Medha Servo to inaugurates India’s largest private rail coach factory

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Medha Servo Coach Factory Photo Copyright: KTR

Kondakal (Metro Rail News): K.T. Rama Rao, IT Minister, Telangana is preparing to inaugurate India’s largest private Rail Coach Factory of Medha Servo Drives in Kondakal, near Shankerpallyon on the outskirts of Hyderabad soon.

According to him, this will be India’s largest private rail coach facility, which will manufacture ship out rail coaches.

Mr. Rao laid the foundation stone for the facility in August 2020, worth Rs 1,000 crore.

Its annual manufacturing capacity is 500 coaches and 50 locomotives of various sorts. The Adibhatla aviation centre and factory, which makes components for Boeing, Apache, and Sikorsky aircraft and helicopters, a tractor plant in Zaheerebad and a bus building facility in Hyderabad have been praised as the next in line.

Not only will coaches and locomotives be produced, but also facilities for the inner city train set, metro trains, and monorail, among other things, providing direct employment to at least 1,000 people at the Medho Servo Drives private rail coach factory and indirect employment to another 1200 people.

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K-Rail can be implemented effectively using elevated tracks: Metro Man E Sreedharan

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05/02/2022

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NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): According to Metroman Shri E Sreedharan, the K-Rail project is not practical as planned. It might be implemented by constructing an elevated overpass or an underground corridor.

Following a meeting with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, he stated that building the flyover as part of the project would be more expensive. “The State Government’s Detailed Plan Report (DPR) contains numerous errors. There hasn’t been a thorough investigation. Many issues, such as the placement of rail tracks, cannot be resolved by an aerial survey. Furthermore, this survey is unable to determine the number of bridges required. The SilverLine will require the construction of approximately 3,000 small bridges.”

Furthermore, he added, “The estimated cost for the project was arrived based on these findings. Further, the land is now being acquired as per the average width needed for the railway lines. However, the project may need 50 per cent more land. In addition, the land is required for the construction of ancillary buildings.”

Metroman Shri E Sreedharan Ji explained serious technical issues in the SilverLine project. Without FLS, land plan and sanction, land acquisition cannot be done. pic.twitter.com/hT8nHMKhx0
— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) February 4, 2022

According to Sreedharan, implementing the project based on the state government’s alignment would be difficult. He also scoffed at the notion that the project could be finished in five years. Instead, he estimated that it would take at least ten to twelve years to complete. He also denied the idea that the SilverLine project could be replaced by the Vande Bharat trains. However, he noted that such train services would be beneficial to the public.

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KSM Bashir Mohammad and Sons Bags Gandhi Nagar Depot Work of Indore Metro Rail Project

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05/02/2022

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MPPTCL dedicates three grid stations to Metro Rail Project in Indore. — Photo Copyrighted: MPMRCL

BHOPAL (Metro Rail News): Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (MPMRC) opened financial bids, KSM Bashir Mohammad and Sons emerged as the lowest bidder for Indore Metro Line-3’s building contract, Gandhi Nagar Depot (IN07).

This depot, which is part of the Indore Metro’s Phase 1 project, will serve trains on the 33.53-kilometre Yellow Line, which will form a ring around Indore city and connect Palasia – Railway Station – Rajwara – Airport – Bhawarsala through 30 elevated stops.

The MPMRCL invited tenders for the depot’s construction in September 2021, with a three-year deadline and an estimated cost of Rs. 283.65 crore to be funded by equity contributions from the Government of India and the Government of Madhya Pradesh.

In November 2021, technical bids were opened, revealing 16 bidders. Unfortunately, the following ten firms’ bids were rejected during the evaluation process because they were determined to be non-compliant with the tender terms.

Engineering Projects (India) Ltd.
Shalimar Corp Ltd.
SMS Ltd.
Vijay Nirman Company Pvt Ltd
Altis Holding Corporation – Varindera Constructions (Altis-VCL) JV
Amara Raja Infra Pvt Ltd
Bansal Construction Works Private Limited
Bridge and Roof Company India Ltd.
Dhaya Maju Infrastructure (Asia) SDN Berhad
Dineshchandra R Agrawal (DRA) Infracon Pvt. Ltd.

Construction of Rolling Stock Depot cum Workshop at Gandhi Nagar for Indore Metro Rail Project is the brief scope of the project, and the package is IN-07. However, the number of stabling, workshop, and inspection lines was not included in the basic tender announcement and is still unknown.

KSM Bashir Mohammad’s bid of Rs. 247.64 crore was significantly lower than MPMRCL’s estimate of Rs. 283.65 crore, indicating that a contract will be given in the next weeks. They just completed work on the Kanpur Metro’s Polytechnic Depot in record time, so Indore is anticipated to follow suit.

Financial bids were as follows:

Bid (Rs. Crore)	Company
247.64	KSM Bashir Mohammad and Sons
255.64	Quality Buildcon Pvt Ltd.
293.91	IRCON International Ltd.
300.35	Montecarlo Ltd. – Kunal Structure (MCL-KSIPL JV)
320.68	URC Construction Pvt. Ltd.
353.27	Suroj Buildcon Pvt. Ltd.

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Terratec delivers another TBM for the Surat Metro Rail

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SURAT (Metro Rail News): Terratec performed factory acceptance tests (FAT) on the only new tunnel boring machine (TBM) for Surat Metro’s Phase 1 project’s 7.02 km underground stretch connecting Chowk Bazar and Kapodra in January.

Gulermak – Sam India Builtwell JV will use this 6.61m earth pressure balance (EPB) TBM, S94, along with TBM S78 from Pune Metro, to build twin tunnels between Kapodra Ramp (North Ramp) and Surat Railway Station on the 21.61 km Line-1 (Sarthana – Dream City).

Both machines will build a total of 6 tunnels for the 3.46 km Package CS2 / UG1, which was awarded in March 2021 by Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC). Gulermak-Sam’s scope also includes the construction of 3 stations at Kapodra, Labheshwar Chowk and Central Warehouse.

Both machines will construct a total of 6 tunnels for Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation’s (GMRC) 3.46 km Package CS2 / UG1 project, which was awarded in March 2021. The scope of work for Gulermak-Sam additionally involves the construction of three stations in Kapodra, Labheshwar Chowk, and Central Warehouse. Sand, clay, gravel, and silt are expected geological conditions along the tunnel alignments, according to Terratec’s press release.

J Kumar Infra's 1 of 2 TBM assembled in Palanpur for constructing 3.56 km underground Pkg between Surat Railway Station and Chowk Bazar Ramp — J Kumar Infra’s 1 of 2 TBM assembled in Palanpur | Photo Copyright: Aakash Tanwar

J Kumar Infraprojects will use two refurbished Terratec TBMs, S25 and S28, to create twin tunnels between Surat Railway Station and Chowk Bazar Ramp for the 3.56 km Package CS3 / UG2. J Kumar’s team at Palanpur is now overhauling and refurbishing both machines.

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SCC-VRS JV Wins Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train Package C8

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“CRS has no experience related to high-speed train operations and training will help it identify the shortcoming, if any, regarding bullet trains operations in Indian conditions — image is used for representation purpose copyright: Respective Authority

DELHI (Metro Rail News): National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. (NHSRCL) awarded SCC – VRS JV with an Rs. 307.24 crore contract to construct the 2.127 km Package C-8 (Sabarmati Depot) of the 508.17 km Mumbai – Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR Bullet Train) project. SCC – VRS JV has received LOA for C8’s contract from NHSRCL on February 4, 2022.

Within Ahmedabad, Package C8 of the mainline (chainage 507.599 to 509.726) is the shortest and last of five packages. It covers civil, building, and preparatory work at the Sabarmati train maintenance depot. The largest of three planned (the others would be at Surat and Thane) on this line for Shinkansen trains inspection and maintenance and stabling.

NHSRCL invited tenders for its construction, which will begin in October 2020 and be funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), with a four-year completion deadline. In February 2021, technical bids were opened, revealing nine bidders, of which only four qualified

When financial bids were launched in April 2021, SCC-VRS JV was the lowest bidder. Still, Montecarlo Ltd. asked the Delhi High Court to reconsider their disqualification, which was granted. However, India’s Supreme Court this week set aside HC’s judgement allowing for the contract to be finally awarded, stating “the Republic of India can’t deviate from terms and conditions of a fully foreign-funded contract.“

Design and Construction of Civil and Building Works for the Depot on Design-Build Lump Sum Price Basis for Double Line High-Speed Railway involving works for Site Formation, Abutment, Retaining Walls, Roadbed for a track, Box Culvert, Roads, Cable Duct, Foundations of OHE Masts, Piping, Drainage, Water Harvesting, Fire Fighting, Landscaping, Boundary Wall, General Inspection Train Shed, Maintenance Depot and other Associated works At Sabarmati between MAHSR Km. 507.599 and MAHSR Km. 509.726 in the State of Gujarat for the Project for Construction of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail are some of the brief scopes for the project.

A notice inviting bids for constructing the depot’s workshop shed, inspection shed, office building, Operations & Control Centre (OCC), machinery and plants under Package D2 is currently pending. C8’s basic pre-construction work will begin in April, with comprehensive construction to commence in mid-2022. With this development, all civil packages (C4-C8) of the project within Gujarat have been awarded.

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Siemens Limited New Orders grow by 65.3% in Q1 FY 2022

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MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Siemens Limited registered Revenue from continuing operations of Rs. 3,197 crore, an 11.8 % increase over the same quarter in the preceding year for the first quarter of Financial Year 2022 ended December 31, 2021. New Orders from continuing operations stood at Rs.
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5,300 crore, a 65.3% increase over the same period last year. The Company’s Order Backlog stands at a healthy Rs. 15,575 crore. Profit after Tax from continuing operations of Rs. 245 crore, decreased by 6.5% over the same period last year.

“All our businesses demonstrated very strong growth. New Orders booked in the quarter included approximately Rs. 900 crore booked for the electrical and mechanical system works of the Pune Metro Rail Line 3 corridor from Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar. The Company is executing this order as part of a consortium, together with Siemens AG, Siemens Mobility GmbH and Alstom Transport India Limited. While Revenues were marginally impacted due to delays in offtake by customers on account of COVID-19 and supply chain challenges resulting from global shortage of semiconductors, profit was impacted due to continuing increases in commodity prices and lower Forex gains than in the previous year. However, we continue to be cautiously optimistic about the increase in demand across all our businesses.” Said Mr. Sunil Mathur, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.

On Budget 2022, Mr Mathur commented, “We welcome the increased Capex outlay of Rs. 7.50 lakh crore. With the continued focus on driving infrastructure growth in the country, a commitment to energy transition and sustainability and a clear direction on adopting technologies of the future, the Budget is directionally consistent and represents steadiness, continuity and predictability in Government policy making.”

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Two Chennai Metro rail stations prepared for next week safety inspection

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04/02/2022

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CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Tiruvottiyur Theradi and Wimco Nagar Depot, two stations in Chennai Metro’s phase I expansion project, are expected to open shortly. The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) will inspect these two stations next week after they have been completed. Once the CMRS gets clearance, the two stations will be active.

According to an official of Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL), a CMRS team will check the safety aspects necessary to allow passenger traffic. According to an official “Last week, the documents containing technical parameters of both the stations such as how the station had been built, signalling, telecom and various other systems were sent to CMRS. They sought additional information, which we have provided. They have agreed to inspect next week. During the inspection, they will be thoroughly examining everything from accessibility of fire exit to signage.”

Typically, the CMRS issues a certificate within a few days of determining whether all of the facilities comply with the standards; otherwise, a conditional certificate is granted, instructing Metro Rail to complete the pending work and resubmit the paperwork. The station can be opened for operations once CMRS issues the safety certificate. It might be ready in roughly two weeks. We’ll notify the State government and inquire about a prospective inauguration date as per the official.

The 9-kilometre Washermenpet-Wimco Nagar Phase I extension project was inaugurated around the same time last year. Contractors were still constructing Tiruvottiyur Theradi station at the time, hence trains were skipping the stop. Officials recently decided to construct the Wimco Nagar Depot station.

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Kochi Metro Rail to initiate free Wi-Fi service inside trains

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04/02/2022

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KOCHI (Metro Rail News): Commuters may now use Wi-Fi inside Metro coaches to access free internet, thanks to a pilot project launched by KMRL (Kochi Metro Rail Ltd) on its line no. 1 (Mandakini). The initiative is being carried out in collaboration with Worldshore, a Thiruvananthapuram-based company, with the help of PM’s Wi-Fi

Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) programme, which aims to increase broadband internet penetration in the country. If the trial is a success with a significant number of users, KMRL officials want to expand the service to all Metro trains. The Delhi Metro was the first metro system in the country to provide free Wi-Fi to passengers on board.

Commuters can access the KMRL Free Wi-Fi by selecting it from a list of accessible networks and signing up using their cellphone number and OTP. The project is part of a series of recent measures by KMRL to improve passenger services and attract more ridership, as the company’s annual losses continue to rise.

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IGBC honours Kanpur Metro as ‘Green Metro Rail System’

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KANPUR (Metro Rail News): The Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (UPMRC) took several comprehensive environmental measures during the construction of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project’s Priority Section, for which the project was recognised by the Greentech Foundation for outstanding achievements in environmental protection.

Greentech Foundation is a Delhi-based organisation that identifies and honour industry innovators in a variety of categories, the most important of which are environment protection, safety, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Kanpur Metro Rail Project has been awarded the first prize under the category of environmental protection.

Kumar Keshav, Managing Director of UPMRC, Congratulated everyone and said, “Environment protection has always been our priority. Under the Kanpur Metro Project, we have translocated trees, made suitable arrangements for rainwater harvesting, developed greenbelts on the Priority Section, installed treatment plants to recycle water in the Metro Depot etc. UPMRC is fully committed towards environmental conservation. Previously, the Priority Section of Kanpur Metro Rail Project has also received ISO 14001 certificate for environmental management.”

According to him, the UPMRC has planted over 10,000 plants and saplings at various sites along with the Kanpur Metro’s Priority Section and translocated over 100 trees. In addition, it has devised plans to collect rainwater that falls on the roofs of the stations and the viaduct.

In addition, to save energy, 100% LED lighting (in the Depot, Stations, and other Metro sites), maximum use of natural light, effective waste management, and other green initiatives were implemented. As a result, the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) certified Kanpur Metro’s Priority Section as ‘Green Metro Rail System’ and granted Platinum Rating certifications to all nine Metro Stations in recognition of these efforts.

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Maha Metro Successfully Launches 85 meter long and 800 tonne heavy Girder at Gaddigodam

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NAGPUR (Metro Rail News): Maha Metro scripted history with the successful launch of 85 meter long and 800 tonne heavy Girder at Gaddigodam in the early hours on Friday. For the first time such a gigantic task has ever been executed in Nagpur. The highest ever Girder launching was part of 4-layer transportation system at Kamptee Road (Gurudwara) and the work was executed after taking 4.30 hours of Railway Block. With the successful launch of Girder, Maha Metro has created a milestone.

History was created and these major records were scripted with the launching of Girder:

Installing 800 Tonne heavy Girder on India Railway Track is a unique record.
For the first time 1,650 Tonne capacity structure has been put in place in the urban India.
Overall, 32,000 Height Strength Friction Grip (HSFG) bolts were used in the 800 tonne Girder. Similarly 80,000 bolts have been used in the complete structure.
The top-most part of steel girder is at a height of 32 meters from the ground.
For the first time in the history of Indian Railways, 22 meter wide Steel Girder was launched across railway track.
Such a 4-layer transportation system is being constructed for the first time in the country.

History Has Been Made: The robust 1,650 tonne structure, including 800 tonne Girder has been installed for the first time in urban India. The complete task was executed with the non-stop work of hundreds of officials and employees over a period.

Precision at its Heights: The successful launching of Steel Girder and scripting of multiple records would also be nominated and the process has been started for recording the same with Limca Book of Records, Guinness World Records and India Book of Records. The successful installation is an example of `Precision at its Heights’. All such issues which require, Micro Level Precision were taken care of at all the appropriate levels.

MD Dr Dixit has congratulated all the Metro officials and workers associated in the fruitful execution of this challenging task over the Railway track at Gaddigodam. Dr Dixit thanked the citizens for all the co-operation extended to Maha Metro during the execution of this project. Dr Brijesh Dixit expressed hope that the balance work would soon be executed and the road, Fly-Over and Metro services would soon be available for citizens.

Creating a 4-layer transportation structure in itself is a record. While multiple records have been achieved with the successful execution of project, the Gaddigodam structure is the biggest/heaviest structure in the infrastructure sector. The structure was moved with the help of heavy duty cranes and history made, in the process. The Nagpur-Delhi Railway track over which the work was executed is one of the busiest railway line with more than 150 trains passing over it every day.

Working at such heights requires complete synchronisation at all levels. The officials, employees had to work in tandem during this entire process of execution. The teamwork ensured completion of the task in the given time frame and with utmost efficiency. The four-layer transportation system includes the existing road and the railway track over it. Fly-over and railway Track are the next two levels of the 4-layer transportation system.

The assembly and fabrication work for the launching of the girder started in September 2021 at Butibori. The huge structure was then transported to work site through trailers. The 1650 tonne structure is E-350 grade and is as per the standards laid down by Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO).

The task was gigantic and challenging not just because of the nature of work involved, but also because of the various constraints at the worksite. The entire location is very narrow and is lined by Gurudwara, School, Shops and Various commercial establishments on its four sides. Thus the task had to be completed keeping all these constraints in mind. The road and the Railway-under-Bridge (RuB) there are part of the narrow location.
Railway Block for 4.30 hours was sought for the launching of the girder. Intimation for the block was given 15 minutes before starting of the work. Maha Metro had sought 24 hour block for the entire project, of which 8-hour block has already been availed of before in phases.

It is worth mentioning that the successful launching of Steel Girder signals completion of work in Reach-II (Sitabuldi Interchange to Automotive Square Metro Station). The fly-over is being constructed by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).

Maha Metro has executed many unique and innovative projects in the city before. These include a 2-Layer transportation system over Wardha Road, Balance Cantilever Bridge at Anand Talkies, Interchange Metro Station at a crowded location like Sitabuldi and Zero Mile Freedom Park Metro Station. The 4-layer transport system at gaddigodam, the first of its kind in the country, is an addition to the long list of achievements by Maha Metro.

The Chief Bridge Engineer, Divisional Railway Manager (Central Railway), Additional Divisional Railway Manager (Infra-Central Railway), Additional Divisional Railway Manager (Operating-Central Railway), Senior Divisional Operations Manager, Senior Divisional Engineer, Senior Divisional Engineer (Central) have extended valuable co-operation for the execution of the project.

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