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KEC International wins new orders worth INR 937 crores including railway electrification

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KEC International wins new orders worth INR 937 crores including railway electrification

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): KEC International Limited, a major Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) multinational company, wins new orders of worth INR 937 Crores across its various businesses –

Transmission & Distribution (T&D) –

The Company has secured orders of INR 418 Crores for transmission line and substation projects in India, Middle East, and the Americas.

Railways –

The Company has secured orders of INR 294 Crores in conventional/ emerging segments in India:

  • Overhead Electrification (OHE) – Orders for Overhead Electrification (OHE) and associated works
  • Semi High-Speed Rail – Order for 2 x 25 kV Overhead Electrification (OHE) & associated works for speed upgradation.

Civil –

The Company has secured an order of INR 135 Crores for infra works in the metals & mining segment in India.

Cables –

The Company has secured orders of INR 90 Crores for various types of cables in India and overseas.

According to Vimal Kejriwal, MD & CEO, KEC International, “We are pleased with the new order wins amidst global upheavals. The substation order in Middle East along with the transmission line orders secured last year, have significantly enhanced our order book in that region. The orders in Railways, further strengthen our leadership in the conventional Railway segment. The order in the Civil business reaffirms our confidence in the strong growth of this business going forward.”

Chennai Metro invites tender to rent out spaces along Line 1 & 2

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Chennai Metro invites tender to rent out spaces along Line 1 & 2

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) invites tender for licensing of built-up bare shell Shops / Office Spaces at Selected Elevated and UG Metro Stations along Corridor- 1 & 2 of Phase-I and its Extensions.

Important Details

Contract No. – CMRL/BD/Retail-5/2021/482/01

Period of Work – 3650 Days

Documents downloaded Date – From 16/06/2021 to 02/08/2021 up to 15.00 Hrs

Pre Bid Meeting Date –30/06/2021 at 11:00 Hrs

Due Date of Bid Submission – 02/08/2021 up to 17.00 Hrs

Date of Bid Opening – 03/08/2021 at 15.05 Hrs

For complete details, please visit e-procurement website: http://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app

Through this tender, CMRL aims to rent out all available spaces outside its stations to generate revenue. Due to corona pandemic, metro services were shut down for months as a result of imposition of lockdowns and at present ridership are still low.

These empty lands when given on rent after getting license from interested firms will turn out into food and other retail outlets providing services to the commuters and will also become a source of revenue to CMRL.

Delhi Metro to procure 288 New coaches for Phase-4 Project

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Delhi Metro to procure 288 New coaches for Phase-4 Project

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has now invited bids in two parts to supply and commission a total of 288 metro rail coaches for the Central Government approved three lines under Phase-4.

These lines are Magenta Line (Line -8 Extension) from Janakpuri West – R.K. Ashram (28.92 km) with 25 stations,  Silver Line (Line-10) fromAerocity – Tughlakabad (23.6 km) with 15 stations and Pink Line (Line-7 Extension) fromMukundpur – Maujpur (12.58 km) with 8 stations.

The bids are invited in two parts –

Part A – Design, Manufacture, Supply, Testing, Commissioning, Training of 234 Nos. Standard Gauge Cars for Extended Sections of Line 7 & 8.

Part B – Design, Manufacture, Supply, Testing, Commissioning, Training of 54 Nos. of Standard Gauge Cars Including Comprehensive Maintenance up to Fifteen Years for These 54 Nos. Standard Gauge Cars for Aerocity – Tughlakabad Corridor.

Contract Number – RS17

Period of Completion – 236 Weeks (excluding Comprehensive Maintenance)

Bid Submission Start Date – 08-Sep-2021 09:00 AM

Bid Submission End Date – 15-Sep-2021 03:00 PM

Bid Opening Date – 16-Sep-2021 03:05 PM

For the corridors mentioned, the Rolling Stock requirements are mentioned below –

Line 8 – Janakpuri West to R.K. Ashram – Total 24 rakes with 6 cars in each rake with total 144 cars.

Line 7 – Mukundpur to Maujpur – Total 15 rakes with 6 cars in each rake with total 90 cars.

Line 10 – Aerocity to Tughlakabad – Total 9 rakes with 6 cars in each rake with total 54 cars.

Total – 288 Cars

Phase-4 of Delhi Metro is funded as loan by JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) and part of this financing will be used for payments under the contract named above except for the Maintenance under Part-B, which will be funded by DMRC’s own funds.

For more details and information on scope of work, interested applicants can download tender documents from e-tendering website – https://epocure.gov.in/eprocure/app.

Phase-4 is expected to become fully operational by 2024. With the completion of this phase, Delhi Metro will become the world’s 4th longest metro rail system by the route.

NCRTC is adopting Commuter Friendly AFC system for India’s first RRTS

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NCRTC is adopting Commuter Friendly AFC system for India’s first RRTS

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): NCRTC is adopting state of art Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) system for the first RRTS corridor (Delhi- Ghaziabad- Meerut) of the country adopting some approaches that are first of its kind.  AFC system makes big difference in the way commuters travel in the modern transit system. The contactless way of entry/exit will be seamless, easy, comfortable, and quick. Taking a step ahead in this direction, NCRTC has adopted latest technology and innovative procurement method. 

NCRTC is going for QR Code based ticketing (Digital QR & Paper QR) and EMV (Europay, Mastercard, Visa) Open Loop contactless card based on NCMC (National Common Mobility Card) standards. Thus, RRTS commuters will be able to use any NCMC card issued by any Metro or Transport Authority or Financial Institutions in the country. The system therefore will be fully Open Loop from the first day of operations.

A commuter will have option to use QR code tickets which can be generated digitally with the help of a NCRTC Mobile App or website. Paper QR tickets can be purchased from the Station Ticket Vending Machines and Ticket Office Machines for single journey between two stations. 

NCRTC has invited bids under Government of India Make-In-Indiaguidelines in procuring this AFC system on Public Private Partnership (PPP). This bid is based on Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) which will be first of its kind in the country for AFC systems. In this model, NCRTC has unbundled the task of System Integrator and Financial Institution. In other metros where the procurement was done through PPP model, a consortium of system integrator and financial institution used to carry out the work of installation of AFC system and issuance/acquiring of cards. In NCRTC, the system integrator will be selected first for installation activities and afterwards a financial institution will be selected for issuance and acquiring services. 

NCRTC will be the first to implement 2 levels of AFC media validation: one at the concourse level and the second on the platform level. Platform level AFC gates will be provided for access to Executive Lounge for boarding the Business Class coach. 

NCRTC’s Mobile App will facilitate the booking of digital QR Tickets, card recharge and other functionalities for commuters. The intent is to bring and attract more people to use public transport to minimize dependence on fossil fuel-based transportation. The implementation of NCMC will help in fulfilling the Government of India’s “One Nation, One Card” vision allowing usage of one NCMC card in all transit systems for intercity and intracity travel in the country. In addition, retail transactions will also be possible on this card.

Kochi Water Metro to have connectivity with SHS Silver Line terminal at Kakkanad-Infopark

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Kochi Water Metro to have connectivity with SHS Silver Line terminal at Kakkanad-Infopark

KOCHI (Metro Rail News): Kochi Water Metro will be extended to the proposed Semi-High speed Silver Line terminal at Kakkanad-Infopark, according to a press statement given by Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) in Kochi.

According to sources, the proposed jetty will come up near Silver Line station at Inforpark as an integrated hub. The water metro is expected to start operation soon on the Vyttila-Kakkanad route as both the terminals are ready for operations. It will take just 20 minutes through high speed boats to cover the journey between Vyttila and Kakkanad.

The transport hub at Vyttila integrates Kochi Metro, Kochi Water Metro and bus terminals will now be connected to the Silver Line at Kakkanad station where Rail, Water metro and Metro Rail will meet, making it the first such hub where all three will meet. The Water Metro will offer the easiest connection to Vytitla without any traffic congestion. As per the press release, it will take just 10 minutes to reach Kochi International Airport from Infopark Silver Line.

In February 2021, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the first route (Vyttila-Kakkanad) and terminal buildings of the INR 747 crore Kochi Water Metro Project. It will serve as a feeder service connecting islands and city suburbs. A total of 23 boats will be built by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) for the project with each boat can accommodate 100 passengers and CSL is already launching the first boat in April. It will comprise of 38 stations in 15 routes with total distance of 78.
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Although the operations were expected to start by the April end on Vyttila-Kakkanad sector, the operations got delayed as the work on the boat is still not completed.

As per the press release, despite severe logistics issues and highly-challenging innovative design, Cochin Shipyard has completed the first boat and is undergoing various tests for final certification. The second lockdown stuck when the boat was about to start its trials. With contractors returning, the shipyard swung back to full action. The design has created a lot of interest in European countries.

The Silver Line is a proposed semi high speed railway line of length 532 km connecting Thiruvananthapuram in South Kerala to Kasaragod in North Kerala through eleven stations.

The project is expected to be completed by 2027.

Once completed, the travel journey between North and South Kerala will be reduced to four hours from the present 12-14 hours with semi high speed trains operating on the route at top speed of 200 km per hour. The project had already got approval from the Kerala State Government in June 2020.

First pile foundation started for constructing viaducts between Vadodara and Ahmedabad

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First pile foundation started for constructing viaducts between Vadodara and Ahmedabad

AHMEDABAD (Metro Rail News): As the first pile foundation was started for constructing viaducts between Vadodara and Ahmedabad, the NHSRCL team stands proudly alongside the machine, knowing that they are a crucial part of bringing India’s first bullet train.

The Ahmedabad-Vadodara contract, which includes an elevated corridor, calls for the design and construction of civil and building works, as well as testing and commissioning, for a Double Line High Speed Railway that includes 87.5 kilometers of viaducts and bridges, 25 crossing bridges and a tunnel, 97.50 kilometers of roads, one station, a maintenance depot, four sub-maintenance depots, and other associated structures.

With Larsen and Toubro emerging as the lowest bidder for the Ahmedabad-Vadodara portion of the bullet train, it is almost certain that the company will construct the corridor. The business was announced as the lowest bidder for the C6 package for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project, with a price of Rs 7,289 crore.  The government began accepting financial proposals.

JICA is funding the project (Japan International Cooperation Agency). The Tata Projects-J Kumar Infrastructure Projects Ltd-NCC Ltd. and AFCONS Infrastructure Ltd.-Ircon International-JMC Projects consortiums were also bidders for this package.

The NHRSCL has also granted the contract for the majority of the part in Gujarat. Officials claimed the NHSRCL, the nodal body responsible for implementing the 508-kilometer corridor, will shortly award the contract to L&T for the Ahmedabad-Vadodara segment and has set a 48-month timeline for completion of the work from the date of the work order’s issuance. NHSRCL officials report that almost 83 percent of the project’s land acquisition has been accomplished. While the majority of the land required in Gujarat has been secured, around 23% of the land required in Maharashtra has been bought. Gujarat accounts for a sizable section of the route – 349 kilometers out of the entire 508 kilometers.

Chennai Metro Phase-2 work to kick start soon from Madhavaram

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Chennai Metro Phase-2 work to kick start soon from Madhavaram

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Construction work will begin soon in the next few weeks for Chennai Metro Phase-2 from Madhavaram for the underground tunnel contracts recently awarded by Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) in two parts for Line-3.

In May, CMRL awarded contracts for the underground section of Line-3 in two packages to Tata Projects Ltd. from Madhavaram to Kellys station of length 9 km and to Larsen & Toubro from Kellys Station to Taramani Road Junction of length of 12 km. Completion period for both contracts is 42 months.

Madhavaram is an important station that will be an interchange station for Line-3 and Line-5. It will also house the largest metro rail maintenance depot in Chennai. It will be constructed in 69 acres of land. It will work as a main centre for the upkeep of driverless trains which will operate in Phase-2 of Chennai Metro.

As per the officials of CMRL, the contractor will begin from Madhavaram since it is one of the important stations. “Also, the largest depot for this project is coming up at Madhavaram, and it is one of the terminal stations. Hence, we asked the contractor to start at this point. First, various machines will be assembled and then the diaphragm wall will be built. Only then will the tunnelling work be taken up,” an official said.

Construction of underground section will be quite challenging this time as the route passes through some of the city’s most congested areas. “But we have the experience of doing this work in north Chennai, so they should ensure that the same issues do not occur again and the public do not suffer because of the construction,” the official said.

Phase-2 of Chennai Metro comprises construction of three lines covering 118.9 km to be built at a cost of INR 61,843 crores with all three corridors expected to be operational by the year 2026.

Work on Phase-2 of Chennai Metro has been slowed down in recent times due to Covid-19 second wave and the resultant lockdowns. However, the work has picked up pace in recent times with CMRL awarding multiple contracts on various sections under Phase-2.

For the elevated package C4-ECV-02 of length 7.94 km for Line-4 from Porur Junction to Poonamalle Bypass, the contract was recently awarded to Hindustan Construction Company Ltd. – KEC International Consortium, the contractors have start placing barricades at various points to initiate pilling work in coming weeks.

Agra Metro taking environment friendly initiative

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Agra Metro taking environment friendly initiative

AGRA (Metro Rail News): The Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (UPMRC) has set up an automatic vehicle wheel wash machine at the Bamaurali Katara casting yard for the Agra Metro Rail Project.

This environment friendly initiative of UPMRC will reduce dust, mud and dirt which get left on the roads from the wheels of vehicles as they move over the road.  Wheels of all the vehicles exiting from the casting yard will get fully washed through this automatic wheel wash machine before they get allowed to enter the road.

Under this technique, all the dirt of the tyres in the form of soil or mud gets removed as a result problem of dust and mud on the roads gets reduced. It is one of the major steps towards making Agra Metro as Green and Clean Metro.

A platform has been made at the entrance of the casting yard from where all the vehicles which are meant to exit of the casting yard, the wheels of all such vehicles are washed through this automatic vehicle wheel wash machine. Agra Metro is also using water sprinkler and anti smog guns at various construction sites through which dust particles are settled down to ground level.

Everyday more than two dozen vehicles come out of the casting yard as they bring various girders and other materials to the construction sites where various types of construction activities are going on, as a result the soil gets stuck in the tyres which makes road dirty.

According to the Managing Director of UPMRCL, Kumar Keshav, “These inventions and their use is the need of the hour as we are struggling to combat environmental damage. It gets all the more weightage in Agra City.”

On the other hand, work is progressing at rapid pace for Agra Metro, so far work on 480 piles, 71 pile capes and 31 pillars is completed for the elevated section of the Agra Metro Priority Corridor between Taj East Gate to Fatehabad Road.

Wabtec and GM to Develop Advanced Ultium Battery and HYDRO TEC Hydrogen Fuel Cell Solutions for Rail Industry

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Wabtec and GM to Develop Advanced Ultium Battery and HYDRO TEC Hydrogen Fuel Cell Solutions for Rail Industry

Pittsburgh, United States (Metro Rail News): Wabtec Corporation and General Motors Corporation will work together to develop and commercialise GM’s Ultium battery technology and HYDROTEC hydrogen fuel cell systems for Wabtec locomotives.

“With the introduction of batteries and hydrogen to power locomotive fleets, the rail industry is on the verge of a sustainable transformation,” stated Rafael Santana, CEO and President of Wabtec.

“Our FLXdrive locomotive, the world’s first 100% battery-powered locomotive, has demonstrated its ability to reduce carbon emissions by up to 30% when operating at 6 mph.

MWh. But we can’t just stop there. We can speed the rail industry’s road to decarbonization and zero-emission locomotives by collaborating with GM on Ultium battery and HYDROTEC hydrogen fuel cell technologies.”

Wabtec and GM inked a nonbinding agreement of intent to achieve the two businesses’ shared goal of a zero-emissions transportation future. Wabtec will contribute its expertise in energy management and system optimization to the development of a solution for heavy haul locomotives that fully utilises GM’s sophisticated technology.

“Rail networks are critical to transportation and GM’s ability to serve our customers across North America, and Wabtec’s bold plan to de-carbonize heavy haul and other locomotive applications advances our vision of a world with zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion,” said GM President Mark Reuss. “Wabtec’s decision to deploy GM’s Ultium battery and HYDROTEC hydrogen fuel cell systems validates and proves the versatility of our superior technology.”

The flexibility, efficiency, power, and dependability required for rail are expected to be provided by GM’s Ultium battery technology. Ultium Cells LLC, a joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution, is currently building battery cell factories in Ohio and Tennessee.

The HYDROTEC hydrogen fuel cell power cubes from GM are small and easy to package, and they may be utilised in a variety of applications, including locomotives. Fuel Cell Systems Manufacturing LLC, a manufacturing joint venture between General Motors and Honda, will assemble HYDROTEC fuel cell systems in Brownstown, Michigan.

NCRTC signs MoU with SECI for use of blended renewable energy for its Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor

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NCRTC signs MoU with SECI for use of blended renewable energy for its Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor

Delhi (Metro Rail News): In line with its vision to improve the quality of life of people, NCRTC has signed MoU with SECI (Solar Energy Corporation of India) today to harness blended renewable energy for RRTS. MOU has provisions to explore possible opportunities in electric/ transformative mobility, Hydrogen based economy, and other alternative sources of fuels and energy. 

MoU was signed in presence of Shri Jatindra Nath Swain IAS, Secretary (Fisheries), GOI & CMD/SECI, Shri Vinay Kumar Singh, Managing Director/NCRTC and Shri Mahendra Kumar, Director(E&RS)/NCRTC alongwith other senior officials of NCRTC and SECI. 

NCRTC, as part of its Energy Management Policy, intends to maximize the use of blended renewable energy such as solar power etc. for meeting full energy requirement of NCRTC. SECI, being an industry leader, will help in arranging blended renewable energy to NCRTC round the clock at affordable rates for Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Corridor and cooperation to extend the same for other future corridors. 

Use of clean energy, through this association will ensure reduction in expenditure on electricity and significantly lesser CO2 emissions, which is essential for sustainable development. 

This cooperation is a part of NCRTC’s long term strategy to make RRTS and NCRTC financially as well as environmentally sustainable. 

NCRTC is adopting following measures also for energy efficiency in India’s first RRTS corridor- 

  • 1. All elevated RRTS stations and depots will be provided with solar panels. 
  • 2. NCRTC is targeting to generate minimum 10 MW renewable energy. 
  • 3. 40% of the total energy requirement of Delhi Meerut RRTS corridor is targeted to be procured/generated from renewable energy. 
  • 4. RRTS rolling stock will be provided with state-of-the-art regenerative braking system which converts train’s kinetic energy into electrical energy.
  • 5. Regenerative braking will result in reduced wear and tear of wheels, brake pads and other associated moving brake-gear parts of rolling stock resulting in significantly less consumption of these spare part/items during train maintenance life cycle which again will result in substantial reduction in CO2 emission which otherwise would have been generated in the manufacturing and supply chain process of these spare parts/items. 
  • 6. RRTS trains will have push buttons for selective opening of doors on need basis. This eliminates the requirement of opening all doors at every station, thus leading to energy saving. RRTS rolling stock will have lighting and temperature control systems to enhance the passenger experience with less energy consumption.  
  • 7. All RRTS station and their premises, depot, office spaces and trains will be equipped with energy-saving LED lights.  
  • 8. Platform Screen Doors will be installed at every RRTS stations that will help in saving significant energy consumption in underground stations. 
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