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HMDA office is going to shift Ameerpet

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HMDA office is going to shift Ameerpet

HYDERABAD (Metro Rail News): The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) is finally shifting to Ameerpet After a 44-year stay in Secunderabad. Owing to scattered offices at Tarnaka, the government is shifting the HMDA office to Swarna Jayanti complex in Ameerpet soon.

The HMDA office was earlier located in Paigah Palace near Begumpet since its inception in 1975 and continued to function from there till 2008 before the heritage building was handed over to the US consulate. Later, it was shifted to the municipal office complex in Marredpally and to another complex in Tarnaka in 2010.

The municipal administration department has decided to shift the office to Swarna Jayanti complex in Ameerpet and has taken up works to renovate three floors at Rs 8 crore.

However, the idea cut little ice with staffers who claimed that Swarna Jayanti complex has insufficient parking and is congested, while the existing HMDA office has sufficient parking space and has Metro Rail connectivity.

Government officials said the HMDA office was primarily opened in the Secunderabad area as the Quli Qutub Shah Urban Development Authority, the urban development authority for Old City, has been functioning from Darushifa for the last 50 years.
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The Senior officials said the present complex would be razed for construction of a multi-storeyed building or leasing out the land to private people for commercial purposes.

According to HMDA secretary M Rama Kishan office is being shifted to Ameerpet for the convenience of people.

PM Modi to inaugurate Kolkata East-west Metro corridor on 24 October

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PM Modi to inaugurate Kolkata East-west Metro corridor on 24 October

KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): It is good news for Kolkata Metro Commuters, the first phase of East-West Metro in the city, stretching 5 kilometers between Salt Lake Sector V- Salt Lake Stadium, On 24 October is expected to inaugurate Kolkata East-West Metro corridor. In 1984 the same day country was flagged-off first metro in Kolkata in the North-South route.

According to a report, The Railway Board officials said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Kolkata on the day and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is expected to be in the city too on the day.

The Railway Board is avid to inaugurate the stretch of Kolkata East-West Metro corridor on 24 October, a red-letter day in the history of the country’s rapid transit system, Preparations are underway in full swing to start commercial services between Sector V and Salt Lake Stadium from 24 October.

The final test runs for Kolkata’s Line 2 will be conducted for three days, starting October 15. Apart from providing confidence to the team to go ahead with the commissioning of the line, the upcoming trial runs will help gauge the frequency of the service among others. The officials said that if they come across any glitch during the trials, they will shift the inauguration to the first or second week of November.

The service runs will be done to ensure there is no premature failure when the trains start plying. If the section is not flagged off before November 30, another inspection by the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) will be required before the next launch date.

The first phase of the East-West corridor of Kolkata Metro was originally scheduled to become operational by 2012 but problems including land acquisition, slum relocation, and route alignment delayed the project to 2015. It was then further postponed till 2018 and finally 2019. On August 6, Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) paved the way for commissioning of the first phase.

According to sources, even after the elevated section of the East-West corridor of the Kolkata Metro becomes operational, there will be uncertainty over the commissioning of the remaining underground stretch after an entire neighborhood in Bowbazar caved in. There is still no clarity on when boring of the final 1 km stretch of the tunnel will resume. It is only after the link is established that metro trains will be able to ply under the Hooghly river, becoming the first underwater tunnel that will go beneath a tributary of the Ganga river.

Shri Pradeep Kumar takes charge as Member (Signal & Telecom), Railway Board

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Shri Pradeep Kumar takes charge as Member (Signal & Telecom), Railway Board

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Shri Pradeep Kumar has taken over as Member (Signal & Telecom), Railway Board and ex-officio Secretary to Govt. of India on 11th October 2019. Prior to this, Shri Pradeep Kumar worked as Director-General, National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR). Shri Pradeep Kumar is an Officer of the Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineer (IRSSE) of 1981 batch.

Shri Pradeep Kumar is a Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics & Communication) and Master of Engineering (Communication Systems) from the University of Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee) & Master of Business Administration (Marketing & Finance) from Southern Cross University, New South Wales, Australia.

 Shri Kumar joined Northern Railway in 1983.  During the course of his illustrious career, Shri Kumar has held several important executives and managerial positions on Indian Railways. He has served on Northern Railway, South Eastern Railway, South Central Railway, West Central Railway, Railway Electrification, Railway Board and RailTel Corporation of India Limited, New Delhi, besides serving as DG/NAIR, Vadodara.

 Some of the important assignments during his service include Additional General Manager, West Central Railway, Jabalpur, Chief Safety Officer, South Eastern Railway, Kolkata, Divisional Railway Manager, South Central Railway, Vijayawada, Executive Director (Signal Project) & Director (Telecommunication), Railway Board, New Delhi, General Manager (Business Development) and Executive Director in RailTel Corporation of India Limited (RailTel), New Delhi.

He has traveled widely over various countries and undergone training in High-Speed Rail at Japan, Strategic Management at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA, etc. His areas of expertise include Telecom network design & planning, train operations & disaster management, signaling projects managements, etc.

Oldest corridors of Delhi Metro’s to get eight-coach trains

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Oldest corridors of Delhi Metro’s to get eight-coach trains

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): By March 2021, to accommodate more passengers Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is going to convert all six-coach trains on its oldest corridors — Red (Rithala-Shaheed Sthal New Bus Adda), Blue (Dwarka-Noida City Centre) and Yellow (Samaypur Badli-HUDA City Centre) — into eight-coach trains.

DMRC is procuring 120 coaches for this purpose, which will be added in phases. The Blue and Yellow lines are the busiest corridors of Delhi Metro and have mostly eight-coach trains. But there are still some six-coach trains left and these will be fully converted into eight-coach sets.

Red Line, which is the metro’s oldest corridor, on the other hand, only has six-coach trains. In fact, Red Line had mostly four-coach trains that were upgraded to six-coach sets gradually. In November 2013 DMRC first introduced a six-coach train on this corridor.

The first six-coach train introduced by Delhi Metro was on December 23, 2010, on Blue Line, and it subsequently introduced six-coach trains on Yellow Line from February 6, 2011. Similarly, the first eight-coach metro train was introduced on December 24, 2012, on Yellow Line and on August 19, 2013, on Blue Line.

Red Line has 39 six-coach trains, which were all manufactured by South Korean company Rotem. Yellow Line has 12 six-coach trains, manufactured by Germany-based Bombardier. Blue Line has nine six-coach trains, out of which eight are of Bombardier and one Rotem.

A DMRC official said, “By March 2021 all these broad gauge six-coach trains are likely to be converted into eight-coach trains in a phased manner, requiring 120 coaches for which tenders were awarded recently”.

He said, “Of the 120 coaches, 80 are compatible with Rotem trains and 40 with the Bombardier design”. At present, the total number of commissioned trains in the metro network is 336, which is made up of 2,206 coaches.
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Airport Express line is being extended from Dwarka Sector 21 to the upcoming Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre at Dwarka. DMRC requires more trains on this line to ensure that their frequency is not affected by the extension of the corridor.

Central to soon announce concession in Delhi Metro fares for senior citizens and students

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Central to soon announce concession in Delhi Metro fares for senior citizens and students

DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Central government to soon announce discounts in Delhi Metro fares for senior citizens & students as a technology-based solution has been found to implement the same. It is good news for Delhi Metro Commuters.

The Unions Housing & Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday Interview, that the relief can also be extended to passenger of other categories, but it would be need-based. Recently no discount offered on fares for any category of Delhi Metro Commuters, we are ready for providing a technology-based solution it will relief to student & senior citizens traveling on Delhi Metro trains.

In June this year, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal government announced a free travel service for women Delhi Metro & buses in the National Capital Region.

The Union Housing & Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said he was not against free travel for women in the Delhi Metro but this should be need-based. Our scheme will also provide security for most girl students and female senior citizens.

We want to implement it through the technology-based solution so that there is no misuse of the facility, A technology-based solution will assure that benefits reach the targeted group and is not misused.

According to the UnionHousing & Urban Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, the Central Government Arvind Kejriwal will extend the relief to passengers of other categories after public consultation.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation had announced fare-hike in two phases in 2017 after a gap of nine years, Countering the claim that metro ridership has dipped since the fare hike, Puri said the footfall has rather trebled.

Aerial view of upcoming CST metro station on the Metro 3 line

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Aerial view of upcoming CST metro station on the Metro 3 line

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) has released a video capturing the Aerial view of the upcoming CST metro station on the Metro 3 line.

Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) shares the video from their official Twitter handle last Saturday, which is executing the 33.5 km Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ line.

The 1.25-minute video captures the magnitude of the 250-meter long station, which will have 6 entry and exit points connecting major establishments in the vicinity like MCGM headquarters, CST station, Press Club, Sir JJ School of Arts, Metro Cinema.

Breathtaking visuals of our upcoming CST metro station. This is 250 m long station with 6 entry & exit points connecting major establishments in the vicinity like MCGM HQ, CST CR stn, Press Club, Sir JJ School of Arts, Metro Cinema,

This video has been viewed around 15,000 times as of publishing this report and garnered positive reviews from netizens.

Despite its significance, the Metro 3 has garnered a lot of negative publicity in recent times over its plan to construct a car shed in Aarey Colony.

The decision, which entails the felling or transplanting of nearly 2,700 trees, has been opposed by activists and citizens. However, MMRCL wasted little on felling a majority of trees after the Bombay High Court dismissed petitions opposing the move.

The case is currently in the Supreme Court, with the next hearing scheduled on October 21. However, MMRCL has already cut about 98 percent of trees required to construct the car shed.

Metro Service from Sector V to Howrah Maidan in October

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Metro Service from Sector V to Howrah Maidan in October

Kolkata (Metro Rail News): Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRCL) provided Metro service for Kolkata Metro Commuters, Metro service from Sector V to Howrah Maidan in last week of October. Commuting across the Salt Lake will soon see a seachange as the Metro authorities are putting their best foot forward to start the commercial services in the first phase of the East-West Corridor during this Month.

The first phase of Line-2, covering around 5.7 km, would serve as a vital link of transportation for the residents of Salt Lake. The service would connect Sector V to Howrah Maidan.

The final rounds of preparations by the engineers of Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRCL) are being carried out in full swing. The authorities of the project’s implementing agency are now focussing on the grey areas as per the recommendations are given by the commissioner of railway safety after an inspection in July. The experts have asked the KMRCL to fix the defective bearings on the piers that hold the viaduct on which the rail tracks have been laid. Another recommendation of the CRS was for the up-gradation of the software of the Train Control and Management System (TCMS).

According to sources in Metro Railway, The KMRCL engineers were asked to complete the remaining work by 20 October. The Metro authorities had conducted a mock run for seven days in August to familiarise the team of about 150 officials who had received intense training in Hyderabad, Bangalore and Kolkata with the nuances and technicalities of the highly advanced East-West Corridor

According to Metro official, However, some areas, needed more emphasis even after the completion of the mock runs. The Metro authorities were considering starting the second round of independent mock runs but the idea had to be abandoned due to the Bowbazar disaster.

Smart bikes launched for metro commuters

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Smart bikes launched for metro commuters

SECUNDERABAD (Metro Rail News): Additional City Commissioner of police Anil Kumar launched Smart bikes Secunderabad Parade Grounds Metro station.

The rental charge of Smart bikes Rs 1.5 paise per minute per km. Drivers of the bikes should possess licenses.

Those possessing licenses could show them and register in the app for the opening of the keys, According to D V S Raju arrangements were being made to protect the historic monuments in the Metro corridor.
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Also, steps were being taken as part of the First Smile to Last Smile Connectivity for the benefit of the Metro passengers to reach their work spot and return home.

DMRC approved Kirti Nagar-Dwarka Metrolite

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DMRC approved Kirti Nagar-Dwarka Metrolite

DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Union Urban Affairs Ministry & Delhi Metro rail corporation (DMRC) board approved Corridor Kirti Nagar-Dwarka, DMRC approving Metrolite 20-Km line from Kirti Nagar to Dwarka sector 25 currently. According to government official, Delhi could get its first stretch of metrolite, it is a cheaper, smaller & slower urban rail transit system compared to metro rail.

Union Housing & Urban Affairs Ministry Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra said on Friday, that the DMRC board had recently approved the stretch and send it to Delhi Government.

According to the Urban Affairs secretary Durga Shankar Mishra, the Metrolite trains which will have three-coach sets, is able to comfortably accommodate 300 passengers. “This will be sufficient to handle passenger traffic on the route. The Centre will provide financial assistance in the ratio of 50:50 on the lines of regular metro rail projects.

As far as possible, Metrolite trains should be on the ground level, not elevated, in order to keep the cost of construction down, the guidelines say.

Asked about the proposal, a senior DMRC official said: “Last week the proposal to construct a 20-km line from Kirti Nagar to the Exhibition Centre in Dwarka Sector 25 was approved by the DMRC Board. The proposal will now be forwarded to both the Delhi government and the Centre for their approval following which the implementation can take place.”

DMRC floats tender for AC e-feeder buses

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DMRC floats tender for AC e-feeder buses

DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) floats tender to run AC e-feeder buses service, The DMRC has decided to introduce Air-Conditioned (AC) electric midibuses for feeder service. The feeder bus services in the national Capital will get more comfortable soon.

Tender for procuring, operating and maintaining 100 AC e-feeder buses has been floated for North and East Delhi to provide better last-mile connectivity as well as to curb pollution. Also, the AC e-feeder buses will be coming for the first time under DMRC.

Recently DMRC has a fleet of around 269 buses (Non-Ac) to provide better last-mile connectivity. According to the sources, the Delhi Metro’s plan was to procure around 420 electric and CNG feeder buses, for which tender was also floated in 2018 but it did not receive much interests from the bidders.
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According to the sources, The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) last year had a proposal to purchase 400 plus buses for feeder services. It has decided to procure low floor disabled-friendly buses in both electric and CNG mode and tender was also issued for all clusters such as North, East, West, South and Central Delhi, but somehow it could materialize. However, the proposal is to purchase 100 cluster buses for North and East clusters.

Delhi Metro will outsource a private company to procure, operate and maintain these buses, while it will provide space and facility in its depot to install, commission, operate maintain battery charging infrastructure for these ‘MIDI AC Electric Buses’. The depot for the North and East clusters will be created at Majlis Park and Shastri Park.

The midi AC buses will have a seating capacity of 23-34 passengers. The estimated cost of 50 buses under East Cluster is Rs  183.05 crores, while the budget for the North Cluster is Rs 179.62 crore.

The buses will be purchased by the DMRC, while the travel routes for these buses will be prepared and approved by the Delhi Transport department. Besides, the buses will also have CCTV cameras, GPS and panic buttons for the safety and security of passengers.

Recently, about two lakh people travel daily in the feeder buses. Apart from feeder buses, the DMRC provided various other modes of transport such as e-rickshaws, cycle sharing services, electric bikes, and online cab booking services in its metro stations for the last mile connectivity.

As a matter of fact, DMRC has a network metro route of 373 km with 271 metro stations. Providing last-mile connectivity is a critical component to an effective integrated public transport. Last-mile connectivity helps to promote the use of public transport and also provides speedy and easy access to metro stations and to transit point/destination.

According to a senior official, “DMRC is planning to introduce Air-conditioned Electric bus services on feeder routes to contribute to seamless travel and also reduce pollution level as less vehicles would be on the roads once a robust public transport system backed by last-mile connectivity is provided to the people.”

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