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Kochi Metro Becomes Second Rapid Transit System To Generate Revenue, after DMRC

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Kochi Metro Becomes Second Rapid Transit System To Generate Revenue, after DMRC

KOCHI (Metro Rail News): According to KMRL managing director APM Mohammed Hanish the Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) has also started generating surplus revenue from its service most of the days.

With this, the Kochi Metro has become the second metro after the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to register a profit from its daily operations.

“The operating profit has been approximately Rs 2 lakh since April on most days. We hope the figure will further increase when the metro touches Pettah in January,” Hanish said, in a conversation.

According to data, provided by metro officials, the number of daily commuters at Kochi Metro has been rising from the last several days, with a record 95,285 passengers being served on last Saturday. It was the highest number of passengers since its commercial operation began in June 2017.

In view of its growing importance, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had last week inaugurated the new stretch of Kochi Metro from Maharaja’s College junction to Thykoodam.
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Vijayan, accompanied by Union Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and other dignitaries also took a ride on the first Metro train from Maharaja’s College junction to Kadavanthra station near the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium.

Earlier, the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety had granted sanction for the new stretch which has a total of five stations – Ernakulam South, Kadavanthra, Elamkulam, Vyttila, and Thykoodam. Foundation stones for constructing the Petta-SN Junction Section of Kochi Metro and for Kochi Water Metro Project to provide intermodal connectivity between jetties, bus terminals, and metro rail were also laid on the occasion.

The first phase of Kochi Metro, which offers Rs 120 daily passes and Rs 250 weekend passes, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 2017.

In last eight months, 1.91 crore passengers traveled in Chennai metro trains

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In last eight months, 1.91 crore passengers traveled in Chennai metro trains

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): In the last eight months more than 1.91 crore passengers have used metro rail services in Chennai. Chennai Metro Rail (CMRL) officials said the introduction of feeder services like share auto, share a taxi, MTC small buses, rental bikes, car and cycle, and airconditioned van services to IT corridors, for last-mile connectivity, had helped increase patronage.

In August, around 29.65 lakh passengers used metro rail services. According to CMRL, the daily patronage crossed one lakh on 19 days in August with the maximum at 1.3 lakh passengers on August 30. Officials said the daily ridership crossed more than one lakh during the weekdays while it touched 90,000 during weekends. However, the estimated daily ridership for the 45km phase-1 is 7.75lakh.

Compared to 19.37 lakhs passengers in the month of January, the monthly patronage shot up to 23.62 lakh in February after the last leg of 45km phase-1 between Washermenpet and AG-DMS opened in February.

The monthly ridership gradually increased to 28.17 lakh in July and 29.65 lakh in August. CMRL recently increased train frequency between Washermenpet and Airport during peak hours to five minutes.

MMRDA Recruitment 2019: Apply Online for Mumbai Metro Jobs

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MMRDA Recruitment 2019: Apply Online for Mumbai Metro Jobs

MMRDA Recruitment 2019:  The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has invited eligible candidates to fill 25 Executive and 1,053 non-executive posts across various sections in Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Ltd (MMMOCL).Those who are interested can check the MMRDA recruitment notification, which is available on the authority’s official website; mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in. According to the notice, the online application process will begin from September 16 and continue until October 7, 2019. The salary package for the available positions will be based on the 7th Pay Commission

MMRDA Recruitment 2019 –Total number of vacancies: 1,078

The category-wise break-up of vacancies is given below:

Executive Category Posts – 25 Posts

  1. Dy. General Manager (Operation) – 1 post
  2. Dy. General Manager (Rolling Stock) – 1 post
  3. Dy. General Manager (PST) – 1 post
  4. Dy. General Manager (Electrical & Maintenance) – 1 post
  5. Dy. General Manager (S & T) – 1 post
  6. Dy. General Manager (Civil ) – 1 post
  7. Manager (Commercial) – 1 post
  8. Manager (Security) – 1 post
  9. Manager (Safety) – 1 post
  10. Manager (Stores) – 1 post
  11. Manager (HR) – 1 post
  12. Asst. Manager (Station Operation) – 2 posts
  13. Asst. Manager (OCC) – 1 post
  14. Asst. Manager (Rolling Stock) – 2 posts
  15. Asst. Manager (PST) – 2 posts
  16. Asst. Manager (Electrical & Maintenance) – 2 posts
  17. Asst. Manager (S&T) – 3 posts
  18. Asst. Manager (P/Way) – 2 posts

Non-Executive Category Posts – 1,053 Posts

  1. Station Manager – 18 posts
  2. Station Controller – 120 posts
  3. Section Engineer – 136 posts
  4. Jr. Engineer – 30 posts
  5. Train Operator (Shunting) – 12 posts
  6. Chief Traffic Controller – 6 posts
  7. Traffic Controller – 8 posts
  8. Jr. Engineer (S&T) – 4 posts
  9. Safety Supervisor I – 1 post
  10. Safety Supervisor II – 4 posts
  11. Senior Section Engineer – 30 posts
  12. Technician I – 75 posts
  13. Technician II – 287 posts
  14. Sr. Section Engineer (Civil) – 7 posts
  15. Section Engineer(Civil) – 16 posts
  16. Technician (Civil) I – 9 posts
  17. Technician (Civil) II – 26 posts
  18. Sr. Section Engineer (E&M) – 3 posts
  19. Section Engineer(E&M) – 6 posts
  20. Technician (E&M) I –  5 posts
  21. Technician (E&M) II – 11 posts
  22. Helper – 13 posts
  23. Sr. Section Engineer(S&T) – 18 posts
  24. Section Engineer(S&T) – 36 posts
  25. Technician (S&T) I – 42 posts
  26. Technician (S&T) II – 97 posts
  27. Security Supervisor – 4 posts
  28. Finance Assistant – 2 posts
  29. Supervisor (Customer Relation) – 8 posts
  30. Commercial Assistant – 4 posts
  31. Store Supervisor – 2 posts
  32. Jr. Engineer (Stores) – 8 posts
  33. HR Assistant I – 1 post
  34. HR Assistant II – 4 posts

MMRDA Recruitment 2019– Eligibility Criteria

  1. Dy. General Manager (Operations), Asst. Manager (Station Operation), Asst. Manager (OCC): Degree in Electrical/Electronics/Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering from a Govt. recognized Institute.
  2. Dy. General Manager/Manager/Assistant Manager (Rolling Stock/PST/Electrical Maintenance): Degree in Electrical Engineering from a Govt. recognized Institute.
  3. Dy. General Manager/Assistant Manager (S&T): Degree in Electronics/Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering from a Govt. recognized Institute.
  4. Dy. General Manager (Civil)/Asst. Manager (P/Way): Degree in Civil Engineering from a Govt. recognized Institute.
  5. Manager (Commercial/Security): Bachelor degree in any discipline from a Govt. recognized Institute.
  6. Manager (Safety/Stores): Degree in Electrical /Electronics/Mechanical/Civil/ Engineering from a Govt. recognized Institute.
  7. Manager (HR), HR Assistant: Bachelor degree in any discipline with MMS (HR)/MBA (HR), PGDM (HR) from a Govt. recognized University.
  8. Station Manager, Station Controller, Sr. Section Engineer, Section Engineer, Junior Engineer, Chief Traffic Controller, Traffic Controller, Safety Supervisor, Store Supervisor: Degree or Diploma in Engineering in Electrical/Electronics/Electronics & Telecommunication from a government recognized University/Institute.
  9. Technician, Helper: ITI/NCVT/SCVT from a government recognized Institute.
  10. Security Supervisor, Supervisor (Customer Relation), Commercial Assistant: Bachelor degree in any discipline from a government recognized University/Institute.
  11. Finance Assistant: Degree in MBA, MMS/PGDBM in Finance from a government recognized University/Institute.

As per the official notification, if suitable candidates are not found for a post then the same will be filled up in lower scale by suitable candidates.

MMRDA Recruitment 2019 – Age Limit

  1. Manager (HR): 48 years
  2. Dy. General Managers: 45 years
  3. Managers/Assistant Managers, Senior Section Engineer, HR Assistant I: 43 years
  4. Station Manager, Section Engineer, Chief Traffic Controller, Safety Supervisor I, Supervisor (Customer Relation), Store Supervisor: 40 years
  5. Station Controller, Jr. Engineers, Train Operator (Shunting), Traffic Controller, Safety Supervisor II, Finance Assistant, Commercial Assistant, Technician I & II, HR Assistant II, Helper: 38 years

MMRDA Recruitment 2019– Pay Scales

  1. Dy. General Manager: Rs.78,800-2,09,200
  2. Manager: Rs.67,700-2,08,700
  3. Asst. Manager: Rs.56,100-1,77,500
  4. Senior Section Engineer, HR Assistant I: Rs.47,600-1,51,100
  5. Station Manager, Section Engineer, Chief Traffic Controller, Safety Supervisor I, Supervisor (Customer Relation), Store Supervisor: Rs.41800-132300
  6. Station Controller, Jr. Engineers, Train Operator (Shunting), Traffic Controller, Safety Supervisor II, Finance Assistant, Commercial Assistant: Rs.38600-122800
  7. Technician I, HR Assistant II: Rs.25,500-81,100:
  8. Technician II: Rs.19,900-63,200
  9. Helper: Rs.15,000-47,600

MMRDA Recruitment 2019 – Important Dates

  • Date of Notification: September 9, 2019
  • Start date of submitting online application form: September 16, 2019
  • Last date submitting online application form: October 7, 2019

MMRDA Recruitment 2019 – Application Fee

To apply for the posts in MMRDA, a general candidate have to pay Rs.300/-, whereas reserved candidate have to pay Rs.150/- as Online Examination Fee.

MMRDA Recruitment 2019– Mode of Selection

The mode of selection will include a written examination. Candidates who qualify in written exam will be called for Document Verification and then will have to appear for an Interview. Details of the exam and syllabus for the exam will be released later.

MMRDA Recruitment Important Links

MMRDA Official Notification PDF Download Click Here
MMRDA Official Website LinkClick Here

Follow the steps below to apply for the Mumbai Metro recruitment 2019:

Step 1: Candidates need to visit the official site of MMRDA at mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in.

Step 2:  Click on the login link on the right-hand side of the page.

Step 3: Enter login id and password.

Step 4: Fill the application form and make the payment.

Step 4: Click ‘submit’.

Step 5: Take a printout of the confirmation form for future reference.

Candidates should be well versed in Marathi and need to submit their SSC Examination certificate. If not fluent in Marathi, candidates need to pass Marathi examination as per instructions from the Maharashtra government. The online examination fee for general candidates is Rs 300 and fee for reserved candidates is Rs 150.

Eligible candidates will have to sit for a competitive exam. Shortlisted candidates will have to submit their educational documents. Aspirants should check the MMRDA official website for further details.

IL&FS to run Gurgaon Metro till September 17

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IL&FS to run Gurgaon Metro till September 17

GURGAON (Metro Rail News): The Gurgaon Metro will be operated and maintained by IL&FS till September 17 midnight as a licensee while its operational cost will be borne by the Haryana Urban Development Authority, the Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled on Monday.

The court also set September 17 as the next date of hearing of a petition by HUDA seeking termination of a service contract between it and the Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon Limited (RMGL) and Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon South Limited (RMGSL), the two special purposes vehicles (SPVs) floated by IL&FS.

The Gurgaon Metro is the country’s first privately-developed project which was built by the Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS). IL&FS is now facing bankruptcy proceedings in the NCLAT, putting the rail service at risk of closure.

The high court said in its order “Till the next date of hearing September 17, the respondent (RMGL) shall operate and manage the Rapid Metro Rail at Gurgaon on both the lines but subject to reimbursement of the insurance and operation and maintenance cost by the petitioners (HUDA) of this period.

The court also stated that RMGL would not act as a concessionaire and rather would act as an agent, even as the counsel for HUDA submitted that the respondent can act as a licensee.

Mumbai metro body assures to plant more trees

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Mumbai metro body assures to plant more trees

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): In a bid to tackle the ongoing social media campaigns and criticism against the proposed Metro crashed inside Aarey Milk Colony, chief of Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) Ashwini Bhide has been actively engaging in the microblogging site- Twitter, defending the project and emphasizing the need of Metro in a city like Mumbai.  

Bhide, as well as the Mumbai Metro 3– the official Twitter handle of MMRC has been regularly tweeting information, graphics as well as clarifications about everything related to Metro including court cases and accusations made by several environmentalists under #AareyAikaNa, which has now almost snowballed into an online campaign.

“There are total 3,691 trees in Metro-3 depot land. We will retain 1,045 trees. As per Tree Authority, approval 461 trees are to be transplanted and 2,185 are to be cut. Six times more trees mean 13110 trees to be newly planted. Please join us in planting them. #AareyAikaNa,” Bhide tweeted on September 8.

She even clarified that the plea to declare Aarey land as forest before Bombay High Court was dismissed on October 26, 2018, and special leave petition for the relocation of crashed to alternate locations including Kanjurmarg was dismissed by Supreme Court on April 15, 2019.

In another tweet she mentioned, “Some say that objection is to Metro crashed, NOT to Metro. The answer is that the Metro line cannot function without a crashed which is an integral part of the system.”

Using #AareyAikaNa, she even raised the issue of how the Mumbai city desperately needs enhancement of its rail-based public transport network. “Suburban railways carry 80 lakh passengers per day. Once Metro network is commissioned it would carry about 45 lakh people by 2031 and 1 crore people by 2041 as per MMRDA CTS,” was one of her tweets.

Taking on the environmentalists she even tweeted that ‘MCGM, Tree Authority has given the approval to cut 24472 trees from 2013 to 2017. 10074 trees among them to be cut and 14398 trees to be transplanted. What is their status? Has anyone heard any noise against it? Why now? Why so much?.”

As per Tree Authority, 461 trees are to be transplanted and 2,185 are to be felled Using #AareyAikaNa, the issue of how the city desperately needs enhancement of its rail-based public transport network was raised

No more manufacturing of Vande Bharat rakes this year

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No more manufacturing of Vande Bharat rakes this year

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): On Monday Railway Board Chairman Vinod Yadav said that Indian Railways have decided not to manufacture any more Vande Bharat Express rakes in the current financial year.

He added, “The energy consumption of the train was much more than the world standards. We realized that when we do mass production, we cannot have such high energy consumption. So we decided to review the specifications that they become energy efficient. We will not be able to make any more Vande Bharat Express in 2019-20, but will produce 15 between 2020 and 2021, and 25 in 2021-2022″.

He further added that the issues with the train have been addressed and 40 more such trains will be produced till March 2022.

The production of this self-propelled engine-less train sets was stopped over allegations of favoritism and lack of transparency earlier this year. In July, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal met representatives of manufacturers and promised a transparent level-playing field to all of them.

Indian railways will put in place a regulator as and when private operators take over to run trains. The regulator will look into various issues such as fares, the routes such trains can run on, along with the crucial aspect of safety, Railway Board Chairman Vinod Yadav said on Monday.

Yadav said “We are studying all the issues related to pricing, with respect to private train operators. Private train operators will not come immediately but we will have to prepare for it from now. Whenever a private player comes in, a regulator will also come, adding that no decision on this regard will be taken without consulting all stakeholders.

This comes at the backdrop of the Indian railways allowing its tourism and catering subsidiary IRCTC to run Tejas trains, which is touted to be a train that will be run by an entity other than the national transporter. Handing over these two trains to IRCTC is expected to help the national transporter consider the option of roping in private players to run trains, which will cater to the larger idea of providing world-class service to passengers.

The train service has gained traction amongst rail travelers and is hailed as a game-changer akin to what a Rajdhani or Shatabdi did for the people’s mover. IRCTC will run Tejas trains on two routes—Delhi-Lucknow and, Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central, with the latter expected to begin operations around December.

IL&FS Engineering announces the revival of the contract with Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation

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IL&FS Engineering announces the revival of the contract with Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation

HYDERABAD (Metro Rail News): On Monday, IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Ltd (IECCL) said that it has received approval from Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) for the revival of the contract in respect of the construction of viaduct corridor from interface point with Gyaspur depot.

This involves abutment of the depot to APMC metro station to Shreyas metro rail station to all-inclusive of the elevated portion from chainage minus 1374.50 to plus 3246.50 meters and four elevated metro stations — APMC, Jivraj, Rajiv Nagar and Shreyas — for package one of the north-south corridor for Ahmedabad metro project phase 1.

By 12th September the contract will start and will be completed within 15 months without any change in financial terms of the original contract. The contract value is Rs 382.22 crore, works done Rs 213.24 crore and value of balance work Rs 168.98 crore.

The GMRC terminated this contract on January 19. According to an official statement now IECCL and GMRC have agreed to revive the contract and treat the intervening period from the date of termination as suspension of work without any extra claims except payment under price variation.

After HC order Kolkata Metro construction stopped

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After HC order Kolkata Metro construction stopped

KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): On Tuesday, The Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation (KMRC) informed the Calcutta high court that it had stopped underground construction on the East-West Metro corridor, following Sunday’s damage to several houses in the central parts of the city during a tunnel-boring work.

Admitting that at least five houses had collapsed owing to ground settlement from seepage after a tunnel-boring machine hit a water table, the KMRC counsel told a division bench presided by Chief Justice TBN Radhakrishnan that work will start only after getting the court’s nod.

Several buildings in the congested Bowbazar area have developed cracks, leaving hundreds homeless.

Hearing public interest litigation seeking termination of underground drilling for metro tunnels in congested areas, the division bench directed the KMRC to apprise it of the developments in arresting further ground settlement and damage to buildings by September 16.
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The court also asked the advocate general to make sure that the state government and the city civic authorities extend all cooperation in dealing with the situation and ensuring that the affected people are taken care of.

The bench will hear the PIL, which has also challenged the provisions of Metro Railway (Construction of Works) Act, 1978, again on September 16.

Delhi’s Chief Ministers says Plan to offer free rides for women on Metro ‘taking time’

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Delhi’s Chief Ministers says Plan to offer free rides for women on Metro ‘taking time’

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): On Sunday Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the plan to offer free Metro rides to women is “taking time”.

Speaking on the sidelines of a press conference, Kejriwal said that the proposal is still on the cards, but rolling it out will take a while.

The chief minister’s comment came two days after the Supreme Court observed that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi should refrain from giving “freebies” from “public money”, referring to its free Metro ride proposal, as such initiatives did not go hand-in-glove with claims of the network potentially suffering losses.

When asked about the SC’s observation, Kejriwal on Sunday, he said, “I will have to read the order. We will have to examine the order. I will be able to comment only after that.

On the proposal to offer free Metro rides to women, the chief minister said the Delhi government is still working on it.

Kejriwal said that It is taking time and I have already announced that free rides in buses will be rolled out from October 28. As for the Metro, we will update you all as and when there is any progress.

The proposal was stuck because the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) was yet to appoint the directors nominated by the Delhi government to its board. “We are awaiting a board meeting with the DMRC on the issue at the earliest. But for that, there has to be a clear decision on the board members first. Once that happens, the agenda on free rides for women in the Metro will be tabled, transport minister Kailash Gahlot said on Saturday.
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The proposal for free rides for women, announced by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in June, has also been halted.

Senior officials in the DMRC said they had raised several red flags and are awaiting another report from the government, following which the proposal is likely to be sent to a fare fixation committee.

In the Delhi Assembly last month, the government had allocated ₹150 crore for the scheme. The government argued that if the scheme gets clearance before the end of the financial year, its implementation should not be delayed for lack of funds.

The scheme on free rides for women in Delhi buses is set to take off from October 29 this year.

Pune metro to start its underground tunnel work from November

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Pune metro to start its underground tunnel work from November

PUNE (Metro Rail News):  In November, the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro), will begin digging tunnels, for the Range Hill to Swargate metro corridor which has a 5km underground stretch.

According to Maha-Metro officials, a successful trial of the tunnel-boring machines has already been conducted and the final work of digging the tunnel will begin in November.

Maha-Metro is committed to undertaking the underground work as per schedule and inspection and passing of the tunnel-boring machine is a milestone in our preparedness and execution of underground tunneling work, Brijesh Dixit, managing director of Maha-Metro, said.

The Maha-Metro has employed a tunnel-boring machine to dig the twin tunnel in the underground stretch. A tunnel-boring machine is a computer-controlled machine that bores the tunnel and also places the precast concrete ring segments to clad the tunnel from the inside.

According to officials, these machines dig the tunnels which are then used for laying tracks and installing signal systems and electrical overhead conductors. A total of 6,054 rings are required for the 5-km stretch, according to officials. 

Maha-Metro officials said, currently, 200 rings are made in the Maha-Metro Deccan college casting yard. The diameter of each ring is 6.4 meter. The tunnel-boring machines will be dispatched by September-end and will reach Pune via Mumbai Port by the end of October.

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