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New lines between Thane and Diva to help 100 more CSMT-Kalyan locals

02/01/2021

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MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Passengers travelling on the Central Railway’s mainline between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Kalyan station can expect around 100 new local train services.
“This will be made possible as work on the fifth and sixth railway line corridors between Thane and Diva railway stations is expected to be completed this year. Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) has completed the work of laying 17 of the 20-km-long tracks for the additional railway lines between Thane and Diva railway stations”, according to a news report.
After the completion of the railway lines along with the segregation of outstation trains at Kalyan yard, 100 new local train services are likely to be introduced between CSMT and Kalyan station.
The girder-placing for a flyover at Mumbra, required for the construction of the railway lines, has been undertaken by MRVC and will be launched by the second week of this month. The work for the flyover is expected to be completed by February.
“The work on the railway lines between Thane and Diva stations is nearing completion and we’re aiming to complete it by June. Work on 31 minor and three major bridges, platforms and foot overbridges are also being completed,” an official was stated saying.

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Singapore and Malaysia Terminate High-Speed Rail Project

M K Rai

02/01/2021

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SINGAPORE (Metro Rail News): A multi-billion-dollar high-speed rail link between Singapore and Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur has been terminated. The two countries were unable to reach an agreement on the project after Malaysia sought changes because of the pandemic’s economic impact, according to a joint statement Friday. Malaysia will have to compensate Singapore for costs already incurred, the city-state’s transport ministry said in a separate statement.

The announcement came just after a Dec. 31 deadline for the second and final extension of the suspension of the project, which was first mooted a decade ago and given the green light in 2013. In June, the Southeast Asian neighbours had agreed to put the development, which has already incurred multiple suspensions, on hold again amid a discussion around costs.

The on-again, off-again 350-kilometre high-speed rail link would have cut travel time between the centres down to about 90 minutes versus more than four hours by car. Although flying between the two only takes about an hour, that’s a lot longer once airport check-in and security is taken into account.
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The service was due to start in 2026.“In light of the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the Malaysian economy, the Government of Malaysia had proposed several changes to the HSR project,” according to the joint statement by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

Malaysia had proposed changes in the project structure, alignment and station design as well as advancing the start of construction by two years to give a boost to the economy battered by the pandemic, Malaysian Economy Minister Mustapa Mohamed said in a separate statement

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Railway Minister Piyush Goyal Launches IRCTC’s Upgraded E-Ticketing Website

M K Rai

01/01/2021

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NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday launched an upgraded version of the e-ticketing website of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), which has personalized features.

“The Railways is committed to serving the nation, and constantly working to augment its services to further improve the rail travel experience. This upgraded e-ticketing platform for booking online Railway tickets will enhance passenger convenience”, he said.

He said the IRCTC should continue to work towards constantly improving the website and ensure that is second to none in the world as per the digital India mission and vision of the prime minister. In 2014, the Next Generation E-ticketing (NGeT) system was launched to provide seamless e-ticketing services – higher booking loads and a better user interface, through IRCTC.

The upgraded e-ticketing website and App will provide the next level of services and experience to rail users, a statement said.

“The railway customer has been the focus of the design of this new world-class website for booking of rail tickets. Novel user personalization features linked to the user login have been incorporated for the first time ever, along with customizations for seamless travel experience, one-stop train selection for booking, and integrated booking for meal and accommodation with tickets,” the statement added.

“This will greatly reduce the hassle in searching for stations and also save time in ticket booking. There will be simpler checking of the refund status on the user accounts page.
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Earlier this feature was not easily accessible.’ Regular’ or ‘Favorite’ journeys can be booked easily by automatically entering relevant details,” it added.

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L&T To Get Contract for Rishikesh-Karnaprayag Rail Line’s Package 4

M K Rai

01/01/2021

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NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Larsen & Toubro has recently emerged as the lowest bidder for a bigger tunnelling work on the ongoing 125 km long Rishikesh-Karnaprayag railway line with 12 stations on the route. The Railway line will ease up connectivity in the state of Uttarakhand.
“Package 4 connects chainage 47.360 with 63.118 and will be constructed using at least two tunnel boring machines (TBM), with some NATM work involved. Besides a 15.1 km tunnel (number 8), it includes a 240m embankment for Devprayag Station, a 300m embankment at Janasu and one minor bridge”, according to a news report.
The Implementing agency Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) invited bids for the package in February last year. The package has a deadline of 5 years with an estimated cost of Rs. 3853.48 crores.

Financial Bid Values:
Larsen & Toubro – Rs. 3337.60 crores

Gulermak – Rs. 3484.34 crores

Afcons Infrastructure – Rs 3790.80 crores

Megha Engineering and Infrastructure (MEIL) – Rs. 4019.93 crores

The Scope of the work includes Construction of tunnels, formation, construction shaft and other ancillary works from chainage 47 plus 360 to 63 plus 117 km with TBM and NATM under Package-4 in connection with new BG line between and Karanprayag in Uttarakhand.

The contract has not yet been awarded officially to L&T but it is hopeful of getting the contract being the lowest bidder for the project as per sources.

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New Year Greetings from the Desk of Managing Editor

Metro Rail News

01/01/2021

Dear Readers

The New Year has come with many hopes and dreams. On this occasion, it is my pleasure to wish our readers, staff, colleagues and you all a very happy New Year 2021.
The Metro Rail News is your exclusive News Portal and magazine which brings news insights and information to you directly from the Metro and Rail Sectors.

It has been five years of our continued publication of Metro Rail News Magazine under the aegis of Symbroj Media and we feel honoured to have readers like you. The last year has been one of the worst in the history of the modern world. The COVID-19 outbreak brought the world at a standstill and further created an economic depression like situation. The year as a whole was very challenging.

The frontline workers have played a very crucial role in our war against COVID-19 and I would like to thank all the Doctors, Nurses and other frontlines workers who proved that humanity can never vanish. There were many frontline workers who lost their lives while serving the nation and humanity. At the end of the year, I would like to remember the sacrifice of them all and pay my condolences to their families.

The war against COVID-19 is not yet over. It will go on for some more time until everybody gets vaccinated. The Coronavirus Pandemic has taught us many lessons and we all need to go ahead in our lives with keeping in mind the health perspectives of ourselves, our families, society and the nation.

We at Metro Rail News worked rigorously even during the pandemic so that the news about the significant developments reach out to you. We have continuously published our Magazine and we recently published the 48th issue of our magazine in December. I would like to thank our editorial team for this wonderful achievement and assure you of our continued services in the future as well.

The year 2021 is going to be a year of hopes, aspirations and dreams. We are hopeful that human life will get normal this year and the normalcy comes back. This will be a year of economic prosperity and peace. Let’s Welcome the year with much happiness and love.

I wish you again a very Happy New Year.

With Warm Regard

Narendra Shah

Managing Editor

Metro Rail News

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JSPL becomes Greatest Wealth Creator worldwide in the Steel Sector

M K Rai

01/01/2021

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MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): The year 2020 has indeed been a roller coaster ride for India as well as the global economy. COVID-19 pandemic had sparked off an unprecedented crisis of significant proportions with economic activities coming to a screeching halt.

When big giants from different industries in India were struggling with their production & sales, JSPL decided to keep its mills running as it turned its focus to export markets like South East Asia, Middle East and Europe to offset the loss in domestic volumes.

The company’s DNA of searching for opportunities in the face of challenges not only allowed JSPL to report a Year on Year growth in shipments in 1QFY21 when the domestic peers reported a sharp drop in volumes but also help support the Indian economy by earning valuable forex.

With the nation gradually unlocking in phases, the recovery has been equally surprising. JSPL has benefited from the sharp economic revival with the company posting 16% Year on Year growth in standalone steel production and 50% Year on Year EBITDA growth in 1HFY21.

Chart showing unmatched growth of JSPL :

JSPL stock price has also mirrored the economic ups and downs during the year with the scrip rising by 4.3x since hitting 52 weeks low in early April.

“JSPL’s unflinching focus to grow volumes by sweating assets coupled with an unwavering commitment to strengthening the balance sheet has helped the company emerge as the largest wealth creator (from the Apr’20 bottom) in the global steel sector in 2020. With more legs to the economic recovery, we firmly believe JSPL’s outlook to be even brighter”, said Amit Dixit, Vice President Institutional Equities at Edelweiss Securities.

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Suneet Sharma Takes Charge as Chairman & CEO of Railway Board

M K Rai

01/01/2021

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Mr Suneet Sharma has taken over the charge of new Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Railway Board (Ministry of Railways), and ex-officio Principal Secretary to Government of India. The appointments committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Suneet Sharma as Chairman & CEO of Railway Board. Prior to this, He worked as General Manager, Eastern Railway.
Mr Sharma joined the Indian Railways in 1979 as a Special Class Apprentice while he was studying engineering at IIT Kanpur. A graduate in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering he has more than 40 years of experience serving in the Indian Railways in various capacities. He has done stints in Operational working, maintenance in Sheds, Depots, and Workshops.

He was Chief Workshop Manager, Parel workshop in Mumbai where he was instrumental in manufacturing narrow gauge locomotives for hill railways. He also restored an old steam narrow gauge locomotive for the heritage Matheran line near Mumbai.
During the 2006 Mumbai suburban train blasts, he was part of the team which put the suburban network on track within a few hours after the terror attack. As ADRM, Mumbai CST, he is credited with increasing the services of the suburban network, which is considered the lifeline of Mumbai. During the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, he was part of the team that managed the aftermath of the attacks at Mumbai CST, Central Railway.

As for DRM, Pune was instrumental in adding infrastructure which brought about operational efficiency. As Chief Mechanical Engineer diesel locomotive works Varanasi he was the team leader for starting electric locomotive production. Conversion of diesel to electric locomotives took place under his leadership in record time and for the first time anywhere in the world.

As General Manager Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli set a record by doubling the out turn of the much required modern passenger coaches in one year. As General Manager Eastern Railway, he took initiative in increasing the speed of goods trains to a record level and for completing a number of infrastructure projects of new lines and electrification which not only resulted in operational efficiency but developed the local areas. He is known for bringing about systemic changes for ease of working and administrative reforms.

During the course of his career, he has won many professional awards. As General Manager (Modern Coach Factory Raebareli) and Chief Mechanical Engineer (Banaras Locomotive Works)) the factories won the award for best production units.
Suneet Sharma has attended professional training in Germany and France and he has done an advanced leadership and management course at Carnegie Mellon University in the USA. He has visited Iran as a consultant for the manufacture of locomotives.

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UPMRC’S Three Day Clothes Collection Drive ‘Odha Do Zindagi’ Receives Overwhelming Response

M K Rai

31/12/2020

LUCKNOW (Metro Rail News): Uttar Pradesh Metro’s three-day warm clothes collection and donation drive ‘Odha Do Zindagi’ in collaboration with ‘GOONJ’ came to an end on 31st December 2020 at 12 noon. UPMRC Managing Director Mr Kumar Keshav handed over the collection boxes to Dr Raveesh Srivastava, a Goonj volunteer.

The handing over took place at Krishna Nagar Metro Station in the afternoon with many senior officials of UP Metro in attendance. UPMRC has taken full responsibility of transportation of the sealed boxes from Lucknow to Delhi, from where the collected clothes will be distributed to the underprivileged.

The people of Lucknow have given an overwhelmingly positive response to this drive and generously donated their sweaters, jackets and other winter clothing in the drop boxes kept at Munshi Pulia Metro Station and Krishna Nagar Metro Station.

“I feel deep gratitude towards the people of Lucknow city for having shown such compassion and generosity towards our collection drive by donating clothes in large numbers. It is not just the warmth of clothes, but also the warmth of heart that Lucknow people have shared with the lesser privileged. I take pride in the fact that UPMRC has always stepped up to perform every social duty with utmost dedication, this time being no different,” said Mr Kumar Keshav, MD, UPMRC.

It is to be noted that the boxes were kept at the entry gates of Munshi Pulia Metro Station and Krishna Nagar Metro Station. People could come and donate clothes conveniently without any human contact and strict safeguard measures pertaining to Covid-19 were undertaken.

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PM Modi inaugurates the New Bhaupur- New Khurja section

M K Rai

30/12/2020

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the New Bhaupur- New Khurja section and the Operation Control Centre of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor today through video conference. Union Minister, Shri Piyush Goyal and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath were present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister expressed happiness on seeing the modern rail infrastructure project getting implemented on the ground. He said today when the first goods train runs in the Khurja Bhaupur freight corridor we can hear the roar of Self-reliant India.
The Prime Minister said Infrastructure is the biggest source of any nation’s strength. He said as India is moving fast towards the path of becoming a big economic power, then the best connectivity is the priority of the country. He said the Government is working on every aspect of modern connectivity for the last six years with this in mind. He said the Government is focussing on the five wheels of highways, railways, airways, waterways, and i-ways. He said today’s inauguration of a large section of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor is a big step in this direction.
The Prime Minister stressed the need for these dedicated freight corridors. He said as the population grew, the Economy grew, the demand for freight increased manifold. He said since both Passenger trains and Goods trains ply on the same track, the speed of the goods train is slow. He said when the speed of the goods train is slow, and there is an interruption in place, obviously, the cost of transportation will be high. He added being expensive, our products lose the competition in our markets of the country as well as abroad. He said the Dedicated Freight Corridor was planned to change this situation.

Initially, 2 Dedicated Freight Corridors were planned. Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor from Ludhiana to Dankuni. This route has coal mines, Thermal power plants, and industrial cities. Feeder routes are also being made for these. Western Dedicated Freight Corridor from Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust to Dadri. In this corridor, ports like Mundra, Kandla, Pipavav, Dawri, and Hazira would be served through feeder routes. He said the Industrial corridor of Delhi-Mumbai and Amritsar-Kolkata are being developed around both these Freight Corridor. He said similarly North to south and east to west Corridors are also being planned.
The Prime Minister said with such dedicated freight corridors problems of delayed passenger trains would be resolved. Due to this speed of the freight train also would increase 3 times and would be able to carry double the volume of goods. He added when goods trains arrive on time the cost of our Logistics Network would be cheaper.
The Prime Minister said Industry, businessmen, farmers, or consumers, everyone is going to benefit from this dedicated freight corridor. He said the freight corridor will boost eastern India which is left behind industrially. He said about 60 per cent of the corridor falls in UP. It would attract a lot of industries towards UP. He said Kisan Rail would be benefited due to this dedicated freight corridor. Farmers can send their produce through rail to any big markets across the country, safely and at a low price. Now through this Freight corridor, their produce would reach even faster.

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UPMRC Honours ‘Employee For The Month’ Of December 2020; Managing Director Awards Certificate Of Appreciation To The Best Performing Employee

M K Rai

30/12/2020

LUCKNOW (Metro Rail News): To acknowledge the commendable performance and commitment towards work, Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. today honoured the employee for the month of December 2020.

“Today, UPMRC’s Managing Director, Mr Kumar Keshav awarded the ‘Employee of the Month’ certificate to the best-performing employee, Mr Sunil Kumar (December 2020) for his exemplary service while on official duty. While performing duty in the capacity of Maintainer (P Way), Mr Sunil Kumar has impressed everyone with his good teamwork qualities along with excellent capabilities to take decisions of his competence”, a statement said.

Speaking on the occasion Kumar Keshav, MD, UPMRC said, “Each person associated with UPMRC is our pillar of strength and it’s an honour for us to have such people on board who are dedicated and committed towards the mission of providing a world-class public transit system in service of the people of Lucknow. Mr Sunil Kumar, Maintainer (P Way) impressed everyone with his exceptional skills & exemplary service to discharge his responsibilities while on official duty. UPMRC felicitates these winners every month to boost their morale and to motivate them to perform even better to the best of their abilities.

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