New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged-off the Delhi-Faridabad Metro Line that would allow hassle free travel for around two lakh daily commuters between the national capital and the industrial hub in Haryana.
The extension of the Delhi Metro connects Badarpur to Escorts Mujesar in Faridabad.
The total cost of the project from Badarpur to Escorts Mujesar is nearly Rs. 2,500 crore. Out of this, Rs. 1,557 crore was borne by the Haryana Government, the Centre contributed Rs. 537 crore, while the Delhi Metro provided Rs. 400 crore.
All these are elevated and located on either side of the Delhi-Mathura Road (NH-2).
“The nine-station metro corridor which was 95 per cent indigenously built will provide people a safe, affordable, quick, comfortable, reliable, environment-friendly and sustainable transport facility,” a Haryana government spokesperson said.
Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar, addressing a press conference on Saturday, had thanked the Prime Minister for “gifting” the Metro service which would take the city to “another level of progress” with better connectivity with other NCR towns.
He had also said that the Prime Minister would be announcing the go-ahead for connecting Gurgaon with Faridabad by Metro.
HYDERABAD (Metro Rail News): GHMC’s enforcement wing, which started a special drive to remove flexes, banners, and posters, has on Wednesday, tore down the posters displaying parking fares near the Metro Rail stations too.
The yellow-colored posters displaying parking fees for two-wheelers near Metro Rail stations between Dilsukhnagar and L.B.Nagar were removed by the Enforcement teams along with other posters and flexes. The posters were tied to the trees planted on the footpaths. Though the pavements were laid by HMRL, the municipal corporation is well within its right to determine the commercial or other use of them.
When
enquired, the Director, Enforcement, Vigilance and Disaster Management,
Viswajit Kampati responded by saying, that he was not aware of the removal, and
said he will get it checked.
Twenty-four
teams have been carrying out the drive across the city. On Wednesday, areas
including Raj Bhavan Road, GVK Mall, Assembly, Attapur, Malakpet, Uppal, Gandhi
Hospital, Shilparamam, OU Campus, Gachibowli, L.B.Nagar, Punjagutta, and
Habsiguda were covered.
BENGALURU (Metro Rail News): If all goes according to plan, Bengaluru will probably become the first city in the country to get a modern suburban rail system. The proposed suburban stations will have a different look and feel than traditional railway stations. In fact, they may have a better design and aesthetics than existing Metro stations in the city.
The long-awaited 148-km dedicated city-suburban rail project, with four corridors, will have advanced facilities to Namma Metro and is likely to be operational by 2026.
Sources said 53 air-conditioned suburban trains with automated double-leaf sliding doors will be deployed in the first phase. Automated fare collection (AFC) gates at stations will enable smart card-based cashless travel for suburban rail users. “All suburban trains will be air-conditioned. In addition to sliding doors in trains, we also thinking of platform screen doors at stations to prevent overcrowding and accidents,” said Amit Garg, managing director at Karnataka Rail Infrastructure Development Enterprises (K- RIDE), an SPV that is implementing the project.
The suburban trains will have LED lights, an LED-based coach identification system, a passenger information display system, CCTV cameras, and cushioned seats. Suburban train stations will have amenities like passenger information kiosks, automatic ticket vending machines, escalators and lifts, public toilets, adequate circulation space for queuing and passenger flow.
“The major difference will be the track. While Metro trains run on standard gauge, the suburban train will be on broad gauge,” another railway official said. “The concourse will contain an automatic fare-collection system in a manner that divides the concourse into distinct areas.
The ‘unpaid
area’ is where passengers gain access to the system, obtain travel information
and purchase tickets. On passing through the ticket gates, passengers enter the
‘paid area’, which includes access to platforms,” said an official.
Suburban trains will be operated from 5 am to midnight with a station dwell time of 30 seconds. The trains will run at a scheduled speed of 30kmph to 90kmph at a frequency of 12-20 minutes. The stations will be designed for 14-car trains, considering the growth in traffic. Non-fare box revenue will be generated through commercial development and advertisements at station buildings, leasing of parking rights at stations, advertisements on trains and tickets, co-branding rights to corporate, film shootings and events on rail premises.
HYDERABAD (Metro Rail News): Dozens of passengers of the Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) had to deboard the train and walk on the tracks to the Ameerpet station after a technical snag halted the vehicle on Tuesday evening.
The HMR said
that the pantograph of the train, which draws power from the overhead
electrical traction system, got entangled with another overhead electrical line.
Those who were on board said that the train stopped with a sudden jerk.
The incident
took place between the Begumpet and Ameerpet stations, which forced authorities
to evacuate the passengers through the emergency exit.
“Trains
are being run on the other line in single line method carefully in restricted
mode and rectification works of the affected line are going on,” HMR had
said in a statement shortly after the incident.
By around 8
pm, the HMR said that it had started its services, but with a lesser frequency,
and regretted the inconvenience caused to passengers.
Despite this, several stations witnessed a huge rush and long delays well past 9 pm. Passengers lamented that the ongoing strike by employees of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) only made things worse.
Many also took to Twitter to complain about the rush and the delay. Just last month, service was interrupted on the blue line of the Metro for over an hour, due to a technical glitch, as a train developed a technical difficulty shortly after crossing Parade grounds.
At the time,
authorities had to dispatch another train to the location to push the halted
train to Paradise station where the metro passengers were made to disembark the
faulty train, and continue their commute on another train.
HYDERABAD (Metro Rail News): During peak hours on Tuesday evening an overhead power line breaks off between Ameerpet and Begumpet metro stations led to a major breakdown of Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) services.
Several passengers on board a train moving from Nagole to Ameerpet had harrowing time when they were stranded inside the train for close to half an hour before metro rail engineers brought them out and escorted them towards the Ameerpet station.
“The train halted all of a sudden with a sudden jerk and noise. We did not know what had happened and it was a while before we were taken out,” said a shaken passenger. While L&T metro rail engineers rushed to take up restoration work on the line, train operations were halted on Corridor Three while Corridor One trains between L.B. Nagar and Miyapur were affected too.
“The pantograph or the apparatus which draws power from the overhead electrical traction system got entangled with an overhead electrical line on the up-line. Trains were run on the other line in a single line method carefully in restricted mode leading to cascading effect. Rectification works of the affected line are going on,” explained HMR managing director N.V.S. Reddy.
The breakdown led to huge crowds converging on the stations with no train in sight. After some time, the metro trains were operated on the second line at a slow pace. With terminal stations especially the Hi-Tec City getting more passengers, metro rail authorities decided to give priority to moving them to their respective destinations first.
“Shuttle
metro services were being run from Nagole to Prakashnagar and again between
Ameerpet and Hi-Tec City avoiding the snag section between Begumpet and
Ameerpet. There are pocket lines available at Ameerpet and Prakashnagar
enabling L&T metro rail to run the trains between these two sections,” said
Mr. Reddy.
The
engineers were expected to complete the restoration work within a couple of
hours and complete all the checks once the train operations are closed for the
night to ensure normal operations from Wednesday morning, he added.
Madhya Pradesh (Metro Rail News): The MP government on Tuesday said its plans to operate intrastate rapid rail, faster than Metro trains, and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been asked to carry out a feasibility study.
MP Urban Development Minister Jaivardhan Singh told reporters here the plan was run rapid rail between Indore- Ujjain, Indore-Pithampur, and Indore-Dewas. “We have asked DMRC to study its feasibility,” he said.
“We are
going to plan a metropolitan area involving Bhopal and Indore as both cities
are expanding rapidly. It is important areas around these two major cities are
developed into satellite townships,” Singh said.
He said the
draft for this plan has been charted out and final talks were underway with the
rural development department since some of the areas are rural pockets.
The minister said 350 electric buses would be run after phasing out diesel ones in a phased manner in the state. Forty electric buses have been introduced in Indore, and they would also be run in Bhopal, Gwalior, and Ujjain.
He said
women-driven autorickshaws would also be introduced in the state. Singh
informed that the first tranche of metro rail funds for the state has been
sanctioned and would be received by next month.
LUCKNOW (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) wins two awards for its commendable initiatives in promoting the metro as a green and sustainable mode of transport among the masses.
Delhi Metro was awarded for the ‘Last Mile Connectivity‘ project in the category of best non-motorised transport and the ‘Green Metro project – An Initiative for Sustainable and Viable Urban Transport’ in the category of best green initiative in urban transport, at the 12th Urban Mobility India Conference and Expo 2019 held from November 15 to 17 in Lucknow organised by IUT, DMRC said in a tweet on Sunday.
DMRC was awarded for the ‘Last Mile Connectivity’ Project in the category of Best Non-Motorised Transport and the ‘Green Metro project – An Initiative for Sustainable and Viable Urban Transport’ in the category of the Best Green Initiative in Urban Transport. pic.twitter.com/ZdEBjpXtnD
The awards were given away by Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma.
The Delhi Metro began its first services on Shahdara-Tis Hazari corridor of Red Line in December 2002. Over the years, the network has spanned length and breadth across Delhi-NCR and carries over 20 lakh passengers every day. buy light pack online https://nouvita.co.uk/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/fonts/en/light-pack.html no prescription
The metro has revolutionised the way of travelling by the people across Delhi-NCR. Feeder buses and e-rickshaw services have improved in the last few years, thereby strengthening last-mile connectivity.
Delhi Metro currently spans nearly 350 kilometres, having over 250 metro stations and nine colour-coded lines.
LUCKNOW (Metro Metro Rail News): Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation(UPMRC) awarded as a best mass rapid transit system at Urban Mobility India Conference 2019 held at Lucknow. The award was received by Sh. Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, UPMRC on behalf of UPMRC. Hon’ble Dr. Dinesh Sharma, Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh presented the award.
‘We are glad to receive this award and would like to extend our gratitude to UMI for the same.’
The 3 days long Urban Mobility India Conference and Expo came to an end today. Sh. Dinesh Sharma, Deputy Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh, Hon’ble Minister Ashutosh Tandon, Urban Development, Overall Urban Development, Urban Employment, and Poverty Alleviation, Sh. Durga Shankar Mishra, Secretary, MoUHA were present on the valedictory ceremony of the event
Hon’ble CM Yogi Adityanath Inaugurates the Civil Construction work for Kanpur Metro Project’s Priority Section
Hon’ble CM Yogi Adityanath Inaugurates the Civil Construction work for Kanpur Metro Project’s Priority Section
After the renaming of Lucknow Metro rail Corporation Limited as Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited, civil construction work was inaugurated today for the Priority Corridor (IIT- Kanpur to Moti Jheel) of Kanpur Metro Project. Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the construction work today on 15th Nov. 2019 (Friday) at IIT-Kanpur Main Gate (construction site location).
Along with Hon’ble CM, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Housing and Urban Affairs Shri Hardeep Singh Puri; Chief Secretary, GoUP; Principal Secretary (Housing), GoUP; Municipal Commissioner, Kanpur and senior officials of UPMRCL were also present at the inaugural. After the inaugural event at the construction site, Hon’ble CM Shri Yogi Adityanath addressed the dignitaries and guests at IIT- Kanpur’s Auditorium.
” The total length of the Kanpur Metro phase 1 will be 32.5 KM and it will have 2 corridors. The first corridor will be from IIT Kanpur till Naubasta of 23.5 KM and the second corridor of length 8.5 Km will be from Barat till Chandra Shekhar University. Both the corridors will be constructed simultaneously. We aim to finish the priority section by the end of 2021. It is a challenging task however we are determined to finish the project as per the deadlines ” said Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRCL).
It may be noted that Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, (UPMRCL) who is leading the Kanpur metro project hails from Kanpur only. He did his graduation from IIT Kanpur. Under his able leadership, Lucknow Metro’s construction work was completed before the deadline making it the fastest metro construction in India.
The contract to build the viaduct of an 8.728 km long elevated section of the priority corridor was awarded to Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. on 13.09.2019 and the piling work will begin in full swing from 15th Nov. 2019.
The 8.728 km long Priority Section includes stations at the IIT- Kanpur, Kalyanpur Railway Station, SPM Hospital, CSJM University, Gurudev Chauraha, Geeta Nagar, Rawatpur Railway Station, Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital, Moti Jheel.
The estimated expenditure towards this Priority Section is about 2000 Cr. and it is estimated that metro operations on the priority corridor will commence within a span of around 2 years. It has been that the construction of Depot of Kanpur Metro Rail Project’s Corridor-1 will be done at the Government Polytechnic’s land.
UPMRC had earlier completed the work of Lucknow Metro North-South Corridor Project within a record time of four and a half years and is so far the fastest ever constructed and executed metro rail project in the country.
PATNA (Metro Rail News): The soil tests for the Patna Metro rail project (PMRC) are going on in full swing on its north-south corridor between Rajendra Nagar and Interstate Bus Terminus (ISBT) depot. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has assigned the work to a Rajasthan-based firm, which was the lowest bidder.
DMRC is the executing agency of the Patna Metro rail project. Urban Development and Housing Department (UDHD) special secretary Sanjay Dayal told on Friday that soil tests started a fortnight back. “It has been started from Rajendra Nagar to ISBT via Malahi Pakri and Bypass.
Work on the east-west corridor from Danapur to Patna Junction will also be taken up without delay. Once the soil tests report comes, tender for construction work will be floated,” said Dayal, adding, “It will take six months to award the construction work.
DMRC director (works) Daljeet Singh said the soil testing work started on November 1 and will be completed in two months. He said, “Planning for stations is also going on. Once finalized, the PMRC will be asked for required land freezing.” Sources said another fresh alignment will be prepared for north-south corridor based on fresh soil test report as Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) did not give its no-objection certificate for a metro rail to pass from Kumhrar area, which was in its initial design.
Also, the stretch from Rajendra Nagar up to ISBT will be completely elevated. An official from one of the sites said they have been given a three-month time frame to complete the soil tests. “The soil sample is being collected from the desired depth, which will be later sent to the laboratory for test.
After the report comes, the company will recommend the kind of treatment the soil has to be given and the material to be used for the foundation. We are using five machines as of now,” he said. Former UDHD secretary Chaitanya Prasad had signed an agreement with DMRC for the Patna Metro rail project in September this year to execute the project in five years. DMRC is being paid Rs482.9 crore for consultancy.
LUCKNOW (Metro Rail News): Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) along with UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) started a campaign at metro stations in the city to support child rights protection, help meet their basic needs and expand opportunities for the full development of their talent duly launched on 16th November 2019.
Organized in collaboration with Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (UPMRCL) to mark the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the campaign was launched at 5 pm from the photo booth at Hazratganj Metro Station. On this occasion, Ruth Lyons, UNICEF Uttar Pradesh Chief of Feed Office and Dr. Kumar Keshav, MD UPMRCL were present.
On this occasion, Ruth thanked the Lucknow Metro for joining the Children’s Campaign and thanked the five selected metro stations for joining the campaign # Go Blue on Blue Day every year with blue lighting. buy apcalis oral jelly online https://nouvita.co.uk/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/fonts/en/apcalis-oral-jelly.html no prescription
He told that many organizations of the world do blue lighting on 20 November to show their participation towards children’s rights. Last year, Rashtrapati Bhavan also collaborated in this global campaign.
Dr. Kumar Keshav, MD, UPMRCL said that “The safety of children is the top priority of UPMRC. The metro staff pays special attention to children traveling by metro, if a child appears without any parent, it is found out who is with him – if the child is found alone then action is taken immediately. LMRC will continue to prioritize children’s rights issues in future. Artefacts were displayed in the program to create awareness about child rights”.
Apart from Hazratganj, four other major metro stations i.e. Bhootnath, Vishvavidyalaya, Charbagh and Transport Nagar metro stations will also be connected to Global Campaign, #Go Blue. Volunteers are also sensitizing visitors about child rights through photo booths at all these metro stations. In which till Saturday more than six and a half thousand people have posted photos with hashtags like CRC 30 and for Every Child Every Right. This campaign, run in close collaboration with UPMRCL, will run till World Children’s Day (20 November).
PUNJAB (Metro Rail News): As per the mandate of Indian Railways, RailTel, a Miniratna PSU of Indian Railways, has provided Railwire Wi-Fi at the historic Dera Baba Nanak Railway station, Punjab, to enable the pilgrims to use fast Wi-Fi services as an amenity. The “Kartarpur Corridor” Project has been inaugurated by Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on 09 Nov 2019.
This has caused more people to use the station for commuting. Free Wi-Fi at this station is proving to be a boon for the passengers. The free Railwire Wi-Fi can be used inside the railway station premises by anyone who has a smartphone with a working connection for KYC consideration. The Sultanpur Lodhi station which has a rush of pilgrims for visiting Dera Baba Nanak has also been provided with Wi-Fi.
In a mission to turn the Railway station into a platform for Digital inclusion, RailTel has provided free Wi-Fi at 5300+ Railway stations across the country. Soon, all feasible Railway stations (except the halt ones), will have free Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi service to passengers is being provided under ‘RailWire’- the retail Broadband initiative of RailTel catering to Enterprises, SMEs and homes.
To use the Wi-Fi, the user has to switch on the Wi-Fi mode on the smartphone and select the RailWire Wi-Fi network. The RailWire homepage automatically appears on the smartphone. The user has to enter his or her mobile number on this homepage. The user will get a one-time password (OTP) in the form of SMS in the message box which has to be entered on the home page of RailWire. After entering OTP Users will be able to access high-speed internet & can start internet browsing.
RailTel was also entrusted by NIC to deliver 8 Mbps BW at Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur under the prestigious “Kartarpur Corridor” Project of Government of India. This leased line connectivity shall enable the ICP for authentication of traveler’s identity at the Immigration Check Post (ICP) and Foreigners Registration Officers (FROs) through the use of intelligent documents scanners and biometrics, updation of Foreigner’s details at entry and exit points.
This leased
line connectivity has been done within a record time of 15 days which includes
Radio Connectivity in Backbone/Aggregation from Amritsar to Dera Baba Nanak, a
distance of 45 KM, and Last mile underground OFC connectivity of 5 KM from Dera
Baba Nanak station to ICP/Dera Baba Nanak.
This was a very challenging project for RailTel as the time period gave was very short and due to bad weather, the work was hampered for a couple of days. RailTel had to erect two 30-meter-tall towers for Radio link to provide seamless connectivity as Dera Baba Nanak is at a distance of 49 km for which repeater had to be provided for connectivity to the farthest / remotest point in Punjab near International Border.
