Construction work of the underground section-1 of Kanpur Metro inaugurated by Kumar Keshav

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Construction works of the underground section-1 of Kanpur Metro inaugurated by Kumar Keshav — Image Source: UPMRC

UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA (Metro Rail News): Kanpur Metro today entered into a new phase with the lowering of the first diaphragm wall ‘cage’ at the proposed Naveen Market underground station and commencement of the casting work of the pre-cast structures for the underground tunnels in the newly built casting yard for UG section-1 at HBTU premises. Today, Shri. Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, UPMRC inaugurated the marked 04 km stretch between Chunniganj to Nayaganj under Corridor-1 (IIT to Naubasta). Four UG metro stations are to be constructed under this section. Senior officials of Uttar Pradesh Metro and Contractors Gulemak- Sam India were also present during the occasion.
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The first diaphragm wall of the proposed Naveen Market metro station was lowered to a depth of about 22 meters by means of advanced cranes. The diaphragm wall can be understood as the boundary of a metro station. Before the construction of the underground metro station, this wall is constructed as a security enclosure around it. The D-wall is made up of small rectangular panels measuring around 5 meters in length and around 800 millimetres (mm) in width. Approx 100 such panels are used to prepare the D-wall of a UG metro station, 105 panels will be used in the construction of the Naveen Market Metro station.

For underground section-I, a special casting yard has been set up at the HBTU premises, where rings will be cast for the underground tunnel. Today, Shri. Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, UPMRC also inaugurated the casting process of the first ring through the machine. This ring will be made up of 6 small segments, having a total diameter of about 6 meters. The ring cast in this yard will support the tunnel during tunnelling work by Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM).

Expressing happiness and satisfaction on this occasion, Shri. Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, UPMRC said, “Kanpur Metro is moving towards a new chapter with the commencement of the construction work at the Naveen Market. It is my firm belief that our team will be able to work with the same pace and dedication which they showed during the construction of the ‘Priority Corridor’ and will be able to execute construction work of this section in the defined time frame. A new casting yard has also been set up for underground section-I at the HBTU premises, which is equipped with the state-of-the-art machines and facilities.” He also briefed about the upcoming tunnelling work, which will be executed in the near future, through the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM).

Under section-01 of the Underground Section, there will be a construction of 04 Metro Stations namely, Chunniganj, Naveen Market, Bada Chauraha and Nayaganj.

Out of these four metro stations, the initial three will have a length of 215 M and a width of 23 M while Nayaganj Metro Station will be 225 M long and 22.3 M wide.

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ST Engineering and MSI Global Team up to bring Singapore’s Rail Expertise to Global Markets

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ST Engineering and MSI Global Team Up to Bring Singapore’s Rail Expertise to Global Markets — Image Source: ST Engineering

SINGAPORE (Metro Rail News): ST Engineering and MSI Global, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in Singapore, announced that they had inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to foster joint participation and collaboration in rail projects around the world.

Both companies will jointly provide rail electronics solutions and services for rail projects overseas. ST Engineering has implemented over 100 rail electronics projects in more than 48 cities worldwide, while MSI Global has implemented in the region of 154 overseas projects in more than 20 countries. ST Engineering will contribute its established technical and domain expertise in advanced Smart Metro solutions, including Smart Metro Control Centres, Command, Control and Communication Systems, Enterprise Asset Management Systems, Platform Screen Door, Automatic Fare Collection Systems and Passenger Information Systems. At the same time, MSI Global will provide its expertise in ticketing and payment systems software solutions, systems integration for rolling stock, signalling, power supply systems, depot planning, and project management. The MOU will also include developing joint go-to-market activities to grow Singapore’s rail global footprint.

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Front [L-R]: Mr Sim Wee Meng, CEO, MSI Global; Mr Chew Men Leong, President, Urban
Solutions, ST Engineering
Back [L-R]: Mr Liu Png Hock, SVP, Business Development & Planning, MSI Global;
Mr Koh Chan Tia, EVP/Head, International Marketing & Business Development, and Mobility
(Rail & Road), Urban Solutions, ST Engineering

Mr. Chew Men Leong, President, Urban Solutions at ST Engineering, said, “Smart Mobility is a key focus area in our Smart City growth strategy, and the MOU with MSI Global serves as another platform for us to extend our Smart Mobility expertise to new international markets. The complementary capabilities and synergies that both organisations intend to forge will further strengthen our combined rail offerings and position us as a strong contender amongst the global competition. MSI Global is our long-time partner, and we look forward to even closer collaboration to bring Singapore’s rail expertise to new shores and catalyse growth opportunities for global success.

Mr. Sim Wee Meng, Chief Executive Officer of MSI Global, said, “Having executed various land transport projects in more than 20 countries, MSI Global has extensive experience in a broad spectrum of services, in particular automatic fare collection system and project management. Some of these projects were completed in collaboration with ST Engineering. The signing of the MOU marks another milestone in the relationship between the two companies. This MOU will only relate to collaboration outside of Singapore.”

About ST Engineering

ST Engineering is a global technology, defence and engineering group with offices across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the U.S., serving customers in more than 100 countries. The Group uses technology and innovation to solve real-world problems and improve lives through its diverse portfolio of businesses across the aerospace, smart city, defence and public security segments. Headquartered in Singapore, ST Engineering reported revenue of $7.2b in FY2020 and ranks among the largest companies listed on the Singapore Exchange. It is a component stock of the FTSE Straits Times Index, MSCI Singapore, iEdge SG ESG Transparency Index and iEdge SG ESG Leaders Index.

About MSI Global Pvt. Ltd

MSI Global Private Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Land Transport Authority of Singapore (“LTA”) leveraging on the wealth of experience, knowledge and skills amassed by LTA’s highly qualified workforce to offer a full suite of multi-disciplinary services and solutions relating to land transport such as land transport planning, project management and implementation, rail systems engineering, geotechnics and tunnelling, demand management, automatic fare collection and ticketing system, systems integration and assurance, infrastructure management, and intelligent transport system.

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BMRCL Airport line work complete by December 2024 at the cost of Rs. 800 Crores

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BMRCL Airport line work complete by December 2024 at the cost of Rs. 800 Crores — Image Source: BMRCL

BANGALORE, INDIA (Metro Rail News): After completing land acquisition work for Metro’s Airport line, BMRCL is confident of readying the KR Puram-Kempegowda International Airport Line by December 2024. The final details on the two Metro stations that would come up inside the airport premises are coming to shape now.

This Phase-2B Line runs to 38.44 kms, and it was along with the Outer Ring Road Line for a total cost of Rs. 14,788 crores by the Union Cabinet on 20^th April 2021. Airport City Metro station, which would be partly elevated and party at grade, and the KIA Terminal Metro station, an underground station, are intended for flyers.

We are confident of completing it by December 2024. Therefore, the tender will be awarded soon, said Anjum Parwez, MD, BMRCL.

Hyderabad-based Nagarjuna Construction Company has emerged as the lowest financial bidder.

BMRCL will be spending Rs. 800 crores to lay the Metro lines to the last two stations of this line to the airport, which Bangalore International Airport Limited would reimburse, said B.
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He added that the metro would lay the viaduct and the tracks to connect the line to the last two stations, which fall within the airport’s premises. The unique aspect of both the ORR Line and the Metro line is that we would use the U-girder technology for the viaduct, which will help us complete the job much faster than the segmented box Girder technology.

The airport line will have the 17 stations, i.e., Benniganahalli, Horamavu, HRBR Layout, Kalyan Nagar, HBR Layout, Nagawara, Veeranna Palya, Kempapura, Hebbal, Kodigehalli, Jakkur Cross, Yelahanka, Bagalur Cross, Bettahalarusu, Doddajala, Airport City and KIA Terminal.

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3 big firms has submitted tenders to construct Mumbai Metro Line-2B Project

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Three companies in contention for bid for balance civil work in Mumbai Metro line 2B — Photo Copyrighted: MMRDA

MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (Metro Rail News): NCC Ltd., J Kumar Infraprojects and Tata Projects (TPL) are the three construction contenders that submitted tenders on Saturday to complete pending civil work on a 5.868 km section C102 of Mumbai Metro Line-2B between MTNL to Chembur stations.

MMRDA had initially been awarded a contract for this section’s construction, comprising five stations and an “iconic bridge” over Mithi River, to RCC Infra Ventures – MBZ JV in 2017, but terminated in January 2020 slow progress on key performance indicators.

MMRDA has tried re-appointing a contractor four times since then and re-invited bids in February 2020, August 2020, April 2021 and August 2021. In August 2020, NCC was the lowest bidder, but their bid value at Rs.719.27 crores were higher than MMRDA’s budget, i.e., Rs. 568.55 crores. Subsequent negotiations between MMRDA and NCC failed.

Bids were re-invited in April 2021 with a 30-month deadline, and the approximately cost was Rs. 631.82 crores estimates, but MMRDA abruptly cancelled that round. After that, MMRDA then re-invited bids in August 2021 with a 36-month deadline, and the approximate cost is Rs. 635.71 crores.

Scope of the Work:

Part Design and Construction of Balance Works of Package CA06
Elevated Viaduct and 5 Elevated Stations viz. MTNL Metro
S. G. Barve Marg, Kurla East, EEH and Chembur from Chainage 46860 Meters to Chainage 52729 Meters of Line 2B of Mumbai Metro Rail Project of MMRDA.

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3 firms in the race to construct phase 2 Project of Chennai Metro

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Chennai metro — Image for representation purpose onlyImage Source: CMRL

CHENNAI, INDIA (Metro Rail News): CMRL has opened technical bids of Rolling Stock contract package for phase-02 on 30^th September 2021. A total of three bidders have submitted their bids for the supply of 78 coaches, 26 train seats for the corridor-04 project of Chennai Metro.

This project includes Design, Manufacture, Testing, Commissioning of standard gauge metro rolling stock and training of personnel for phase-02.

The Contenders for this project are Alstom Transport India Titagarh Wagons Ltd. BEML Ltd. Tender notice for this project was issued on December 2020. CMRL will procure 540 coaches for phase-02 corridors. Our of 78 coaches for cooriodr-04, 336 coaches for corridor-03 & 05 and the remaining 126 coaches will be procured on lease basis.

The 26.09 KMs corridor-04 will connect Lighthouse to Poonamalle Bypass via Porur through 28 stations, wherein 18 stations will be elevated, and the remaining 10 stations will be underground.

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Kanpur Metro have a Special Inverter with Third Rail DC Traction System for Energy Conservation

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Kanpur Metro trial run to start from Wednesday — Image Source: UPMRC

UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA (Metro Rail News): Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (UPMRC) has claimed another innovation while executing the Kanpur Metro Rail Project. For the very first time in India, UPMRC has made the provision in the Kanpur Metro Rail Project for installing a special inverter device with the Third Rail DC Traction System to convert the Direct Current (DC) power regenerated through the train’s breaking into Alternate Current and reroute the same to the Metro System for reuse. Kanpur Metro’s trains will have an energy efficiency of about 40-45% which means at the expenditure of every 1000 units, up to 450 units can be regenerated through breaking and be used again with the help of ‘Regenerative Breaking Technology’. No other Metro Project in India, that is running on the Third Rail DC Traction System has such type of arrangement to conserve energy.

At present, the Bangalore, Kochi, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, and Gurgaon Rapid Metro Projects are operating on the Third Rail DC Traction System in the country and none of them has any provision to reuse the Direct Current (DC) energy regenerated through train braking. This is because the energy regenerated is in DC form, while the rest of the Metro system runs on AC current. Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (UPMRC) has provided the above-mentioned special inverter for the Traction System in Kanpur, which can convert 750 volts DC current regenerated through braking of the train into 33 kV AC current for reuse in the system.

Speaking in this regard, Shri Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, UPMRC said, “With the objective of ‘Clean Metro, Green Metro’, we have made innovations for energy conservation while executing our projects. In the Metro Projects operating with AC Traction System in the country, including Lucknow, there is a provision for energy conservation with the technique of ‘Regenerative Braking’, but no such system is available for the Third Rail DC Traction System. With the help of this innovation, the Kanpur Metro Rail Project will set an example in terms of energy conservation for all other Metro Projects in the country that are operating on the Third Rail Traction System.
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MMRDA ready to procure 10 more rakes for Monorail Project

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MMRDA ready to procure 10 more rakes for Monorail Project — Image Source: MMRDA

MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (Metro Rail News): MMRDA announced that they are set to procure 10 more rakes for its monorail project, which is expected to improve the frequency of trains and the ridership. The first rake of the train is likely to come by the end of 2022. All the rakes will be made in India.

The MMRDA has awarded the tender to Medha Servo Drives Pvt. Ltd to procure ten monorail rakes as per the decision taken in a meeting in September 2021, said MMRDA officials. The cost of this project is approximately Rs. 590 crores. Medha is buying the new trains in a bid to run the Monorail efficiently and improve its connectivity.

“We are trying to revive the Monorail and improvement of its route’s connectivity with metro rail and run it efficiently. Once all the new monorail rakes, which will be completely indigenous, become operational, it will reduce the headway and the ridership is expected to increase,” said MMRDA officials.

Accordingly to the report given by MMRDA, in July 2018, it was decided to buy ten new rakes with four coaches each. In March 2019, the first tender was floated for the same and during which it was observed that the Chinese companies were demanding several changes in terms and conditions. At the same time, due to COVID-19 and the pandemic, the Central government had instructed to promote the Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. As a result, the old tenders were cancelled, and new ones floated to increase the participation of Indian companies in August 2020.

After that three Indian companies, i.e., BHEL, Titagarh and Medha that shown interest in the bids and out of which the MMRDA shortlisted Medha as the lowest bidder.

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Larsen & Toubro gets another 3 big contracts of Rs. 4800 Crores from Chennai Metro

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Larsen & Toubro gets another 3 big contracts of Rs. 4800 Crores from Chennai Metro — Image Source: CMRL

CHENNAI, INDIA (Metro Rail News): CMRL has opened financial bids for its underground construction works comprising five packages on 01st October 2021. In this Indian major infra firm, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) emerged as the lowest contender in three packages, i.e., UG-03, UG-04, UG-05 of the Chennai Metro Phase-02 project. The total cost of these projects is approximately Rs. 4878 Crores. This corridor will connect Madhavaram Milk Colony to SIPCOT through 49 stations, and the total length of this project is approx. 45.81 KMs.

Packages	Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Financial Bids	Tata Projects Ltd. (TPL) Financial Bids
UG-03 (KMC to Royapettah)	Rs. 1872 Crores	Rs. 1975.29 Crores
UG-04 (Radhakrishnan to Adyar Junction)	Rs. 1945 Crores	Rs. 2040.75 Crores
UG-05 (Adyar Depot to Taramani Link Road Ramp)	Rs. 1062 Crores	Rs. 1085.29 Crores

However, Tata Projects Ltd. (TPL) and DRA Infracon Pvt. Ltd emerged as the lowest bidder contender in packages UG-01 and UG-02, respectively.

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India has set a target to construct 5,000 KMs of operational metro routes in 100 cities by 2047

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India has set a target to construct 5,000 KMs of operational metro routes in 100 cities by 2047 — Image Source: ET Govt.

LUCKNOW, INDIA (Metro Rail News): Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra presented the futuristic vision of metro network expansion after 25 years and beyond in the three days, New Urban India Conclave-2021 organized at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow on Thursday.

While Speaking at the conclave, Secretary MoHUA said, “Since the Independence of India, revolutionary changes have taken place in the field of public transport. Metro has played a vital role in making urban transportation which provides safety, convenience, accessibility & efficiency to its commuter’s. In the 21^st century, the metro has become the need for urban transport. After 25 years from today, when everybody will be celebrating the 100^th year of Independence, the metro will expand in at least 100 cities of the country, extending the network up to 5,000 KMs.

As we all know, the first metro in India was run on 24^th December 2002 and in just 19 years, the metro network is more than 750 KMs wide. Moreover, 150 KMs of other metro networks will be added to the existing metro corridors by 2022. Altogether, 900 KMs of complete operational metro lines will be functional by 2022.

“With a strong emphasis on the Make in India initiative, now indigenously made metros are exported to Canada and Australia. So, we should not only be self-reliant in every aspect related to metro construction, but we should also be able to meet the needs of other countries.”

MDs of different Metro organizations from India shared their views and opinions at the conclave speak on different issues such as Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in the metro, technological upgradation, innovations, common mobility cards, and construction through the Make in India campaign.

Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, UPMRC, shared his vision & thoughts on the rapid expansion of the metro network in Uttar Pradesh and its role in urban transport on the centenary anniversary of the country’s Independence. He said that after expanding 23 KMs of Lucknow Metro, a trial run of Kanpur Metro is proposed in November, while fast construction is going on in Agra. The Metrolite project in Gorakhpur has already been approved and sent to the central government. There is a plan to construct an operational metro route of 28 KMs.

Considering the traffic analytics and growing congestion in Lucknow, a techno feasibility study of six other metro routes was conducted, according to which 114 KMs of metro routes have been identified in the city. According to the Metro Policy 2017, a metro project can be brought in the cities with a population of above 10 lakhs, and there are 12 such cities in the state. DPRs for Meerut, Prayagraj, and Varanasi have been prepared while proposals for Jhansi, Ayodhya, and Saharanpur are considered.

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Chennai Metro Rail Recruitment 2021: Apply for Various Positions till Oct 29

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CMRL officials warn against false recruitment campaign — Image Source: CMRL

CHENNAI, INDIA (Metro Rail News): Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has invited applications for various posts, including General Manager (GM), Additional General Manager (AGM), Deputy General Manager (DGM) and Manager. Interested candidates can apply online through the official site of Chennai Metro Rail Limited at chennaimetrorail.org. The last date to apply online for these positions is 29^th October 2021.

No. of Vacancies and Positions

1 post of GM
2 posts of GM Underground Construction.
1 post of AGM Legal and DGM Track, respectively.
2 posts of Manager Truck.

For candidates belonging to unreserved and other categories, the application fee will be Rs. 300. Whereas SC/ST will have to pay a non-refundable fee of Rs.50/-.

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