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Indian Railways to start two trains from Bengaluru to meet military requirements

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Indian Railways to start two trains from Bengaluru to meet military requirements

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): On Thursday Indian Railways has decided to begin a couple of special trains for the military to meet operational demands of Indian Army at northern & eastern borders during the nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19, as stated the force.

The Indian Army is also coordinating with the Railway Ministry for plying for further trains for the military plan in the upcoming weeks. “To meet the operational necessities of Northern & Eastern borders 2 military special trains are prepared to be operated,” Indian Army declared.

It said both the trains would begin from Bengaluru. The 1st train would begin on the 17th of April and arrive Jammu and the 2nd train would commence on the 18th of April for Guwahati. The route planned by the Indian Army is that the 1st train would commence from Bengaluru and the would have stoppages at Belgaum, Secundrabad, Ambala and culminate at Jammu.

The 2nd train would commence from Bengaluru and stop at Belgaum, Secundrabad, Gopalpur, Howrah, New Jalpaiguri & culminate at Guwahati.

“This would enable decongestion of section A & B training establishments at Bangalore, Belgaum, Secundrabad & Gopalpur like assist in operational preparation of active formations deployed along with the borders,” a source in the Indian Army declared.

The force said that the personnel because of rejoining units deployed in northern & eastern borders and have undergone mandatory quarantine period & found medically fit would be received.

UNIVIO Bags Rs. 110 Cr. Pune Metro’s Depot contract from Maha Metro

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UNIVIO Bags Rs. 110 Cr. Pune Metro’s Depot contract from Maha Metro

PUNE (Metro Rail News): Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha Metro) awarded Pune Metro‘s Depot contract to a consortium UNIVIO, consisting of URC Construction (P) Ltd. India, Swastik Overseas India, Fabriyka Obrabiarek Rafamet S.A., Poland and Bertolotti Rail S.R.L Italy for the supply of Unit Machinery & Plant for two Depots among Range Hill and Vanaz

The scope of work includes Design and Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing, Commissioning & Comprehensive Maintenance Services (CMS) of Machinery and plants for 02 numbers of rolling stock depots at Range Hill and Vanaz of Pune Metro Rail project and training of personnel for Pune Metro Project.

The Pune Metro’s Depot tender was published in October 2018 and submitted on June 2019. The Letter of Award (LoA) came on 21st of March 2020, and the entire Contract Value is approximate 110 Crores

However, Supply Scope in this project are 

a)  Automatic Train Wash Plant:- 02 No.s 

b)  CNC Under Floor Wheel Lathe:- 02 No.s

c)  Under Floor Lifting Jacks:- 02 No.s

d)  Mobile Lifting Jacks:- 02 No.s

e)  Bogie Testing Machine:- 01 No.s

f)   Rescue Vehicle with Re-railing & Rescue Equipment:- 02 No.s

g)  Catenary Maintenance Vehicle:- 01 no.

h)  Battery Operated Rail Cum Road Vehicle:- 02 No.s

i)   Multi-Functional Working Platform :- 02 No.s

In October 2018, Maha-Metro proposed bid via international bidding procedure for Supply of Machinery & Plants for its two Depots where Swastik Overseas led consortium participated and emerged a the lowest bidder.

Among the 04 companies of consortium viz, the first one is URC Construction (P) Ltd. Chennai, India –  Founded in 1956 with Headquarters in Erode, Tamilnadu Carries. In the Metro sector, they have completed projects for Chennai Metro, Kochi Metro, Bangalore Metro, Gujarat Metro and various construction organization of Indian Railways. In this project, they act as a Lead Member in the consortium UNIVIO.

The second one is Swastik Overseas New Delhi, India, It is one of the reputed suppliers to the Govt of India for Railways, Defence & Petro Chemicals. Completed many projects for Indian Railways and Metros in India. In this project, they act as 2nd Member in the consortium UNIVIO.

The third one is Fabryka Obrabiarek Rafamet S.A. Poland, manufactures special-purpose machine tools for wheelset machining and it is one of the leaders on the global market. RAFAMET is also a widely recognized and reputable supplier of heavy-duty special-purpose machine tools for the customers in the machine-building, power generation, shipbuilding, metallurgical, aerospace and defence industries. In this project, they act as 3rd Member in the consortium UNIVIO.

The fourth one is Bertolotti Rail S.R.L. Ital,y Bertolotti Rail Srl, part of Bertolotti SpA Group, is one of the most important international companies which can design, integrate and manufacture full range of Depot Equipment with the “Turn-key” formula to perform maintenance activities of railway, metro and tramway systems. In this project, they act as 4th Member in the consortium UNIVIO.

DMRC commenced the construction work on Phase-IV network

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DMRC commenced the construction work on Phase-IV network

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Development work on some major infrastructure projects in Delhi may continue from next week after the Centre granted conditional permission for such activity in fields where there were no coronavirus disease containment zones and if workers were available on-site.

The decision to release “in-situ” development has come as a relief to some govt of Delhi agencies due to any infrastructure projects have been stuck from last November when the development movement was banned because of high air pollution levels in the city.

That ban was lifted on 14th of Feb only to be reimposed when the nationwide lockdown was started on 25th of March. PM Narendra Modi has extended the lockdown till 3rd of May but some actions have been allowed to kick-start the economy and give job opportunities to regular-wage labourers.

The availability of labours can be a challenge because many thousand migrant workers moved from the city for their towns & villages after the lockdown was stated and work may continue at a slow pace, some big projects are set to continue, as per multiple officials aware of the developments.

“The available workers are not sufficient to run the projects at the pace. So this is expected that initially, the construction work would be slow. We would also have to understand how to get stuff as the factories are closed,” stated a senior Public Works Department official.

On Wednesday the Govt agencies started assessing the inventory of construction material & workers availability, another PWD official added. Delhi Metro Rail Co commenced the development work on Phase IV network in Haiderpur Badli Mor on Dec 31.

The Delhi Development Authority announced that it is imposing the situation and is expected to continue work at ten of its housing sites. “We would commence the work with whatever stock is available on the site,” stated DDA vice-chairperson, Tarun Kapoor.

There was the entirety of 1,578 COVID-19 cases in Delhi on Wednesday, also 56 blocks in the city have been revealed “containment zones”, in which the curbs are more stringent, all action in banned and necessary types of material are home-delivered by the govt.

Pune Metro’s coach still waiting for a green signal from MIDC

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Pune Metro’s coach still waiting for a green signal from MIDC

PUNE (Metro Rail News): Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha Metro) had asked for land from the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) & Maharashtra Industrial Development Co. (MIDC) but still has not received any reply. Coaches of the Pune Metro assembling unit is still to get land near Nagpur.

International bids for the supply of a total of 102 coaches for Pune Metro has been given to Titagarh Firema an Indian company in a JV with an Italian firm. The JV is expected to supply a total of 102 state-of-the-art ultra-modern aluminium-bodied coaches.

According to the agreement, 25 per cent of the coaches are to be built at its plant in Italy and the remainder 75% would be built and commissioned at the Maha-Metro coach manufacturing plant. If this appears, it would be for 1st time that aluminium-bodied coaches would be built in India.

The coaches delivery of Pune Metro is assumed to begin from Jan 2021. However, given the pause in land acquisition for this project, there is a tiny chance that Maha-Metro’s plant would be available by then. Maha-Metro had proposed a proposal for acquiring fifty-acre land for the plant in Sept-2018.

Receiving no response from JNPT, the Maha-Metro officials then asked land from MIDC in Butibori and yet it is to get any positive response for that land too.

The DPR of the plant is ready and as per this, the First Phase of the plant would cost Rs hundred crore for the development of the boundary wall, sheds and for purchasing cranes.

L&T boosts up after got significant contracts from NCRTC

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L&T boosts up after got significant contracts from NCRTC

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Larsen & Toubro (L&T) rise 4.39% to Rs 903.70 after L&T Construction got ‘significant’ contracts for the huge civil infrastructure business. The huge civil infrastructure business of L&T development has secured multiple contracts to make Regional Rapid Transit System Infrastructure from National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) in UP.

The project scope is to perform a new dedicated high-speed, high capacity rail system in the Delhi-Meerut Corridor. RRTS is distinct from metro transit systems as it caters to travellers travelling relatively long distances with very few stops and at a higher speed.

The design speed for the project is 180 KMPH with an average operational speed of hundred KMPH. The multiple contracts for RRTS have been secured for packages beginning from Duhai-Modi Nagar and from Modi Nagar-Shatabdi Nagar for an entire distance of around 32 Km viaduct with seven elevated stations.

These contracts have been bagged against stiff competition and are breakthrough projects with this client. According to L&T’s classification, the valuation of the ‘significant’ order stands among Rs 1,000 crore & 2,500 crores. The disclosure was given during market hrs on 15 April 2020.

L&T shares jumped 16.64% in 6 consecutive trading assemblies to the current trading cost of Rs 903.70 from the recent closing low of Rs 774.75 on 1st April 2020. On a consolidated basis, the company’s profit rose 15.21%-Rs 2,352.12 cr on a 5.87% rise in sales to Rs 36,242.68 cr in Q3 Dec 2019 over Q3 Dec 2018.

Honeywell bags ~ Rs. 168 Crore telecom contract for Pune Metro from Maha Metro

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Honeywell bags ~ Rs. 168 Crore telecom contract for Pune Metro from Maha Metro

PUNE (Metro Rail News): Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha Metro) has announced a letter of acceptance (LoA) to Honeywell Automation India Ltd for the contract of ~ INR168 crore for the supply of telecommunication systems for Maha Metro’s Pune Metro project on 25th Feb 2020.

In July 2019, Maha-Metro had floated tender for supply, design, manufacture, installation, testing & commissioning of telecommunication systems for Pune Metro project.

As Honeywell Automation India Ltd has appeared as the lowest bidder so awarded the contract for the same. Honeywell Automation India Limited (HAIL) a leader in providing integrated automation and software solutions, with process solutions and building solutions.

It has a big product portfolio insensing and control, environmental & combustion controls, also provides engineering services in the range of automation and control to global clients. The Pune Metro project is being performed under the supervision of Maha-Metro. The project is being financed by two foreign financial institutions, namely the French Development Agency (AfD) & the European Investment Bank (EIB).

This year in Jan Agence Française de Développement (AFD) had signed a loan agreement to give financial assistance of EUR245 million for the Metro project. Similarily, EIB has approved a loan agreement to give financial assistance of EUR 600 million for the development of the underground section and acquisition of metro coaches for the project.

Metro Rail News April 2020: Corona Crisis Issue Published

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Metro Rail News April 2020: Corona Crisis Issue Published

Dear Readers,

Presently, we are being challenged by Corona crises, none of us ever had to face before. The current spread of COVID-19 around the world has affected many communities and the fate of many individuals.

The end of this crisis and its direct consequences are currently not foreseeable. But as long as we remain positive, stay calm and look after each other, we will ultimately overcome this difficult period together.

At this point we would like to thank all people on the frontline of this pandemic including all doctors, nurses, first responders, frontline medical workers, hospital support staff and all others for their courage, selflessness and working relentlessly every day – saving lives. However, in order to win this fight, we must all do our part.

At Metro Rail News. the safety of our employees and business partners is our top priority and we are taking precautions and actions to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Our monthly magazine is designed keeping in mind all the curiosity of the people who are looking for information and updates on Urban Transport Mobility. Readers will come across a mixture of news, features and regular columns on a wide range of Metro Rail Projects topics.

Our April issue focuses on interesting topics such as HVAC and Refrigeration Equipment, VRV/VRF and also provides a cover story on tunnelling Technologies Driven by Evolving Construction Method. Delhi Metrolite is chosen as our project of the month and Greater Noida Metro, Ghaziabad Metro covered under the featured project. Exclusive Interviews of Kshitish Nadgauda, Senior VP & MD – Asia, Louis Berger, along with other regular columns such as new development in metro project, pre/post-event coverage, technology updates, News analysis, Article, opinions, Awards, appointments, News around the world, live tenders, Industry contract, upcoming events and current job openings.

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Noida Metro to remain suspended till 3rd of May, feeder buses remain to continue supplying food

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Noida Metro to remain suspended till 3rd of May, feeder buses remain to continue supplying food

NOIDA (Metro Rail News): When PM announced to extend the lockdown till 3rd of May, subsequent directions have been issued through the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs to all operational Metros in the country. As per these instructions, services of all trains of the Aqua Line & feeder buses under the Noida Metro Rail Co. (NMRC) are still suspended till May 3, 2020.

NMRC MD Ritu Maheshwari stated that despite the suspension of services, maintenance, regular cleaning, and upkeep of the trains is being taken out according to schedule.

Metro Stations and other systems associated with the smooth working of the Metro are being managed on a daily basis by a dedicated team of NMRC officers & staff, along with that, the feeder buses required in the distribution of basic food items to the needy from community kitchens being performed by the Noida Authority would remain to provide all the service, Ritu Maheshwari said.

This year in March all the passenger trains, inter-state and intra-state bus domestic and international flights, services were cancelled by orders of the central govt to prevent additional spread of the coronavirus.

The order was suitable for metro services and led to the Delhi & Noida metro rail co. halting services until further notice. DMRC & NMRC both have not issued clarity on when services would resume.

Chennai Metro floats tender for safety audit of phase-1 extension

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Chennai Metro floats tender for safety audit of phase-1 extension

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Work is postponed on north Chennai metro rail line because of the lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus but work outside the production site is on full swing.

The CMRL has floated tenders to appoint a firm to manage a safety assessment of the line that is the 1st step towards opening the line for use. As per the tender invite, Chennai Metro is searching for an independent safety assessor empanelled through the Research Designs & Standards Organisation of the railway ministry.

The assessor would investigate systems that are critical for everyday processes such as train control system, signalling, & its related interface to the trains and platform screen door systems.
First Phase extension line would have 2 underground stations with platform screen doors, while the rest 6 stations would be elevated.

A metro official stated once the independent safety review is made and certified, they will call for an inspection via the commissioner of metro rail safety (CMRS), who is the final authority to clear the line for commercial services.

The 9 km long line from Washermenpet-Wimco Nagar was initially supposed to be opened by June 2020. With the lockdown, stalling work at the development site and delaying acquisition of some electrical elements from China and European countries the opening of the line can be delayed by 1-2 month.

An official stated that we are not sure when the CMRS would be invited for inspection as our work is now stopped because of the lockdown. In March, Metro officials turned a trolley to investigate the ballastless tracks and their alignment across the nine km stretch.

Delhi Metro Recruitment 2020 for Assistant Manager/Manager (S&T) Post

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Delhi Metro Recruitment 2020 for Assistant Manager/Manager (S&T) Post

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has invited applications for recruitment to the post of Assistant Manager and Manager (S&T). Any interested applicants can apply to the posts on or before 30th of April 2020.

Important Details Regarding this recruitment

  • Last Date for an application is 30th of April 2020
  • No. of posts are two – Assistant Manager/Manager (S&T)

Eligibility Criteria & Educational Qualification: 

Applicants working or retired from Government / PSUs etc. should be in the Pay Scale of Rs. 15600-39100 (GP-5400) CDA or Rs. 50000-160000 IDA.

Age Limit – Minimum 58 years to 62 years

Selection Criteria
The selection process would include Personal Interview and judge various facets of knowledge, experience, skills, aptitude, expertise and physical ability.

Pay Scale:

  • Assistant Manager: Rs 70180 including 24% HRA/3rd PartyLease
  • Manager (S&T): Rs 90200 including 24% HRA/3rd Party Lease
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