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West Bengal Government Writes to Railway Board for local trains

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Kolkata (Metro Rail News) – The West Bengal government has written a letter to the Railway Board, stating that metro and local train services can be resumed in a limited manner in the state but with all health safety protocols. The government also requested the board to put in place the required logistics for smooth operations of the services.

In a letter to the Railway Board chairman, state Home Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay said, “This is to bring to your notice that state government is of the view that metro and local train services can be resumed in Bengal in a limited manner maintaining the norms of physical distancing and health hygiene protocols.”

Before resumption of the services, the required modalities and logistics to ensure smooth operation may be worked out in consultation with the state government, the letter, sent to the board on Friday, said.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had on Wednesday said her government is willing to allow one-fourth of suburban trains services and full Metro Railway services with adequate safety protocols, including social distancing from September 1.
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GMRC completes tunnel-digging work

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AHMEDABAD (Metro Rail News): The GMRC (Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation) on Friday completed the tunnel-boring work and two machines finally surfaced at the Shahpur end of the 6.5km tunnel from Shahpur to Apparel Park.
When the three-year toil of the two tunnel-boring machines (TBMs) ended, workers chanted celebratory slogans and waved the tricolour. 

In February 2019, two TBMs had emerged near the Kalupur station. Eighteen months later, the other two pushed themselves out in Shahpur near the riverfront. A ceremony was held at the Kalupurmetre gauge railway station at which the GMRC announced the completion of the tunnel. The Apparel Park to Shahpur stretch has four stations: Kankaria East, Kalupur, Gheekanta, and Shahpur. 

Amit Gupta, the chief general manager of the GMRC was stated saying, “the tunnelling work was completed in three years and four TBMs were deployed. In all, 52,000 cubic metres of concrete was used for the construction of the tunnel”. 
GMRC officials said that tenders were issued for the project in March 2017, and the first machine was lowered in April 2018. The second was pressed into service in June 2018.

Officials said that the second machine completed the work in time as it had data collected by the first machine, which was moving 100 metres ahead. An official said that along the entire project stretch, four incidents were reported — foam had gushed into some houses and a portion of a building had collapsed in Maninagar. 
The officials said that the work to install signalling systems, tracks, and power lines will take about 18 months. 

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Unlock 4: Metro services to resume from Sept 7

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Metro Services to Resume across the country

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Ministry of Home Affairs has taken a decision to continue unlocking the economy amid the deteriorating conditions of Coronavirus spread. Although the cases continue to spike, the government is in no mood to rethink on its decisions and in the same move, it has issued Unlock 4.0 guidelines.

Although the schools and colleges along with all other educational activities have been kept under lockdown till 30th September, the government has decided to open up the Metro. The move will help Delhi Metro, Noida Metro, Lucknow Metro, Kolkata, Bangalore and Kochi metros to resume their operation. However, there are speculations whether the metro services are going to resume in Mumbai and Nagpur. According to the sources familiar with the matter in Maharashtra, the state government may even not allow the services.

“Metro rail will be allowed to operate with effect from 7th September 2020 in a graded manner, by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MOHUA)/ Ministry of Railways (MOR), in consultation with MHA. In this regard, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) will be issued by MOHUA”, Said the statement released by MHA in evening.

The things may vary from state to state as the state governments will have enough powers to impose localised lockdowns. The move is, however, being welcomed by the Metro Corporations across the nation. The most challenging thing will be the execution of the phase-wise reopening of metro networks.

“As per the latest guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs under Unlock-4, the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) will be resuming its services on the Aqua Line for the public from 7th September 2020 onwards in a calibrated manner. Further details on the Metro functioning and its usage by the general public will be shared once the detailed SOP on Metros is issued by the Ministery of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and the Uttar Pradesh Government in the next few days” said Ritu Maheshwari, Managing Director of Noida Metro Rail Corporation.

“Metro Rail will be allowed to operate in a graded manner from 7 September 2020 by @MoHUA_India and @RailMinIndia, in consultation with Ministry of Home Affairs. SOP will soon be issued in this regard”, said MoHUA in a tweet.

“As per the latest guidelines, Delhi Metro will be resuming its services for the public from 7 September 2020 onwards in a calibrated manner. Details on the Metro functioning & its usage will be shared once the detailed SOP on Metros is issued by MoHUA”, said DMRC in a statement.

“As part of the nationwide Unlock 4.0, Kochi Metro services to resume operations from 7th September 2020”, said Kochi Metro in Tweet.

Amid the rising number of cases in national capital, it can be a risky game for DMRC as well. The things now depend upon execution of the plans.

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Kolkata Metro invites Rs 526 crore bid for New Garia corridor

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New six coach metro train in Salt Lake depot of Kolkata Metro
New six coach metro train in Salt Lake depot of Kolkata Metro (Photo: KMRC)

Kolkata (Metro Rail News): The Kolkata Metro has invited a bid worth Rs 526.62 crore for construction of viaduct, ramp & underground RCC box (cut & cover, box pushing) including related works.

The tender has been invited for 3.520 km length from ch. 25891.527 to ch. 29410.989 between existing pier cp-760 (near City Centre-II) to merging point with the metro railway at Biman Bandar station yard including two stations (Rabindra Tirtha & VIP ROAD).

The works also include all allied works like architectural, electrical, mechanical, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, fire detection, fire suppression system & public health engineering works in New Garia Bimanbandar Metro Corridor of Kolkata Metro railway line.

“The bid will help to provide pace to the development of Kolkata Metro, ” an official said.

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Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Company renamed as Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation

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Bhopal (Metro Rail News): Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Company Ltd, which has undertaken projects in Bhopal and Indore, has been renamed as Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd, an official said on Thursday.

The decision to this effect was taken on Wednesday in a meeting of the company’s board of directors under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the official from the public relations department said.

Earlier, a tripartite pact was signed between the Centre, state government and the metro firm on August 19 in connection with turning the company into a corporation, he said.

“In all other states, the company has been registered as a corporation only and therefore, the same has been done in Madhya Pradesh as well,” said Nitesh Vyas, principal secretary of urban administration and development department.

The chief minister has directed to complete the metro rail projects in Bhopal and Indore in three-four years, the official said.

The board of directors will comprise of five officials. The commissioner (urban development) of Madhya Pradesh will be its managing director, while principal secretaries of finance, revenue, public works and urban development departments will be its directors, he said.

As per the central government’s Metro Rail Act, it is necessary to declare the metro construction area as a metropolitan area.

In this connection, a decision was taken to initiate necessary actions for declaring Indore and Bhopal metro areas as “metropolitan areas”, the official added.

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Namma Metro experiences a cash loss of Rs 26 crore

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Bangalore (Metro Rail News): The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRC) has suffered a net cash loss of Rs 55 crore in 2019-20 compared to Rs 29 crore the previous year. This is after paying interest on loans of Rs 108 crore in 2019-20.

However, the net accounting loss is pegged at Rs 598 crore during 2019-20 compared to Rs 498 crore in the previous fiscal. This is mainly due to the depreciation charges of Rs 584 crore for Phase 1 assets in 2019-20.

The loss for the current financial year (2020-21) is likely to be much higher since Metro remains shut for 158 days (since March 22). As the service was not operational for only nine days (March 22-31) during 2019-20, the impact was minimal.

The corporation has reported a reduction in non-fare box revenue: Rs 42 crore in 2019-20 compared to Rs 47 crore the previous year. “This is mainly due to loss of revenue owing to the ban on outdoor advertisements and reduction in rental income from property development in March 2020 due to the lockdown,” an official said.

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After Forest Dept. notice, DMRC stops Phase-4 work

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New Delhi (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has stopped the ongoing works on the Janakpuri West-Peeragarhi stretch under Phase-4 after the forest department accused it of violating the Forest Conservation Act, 1980.

“We have stopped work on the Janakpuri West – Peeragarhi stretch and will resume work after all mandatory approvals are met,” Anuj Dayal, Executive Director (Corporate Communications), DMRC, was reported saying.

According to the Deputy Conservator of Forests, West Division, the DMRC did not have requisite permissions to undertake work on a 5.34-km stretch of Road Number 26 between Vikas Puri and Peeragarhi Chowk and a 1,300-meter square portion of the Najafgarh drain, which are deemed forest areas.

Multiple notices were issued in February and August, asking the DMRC “not to carry out any construction work on the portion of Road Number 26 and Najafgarh drain”, according to the forest department.

The forest department had filed a violation report with the Union Environment Ministry, alleging severe damage to trees due to the DMRC work at the two locations. It has also filed complaints at Vikas Puri and Mianwali police stations regarding the matter.

However, the DMRC claimed that “the issue of deemed forest came up only in August” and the same was never pointed out by the forest department in any of the visits conducted.

“The location of the same (deemed forest) is also not established through any authenticated record. It is being established through Google Earth images only, wherein the exact location of the 5.34 kilometres is not known. It may be outside the DMRC alignment as well,” it said.

The DMRC said it would be happy to cooperate if there is further clarity on this issue.

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With a new way to impose Social Distancing, Kochi Metro prepares to reopen

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Kochi Metro Preparation to Resume the Operation
Kochi Metro Preparation to Resume the Operation

Kochi (Metro Rail News): Kochi Metro Rail Limited is gearing up for the resumption of metro services as the Ministry of Home Affairs is yet to take a decision on the matter. “The KMRL is taking strict measures with regard to the sanitisation, social distancing for passengers and for cashless transactions once the metro resumes operations”, a statement said.

Kochi Metro is awaiting permission from the central government to restart the operations.  Kochi Metro will encourage passengers to use Kochi1 card rather than cash transactions. Necessary preventive measures have been taken to adopt contactless ticketing and its digital payment at all stations. 

“Kochi Metro has decided to set up cash boxes and contactless ticket machines at each station in an attempt to prevent the spread of COVID 19.  The cash boxes will help in checking the spread of virus if any through the currency notes. If a non Kochi1 card user is entering the station he/she needs to purchase a ticket to travel. The new system will ensure that a commuter will not touch anything except the ticket”, the Managing Director of KMRL Mr. Alkesh Kumar Sharma said.

The metro officials at the ticket counter and passenger information counter will communicate to the passengers through the mic and speaker only. All the staff dealing with cash will wear hand gloves.

“The metro officials will encourage passengers to use hand sanitizer at entry points of stations. Foot pedal operated hand sanitisers will be kept at all entry points of stations.  Social distancing of passengers at stations will be monitored by respective station controllers through CCTV. Security controllers available at the security control room will also monitor social distancing through CCTV”, the statement said. 

“All passengers will be screened for body temperature through an infrared thermometer by Security staff. In addition, thermal cameras will be placed at stations having high footfall.  All public contact points like AFC gates, ticket counters, handrails of staircase, escalators, lift buttons, platform chairs will be cleaned with disinfectant every 4 hours”, said Mr. Sharma.

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Mumbai: CSMT, Church Gate railway stations to get automated control gates

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Church Gate railway stations

Mumbai (Metro Rail News): The Railways is starting a pilot project to reduce overcrowding in suburban railway stations. In the same move, Central and Western Railway will be introducing automated control gates on two railway stations in Mumbai.

The gates will be introduced in September at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Churchgate railway stations. The gates will be operated with the help of QR codes that will be given to essential services workers who are currently travelling by local trains.

This move comes as both the Central and Western Railway are working on methods to introduce social distancing inside the train compartments. Wearing of facial masks could also become compulsory inside the compartments.

“Access control is very crucial in the current situation. The control gates will be introduced as a pilot project. We will attempt to use QR code-based passes to access the gate.
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If successful, it will be introduced in other suburban railway stations,” said GVL Satyakumar, divisional railway manager, Western Railway.

Railway officials said introduction of these gates would be helpful during limited operation of train services. “Implementation of controlled gates is possible now when there are less trains operating with low crowds. The study will further help determine how access control can be implemented once train services resume,” a railway official said.

Transport experts have suggested the implementation of access control along with capacity reduction in trains, screening of passengers, location mapping of passengers as solutions for the resumption of local train services in the city.

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Blue Star Bags Rs 149 crore order for Mumbai Metro Line 3

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Mumbai Metro Line 3
Mumbai Metro Line 3

Mumbai ( Metro Rail News ) – Air conditioning and commercial refrigeration giant Blue star has said that it has bagged an order worth Rs 149 crore for Mumbai Metro 3 from Dogus-Soma JV.

The order is for electrical and mechanical works in five underground stations, tunnels, cross overs, cross passages and auxiliary buildings of Mumbai Metro Line III, Blue Star said in a regulatory filing.

The five underground stations for which the order has been received are Mahalaxmi, Mumbai Central, Science Museum, Acharya Atre Chowk, and Worli.

The scope of the order comprises design verification, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of electrical and mechanical works including lighting control and protection systems, advanced fire detection and fire-fighting systems, plumbing systems, the filing said.

Dogus-Soma JV was awarded the ‘Mumbai Metro Line III, Package-UGC-03’ project by Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRCL). B Thiagarajan, Managing Director, Blue Star said this is the second significant order won by Blue Star for Mumbai Metro. 

“We are currently executing the prestigious Mumbai Metro project for Air Conditioning and Tunnel Ventilation System of nine underground stations and associated tunnels on Line 3 corridor between Mumbai Central and Bandra,” an official said.

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