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Trail run Starts on Pune Metro’s Sant Tukaram Nagar-Phugewadi section

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Trail run Starts on Pune Metro’s Sant Tukaram Nagar-Phugewadi section

PUNE (Metro Rail News): The first metro train trial run on Sant Tukaram Nagar-Phugewadi section of Line-1 of Pune Metro Rail project commenced on the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha Metro) on December 31, 2019.

Dr. Brijesh Dixit, Managing Director, Maha Metro flagged off the first trial run in presence of other senior officials and staff.

The Maha Metro received a first three-coach train set from the Chinese Rolling Stock manufacture CRRC Corporation Limited (CRRC) and the train was successfully placed on the elevated track above the viaduct at Sant Tukaram Nagar Station on December 30, 2019,

“Pune Metro coach model was unveiled by Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri. Uddhav Thackeray & Hon’ble Guardian Minister Shri. Eknath Shinde on 27th Dec 2019. The metro train trial begins today in the presence of Dr. Brijesh Dixit, MD Maha Metro, and Directors of Maha Metro”, twitted from official twitter handle of Pune Metro Rail project on 2nd January 2020.

The Maha Metro received a second three-coach train set from the CRRC and the same has also been placed on the elevated track for the trial run of the two parallel tracks between Sant Tukaram Nagar Station and Phugewadi Metro station on January 4, 2020,

It is pertinent to mention here that both train sets are received on a loan basis from the Nagapur Metro rail project as Titagarh Firema SpA (an Indian multinational firm) has been awarded the contract to supply 102 Aluminium bodied Metro Rail coaches for Pune Metro Rail Project.

First tunnel breakthrough

Pune Metro underground team achieved the first breakthrough of 200m tunnel within 25 days of work by TBM S78 Mutha at Agriculture College Ground for Underground route Shivajinagar-Swargate on January 1, 2020. The Gulermak-Tata Projects Limited JV had commenced the first tunneling work on December 9, 2019.

Train Features

The new coaches of Pune Metro have many advanced features. Some of the salient features are:-

  • Interior: The coaches have light-weight, broad gangway, regenerative braking, advanced communication system, electronic gadgets charging facilities, air conditioning, priority seating for disabled, pregnant women, elderly and the wheelchair-bound, appropriate signage, passenger information displays, door opening LED strip (will light up and indicate the side of platform) and large windows.
  • Lighting: The metro trains are fitted with modern LED lights and a mechanism to control the intensity of illumination.
  • Speed: These metro trains can run at a maximum speed of 90 kmph.
  • Dedicated Women Coach: The Pune Metro will have a dedicated women’s coach like Delhi Metro.
  • Coach graphics: The coach graphics theme draws clues from the Sahyadri mountain range and the historical, cultural, educational & industrial heritage of Pune city.
  • Coach design: The coach designs are inspired by the Shaniwar Wada, Mahatma Phule Mandir, IT Park, and Tabla & Tanpura which resemble tradition of art and music.
  • Coach colours: The colours used for coach graphics represent the tradition and culture of Pune Pimpri Chinchwad City. Orange for youthfulness, creativity, and joyfulness of Pune Pimpri Chinchwad citizens, blue represents the truthfulness, intelligence, and confidence of Pune’s citizens. The valour, power and dedication of the people are represented by Purple colour. Green colour is the most dominant colour of the city; you will find lots of trees and greenery in Pune Pimpri Chinchwad city.

CM Yogi wants metro station near Gorakhpur railway station

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CM Yogi wants metro station near Gorakhpur railway station

LUCKNOW (Metro Rail News): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Yogi Adityanath on Friday directed the Uttar Pradesh Rail Corporation to build a metro station near the Gorakhpur railway station to facilitate passengers.

According to the official, There are two light metro corridors are proposed to be built in the constituency which Adityanath represented in Parliament. All stations will be elevated and the project is estimated to cost around Rs 4,589 crore,

A 15.14-km long from Shyam Nagar to MMM Engineering College would be the first corridor which will be carried an estimated 1.55 lakh people daily on the corridor in the year 2024. This number is likely to increase to 2.05 lakh in 2031, while in the next 10 years, 2.73 lakh people are likely to take the train in this corridor daily.

A 12.70-km long from BRD Medical College to Naushad would be the second corridor with 12 stations. It is estimated that 1.24 lakh people will travel on the corridor daily in the year 2024.

At a meeting, the chief minister also directed officials to prepare a feasibility report on modes of transport options, including metro, in the temple town of Varanasi.

HCC-VCCL JV Bags Rs. 489 cr civil contract from Delhi Metro for Phase IV project

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HCC-VCCL JV Bags Rs. 489 cr civil contract from Delhi Metro for Phase IV project

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has opened the bids of the civil construction package DC-06 of Phase IV Project Today.

Infrastructure major Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) in joint venture with VCCL emerged as the lowest bidder (L1) for the civil construction package DC-06 of the DMRC Phase IV project.

In Sixth Civil construction contract (package DC-06) of Delhi Metro Rail Phase IV, Total of four contractors participated i.e HCC-VCCL JV, Tata Projects Limited and Afcons Infrastructure Limited emerged as L1, L2 and L3 respectively. SUCG-STEC disqualified

HCC in a joint venture with VCCL quoted Rs 489.00 Cr against the estimated value of contract Rs. 478.00 crores.

Scope of Work

Design and Construction of Twin Tunnel by Shield TBM, Cut & Cover Tunnel box, Underground ramp and one Underground station namely Krishna Park Extn. with Entry/Exits & Connecting subway by Box pushing method including Architectural Finishing, Water Supply, Sanitary Installation & Drainage works of Janakpuri West to R.K. Ashram Corridor (Extn. of Line-8) of Phase-IV of Delhi MRTS

  • Project Cost – 478.00 Cr.
  • Bid Submission Date – 10/12/2019
  • Bid Opening – 03/01/2020

Participants and Bidding Amount

Bidder NameQuoted AmountRank
HCC-VCCL JV489.00 CroreL1
Tata Projects Limited495.00 CroreL2
Afcons Infrastructure Limited643.50 CroreL3
SUCG-STECdisqualified

Recently, Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) in a joint venture with VCCL has been awarded Rs 367.72 crore contract by the Northeast Frontier Railway to construct a safety tunnel between Tupul and Imphal in Manipur state.

Plans going on to lay the Foundation Stone of Bhogapuram-Anakapalle Metro Corridor

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Plans going on to lay the Foundation Stone of Bhogapuram-Anakapalle Metro Corridor

VISAKHAPATNAM (Metro Rail News): In view the government’s plan to set up Executive capital in Visakhapatnam. There is a proposal to develop Metro Rail in a stretch of around 100 km from Bhogapuram to Anakapalle said Koyya Prasad Reddy, YSR Congress Party leader. He further added that the project would be taken up in 10 corridors with a massive investment on Tuesday during a media interaction.

Shifting of capital

Alleging that the protest launched by the farmers from Amaravati region over the plans of shifting of capital was ‘politically motivated’, Mr. Prasad Reddy said the farmers in the city had not resorted to such ‘tactics’ despite parting with 26,000 acres to Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, 20,000 acres to Visakhapatnam Port Trust, 3,000 acres to NTPC Simhadri, 3,600 acres to Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City, Parawada and 4,000 acres to A.P. Special Economic Zone, Atchutapuram.

Welfare schemes

Dubbing 2019 as a politically eventful year, he said people of the State had given a massive mandate to Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.

“Former Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy had become the darling of masses for delivering good governance. Now, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy is carrying it forward by implementing welfare measures under ‘Navaratnalu’,” he said.

He said the government has taken several welfare measures such as the merger of APSRTC with the government, increasing pensions for the aged and widows and weekly off for police personnel among others. Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy is committed to the development of ports at Ramayapatnam and Machilipatnam, complete Polavaram irrigation project, interlinking of Godavari, Krishna and Tungabhadra and Handrail Neeva Sujala Sravanti and construction of an international airport proposed at Bhogapuram, he said.

YSRCP leaders Rongali Jagannadham, Pakki Diwakar, Satish Varma, Ravi Reddy and others were present.

DMRC ask to prepare DPRs of three New Metro Line in Ghaziabad

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DMRC ask to prepare DPRs of three New Metro Line in Ghaziabad

GHAZIABAD (Metro Rail News): Ghaziabad Government agencies and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been asked to prepare detailed project reports(DPR) of three Metro extensions in the district.

General (retired) VK Singh, member of Parliament, Ghaziabad directed on Tuesday during a review meeting of Metro projects which was attended by Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) officials and DMRC officials.

The Ghaziabad MP has asked for DPRs on extending the Blue Metro Line from Vaishali to Mohan Nagar, extending the Metro route from Sector 62, Noida to Sahibabad and also for extending the Pink Line from Shiv Vihar to Mandola in Loni.

General (retired) VK Singh, member of Parliament, Ghaziabad Said

I have asked the DMRC and GDA to prepare the DPRs of the three Metro extensions so that more areas can be covered under the Metro network. I know that funding of the three extensions will involve a huge amount of funds but we will get work on these extensions expedited. I will also hold discussions with the Uttar Pradesh chief minister and other officials to decide on the funding of the three extensions. There are other innovative ways for funding (sic)

He further added that the DPR for the Vaishali-Mohan Nagar route has already been prepared and the report on the Sector 62-Sahibabad extension also needs to be finalised with some changes. The extension of the Metro route from Shiv Vihar will benefit the Mandola housing scheme and the general public as well. Plans for the three extensions have been on for the past four years and now we need to put these in place.

The three metro projects would cost around ₹5,000 crores as per estimation from GDA

The GDA has already given nod to the DMRC for extending the Metro route from Vaishali to Mohan Nagar. According to its initial assessment, the DMRC has pegged the Vaishali to Mohan Nagar route at ₹1808.22 crore. The elevated route will be 5.04km long and will have three stations.

The existing Shiv Vihar Metro Station is about 8.7km away from Mandola, while the distance between Sector 62 and Sahibabad is about 5.5km.

Officials said the Sector 62 Metro extension will merge with the Vaishali-Mohan Nagar Metro link at Sahibabad. Once, both the Vaishali and Sector 62 routes become fully operational in future, alternate trains from Mohan Nagar will move towards Sector 62( via Sahibabad) and Vaishali. So, there will be a single line between Sahibabad and Mohan Nagar, but the trains to the two respective routes will move alternatively from Sahibabad.

“We have already made it clear that the GDA alone cannot fund such projects. We have been asked to prepare DPRs on the Vaishali to Mohan Nagar extension and the Sector 62 to Sahibabad extension, at the earliest. The DMRC will most likely get these prepared in another fortnight. The DPR for extending the Pink Line from Shiv Vihar to Mandola will need more research and it will be sent to the UP government later on,” Kanchan Verma, authority’s vice-chairperson, said.

The GDA has already written to the UP administration saying that the funding of Metro projects would need state funds or else the projects should be included under the new entity of UP Metro Rail Corporation which is taking up projects in other cities.

“It is now up to the government to take a call over the funding issues. General (retd) Singh has told us that he will be holding meetings and discussions with the UP CM and other officials to get the work on the three proposed extensions expedited. Since other agencies in Ghaziabad will also benefit from the three projects, we will also request the state government to expand their share towards the projects,” Verma added.
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KCR to inaugurate JBS-MGBS corridor of Hyderabad Metro Soon

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KCR to inaugurate JBS-MGBS corridor of Hyderabad Metro Soon

HYDERABAD (Metro Rail News): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will inaugurate the Jubilee Bus Station-Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station corridor of Hyderabad Metro Rail soon after the municipal elections said Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao. The Metro Rail will be further extended till Falaknuma connecting the old city with the rest of Greater Hyderabad.

Similarly, the State government has been pursuing MMTS Phase-II with the Centre and is likely to make an announcement in this regard shortly. “The State government needs to release its share of funds for the project. However, we recently proposed alternative funding options to the Railways and hope to reach a decision soon,” the Minister said.

“The Hyderabad Pharma City will be inaugurated during the new year. While about 10,000 acres have already been acquired, efforts are on to obtain another 2,000 acres to establish the world’s largest pharma cluster”, said Rama Rao Responding to a question during an informal interaction with media persons here on Wednesday.

Rama Rao will be in Mumbai on January 3 to meet the heads of pharma majors during the conference of Indian Pharmaceuticals Association to attract investments.

“We have obtained environmental clearance and other necessary permissions, while infrastructure development, including installation of a sub-station and roads, is being taken up simultaneously. An international standard common effluent treatment plant will be established as the Chief Minister has given clear instructions that unless pollution control measures are implemented, the project will be shelved,” he said.

Besides pharma, the State government is focusing on food processing and electronics sectors for investments.

Further, the Minister said though the Centre had announced to scrap the Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR), the State will continue to make progress in the IT sector as the State government has expedited plans to expand the industry to Tier-II cities. A major announcement in this regard is likely to be made shortly. He alleged that the Centre was dilly-dallying with the State government’s proposals for acquisition of defence lands for infrastructure development, including skyways in the Secunderabad area.

Pragati Maidan metro station renamed as Supreme Court metro station: Dy CM Manish Sisodia

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Pragati Maidan metro station renamed as Supreme Court metro station: Dy CM Manish Sisodia

New Delhi (Metro Rail News): The Delhi government’s naming committee decided to rename the Pragati Maidan metro station as Supreme Court metro station said deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on New Year 2020 Eve i.e. Dec 31, 2019

The naming committee takes the decision to change the Name of Pragati Maidan metro station as Supreme Court metro station. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will now act on it he further Added.

It was likely to take DMRC around a month or so to incorporate the change in the station’s signboards, signages in platforms and other metro stations, inside trains and the audio tracks pertaining to announcements in both metro stations and inside trains said, Dy CM Manish Sisodia.

“The demand to rename Pragati Maidan metro station was taken by the Supreme Court in September 2019. We have followed the court’s directions,” Sisodia said.

The Pragati Maidan falls on Delhi Metro’s Blue Line that connects Dwarka sub-city with Noida and Vaishali.

A DMRC official later said, “Alteration of names is under the domain of the State Names Authority of the government of Delhi. Decisions taken by them are communicated to the DMRC, which accordingly takes up necessary action.” The Delhi government and the Centre are equal stakeholders in the metro services.

The committee in its meeting also decided to rename Mukarba Chowk and its flyover after Kargil war martyr Captain Vikram Batra and the Mehrauli-Badarpur Road as Acharya Sri Mahapragya Marg.

The Lajpat Nagar flyover will be named as Sri Jhoole Lal Setu flyover and the Shakti Nagar Chowk is to be renamed Bhagwan Mahavir Chowk, he said.

The naming committee was set up by the Delhi government in 2017.

Delhi Metro Launches Free High Speed Wi-Fi facility on Airport Express Line

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Delhi Metro Launches Free High Speed Wi-Fi facility on Airport Express Line

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) launched free high-speed WiFi services in train coaches on its Airport Express Line, the first such facility in any country in the South Asian region.

Airport Express line on the Delhi Metro network has six stations and 22.7-km long.

The ‘Free High-Speed Wi-Fi’ facility for passengers travelling on the Airport Express Line launched by DMRC’s Managing Director, Dr. Mangu Singh and He Also travels onboard a train from New Delhi to Dwarka Sec-21 and back.

Also, DMRC plans to extend the Free High-Speed Wi-Fi facility to another metro corridor on its network i.e line 1 to 6.

DMRC Alreday Provides WiFi facility on platforms of the Blue Line and the Airport Express Line, officials

“Currently present underground metro train WiFi facility is available in Russia, South Korea and China. This is the first such facility in India and the South Asian region,” a senior official said.

How to use Free High-Speed Wi-Fi

Passengers will be able to access high-speed free Wi-Fi by simply logging onto the network with the name “METROWIFI_FREE”. Just enter your phone number if asked, and get your OTP to enjoy high-speed internet access throughout your journey.

V K Yadav reappointment as Railway Board Chairman, likely to be its first-ever CEO

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V K Yadav reappointment as Railway Board Chairman, likely to be its first-ever CEO

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav, IRSEE (1980 Batch) has assumed charge today on 01.01.2020 after being reappointed as Chairman, Railway Board, in the rank of Ex-Officio Principal Secretary to Government of India. He is likely to be its first-ever CEO, a post created recently as part of a major administrative restructuring of the national transporter.

Yadav’s one-year extension as the Chairman gains significance in view of the restructuring exercise which includes trimming of the Board and the merger of its cadres. The restructuring was approved by the Union Cabinet recently.

The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved re-employment of Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav as Chairman, Railway Board for a period of one year w.e.f 01.01.2020.

Earlier, Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav was appointed as Chairman, Railway Board (Ministry of Railways) and ex-officio Principal Secretary to Govt. of India on 01.01.2019.

Prior to this assignment, Shri Yadav had worked as General Manager, South Central Railway.

Yadav’s academic qualifications including a Masters Degree in Business Administration –MBA (Technology Management) from La Trobe University, Australia and a Bachelors Degree in Engineering (Electrical Engineering) from Allahabad University, Uttar Pradesh. He holds immense experience in the fields of Project Management, General Management, Industrial Policy Formulation, Foreign Collaboration & Foreign Direct Investment, Management of Sector-Specific International Technical Programmes and Co-ordination of World Bank and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Funding.

During the course of his illustrious career, Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav held several important executives and managerial positions on Indian Railways and on deputation to various Organizations. In Indian Railways, his assignments included serving as Chief Electrical Engineer, Planning/Traction Distribution, Northern Railway; Divisional Railway Manager, Lucknow Division, North Eastern Railway and Additional Divisional Railway Manager (Operation), Delhi Division, Northern Railway.

Amongst the assignments he held on deputation are – Executive Director, Railway Electrification Projects, Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), New Delhi; Group General Manager (Electrical), Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited; Project Director, International Centre for Advancement of Manufacturing Technology at United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO); he was also Director, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Industry, Government of India.

He also held an important foreign assignment as Deputy Manager (Electrical), IRCON at Turkey, where he was instrumental in planning, execution and commissioning of Railway Electrification Project for Turkish Railway.

Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav is the recipient of the first-ever “Best Transformation Initiative Award” of the Ministry of Railways.

If appointed as the CEO, Yadav will be the cadre-controlling officer responsible for the Human resources (HR), with assistance from a DG (HR).

Pune Metro Train Placed on Track, the trial run will commence soon

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Pune Metro Train Placed on Track, the trial run will commence soon

PUNE (Metro Rail News): Hon Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri Uddhav Thackreray and   Hon Shri Eknath Shinde, Minister of Urban Development Government of Maharashtra unveiled the  prototype model design of Pune metro coaches on 27.12.2019. Hon Shri Eknath Shinde, Minister of Urban development praised the features of Pune Metro coaches and said that the metro will increase Pune Pimpri Chinchwad city’s glory.

After unveiling by Hon CM the three coach metro train arrived in Pune and has been lifted and  placed  on the tracks on  the Sant Tukaram Nagar metro station. With this the trial run of the train along the six KM stretch between  Sant Tukaram Nagar and Phugewadi stations would commence.  Another three coach train will reach to Pune in the next three days. It is another rare coincidence that the inaugural trial run would commence from Sant Tukaram Nagar Station.

CM Uddhav Thackeray unveils the model of coach for Pune Metro
CM Uddhav Thackeray unveils the model of coach for Pune Metro

On this eventful day, there is another distinction and rare coincidence, the coaches have being placed on Sant Tukaram Nagar Station, the only Pune metro station named after great saint and poet Sant Tukaram. The Sant Tukaram Nagar station will carry the images of Sant Tukaram and Warkri Dindi procession artwork. Incidentally the Warkari procession every year passes through  the Sant Tukaram Nagar station  enroute to Pandharpur.

The work of Pune Metro is progressing well and the civil work, track laying, electrical traction work, electrical sub station work, signaling system works are being completed in record time. The physical progress achieved so far has been approx. 37%.  Within a short span of 30-month trial run of coaches on the viaduct will start shortly; one of the fasted metro project to have achieved this.

Pune Metro train has unique  distinction of having a  dedicated  Women’s coach, and other features like light weight, broad gangway, regenerative braking, advanced communication system, electronic gadgets charging facilities, air condition, priority seating for disabled, pregnant women , elderly and  wheel chair bound persons, appropriate signages, passenger information displays, door opening LED strip (will lit and  indicate the side of platform) and larger windows to see the spectacular view of greenery in  Pune Pimpri Chinchwad City.

The coach graphics theme draws clues from the Sahyadri mountain and  the historical, cultural , educational & industrial heritage of Pune city. The city is continuously growing in strength since  its development was started by    great maratha king Chhatrapati Shivajee Maharaj. The rich Maratha culture was the major force behind development of this great city. Introduction of  metro train services will be major game changer for the growth of this city.  

The coach design is  inspired by the Shaniwar Wada, Mahatma Phule Mandai, IT Park, and  Tabla & Tanpura which resemble with rich tradition of art and music. The color used for coach graphics represent the rich tradition and culture of Pune  Pimpri Chinchwad City.  The orange color for youthfulness, creativity and joyfulness of Pune Pimpri Chinchwad citizens.

The  blue color represent the truthfulness, intelligence and confidence of its citizens. The valor, power and dedication of the people of this city represented by the  purple color.   Green color  is the most dominant color of the city, you will find lots of trees and greenery in Pune Pimpri Chinchwad city.

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