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Metro Transportation, fast-growing industry all over the world

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Metro Transportation, fast-growing industry all over the world

Metro Transportation is a fast-growing industry all over the world. Its adaptability, Accessibility, comfort and safety make the metro the best pick among the transportation sector. In India, a number of Metro projects are in the plan and under commissioning.

One of the main issues regarding metro projects is the High capital cost and less revenue generation. The success of the metro is dependent on many factors such as no of commuters, operating cost, alternate revenue etc. Metros are not only provided comfortable transportation to commuters it is environmentally friendly too. Researchers and experts are working on reducing the capital cost of metro rails in order to make the Metro industry more flexible. Since civil structures to be built at the initial stage that no deviation is possible that.

In the energy section, metros can implement solar panels on a lease basis, to reduce the conventional energy consumption buildings and stations. Industry can pay the rent and can give energy back to the grid as rent since the entire viaduct(elevated Rail structure) is running along with the city, the considerable panel may be exposed to sunlight which can provide a sufficient amount of energy. When coming to Buildings, open space at stations can be leased out for other vendors to generate alternate revenue.

In case of Rolling stock, the method which is in consideration is Train procurement on a lease basis. I.e, just like we lease rooms rather than buying them, the industry can use the trains which are under someone else’s ownership, creates the revenue and pay back a portion of it which was agreed at the biding time. In such a scheme manufactures are paid on a time basis (hourly, daily, weekly or monthly) regardless of the passenger numbers. I.e, they will get paid even if there are fewer passengers in the metro. All they have to do is ensuring the availability of trains for the revenue service. Let’s see some pros and cons of such a scenario,

Pros of train procurement on a lease basis

  1. Since burden of availability lies with the manufacturer, less chances of service breakdown during revenue service.
  2. Since trains are on lease, Preventive as well as corrective maintenance can also be outsourced to the manufacturer which can reduce the company man power thus cost can be reduced further
  3. Consumables spares need not to be purchased or stored in a separate building by the metro organization, since everything shall be taken care by the manufacturer
  4. Since manufacturer need to occupy local places and buildings for offices and warehouses the rent can also be a revenue source for the organization
  5. Ads, film shooting, Sticker ads etc will get more exposure since private party also intervening in the public transport.
  6. Will encourage more pvt companies to invest or participate in public transport sector.

Cons of train procurement on a lease basis

  1. Considering all the above advantages, operational cost may be same as that of conventional metros
  2. Job security may be less for the workers just like in a private firm.

Maha Metro completing route between Agriculture College to Civil Court by March 2022

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Maha Metro completing route between Agriculture College to Civil Court by March 2022

MAHARASHTRA (METRO RAIL NEWS): After a succession of trials on the elevated Vanaz-Ramwadi route, Maha Metro is now concentrating on the stretch from Agriculture college to Civil court (Shivajinagar), including the underground metro stations. Maha Metro has set March 2022 as a deadline by which to complete this section.

“We have sped up work of both underground stations. As a result, we will complete the work by March 2022. At present, we have completed 35 to 40 per cent of both stations. The remaining three underground stations are Kasba, Mandai and Swargate, which will be complete by December 2022,” said Shri Atul Gadgil, Maha Metro, Director (works).

“Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are behind the six months deadline. But we are trying to complete work as early as possible. Unfortunately, Mandai station work is delayed due to land-related issues,” Mr. Gadgil added.

Maha Metro is executing the Pune Metro Rail Project (PMRL), which has two corridors — one from Vanaz to Ramwadi, an elevated line; and the other from PCMC to Swargate, which is elevated from PCMC to Agriculture college, and after that underground, up to Swargate. The underground section is 6 KM with stations proposed at Shivajinagar bus stand, Civil Court, Phadke haud, Mandai and Swargate.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra State Regional Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has decided to withdraw from the multimodal hub project due to a lack of viability in the funding.

Mr. Gadgil also said that “Maha Metro has decided to pay MSRTC for a piece of land which Maha Metro acquired to construct the underground station. However, MSRTC has not started any formalities. Earlier, we were supposed to build two layers of an underground basement.”

Maha Metro had proposed constructing a multi-storied building with a bus depot and terminus at ground level where the MSRTC Shivajinagar bus terminus is located. It was decided that Maha Metro will develop the MSRTC bus terminal.

BMRCL signed a loan agreement of Rs. 3,643 crores with ADB

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BMRCL signed a loan agreement of Rs. 3,643 crores with ADB

BENGALURU (METRO RAIL NEWS): On 19th August 2021, the BMRCL signed a loan agreement worth Rs 3,643 crores with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to complete two crucial routes along the Outer Ring Road and the Airport Metro Corridor, covering 58.19 kilometres in total. 

The CPRO of BMRCL, Shri BL Yashavanth Chavan, said that the agreement was signed between the Managing Director of BMRCL Anjum Parvez, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Director Janardan Prasad and Asian Development Bank Country Director Mr. Takeo Konishi.

On 26th March 2021, the corporation signed another loan agreement with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for Rs. 2,317 crores for the same project. 

Note that the Indian government had given its nod for implementing phase 2A (Silk Board to KR Puram) and phase 2B (KR Puram to Bengaluru International Airport) project for a route length of 58.19 KM, having an estimated cost of Rs. 14,788 crores, according to CPRO, BMRCL. The state and central government will give Rs. 3,973 crores through equity and subordinated debt for this project.

The state government of Karnataka will bear the cost of land acquisition of Rs 2,762 crore. The Rs. 5,960 crore external assistance amount was to be raised through a loan from bilateral or multilateral funding agencies, for which the agreements were done, Mr. Chavan added.

According to the report of BMRCL, the agency report saying the arrangement of the remaining amount of Rs. 2,093 crores would be made through external means, another loan agreement with a financial institution. Meanwhile, the Purple Line of Namma Metro recently got permission from the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) earlier. Still, it is expected that the network may get further delayed before opening to commuters.

The government’s initial plan was to complete the circuit and make it open to commuters on 20th August 2021, on the day of Varamahalakshmi. But the inauguration process has been delayed, told a senior official at BRMC. The official had further added that the rail corporation is finding it difficult to get dates from both Center and the State for the inauguration. 

“It looks unlikely that we can launch operations on Varamahalakshmi Day as it is difficult to get dates of leaders at both levels together on such short notice. However, a date is expected to be announced in the upcoming days, recently confirmed permission from CMRS to launch the purple metro line, which extends to 7.53 KM covering areas between Mysore Road and Kangeri, said Shri Anjum Parwez, MD, BMRCL.

He also said that the BMRCL had received many suggestions to begin the work and hopes to start the services soon for our commuters.

DMRC replace conventional lights and install LEDs in all the stations

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DMRC replace conventional lights and install LEDs in all the stations

NEW DELHI (METRO RAIL NEWS): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is carrying out a massive drive to replace old and traditional luminosities with power-efficient Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) to save energy.

It will also provide with better lighting experience in its premises, including parking and depots constructed under phases I and II in 2005 and 2010, respectively. In addition, the agency aims at replacing incandescent bulbs and Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFL) at 155 locations. In total, nearly 1.35 lakhs of LED lamps will be placed.

“DMRC has already covered seventy-five (75) per cent of the drive-by installing around 1 lakh LED lights and put back the conventional lights. The remaining 25 per cent of the drive will be completed by the end of October of this year, wherein around 35,000 LED lights would be installing in the remaining portion of these locations,” said Shri Anuj Dayal, Executive Director, Corporate Communications, DMRC.

The durability of conventional lights is around ten years. So DMRC decided to replace these lights, which are past their effective age. The new-age LED lights are both cost-effective as well as energy-efficient, said Dayal.

According to the DRMC, the LED-based lighting system will help save around half of the energy expenditure and recover the entire cost of installing new lights in around two years. However, replacing existing lights stations was a challenging task for the DMRC maintenance teams because of the regular movement of people, said Dayal.

“The work was executed at night due to safety reasons, which increased the installation time. However, even then, the work could be carried out for two hours a day. Therefore, important operational preparedness is done in two hours only,” said DMRC, EDCC.

KMRL invites EoI for business-class hotel at Ernakulam South station

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KMRL invites EoI for business-class hotel at Ernakulam South station

KOCHI (METRO RAIL NEWS): Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) has solicited expressions of interest (EoI) for the launch of a business-class hotel or any other venture in the Ernakulam South metro station’s seven floors of commercial space.

There is a total of 59,500 square feet of ‘raw space’ available above the concourse level of the metro station for this purpose. If not for business class hotels, the region is suitable for use as commercial office space or mixed development, according to KMRL sources, especially because the land is strategically positioned near the city’s main railway station.

They also mentioned that the surrounding area could be used to build a multi-level parking complex.
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It’s part of the metro’s plan to monetize land and buildings it owns in order to generate non-ticketed revenue.

It has previously announced plans to rent out around 60,000 square feet of retail space and 50,000 square feet of office space at high-traffic metro stations.

The plan to earn money from the proposed 3,000-crore Bliss City in 17.43 acres in Kakkanad has been put on hold for the time being. To construct a modern health and wholesome entertainment zone, a public-private partnership (PPP) model has been proposed.

DMRC Grey Line Services will start within 10-12 days

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DMRC Grey Line Services will start within 10-12 days

NEW DELHI (METRO RAIL NEWS): Services of the DMRC grey line are expected to start by the end of this month. At present, the preparations for the final round are going on. With the start of services in the next ten days, people living in the villages of Haryana and Delhi will get significant relief even beyond the Dhansa corridor. Metro services were started between Trilokpuri-Mayur Vihar (Pocket-1) on the Pink Line on 6th August 2021. Two weeks later, it has been announced to start metro operations on the grey line from Dwarka to Dhansa bus stand.

Service is available to passengers on the Grey Line between Dwarka to Najafgarh in about 4.2 km. However, the lack of metro facilities takes a long time for the passengers to reach their destination. After expanding the network, now the passengers will get the metro facility for about six kilometres of the grey line via the blue line.

According to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the security commissioner has also taken stock of this part after the trial to start metro services. Metro is expected to be available to the commuters by the end of August after the formality’s completion. There are many rural areas close to the grey line. Keeping this in mind, the Dhansa Bus Stand metro station has also been beautified. Tradition and culture have been presented differently, so travellers can feel a sense of belonging while travelling to any part of Delhi.

Pink Line will be driverless by October 

Due to the signalling works on the Pink Line Metro, the timing of Metro operation has been changed during morning and night. After the commencement of Metro services between Trilokpuri, Sanjay Lake-Mayur Vihar (Pocket-1), preparations make it driverless. Along with signalling, necessary changes are also being done from the point of view of driverless. 

It is believed that after the normalization of metro services from 11th September 2021, there will be a trial to make the Pink Line Metro driverless. It is expected to be driverless by October 2021. Keeping this in mind, until 10th September 2021, Metro operations from Majlis Park and Shiv Vihar are completed half an hour later than the scheduled time, i.e., 6:30 AM. At night, the timing of the metro has also been changed from 11 AM to 10 PM. 

Inauguration of Sitabuldi – Zero Mile Freedom Park – Kasturchand Park Section & Freedom Park

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Inauguration of Sitabuldi – Zero Mile Freedom Park – Kasturchand Park Section & Freedom Park

NAGPUR (METRO RAIL NEWS): Metro’s Sitabuldi – Zero Mile Freedom Park – Kasturchand Park stretch, Zero Mile station and Kasturchand Park station and the public park named Freedom Park is being inaugurated by Hon. CM Shri Uddhav Thackeray and Hon. Union Ministers Shri Nitin Gadkari and Shri Hardeep Singh Puri.

Shri Hardeep Singh Puri said, “Nagpur zero mile city is the 3rd largest city in Maharashtra. Our Template for the Metro system and Urban mobility is a perfect fit. This is one of the largest economic projects in the country. On 21 August 2014, the foundation stone of the Nagpur Metro project was kept by our P.M Shri Narendra Modi. Nagpur like many other cities in the country will benefit from the rapid expansion of the metro rail system. Our PM has outlined a grand vision of 10 trillion economy in GDP by 2030″

Commercial service will start on Sitabuldi- zero Mile freedom Park- Kastirchard Park section of Orage line from 3 pm on Friday, August 20. The section will be inaugurated by dignitaries at 12:30 pm. Commercial services are running on the existing stretch of the Orange line (Sitabuldi to Khapri) from 8 am to 8 pm.

Service on Aqua line (Sitabuldi to lokmanya Nagar) is on from 6:30 am to 8 pm. Train from Khapri will now terminate at Kasturchand Park instead of Sitabuldi. Similarly, trains for Khapri will depart from the new station instead of Sitabuldi.

India-ADB sign $500 million loan agreement to expand metro rail network in Bengaluru

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India-ADB sign $500 million loan agreement to expand metro rail network in Bengaluru

BENGALURU (METRO RAIL NEWS): The Asian Development Bank will grant a loan of USD 500 million to enhance Bengaluru’s metro rail network by building two new metro lines totalling 56 kilometres.

On Thursday, the Indian government and the Asian Development Bank signed an agreement in this respect. Rajat Kumar Mishra, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, and Takeo Konishi, Country Director of ADB’s India Resident Mission, signed the agreement for the Bengaluru Metro Rail Project.

According to ADB, the project will build two additional metro lines with 30 stations between Central Silk Board and Kempegowda International Airport, primarily elevated, along Outer Ring Road and National Highway 44 between Central Silk Board and Kempegowda International Airport.

It stated that “this will assist decongest traffic in the city region and enable smooth access to the airport.”

The requirements of vulnerable populations, such as the elderly, women, children, and people with disabilities, would be reflected in metro amenities, according to the statement.

According to Konishi, the initiative aims to help Bengaluru become a more livable and sustainable city by promoting urban public transportation and urban development based on the ideas of transit-oriented development (TOD) and multi-modal integration (MMI).

The TOD-based urban development plan, according to the ADB, will focus on realigning growth and increasing the city’s economic output by building higher density, compact, mixed-use, mixed-income, safe, resource-efficient, and inclusive neighbourhoods.

TOD also wants to increase land values along these corridors, producing capital money for the state to fulfil the city’s long-term investment needs.

The project, it added, will build two new metro lines, primarily elevated, between Central Silk Board and Kempegowda International Airport, with 30 stops, along Outer Ring Road and National Highway 44.

The multilateral lending agency stated, “This will assist decongest traffic in the city region and enable smooth access to the airport.”

It further stated that a USD 2 million technical assistance grant from the Asian Development Bank will support the state government in developing urban development plans and their implementation frameworks, with a focus on TOD and multimodal integration.

The money would also be utilised to improve the capabilities of the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited and other state agencies to carry out these plans.

Centre gives nod for Chennai Metro Phase-II Project

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Centre gives nod for Chennai Metro Phase-II Project

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Shri M.K. Stalin informed the state assembly that the central government had given its approval for the phase II project of the Metro Rail.

“We received information yesterday that the Union government had given its permission for the phase II project,” Stalin said.

The Union government approval came after he insisted on meeting Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in New Delhi. “I had spoken about the metro project to him in detail. So, it was the pressure that made us get permission from the union government yesterday,” said CM, Tamil Nadu.

During his speech at the state assembly, CM said that the government was getting the nod for the metro project in Coimbatore. Stalin’s remarks came after Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Smt.
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Vanathi Srinivasan asked why the state government would implement the Coimbatore metro rail project only after consulting with the Centre.

In that question, Stalin answered, “Apart from Coimbatore, a project has been announced in Madurai. These projects can be implemented only after getting approval from the Union government. Wherever the projects are announced, they will be implemented definitely.”

Stalin said the government has also announced metro rail for Madurai and will urge the centre for the project in Coimbatore as well

Delhi Metro receives 6 bidders for construction of tunnels and UG stations for Aerocity-Tughlakabad Corridor of Phase-4

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Delhi Metro receives 6 bidders for construction of tunnels and UG stations for Aerocity-Tughlakabad Corridor of Phase-4

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) recently opened technical bids for the construction of tunnels and underground metro stations on Aerocity-Tughlakabad Corridor for Phase-IV of Delhi Metro and a total of 6 firms submitted bids for this work  –

  • Afcons Infrastructure
  • Gulermak Agir Sanayi Insaat ve Taahhut A.S.
  • HCC – JMC JV
  • ITD Cementation
  • Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
  • Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co (STEC)

Tender Reference Number: DC-07

Name of Work – Design and Construction of Underground UP & Down Tunnels by Shield TBM from end of Cut & Cover tunnel near Sangam Vihar metro Station up to existing Sarita Vihar depot, Underground Ramp and Cut & Cover Tunnels near Sangam Vihar and Tughlakabad metro station and Underground Metro Stations at Maa Anandmayee Marg, Tughlakabad Railway Colony and Tughlakabad including Retrieval/Launching shafts on Aerocity Tughlakabad corridor of Delhi MRTS Project of Ph-IV.

DMRC invited bids for this work in in May 2021 with an unknown estimated cost and completion period of 42 months.

Bids will now be sent for technical evaluation and then, financial bids of the technically qualified bidders will be opened which will reveal the name of the lowest bidder and the most likely winner of this contract.

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