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HMRL MD NVS Reddy inspects Miyapur Metro station

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HMRL MD NVS Reddy inspects Miyapur Metro station

HYDERABAD (Metro Rail Metro): Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL), Managing Director NVS Reddy, paid a surprise visit to the Miyapur Metro station to check the congestion and also to ensure the smooth functioning of the Metro service.

NVS Reddy said that the Hyderabad Metro ridership has hit a record of over 3,50,000 passengers, on an average, Utilising the services each day, due to the ongoing TSRTC strike.He also lauded the efforts of chief minister for making Hyderabad, a global city.

He also noted that the HMRL has increased the frequency of the services and added that it will introduce 100 more trips to cater to the needs of the passengers.

Biometric Smart-Cards to aid fare concession in Metro

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Biometric Smart-Cards to aid fare concession in Metro

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Housing and urban affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri had recently said that DMRC has found a technology-based solution to provide concession in fares to students and senior citizens. The quantum of concession, however, has to be decided by the Fare Fixation Committee (FFC). The committee is constituted by the Centre to revise Delhi Metro fare.

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has zeroed in on a ‘technological solution’ that would allow it to provide fare concession to students and senior citizens.

Housing and urban affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri had recently said that DMRC has found a technology-based solution to provide concession in fares to students and senior citizens. The quantum of concession, however, has to be decided by the Fare Fixation Committee (FFC). The committee is constituted by the Centre to revise Delhi Metro fare.

Managing Director of DMRC Mangu singh said, “We have found the technological solution that is required and it is ready. However, it would take some time for the physical installation of the system, “When the solution is implemented, Delhi Metro travel smart card will not remain transferable. The card will then be linked with the individual user, which is likely to be done through a biometric system.

MD Mangu singh said that DMRC is ready to start work on the technological intervention as soon as a decision is taken. “The moment it is decided that there has to be a system where you have to identify some beneficiaries, we would be ready,” Singh added that the decision would have to go through the FFC first.

Following the steep hike in metro fares in 2017, Puri had in 2018 asked DMRC to introduce a technology-based solution to ensure fare concessions for students and senior citizens.

To support biometric-based smart cards, DMRC will install a biometric-based ticketing system, which will be integrated with the existing automatic fare collection (AFC) gates at metro stations. DMRC plans to install devices that will not only have biometric readers but also smart card readers. These devices would also act as registration devices where the passenger’s information and biometric details would be scanned and registered.
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The devices would have biometric scanners for capturing the passenger’s biometric information.

DMRC official said “The biometric AFC gate system will help in developing multiple benefits for both passengers as well as the system for passenger identification, profiling, concession etc.

Metro Rail News October 2019 Issue Published

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Metro Rail News October 2019 Issue Published

Dear Readers,

Our October issue provides a cover story on Privatization of Railways.

Bhopal Metro is chosen as our project of the month and exclusive Interviews of Railway Board Chairman Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav, MMRC MD Ashwini Bhide, Dipankar Ghosh, CEO – Railway Equipment Division, Escorts Ltd, Mr. Ganesh Jivani – CEO and Managing Director, Matrix Comsec and Mr. Neelesh Dixit, Managing Director, RENMAKCH India Pvt along with other regular columns such as News Highlights, featured Story, Market Research, Pre-event coverage, technology updates, News analysis, Article, opinions, appointments, live tenders, Industry contract, Industry news upcoming events and current job openings.

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Metro Rail News Invite you to visit at IREE 2019. Meet our team at Hall 6&7, Stand 16A

Metro Rail News Invite you to visit at IREE 2019. Meet our team at Hall 6&7, Stand 16A
Metro Rail News Invite you to visit at IREE 2019. Meet our team at Hall 6&7, Stand 16A

We Cordially Invite You Visit Metro Rail News at Hall 6&7, Stand No. 16A in 13th Indian Railway Equipment Exhibition (IREE) 2019 at Aero City, New Delhi on 22-24 October 2019.

Metro Rail News is proud to be the ‘Official Media Partner’ for the upcoming 13th IREE 2019, Asia’s largest rail transportation event.

Meet Mr. Narendra Shah, Managing Editor and Priyanka Sahu, Director of Business Development.

Learn more about the Latest Innovation Strategy of Metro Rail News to increase your market share in Metro & Railway Industry of India.

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Dates: 22 – 24th Oct. 2019

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Alstom to participate in International Railway Equipment Exhibition (IREE 2019)

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Alstom to participate in International Railway Equipment Exhibition (IREE 2019)

New Delhi (Metro Rail News): Alstom will participate in the upcoming 13th International Railway Equipment Exhibition (IREE) at Aerocity, New Delhi, between 22- 24 October 2019. A leader in sustainable mobility, Alstom will showcase its advanced transport solutions for mainline and urban railways.

Visitors to the Alstom booth will get a global overview of the company’s latest solutions for transport and take a journey through the full range of activities of – Signalling and Digital Mobility, Rolling Stock, Systems & Infrastructure, Services, Industrial Capabilities & Components.

Come and visit us at IREE 2019! Hall 5, Stand 25

On Alstom’s participation in IREE 2019, Mr. Alain Spohr, Managing Director for India and South Asia said, “Alstom’s footprint in India in steadily growing and we are pleased to be the preferred partner of many customers for their mainline and urban solutions. We are constantly working towards fulfilling our commitment towards ‘Make in India’. Our participation in IREE 2019 comes at a time when the nation’s rail transportation sector segment is in the power gear, this exposition will provide us a global platform to showcase its full range of innovative solutions

Alstom’s spokespersons will also participate in two panel discussions at the Indian Rail Conference 2019 that coincides with the exhibition.

  • Mr. Alain Spohr will speak on “Railways – Gateway to Employment & Make in India”
  • Mr. Sandeep Joshi, Commercial Director (Alstom India & South Asia) will be part of the panel discussion on “Realizing Export Potential – Make in India for the World”

Organized by CII in association with the Indian Railways, this is one of its kind events focusing on showcasing future technologies, requirements, and solutions for the Rail industry. The exposition attracts participation and visitors from around 20 countries. Know more about IREE 2019 at http://www.ireeindia.com/

About Alstom in India

Alstom has established a strong presence in India. Currently, the company is executing metro projects in several Indian cities including Mumbai Chennai, Kochi and Lucknow where it is supplying Rolling Stock manufactured out its state-of-the-art facility at SriCity in Andhra Pradesh. In the Mainline space, Alstom is executing Signalling & Power Supply Systems for the 343 Km section on World Bank funded Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor. Phase 1 in the construction of the new electric locomotive factory for manufacturing and supply of 800 units of 12000HP locomotives is also complete at Madhepura, Bihar while the depot at Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh is ready to commence operation. Alstom has set up an Engineering Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, and this coupled with a strong manufacturing base as well as localized supply chains, is uniquely positioned to serve customers across the globe.

Today, Alstom in India employs more than 4,800 people and in line with Government of India’s ‘Make in India’ policy initiative, Alstom has been investing heavily in the country in producing world class rolling stock, components, design, research and development to not only serve the domestic market, but also rest of the world. www.alstom.com/India

Newly launched Tejas Express passengers to be Compensated for 2-hour delay

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Newly launched Tejas Express passengers to be Compensated for 2-hour delay

LUCKNOW (Metro Rail News): Passengers who travelled In-First Tejas Express on Saturday will be paid a compensation of Rs 250 each as the train was delayed for about two hours in both the directions.

There were about 451 passengers, who boarded the train from Lucknow, and another about 500 who took the train from New Delhi.

Chief Regional Manager (CRM), IRCTC, Lucknow, Ashwini Srivastava, said, “We have sent a link to all the passengers on their mobile phone clicking on which they can claim compensation. Those who do so will get the paid.

On 4 October Launched from Lucknow, Tejas is the First corporatised train of Indian Railway, operated by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)

This will be the First time that passengers will be compensated for the delayed journey. The compensation is given when the train reaches its destination behind schedule. If the train could make up the loss of time despite departing behind schedule from the originating station passengers will not be compensated.
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The cause of the delay was delayed maintenance. Any train before departing on its routine journey has to undergo a primary maintenance. Tejas maintenance could start at around 4 am on Saturday morning as a coach had derailed in the maintenance yard at Lucknow station during shunting.

Haridwar to becomes podcars & ropeways for Rishikesh and Dehradun

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Haridwar to becomes podcars & ropeways for Rishikesh and Dehradun

HARIDWAR (Metro Rail news): Haridwar to becomes podcars & Ropways for Rishikesh and Dehradun . The holy city of Haridwar will soon have laser-guided automated podcards in the country Ferrying Devotees & Tourists across the city while neighbouring Rishikesh and Dehradun will get ropways, making commute in the hilly terrains easier, this according to a memorandum of understanding signed by the Uttarakhand government with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. to be ideal by a state level committee.

According to the Delhi metro official Podcars & Ropeways systems save costs and space and are just right for cities like Haridwar and Rishikesh, situated on the banks of the Ganges and surrounded by hilly terrains and reserved forests.

Kaushik said “We assessed the viability and cost effectiveness of the Podcar & Ropeway system in the European countries and found them suitable for Haridwar. For different cities we will be opting for varied transport systems suiting local geographical and traffic needs”.

The personalised podcar corridor for Haridwar will be 8-km in length covering sanctum sanctorum of Brahamkund, Har-Ki-Pauri, to suburban Jwalapur and will have a total of 11 stations.

Som Dutt Sharma Director of DMRC for business development said a podcar is like a personal taxi that can accommodate six passengers at a time and is operated through a laser-guided system.

DMRC has been handed out a cheque for Rs 13.65 lakh to carry out onsite assessment and other modalities before it submits the detailed project report (DPR) to the state government in four months time.

The planned Ropeway project will ferry people from one side of the Ganges to the other, relieving the pressure on the suspension bridge, Ramjhula. Laxman Jhula, another popular 96- year-old suspension bridge was recently declared unsafe and closed down.

Rishikesh has two existing ropeways, both about four decades old, carrying people to the shrines of Mata Mansa Devi and Mata Chandi Devi, located on opposite sides of the river. A ropeway system will also be operated in Dehradun.

EPCA wants the structure to run 15000 e-autos from Delhi metro stations to last-mile connectivity

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EPCA wants the structure to run 15000 e-autos from Delhi metro stations to last-mile connectivity

DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) recently announced that it will submit a report before the Supreme Court, seeking approval on behalf of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), for plying as many as 15,000 e-autos from Delhi Metro stations.

According to the report, this move has come after the Supreme Court had earlier capped the number of auto-rickshaws in the capital at just one lakh.
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The court has now asked the panel to examine the issue of EPCA seeking to operate e-autos and to submit a report.

DMRC had filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court, seeking approval for the registration of 15,000 e-auto-rickshaws to provide the benefit of last-mile connectivity from its 184 Delhi metro stations across the city, as the existing e-rickshaws can only operate on a few selected routes, According to the report.

During a recent official meeting with stakeholders, including the DMRC, the transport department and the Union Ministry of road transport and highways, the apex court-appointed committee had asked them to provide a regulatory framework in order to operate e-autos, the management of its charging points and fares, as well as to submit a plan for the battery disposal.

According to the report, a member of the EPCA was quoted saying that while e-autos could be a suitable step for providing last-mile connectivity from the Delhi Metro stations, there must be a regulatory framework for those vehicles to operate in the city. There must also be a proper mechanism for the disposal of batteries so that the e-auto drivers do not end up with any domestic waste, further becoming a threat to cause an environmental hazard.

EPCA also emphasized that DMRC must provide guidelines on the monitoring of these vehicles and to set up a central control room for the same. Parking of the vehicles must also be decided through a planned process. According to DMRC officials who attended the official meeting, the e-autos will be introduced in a phased manner and will have sophisticated lithium-ion batteries installed in them, unlike the lead-acid batteries used in the e-rickshaws. It was also discussed in the meeting that the e-autos will be operated through concessionaires as well as GPS-based monitoring to ensure that they operate only in the designated areas. Charging facilities at depots as well as at stations will also be provided.

Delhi Metro gets DDA notice for Malviya Nagar project

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Delhi Metro gets DDA notice for Malviya Nagar project

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has asked the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to stop construction for alleged commercial activities on a plot in Malviya Nagar as it falls under ‘mandatory’ green zone.  No commercial activity is permitted in the 12,219.75 sqm plot at Geetanjali Enclave, the DDA said. Originally, the plot was allotted for the ‘operation structure of Metro project’.

“You (DMRC) are once again directed to stop the ongoing construction work on the subjected land immediately till the matter is resolved, failing which action as deemed fit as per terms and conditions of allotment and lease will be initiated without giving any further opportunity,” reads an Oct 4 order by DDA deputy director (industrial land).

Construction went on allegedly despite repeated requests and show cause notices. Senior DDA officials said the DMRC was informed that any property development has to be in line with the Master Plan of Delhi and provisions of the land-lease deed but it did not pay heed. “In an August 14 meeting, it was decided that the construction work will be discontinued immediately. But during a joint inspection on September 5, it was found that construction was on. Construction is being done by a private developer. As the DMRC representatives refused to budge, the notice was issued,” said a DDA official.

But, DMRC spokesperson Anuj Dayal asserted all necessary statutory approvals were already taken by the Delhi Metro. “For carrying out construction work for a property development project at Malviya Nagar, all necessary statutory approvals have already been taken from the agencies concerned. DMRC has written to DDA with all the relevant details regarding this issue.”  

As per the DDA, the plot was allotted in June 2007 and its physical possession handed over to the DMRC a month later. The lease deed, however, was executed on May 2017. “The site is in close proximity to archaeologically important and protected site Qila Rai Pithora. Hence, the ASI was requested to be present during the joint inspection but no official turned up.

The issue was discussed at the top level to initiate proceedings to cancel the allotment, and it may be placed before L-G Anil Baijal (also DDA chairman) for his perusal. But the direction was issued to send a reminder to the DMRC again,” said the DDA official. However, a senior ASI official claimed that no request was received from the DDA with regard to a joint inspection in the recent past. 

 

New ticketing machines at Delhi metro stations

Kanika Verma
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New ticketing machines at Delhi metro stations

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to augment ticketing infrastructure at its stations on three main corridors Blue, Red, and Yellow lines.

To reduce long queues at some of its busy stations, the Metro plans to install 100 token vending machines and 275 new automatic fare collection (AFC) gates.

The new AFC machines will be installed on stations such as Saket, Green Park, AIIMS, Malviya Nagar, INA, Hauz Khas, Subhash Nagar, Rajouri Garden, Nirman Vihar, etc.
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Currently, there are 2700 AFC gates on all stations.

Anuj Dayal, executive director, corporate communication, DMRC said, “The new AFC gates will cover about 25 Metro stations of Phase-I and Phase-II. We will upgrade about 150 AFCs of stations on Phase-1 and Phase-2 stations”.

Dayal said DMRC plans to install 100 new token vending machines in addition to the exiting 1050 machines. “The entire process will be completed in six months’ time”.

Hyperloop project of Mumbai to Pune likely to begin in 2020

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Hyperloop project of Mumbai to Pune likely to begin in 2020

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Virgin Hyperloop One is likely to start construction of the ₹60,500-crore Mumbai-Pune hyperloop project in 2020. The ultramodern, superfast transport project aims to reduce the travel time between the two cities, located around 200 km apart, from four hours to about 25 minutes.

“We have been working here for the last two years and enjoyed quite a lot of success working with the government. The construction work is likely to start next year,” said Naushad Oomer, director (operations), India, Virgin Hyperloop One.

The project will be implemented in two phases. The first phase will be completed within four years and the second phase in another four years. The Maharashtra government has already accorded infrastructure status to the hyperloop project.

Mr. Oomer said, “In Mumbai, the project will be underground and will get elevated as soon as you head out of the city. You will reach Pune within 25 minutes against the average time of four hours now.”

The first phase of the project is 11.8-km-long and will cost $500 million or ₹3,550 crore. Virgin Hyperloop One will make the investment for the first phase with the backing of DP World, Dubai. The second phase will cost over $8 billion or ₹57,000 crores. The project is likely to be implemented in 60:40 debt-equity ratio.

The hyperloop will be able to transport people and goods at nearly 700 miles per hour in depressurized environments via magnetic levitation. It will be able to accommodate more people than a subway at the speed of an aircraft and with zero direct emissions, according to Virgin Hyperloop One.

“The Maharashtra government is likely to come out with a tender soon, in case any other bidder can match Virgin’s hyperloop offer,” a source in the know of the development.

Virgin Hyperloop One is also looking to connect other cities like Bengaluru with Chennai and Mysuru, Amaravati with Vijayawada and Chennai, and Delhi with Chandigarh and Amritsar through hyperloop projects.

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