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Taj East Gate Metro Station infrastructure ready, finishing work begins

09/03/2022

Agra Metro station — construction work at Agra metro station

AGRA (Metro Rail News): The work of Agra Metro at Tajnagari is being done at a high speed. The Agra team of UPMRC has completed the civil construction work of the first station Taj East Gate in just 15 months. At present, finishing work is now being carried out after the infrastructure of Taj East Gate metro station is ready. Shri Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, UP Metro has complimented the Agra Metro team for this achievement.

Shri Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, UPMRC said that Agra metro work is being done at a fast pace. At present, finishing work is being carried out at the Taj East Gate. He added that the work of the oscillator, lift etc. system will start in April.

After the launch of Agra Metro Rail Project through virtual medium by PM Narendra Modi on 07th December 2020, UP Metro construction has been completed at full speed. In just 15 months, the infrastructure of the first station Taj East Gate has been completed. Along with this, the other two stations of the elevated part of the priority corridor, Basai and Fatehabad Road, are being constructed at a high speed as well.

At present, finishing work is being carried out after the construction of the station control room and tom room on the concourse floor of Taj East Gate. Along with this, stairs are being constructed to go from the ground floor to the concourse floor. At the same time, the platform is being constructed after the completion of track beam work at Basai Metro station. At Fatehabad Road Metro station also, platform level is being constructed after construction of the concourse.

Tajnagari will include a metro network of two corridors of 29.4 km long, which will have 27 stations. The construction of the first corridor of 14 km long between Taj East Gate and Sikandra is going on at a fast pace. 13 stations will be constructed in this corridor. There will be 6 elevated and 7 underground stations. About 16 km between Agra Cantt to Kalindi Vihar, a second corridor will be constructed which will have 14 elevated stations. A depot will be constructed in Kalindi Vihar area for this corridor.

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CMRL first in India to set up Micro-plasma Oxidation system in metro stations

Abha Rustagi

09/03/2022

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has become the first Metro Rail in India to install Micro-plasma Oxidation (COSMO) system in Metro Stations. This Micro-plasma Oxidation (COSMO) provides complete sterilization for air and surface disinfection at Metro Stations and Metro Trains. This air and surface disinfection system helps destroy viruses, bacteria, moulds etc.

Through proper dilution of micro-plasma oxidation in water, the air through the ventilation system in the Metro stations is sterilized and safe. The main advantage of this technology is that it uses tap water as input. The system is a chemical-free, environment friendly, sustainable disinfection methodology to mitigate infections that spread through air and surfaces. This mechanism is primarily used in hospitals and healthcare settings to combat novel contaminants in air, water and environment with a disinfection efficacy of more than 99%.

CMRL studied and tested the disinfection system which has shown reduction of 99% in the microbial load, such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, protozoa and bacterial and fungal spores by mounting the System to Air Handling Units (AHU) of the centralized air conditioning system in underground station. Cleaning the Surface with Gas-Phase Oxidizing Disinfectant ensure clean surfaces at the Metro Stations.

The Micro-Discharge Plasma Technology, which is the backbone of the system, has been validated and listed by National Science Foundation, USA and also supported by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. This innovative disinfection process is safe & harmless to humans but effective in killing viruses and bacteria.

CMRL hopes that passengers can now rest easy while travelling in the Metro Trains as the Environment inside the Metro Stations and Trains are Sterilized and Clean for travelling.

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Hyderabad metro awards 3 year contract extension to Keolis

Abha Rustagi

09/03/2022

HYDERABAD (Metro Rail News): L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad (L&T), has awarded a three-year extension to Keolis for the operation and maintenance of the 69 km automated metro system.

The new contract begins on November 29 2022 and there is an option for a possible three-year extension. Keolis has been working with L&T from 2012 whereas the commercial operation of the metro commenced in 2017. The 69km-long network consists of three lines and 57 stations, used by 250,000 passengers every day.

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L&T Construction Awarded contract for its Heavy Civil Infrastructure Business from DMRC

Abha Rustagi

09/03/2022

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): The Heavy Civil Infrastructure business vertical of L&T Construction has won a significant order from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC), to design and construct the Underground Metro Project of Phase-IV of Delhi MRTS.

The major scope of work for the project comprises Design and Construction of 5 Km of Twin Tunnel (Up & Down Line) by Shield Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), Cut and Cover Tunnel box, Underground Ramp and four Underground stations namely Chhattarpur, Chhattarpur Mandir, IGNOU and Neb Sarai with associated works of Aerocity to Tughlakabad Corridor of Phase-IV of Delhi MRTS. A major part of work is in South Delhi and must be completed within the duration of 42 months.

The project is funded by JICA. L&T has significantly enhanced its capability of building faster and more reliable mass transit systems and this project is in line with L&T’s strategic goals.

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Hyderabad Metro Rail Wins FTCCI Award for ‘Gender Parity’

Abha Rustagi

09/03/2022

FTCCI Award — award felicitation by FTCCI

Hyderabad (Metro Rail News): L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited (L&TMHRL) won The Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FTCCI) Award 2022 for Gender Parity. This coveted award was given away by Sri Jayesh Ranjan IAS, Principal Secretary of the Industries & Commerce (I&C) and Information Technology (IT) Departments of the Telangana government to Ms. Anindita Sinha, Head – Corporate Communications, L&TMRHL, during the ‘Conference on Gender Equality for a Sustainable Tomorrow’ on International Women’s Day 2022.

Speaking on this recognition, Mr. KVB Reddy, MD & CEO, L&TMRHL, said, “We are thankful to FTCCI for recognising our efforts towards bringing in gender parity in our organisation. L&TMRHL is committed to providing a safe and efficient work environment for its women employees. We have robust internal processes to ensure equal and merit-oriented career progression for our women employees. We provide well-structured processes and a well-grounded mentoring and talent development system to ensure we nurture every woman’s talent and lead them to explore their full potential and grow in their career amidst a right mix of work-life balance.”

Hyderabad Metro Rail, the urban transportation icon of the city of Hyderabad, which is the second-largest metro network in India is providing the right track for women who want to grow in their professional life. Since its inception in 2017, Hyderabad Metro Rail has attracted people from across the country and has been providing all its employees, irrespective of their genders equal job opportunities and career growth. There are over 130 women staff who are serving Hyderabad Metro Rail encompassing general management, train operations, station controlling, train systems, and office management, among others.

All women employees get equal involvement and opportunities in learning and development activities. The company also offers strong HR practices that help women employees get opportunities devoid of any gender biases and grow up the corporate ladder. A robust system of safety and security for all women and male employees is in place at all the work locations within the organisation.

Apart from the regular benefits such as maternity leaves and easy access to the insurance claim system, Hyderabad Metro Rail also cares for the health of its employees and has offered a fully equipped gymnasium with equal hours to both women and men at its Admin office at Uppal Depot. There is a robust POSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment) system in the place with a well-structured Internal Committee which takes care of women employees and protects their welfare within the organisation.

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KEC turn up as the lowest bidder for Electrification Contract of Delhi Metro Phase 4

Abha Rustagi

09/03/2022

DELHI (Metro Rail News): KEC International on Tuesday won the electrification contract for the Delhi Metro Phase 4 project as the organisation emerged as the lowest bidder for commissioning receiving and auxiliary main substations including high-voltage cabling works (Package DE-04).

Delhi’s 65.1 km phase 4 project is already under construction and includes the new silver line and also the extension of the Magenta Line (28.92 km Janakpuri West – R.K.Ashram) and Pink Line (12.58 km Mukundpur – Maujpur). Madhuban Chowk, RK Ashram, Sangam Vihar and Vasant Kunj will be built as news substations while existing substations at Mukundpur, Indraprastha and Rithala will be augmented.

DMRC had invited bids for package DE-04 in June 2021 worth Rs. 297.90 crore with a 36-month completion deadline. The scope for this project is Design, Detail Engineering, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning Of Receiving And Auxiliary Main Substation Including High Voltage Cabling From Grid Substation For Phase-IV Of Delhi Metro Rail Project. The Technical bids for this project were opened in November 2021 to reveal 6 bidders, where during evaluation Linxon and Sterling & Wilson were disqualified.

The financial bids by each organization are as follows:

Firm	Bid (Rs. Crore)
KEC International Ltd.	267.98
Siemens Ltd.	277.21
Larsen & Toubro (L&T)	292.73
IRCON International Ltd.	327.35

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will be financing this package through an Rs 8,390 cr. loan which will be put towards financing 44 civil & system packages.

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Shri. S.V.R.Srinivas IAS inspects Dahisar and Dahanukarwadi Metro Stations

Abha Rustagi

09/03/2022

inspection conducted by IAS Srinivas — IAS Srinivas conducting inpection and reviewed control roomimage credits: @MMRDAOfficial

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Shri. S.V.R.Srinivas IAS, Metropolitan Commissioner inspected the Dahisar and Dahanukarwadi Metro Stations on March 8, 2022, as well as inspected SCRMS(Station Control Room Monitoring System), CCTV Control, TVM, Signaling Systems. After the inspection, he interacted with Metro train Drivers and accessed the ground situation.

He reviewed Charkop Metro Depot Newly Ready Control Room via Metro Train and had detailed review with MMRDA,M3OCL & DMRC officials. pic.twitter.com/O95GZgFbuD
— MMRDA (@MMRDAOfficial) March 8, 2022

He evaluated Charkop Metro Depot’s newly ready control room via metro train and had a detailed review with MMRDA, M3OCL & DMRC officials.

Metro-2A operations are scheduled to begin partially by the month-end with the first service being opened between Dahisar and Dahanukarwadi station. The Yellow Line 2 of the Mumbai Metro is an under-construction metro line in the city of Mumbai connecting Dahisar in the northwest with Mandale in Mankhurd in the east.

Construction on the first section of the line, called Metro 2A (between Dahisar and D.N. Road), began in November 2016 and is expected to be completed in May 2021. This section will be 18.589 km (11.551 mi) long and comprises 17 of the 39 stations that form part of this route.

Recently the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) decided to rename 15 of the total 17 stations on the Dahisar-DN Nagar Metro-2A line. According to the officials, station names were changed in response to demands from citizens and to make them more location-specific.

For instance, the Upper Dahisar station was renamed as Anand Nagar station on the demand of the residents of the Anand Nagar area, where the station is located.

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Larsen and Toubro wins Agra Metro’s electrification contract AGE-1 & 2

Abha Rustagi

08/03/2022

AGRA (Metro Rail News): After Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) opened financial bids, Larsen & Toubro emerged as the lowest bidder for the 750 V DC Third Rail electrification system of the Agra Metro Phase 1 project. Agra Metro’s AGE-1 & 2 is one of the few packages that has been tendered separately, with the rolling stocks, tracks, etc., getting bundled along with the newly operational Kanpur Metro.

UPMRC invited bids for this tender in October 2021 with an Rs. 450 cr estimate and 36-month deadline funded by the European Investment Bank (EIB) through a 450 million Euros loan.

The scope of UPMRC includes Design, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Receiving cum Aux Main Substations Including HV Cabling from Grid Substations, 750 V DC 3rd Rail Traction System, 33kV Cable Network, ASS, TSS and SCADA Sys for Corr-1 and 2 of Agra Metro Rail Project UP.

Technical bids were opened in January to reveal 5 bidders.

Financial Bid Values:

Firm	Bid (Rs. Crore)
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (L&T)	453.29
Linxon India Pvt. Ltd.	491.90
Siemens Ltd.	497.36
Alstom – KEC JV	595.75

UPMRC has set down a 12-month electrification completion deadline for the 3 km elevated portion of Line-1’s Priority Corridor between Taj East Gate – Fatehabad Road. That section is under construction by SAM India Builtwell and Lisha Engineers (PAC Depot).

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DMRC to acquire more driverless trains; all new lines under Phase 4 to be UTO-compliant

Abha Rustagi

08/03/2022

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Delhi Metro, in a bid to expand its network, plans to acquire 52 new trains, including the silver line coming in phase IV, which will be fully compliant with the “Unattended Train Operation” (UTO). The unattended train operation means that the operation of the trains will be without drivers. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) officials gave this information on Monday.

According to DMRC officials, 39 trains will be for the existing Pink Line (Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar) and Magenta Line (Botanical Garden-Janakpuri West) while the remaining trains will be for Silver Line or Line-10. Line-10 is being constructed between Aerocity and Tughlakabad.

A DMRC official said,”The tenders for the same were floated long back and it is in the process. But the tender has not been awarded so far. Also, all these 52 trains to be purchased will be UTO-mode trains.’’ PM Narendra Modi had inaugurated the operation of such trains by flagging off India’s first driverless train on the Magenta Line (Line-8) of the Delhi Metro on December 28, 2020. Apart from this, the operation of the driverless train on the 59-km-long Pink Line was started on November 25 last year which has proved to be another milestone in the history of DMRC.

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SAIL provides 8800 Tons of Steel for Pune Metro Rail Project

Abha Rustagi

08/03/2022

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) which is a government-owned company has contributed its best towards the prestigious Pune Metro Rail Project.

SAIL who is one of the largest steel producers in India has supplied 8800 Tons of Steel for the Project, which is lau n ched by PM Narendra Modi on Sunday, 6th March 2022.

SAIL is India’s fastest growing Public Sector unit and the 20th largest steel producer in the world. The hot metal production capacity of the company will further increase and is expected to reach a level of 50 million tons per annum by 2025. Pune metro has two corridors. Vanaz to Ramwadi 15.7 KM (all elevated & 16 stations) & PCMC to Swargate 11.4 KM (6KM underground and rest elevated) with 14 stations. PCMC to Phugewadi section (7KM, five stations) of PCMC to Swargate corridor & Garware to Vanaz section (5 KM & 5 stations) of PCMC to Swargate. The total cost of this metro project is over Rs 11,400 crore. From March 6, the train is operating on 10 stations for commuters with the timings being 8 am to 9 pm, with a 30-minute frequency.

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