine semi-high speed rail corridor project. Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister, Kerala on Thursday, 24th March met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and looked for his intervention for speeding up necessary approvals from the central government. Vijayan after the meeting said that the Prime Minister’s response to the project was favourable.

The Rs 63,491-crore ambitious SilverLine project has been facing massive protests over the survey and marking of the corridor boundary.
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Hours before the Chief Minister met the Prime Minister, MPs from the UDF which is Kerala’s Opposition alliance took out a protest march to Parliament against the K-Rail project, which turned into a brawl between them and the police.

Vijayan said that in the meeting, Prime Minister Modi heard him with full interest and his responses were healthy. “It was a good discussion… he said he will have a detailed discussion with the Railway Minister and see what can be done. We hope that the meeting with the Prime Minister will lead to a speedy sanction of permissions. We also had an informal interaction with the Railway Minister…. The Prime Minister’s stand on the project was favourable,” he said.

Previously Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in Lok Sabha said that the concerns over the environmental issues linked to the project are real and a final decision will depend upon the detailed techno-economic feasibility of the project.

After his meeting with PM, Vijayan told the reporters that there was a “political conspiracy” behind the protests against the project and that Kerala requires a safe, speedy and modern transport network as the current facilities in the state are not good. he also said that the vehicle density in Kerala is high whereas the roads are not sufficient to handle it. Due to this, the accident rates are also very high therefore the state needs a stable transport network.

The concerns over forthcoming impact on nearby houses and buildings due to the SilverLine project have emerged. The Detailed Project Report (DPR) has totally hinted at challenges to the houses and buildings near the proposed railway line. K-Rail has claimed that only a 10-metre buffer zone is needed to protect the surroundings whereas DPR suggests construction activity will require stretch of land more than that.

According to the renowned academician and environmentalist RVG Menon, the DPR is not detailed in regards to the challenges it would pose to the locals and therefore he termed the DPR as incomplete.

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