NCRTC commences tunneling work for India’s first regional rail corridor at Anand Vihar

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DELHI (Metro Rail News): Tunneling work for underground construction of India’s first regional rail corridor being implemented from Delhi to Ghaziabad and Meerut has been commenced at Anand Vihar on 3rd March 2022.

In this process, about 90 meters long, Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) has started constructing a tunnel for India’s first RRTS corridor from Anand Vihar towards New Ashok Nagar side. The TBM consists of a cutter head, front shield, middle shield, tail shield, erector, screw conveyer, and many other parts that help in boring the tunnels efficiently.

Tunnel rings are being constructed with the help of tunnel segments by the TBM. Normally seven tunnel segments are used to make a tunnel ring. Tunnel segments for this section are being constructed at the Casting yard of NCRTC with precision and quality control. With a 6.6 m diameter, the RRTS tunnels are bigger as compared to that of the other Metro systems in the country due to larger rolling stock with a higher design speed of 180 Kmph RRTS trains. It will help in reducing the air pressure and discomfort to passengers due to the higher speed of the trains.

The tunnel of 6.5-meter diameter is being constructed for the first time in India in a mass transit project. This particular TBM will build around 3km of the tunnel from Anand Vihar towards the New Ashok Nagar side. The retrieving shaft for this TBM is currently under construction at Khichripur near New Ashok Nagar.

Four TBMs are to be launched from Anand Vihar station. Two for a drive from Anand Vihar towards New Ashok Nagar side and two for a drive from Anand Vihar towards Sahibabad side. The construction of other launching shafts for TBM launching towards the Sahibabad side is underway at the north side of Anand Vihar. The TBMs from Anand Vihar to Sahibabad will construct around 2 km of tunnels each. The retrieving shaft of the same is under construction at Vaishali near Sahibabad.

The underground stretches of RRTS will have twin separate tunnels for the to and fro movement of the trains. To ensure the safety of the commuters’ various safety measures is being implemented. There are provisions of emergency escapes for commuters’ safety in case of any emergency. It will also have a cross-passage at around every 250 m.

There will be provision for ventilation shafts for infusing air into the tunnel and will also have a side walkway of width 60 cm-90 cm to support maintenance activities and will function as an added emergency escape. The design lives of the tunnels are planned and expected to be 100 years.

Decongestion of the National Capital, reducing vehicular traﬃc & air pollution, and balanced regional development are some of the reasons behind project implementation. NCRTC is adopting cutting-edge technology to ensure safe and timely completion of the works while minimizing inconvenience to the road users, local passer-by, business owners, and residents along the entire stretch. One of the techniques being used extensively for the project is pre-casting of various civil structures and reducing site construction at the site.

Construction work on the entire 82 Km long Delhi-Ghaziabad Meerut RRTS corridor is in full swing. The corridor will have 25 stations, including two depots and one stabling yard. More than 14,000 workers and 1100 engineers are working day and night at our sites. Despite the challenges brought in by the COVID-19 pandemic, the progress of the project has been as per scheduled timelines. So far, an 18 km viaduct of priority section with around 1400 piers has been constructed. Foundation work has been completed for 80% of the corridor.

The 17 km priority section between Sahibabad to Duhai is scheduled to be operational by March 2023 and trial runs are expected to begin this year. The complete corridor will be opened to the public by 2025.

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Nagpur Metro introduces MY BYK Hub

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02/03/2022

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MY BYK Hub introduced by MahaMetro in Nagpur

NAGPUR (Metro Rail News): Nagpur Metro has introduced the concept of ‘MY BYK Hub’ starting from 2nd March 2022. The metro has planned this nature-friendly ride to promote non-motorized transport as well as to provide last-mile connectivity to its commuters in the city.

As per this concept, which is being implemented at different locations of the city, anyone can book a bicycle using MyBYK app as its available on Google Play Store. Those desirous can book and use a cycle through the app.

MYBYK is a bike and rental sharing app. The aim of its creators is to encourage the use of bicycles and public transport and thereby help the cities turn sustainable as well as congestion and pollution-free.

MYBYK is currently available in the city of Mumbai, Hyderabad and Udaipur and in a few colleges such as IIT Bombay and IIM Hyderabad.

Kochi metro has the MYBYK service across its metro stations already and by adopting this public transport the Nagpur Metro has set a great example that will help nature and commuters. The plan is to set up as many bike stations to cover almost all the metro stations in the city.

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Shri Arun Arora has taken over the charge of General Manager of Kolkata Metro Railway

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Shri Arun Arora, IRSME, GM, Kolkata Metro

KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): Shri Arun Arora has taken over the charge of the general manager of K o lkata Metro Railway on 1st March 2022. He is a senior officer of the Indian Railways Service of Mechanical Engineers of the 1986 batch. After assuming the charge, he held a high-level meeting with senior officials at Metro Rail Bhavan. In the meeting, he discussed the future plans and stressed on speedy and timely completion of all work.

Shri Arun Arora GM Kolkata Metro Railway held a high-level meeting with the senior officers at Metro Rail Bhavan. In this meeting, he stressed on speedy and timely completion of all works.

Shri Arora is an outstanding officer who passed out from IRIMEE/Jamalpur as the topper of SCRA 81 batch bagging Roll of Honour. He has done an MBA from the University of Queensland (Australia) and secured commendation for achieving a grade point average of 6.2/7. Shri Arora achieved high All India Ranks in various prestigious competitive examinations conducted in India such as Joint Entrance Examination for IIT- AIR 195, entrance examination to Roorkee Engineering College.

Prior to this appointment he was the General Manager for Eastern Railways and was an Additional Member of the Railway Board. During his 36 years of an illustrious career in Indian Railways, he has worked as Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer, Northern Railway, Divisional Railway Manager, New Delhi, Deputy Secretary/Ministry of Steel & Mines, Chief Spokesman and Chief Communication Officer, Northern Railway etc.

Shri Arora has made several contributions in various system improvements at the workplace and got National Awards in the year 1996 & 2005 for outstanding contribution in Railway working.

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Railways will float Rs. 24,000 cr tender to procure 200 Vande Bharat trains

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02/03/2022

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DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Railways have decided to float a massive tender of 24,000 cr. for manufacturing 200 new Vande Bharat trains with sleeper facilities for overnight journeys from March 2022. The 102 trains procured by the railways previously only had seating arrangements targeted to small journeys.

Apart from the production units at Kapurthala, Chennai and Raebareli, the railways have decided to offer the newly built Latur facility for manufacturing 200 Vande Bharat Trains. Railways have already been awarded the contract of Hyderabad-based Medha Servo Drives Pvt. Ltd. for manufacturing 44 Vande Bharat train sets at Integral Coach Factory (ICF) which is a part of the government’s Make in India initiative. Currently, the bidding process for the procurement of 58 more such trains is in progress and railways are eyeing them.

While presenting the Budget 2022 in February, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that 400 new-generation Vande Bharat trains with higher efficiency and better facilities for passengers will be manufactured in the next three years. She also said that one product one railway station will be popularized in the coming years. These 200 new trains are the first step taken by the railways to complete the manufacturing as promised in the budget. Such development in the Railways is a great relief to the Indian citizens and can make their journeys more comfortable.

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Tunnel boring work sets in motion for RRTS project in Ghaziabad

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01/03/2022

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Delhi-Meerut RRTS — Representational Image

GHAZIABAD (Metro Rail News): The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), which engaged in the construction of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project kick-off the tunnel boring work on Monday, 28^thFebruary 2022. The 82km RRTS project will connect Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut through high-speed trains.

This project includes two underground sections, a 5.5km track that will connect New Ashok Nagar in Delhi to Vaishali in Ghaziabad. The other is a 7 km section from Brahmpuri to Begum Pul in Meerut. NCRTC has decided to construct two tunnels for the two-way movement of trains, and each tunnel will be 6.5 meters in width. The agency has named the first tunnel boring machine “Sudarshan” which is deployed for the New Ashok Nagar-Vaishali section.

“The first tunnel boring machine has been positioned at Anand Vihar to New Ashok Nagar stretch while the second will work from Anand Vihar to Vaishali. Likewise, two more such machines will work on same pattern for the second tunnel. This working pattern will speed up the work. The other three machines will be deployed in the next three months,” said Puneet Vats, chief public relations officer, NCRTC.

“At Meerut, a similar boring pattern will be taken up with the help of four tunnel boring machines. In all, we will deploy eight such machines at the two underground sections of the RRTS project,” he added.

This transit system is built to accommodate high-speed trains and it will also be wider than the original railway tunnels to accommodate those trains.
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The Rs 30,274 crore project is scheduled to get authorized in March 2025.

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Kochi metro to offer free metro rides for female passengers on Women’s Day

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01/03/2022

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KOCHI (Metro Rail News): The Kochi metro has announced that it will offer free metro rides to all its female passengers on 8th March 2022 on International Women’s Day.

Women travellers can enjoy unlimited free travel on this day to and from any station however they want, according to Kochi Metro Rail Ltd. (KMRL). In addition to this, the metro has also informed that women staff controllers will take charge of 10 major metro stations.

The KMRL will conduct various events and attractive competitions in celebration of Women’s Day on many metro stations to make the day rememberable and more joyful for its female commuters.

Many such events are organized all over India by different metros whether in Delhi or Bangalore to celebrate womanhood.

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Delhi metro opens all its gates to commuters after 2 months

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DELHI (Metro Rail News): As the covid cases in India as well as in Delhi are decreasing the government has decided to remove all the curbs on travelling by public transport. The DMRC has also opened all its gates to commuters from 1^stMarch 2022. Which were closed due to restrictions during the peak covid time to control the spread of the virus and maintain proper social distancing.

When the social distancing regulations were in place, the metro decided to close some of its gates on every station to control the crowd to restrict the movements as per the guidelines of the government. Now when all the gates are being opened the people are very happy as before they had to wait in long lines outside the metro stations due to checking and sanitization. Now the metros are running in full capacity which is a big relief for the commuters as all the offices have now started work from the office.

The metro officials have also expressed their gratitude to the public. “We express thanks and gratitude to its passengers for following the protocols during the pandemic. Indeed, without your cooperation, we could not have operated the metro despite the constraints posed by the pandemic.”, the officials said.

“We will continue to try our best to provide a safe and comfortable journey. However, let us remember that Covid-19 is not over yet. Let us follow all necessary protocols.” “The DMRC will maintain the highest level of hygiene and cleanliness for the passengers.
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Our trains and stations are being frequently sanitized and rules will be stringently followed,” they added.

The DMRC has promised that they will try to maintain the best decorum on the stations and will follow all the protocols to be of the best service to the people of Delhi.

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PM Modi to inaugurate Pune Metro as its is is ready for launch

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01/03/2022

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PM Modi to Flag off Pune Metro on March 6, 2022 — PM Modi is likely to inaugurate the Delhi-Meerut Rapidx on 20th October

PUNE (Metro Rail News): The Pune Metro project which is the first metro line in the city have completed construction and is ready to launch on 6^th March 2022. It has two routes from PCMC to Swargate and Vanaz to Garware.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Pune on March 6 to inaugurate the new metro rail and will unveil a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the civic body complex and commission other infrastructure projects while visiting the city.

Pune Metro Route 25 — Pune Metro Route Map

PCMC to Swargate metro line will be a 4 km route and there will be 14 locations in it. Shivajinagar to Swargate on the route from PCMC to Swargate is 6 km underground and will have 5 locations. Vanaz to Ramwadi is a 7km stretch and is fully advanced with 16 locations.

The 7 km route from PCMC to Fugewadi was completed by the Metro Rail Safety Commissioner in January 2021 and approved as the opening route for departures. The 5-km route from Vanaz to Garware has been cleared by the Metro Rail Commissioner in February 2022 to open the route to passengers after completing the inspection. The routes from Vanaz to Garware and PCMC to Fugewadi have got the approval of the Metro Rail Number Commissioner and are 18 km in the distance with 10 metro stations on the routes. According to the officials, they will open soon. The remaining 21 kms of routes will be opened within a year at a stretch. As per the developments, it shows that the Pune metro is off to an amazing start and will be a blessing for the commuters of Pune

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DMRC to provide technical assistance for the Metro loop corridor

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DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 28^th February 2022 at Metro Bhavan. The MoU was signed by Sh. Pramit Kumar Garg, DMRC’s Director of Business Development, and Sh. P.S Chauhan, Special Director General, CPWD in the presence of DMRC’s Managing Director, Dr. Mangu Singh and other senior officials.

As per the MoU, DMRC will provide technical assistance as well as execute finishing and services works for the construction of a Metro loop corridor to connect the existing Metro network with the new Central Secretariat buildings, which is a part of the Central Vista Area Redevelopment project. The planning for this project was started in 2020, and now the construction is going to start soon. The new corridor will be constructed separately from the existing yellow line and violet line. It is expected to be completed by 2024.

The Metro loop corridor will be about three kilometres in length and will connect four Common Central Secretariat stations with the existing Central Secretariat Metro station. This corridor is being proposed to ease the travel of the office goers who travel to these places using the Metro. CPWD has planned this project expecting a peak hour demand of 20,000 passengers per hour during the morning and evening peak hours.

“As per the MoU, DMRC shall prepare the Detailed Project Report (DPR) apart from finalizing the horizontal and vertical alignment of the tracks and tunnels along with sizing of facilities like platforms, support services and maintenance facilities. DMRC shall also appoint the Detailed Design Consultant for the project. While CPWD will carry out the basic civil structure construction work, DMRC shall execute all other finishing and services works including design and construction of control systems, signal systems, track work, rolling stock, electrical and maintenance works etc.” the officials stated.

This corridor will be fully underground and can reduce the travelling time between stations and can help in controlling the crowd from Vijay Chowk to India Gate stations.

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New app “Metro Ride Kolkata” to recharge metro smart card introduced in Kolkata

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01/03/2022

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Final trial for Smart Card Recharge throughMetro Ride Kolkata app successfully conducted in presence of Shri Manoj Joshi Image Credit: Kolkata Metro

KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): Good news for commuters of Kolkata! Now the commuters travelling by metro in Kolkata can recharge their smart cards from the comfort of their home as Manoj Joshi, General Manager, Metro Railway, has launched a new app, “Metro Ride Kolkata”. The app developed by CRIS will be available to download in Google Play store from 3^rdMarch, 2022.

The final trial for the smart card recharge through this app was conducted in the presence of Mr.
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Manoj Joshi on 28^thFebruary, 2022. This is not the first time that the Kolkata metro has introduced this feature, as it is also available on the official site of Metro Railways, where commuters must scan a QR code to recharge their cards. The app will be more user-friendly than the website and easy to access. This app can save the time of the commuters as now they don’t have to stand in long queues, and it will also be very useful as we are living in covid times. Avoiding lines and touching foreign surfaces can now be easily avoided

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