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Court says DMRC to operate Rapid Metro from October 16

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Court says DMRC to operate Rapid Metro from October 16

GURUGRAM (Metro Rail News): On Friday, The Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon Limited (RMGL) and Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon South Limited (RMGSL) to operate the Rapid Metro till October 16.

Senior advocate Chetan Mittal told that the division Bench of Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain and Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi, while disposing of writ petitions pertaining to the Gurugram Rapid Metro, directed that the RMGL and the RMGSL shall continue to operate the Rapid Metro lines maximum till October 16.

Mr. Mittal, counsel for petitioner HMRTCL said that “During this period, RMGL and RMGSL shall handover the operations and maintenance along with control and possession of both the metro lines to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC) as Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation Limited (HMRTCL) – Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) had already entered into an agreement with DMRC on September 16 for operation and maintenance of the metro lines for five years”.

Mr. Mittal added that the court also directed that the handover shall take place under the supervision of two retired judges of the High Court, which include Justice (Retd.) Kailash Gambhir and Justice (Retd.) V.K. Gupta. He said the process of handover shall be initiated from September 23 onwards.

Delhi metro grey line likely to open by next month

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Delhi metro grey line likely to open by next month

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The upcoming Delhi Metro Grey Line, which will bring one of the most congested areas of the national capital on the Delhi Metro network, will soon have the very first dumbbell-shaped station.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is constructing the Najafgarh station of Delhi Metro Grey Line as dumbbell-shaped due to lack of space in the area and to decongest the traffic flow across the roads.

A DMRC spokesperson told that the Najafgarh station was initially planned in the regular rectangle shape. However, when the construction work began on-ground, some of the private lands could not be acquired for the project.

Due to this, the Delhi metro had no other option but to plan the metro station with the land which was available to them. The dumbbell-shaped station will be completed in such a way that the station area will shrink by a few meters in the middle, but the DMRC engineers have not compromised with the space required for passenger movement in either the ticketing area or the platform area.

Lengthwise the Najafgarh metro station will be 88 meters longer than the length of a regular Delhi Metro station. The actual length of the station is 288 meters, while the length of an average metro station is 200 meters. The platform length of the station is also nearly 195 meters, as against the average 140 meters

The Delhi Metro Grey Line is an extremely beneficial metro line as it will connect the rural pockets of Najafgarh with Dwarka. According to DMRC, the construction work on the corridor has been completed and it is likely to open for passengers by the month of October.

Delhi Metro Grey Line has a total of three stations, namely, Dwarka, Nangli and Najafgarh. It will provide a link with the existing Delhi Metro Blue Line, between Dwarka sector-21 and Noida Electronic City and Vaishali. By the year 2020, the Delhi Metro Grey Line will be connected with another station at the Dhansa Bus Stand.

Indian Railways passengers can now watch movies on the go

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Indian Railways passengers can now watch movies on the go

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Good news for movie buffs! From now on, you can enjoy your Indian Railways train journeys by watching onboard movies of your choice. In a bid to enhance the passenger experience, Indian Railways has recently introduced ‘Entertainment on-demand’ facility in select trains.

According to details shared by Piyush Goyal-led Railway Ministry, the East Central Railway zone has introduced ‘Entertainment on-demand’ facility in select trains.

Currently, the cost-free facility is available for passengers in Patna Rajdhani Express and Sampoorna Kranti Express. In addition to these two trains, the ‘Entertainment on-demand’ facility will soon begin in six more trains. Under this system, passengers can watch movies and programs by streaming on their devices.

The ‘Entertainment on-demand’ facility is available to stream on Vuliv player, which can be downloaded from Google Play and Apple app store. The WiFi-based media server can connect up to as many as 90 persons at a time for media streaming in each coach.

The facility provides over 12,000 programs and over 7,000 movies for train passengers to choose from. Also, a special section for kids, as well as a special section on devotional videos, are also available.

The ‘Entertainment on-demand’ facility is an initiative started by Danapur Division of East Central Railway zone. Under this, more than 500 hours of content is available in the local media server that provides un-interrupted movies and programs without any internet connection locally. Passengers do not have pay or use his/her own data pack for availing the ‘Entertainment on-demand’ onboard service.
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From this weekend Gurgaon’s Rapid Metro train might stop services

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From this weekend Gurgaon’s Rapid Metro train might stop services

CHANDIGARH (Metro Rail News): With the inking of a pact between Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to take over the Rapid Metro Rail in Gurugram, previous owning company Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon South Ltd on Wednesday said it was willing to continue for the time being.

HSVP conveyed to the court that they have entered into an MoU with DMRC. But DMRC will get into action only after the court agrees to a schedule for transition and handover on behalf of HSVP.

HSVP is the new name of Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA).

Appearing before the bench of Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain and Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi of the Punjab and Haryana High Court here, Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon South Ltd expressed willingness to continue for about a month till the handing over of the operations and maintenance to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd in larger public interest.

Adjourning the case for September 20, the interim order on continuation of operations on both the lines would continue for the time being by Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon South Ltd.

The current operator also informed the bench that it was ready for an audit and prayed to the court to appoint an auditor.

However, Chetan Mittal, counsel for Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran, demanded that the audit be carried out by Comptroller and Auditor General.

Taking note of the contentions and issues raised by Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon South Ltd, the court asked Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran to respond before the next date of hearing.

IL&FS has sought the court’s direction on HSVP discharging their obligations for termination payments in a timebound manner, subject to audit desired by HSVP.

The IL&FS Special Purpose Vehicles will continue operations till Friday midnight under court orders as of now.

The handover is expected to be a court-administered process. IL&FS declined to comment as the matter is subjudice.

DMRC Training institute renamed as DELHI METRO RAIL ACADEMY

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DMRC Training institute renamed as DELHI METRO RAIL ACADEMY

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Metro Training Institute functioning since 2002 at Shastri Park Depot was today given a new name and logo. The institute will henceforth be known as the Delhi Metro Rail Academy (DMRA) which has so far imparted training to around 25,000 DMRC personnel and 2000 personnel from other Metros in India and neighboring countries.

Dr. Mangu Singh, Managing Director/DMRC who was present during the renaming ceremony said, “The Delhi Metro Rail Academy will further raise the bar in the quality of training in the field of Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS).

The Academy will now be headed by a Dean and each department will be led by a Professor. The faculty will be strengthened by a team of full-time Professors, Associate/Assistant Professors, and Lecturers”.

DMRA is a premier institute in the country which is equipped with all modern facilities to impart customized training on every aspect of Project Planning, Implementation and Operations & Maintenance of MRTS. In its pursuit of excellence, the Academy will now be undertaking upgradation of its facilities.

The makeover will include infrastructural, technological and academic upgradation. A new look website of the Academy is also being developed to facilitate all its stakeholders.

Upgradation in infrastructure includes the construction of a new building with new simulators, a state-of-the-art Telepresence Room, Recreational Centre, new Yoga/ Meditation Room, renovation of Canteen, Auditorium, etc.

Technological/ Digital upgradation is being done to provide trainees with a digital learning environment with the most modern teaching aids.

MAD Architects unveils solar-powered Hyperloop transit system

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MAD Architects unveils solar-powered Hyperloop transit system

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): The avant-garde architecture of Beijing-based MAD Architects has merged with Hyperloop’s futuristic transportation technologies to unveil a new, solar-powered rapid transit system. Designed with an emphasis on sustainability, the elevated, tube-based infrastructure will promote car-free living, incorporate urban farming and harness renewable energy to minimize its environmental footprint.

The versatile system is designed for easy integration in a variety of environments, from dense urban centers to remote deserts.

MAD Architects’ collaboration with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (Hyperloop TT) is meant to transform the future of travel by showing how the transportation infrastructure can complement the natural environment and bring people closer to nature.

The Hyperloop concept, which was popularized by Elon Musk in 2012, is a proposed mode of transportation that uses a pressurized system of large tubes, through which pods carrying people or freight can be pushed at high speed without lag from air resistance.

MAD Architects and HyperloopTT’s vision expands on this idea with the integration of sustainable systems and green public space, which can be built along the tops of the tubes as well as underneath them.

“The pylon design minimizes the system’s physical footprint by lifting its functions almost 7 meters above ground,” explained MAD Architects of the versatile pylon design that doubles as structural support. “This eliminates the possibility of collision with road traffic, which in turn decreases the cost of land acquisition. It is composed of a single-mold fiberglass structure, proving its efficiency in both its development and usage.”

The base of each pylon is designed to accommodate organic urban farming activities and solar-powered LED grow lights. The Hyperloop TT system would also be powered with solar and wind energies. Flexible solar panel skin modules would be affixed to the system and used to power the Hyperloop, LEDs and interactive information boards.

Bladeless wind turbine forests would be installed at certain sections to create an additional source of power and reduce energy costs.

By next April trial runs on the extended line of Chennai metro

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By next April trial runs on the extended line of Chennai metro

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): By April 2020, metro trains will be operated for the first time on the tracks in north Chennai between Washermenpet and Wimco Nagar before they are thrown open to the public.

Metro rail is likely to get the 9km line ready by mid next year. A metro rail official said trains will be operated in manual mode on the line before trial runs and inspections by the commissioner of metro rail safety (CMRS).

“We may operate trains by April or May next year. Much of the work would be completed by then. We will be ready for a June 2020 opening,” the official said.

Locomotives followed by metro trains in manual mode will be operated on the 9km stretch to check the alignment of the tracks. It will be followed by trial runs when trains will be operated on manual and automatic modes to test the integration of the cars with signaling and communication systems.

Syncing of platform screen doors, information display boards on platforms and the automatic fare collection gates in the ticketing area will be checked. It will be followed by formal inspections by CMRS to get approvals for commercial operations.

When the line opens, commuters could board a train from Wimco Nagar near Tiruvottiyur and reach the airport via Anna Salai. They could shift corridors to reach Koyambedu CMBT or Egmore station.

At present, construction to complete the elevated corridor and stations, underground and elevated, is underway. Workers are busy laying tracks on a portion of the elevated corridor.

“About 40% of the trackwork in the elevated section is done,” an official said. Once the trackwork is complete, overhead equipment and the mast will be erected before the signaling and communication systems are installed. A two-kilometer twin tunnel between Washermenpet and Korukkupet was completed more than a year ago. Officials said the underground tunnels are now ready with tracks and electricals.
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Amravati metro will cut the cost of capital Metro by Rs 100 crore per km

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Amravati metro will cut the cost of capital Metro by Rs 100 crore per km

VIJAYAWADA (Metro Rail News): The Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation (AMRC) has decided to revise the detailed project report (DPR) for the Amaravati Metro project on the basis of suggestions made by the state government.

In a recent meeting with municipal minister Botcha Satyanarayana, AMRC officials stated that the Amaravati light-Metro project will cost the exchequer Rs 25,000 crore. The project has been designed with two corridors in mind.

The AMRC had estimated that it would spend Rs 12,500 crore for the 27-km long underground Metro rail line from Prakasam barrage to the Amaravati capital region. However, the state government expressed dissatisfaction about the underground line project as it would cost the exchequer Rs 450 crore per kilometer.

In its response, the AMRC said that it can minimize the cost of the project to around Rs 100 crore per kilometer. AMRC managing director NP Ramakrishna Reddy said, “we are focussed on minimizing the cost of the project as per the directions of the state government.” “We had designed an underground line earlier.
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However, the government has asked us to prepare estimates for an earth-grade Metro rail.

This can reduce the cost of the project drastically,” he added. Sources in the municipal administration department said that the department is planning to reduce the extent of the Eluru Road corridor, beginning the corridor from Nidamanuru instead of Gannavaram.

The AMRC is gearing to submit the new report along with the detailed project report prepared by SYSTRA within a month. Meanwhile, the state government is ready to go to the central government for assistance after verifying the final DPR.

Officials said that the government might consider a public-private partnership model for the project if the cost of the project is sufficiently reduced.

For 2 months DMRC to operate Gurugram’s Rapid Metro

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For 2 months DMRC to operate Gurugram’s Rapid Metro

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): On Monday evening, the Haryana government and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) signed an agreement, according to which the latter will take over operations of Gurugram’s Rapid Metro as an interim measure for two months.

Senior officials from both, the Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation (HMRTC) and the DMRC, confirmed this development on Tuesday.

D Suresh, managing director, HMRTC, and chief administrator, Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP), said, “This will allow the DMRC, which is an experienced Metro operator, to run the Rapid Metro for two months while we make arrangements to run it independently. The DMRC will not run the Rapid Metro in the long-term.” He added that the DMRC was prepared to take over operations by September 22.

However, officials also said that this handover will be contingent on orders that are yet to be issued by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which on Tuesday adjourned its hearing of the Rapid Metro dispute to September 18, and instructed IL&FS to continue operating the Metro line for one more day.

The HSVP and the HMRTC had both filed separate petitions in the high court on September 6, challenging a termination notice issued by the Rapid Metro on June 7.

Anuj Dayal, executive director of corporate communications, DMRC, said, “An agreement has been signed. However, the process of taking over will commence only when it is officially communicated by the HMRTC to the DMRC. As of now, the HMRTC and the Rapid Rail authorities are communicating with each other and further course of action will also depend on court observations.”

Representatives from both, the Haryana government and the Rapid Metro, confirmed that negotiations between the two parties have so far not been able to arrive at a resolution. Chetan Mittal, the advocate for the Haryana government in the matter, said, “Negotiations with the operator have failed. Our position, as conveyed to the court, is that the assets and infrastructure need to be handed over to us at the earliest so that the service can be handed over to the DMRC. However, the operator is refusing to transfer the assets without first settling the project’s outstanding debts.”

Both parties have also been instructed by the high court to recommend the names of two judges, who will oversee the transfer of operations and maintenance of the Rapid Metro from IL&FS to the HMRTC, and then to the DMRC. They are expected to put forward their recommendations in court on September 18.

IL&FS also told the court on Tuesday that it would be willing to continue operating the Rapid Metro, provided the Haryana government settled the project’s outstanding debt. Mittal, however, said that the Haryana government would not agree to any payment terms without first conducting a forensic audit of Rapid Metro Gurugram Limited (and Rapid Metro Gurugram South Limited).

“Even the enforcement directorate is investigating allegations that the service has been used to siphon off about ₹300 crores, by issuing work orders to shell companies. Before any payout can be made, we have to be sure that the Haryana government is not picking up any of the company’s liabilities, or providing them undue benefits,” he said.

A senior IL&FS official, not wishing to be quoted, said that the company would not make any official comment until after the high court hearing on September 18.

NCRTC likely to provide freight movement on the RRTS

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NCRTC likely to provide freight movement on the RRTS

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): An official said on Tuesday, The National Capital Region Transport Corporation is likely to facilitate freight movement on its Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridors.

He said Logistics services through RRTS would be “an excellent option” especially for transporting time-sensitive commodities which also face issues related to inadequate availability of cold-chain infrastructure.

The NCRTC, the executing agency of the RRTS, organized a consultation meeting with the logistics industry to deliberate on the ‘Provision of Logistics Services through RRTS corridors in National Capital Region’.

Officials said that the representatives from various logistics organizations, including Amazon, Flipkart, BigBasket, CONCOR, Delhivery participated and shared valuable insights. Given its network, the RRTS has “strong potential” to also become a preferred partner for e-commerce logistics, they said. The system which is primarily being implemented for commuter movement is planning to utilize its capacity during a lean period for freight movement.

An official quoted NCRTC MD Vinay Kumar Singh as saying in the meeting “Apart from its numerous benefits as a green corridor, it would act as a catalyst for economic growth,”.

Singh said that apart from its numerous benefits as a green corridor, it would act as a catalyst for economic growth. According to the NCRTC, RRTS is envisioned to serve as a more sustainable alternative for urban freight movement in the NCR by handling goods at its depots. “There are depots proposed along Phase-I RRTS corridors at the strategic locations –Duhai and Modipuram depots on Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor, Murthal and Panipat depots on Delhi-Panipat corridor and Dharuhera depot on Delhi-Gurugram-SNB corridor,” the official said.

Commuters will be able to travel on the country’s first rail rapid transit corridor in over three years from now as its 17-km-long Duhai-Sahibabad section in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad is expected to be operational by early 2023. The entire Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor, spanning 82 km, will be operational by 2025.

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