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3 Lakh Passenger use Chennai Metro’s last-mile share autos and cabs

08/05/2019

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) launched share auto and share cab facilities on a trial basis on August 11, 2018, in some of its stations improve last-mile connectivity. After Nine months More than three lakh passengers have used share auto and share taxi services from metro rail stations to reach their destinations.

Share autos are now operated from seven metro stations for a flat charge of Rs 5 and share taxi services from six metro stations for a charge of Rs 10. These services take passengers from and to metro stations, covering a radius of about 3km.

In March and April, as many as 12,834 people used share taxi services with the maximum number of passengers using the facility from AG-DMS and Koyambedu metro stations. Around 74,395 passengers used share autos in the last two months with Guindy and Thirumangalam seeing the highest number of people using the facility.

Chennai Metro phase I covers 45 km and consists of two corridors. One from Washermanpet to Chennai Airport and another from Central to St Thomas Mount. CMRL is ready to set the ball rolling for its Phase 2 which will connect Madhavaram in north Chennai to Sholinganallur in south Chennai.

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Japan to invest Rs. 350000 crore in India

Narendra Shah

08/05/2019

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Japan agreed to invest $5 Billion (Rs 350000 crore) for this year for infrastructure, water, transport, and power projects as India has emerged as a preferred destination for Japanese investment.

More than 60 percent of the investment will spend on the transport segment which includes metro and the high-speed Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor.

“India has been our largest development partner in the past 10 years. We are increasing the total commitment to India,” said Katsuo Matsumoto, Chief Representative in India of Japan Investment Cooperation Agency (JICA)

In the past few years, India has been a preferred destination followed by Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. India has risen from $2 billion 10 years ago to $5 billion, said the JICA chief in India.

India, in the past few years, has emerged the top choice of the companies, he added. Already some 1,400 Japanese companies are operating in India and some 9,000 Japanese are working here.

“We are focusing on economic and social development along with infrastructure development,”
On being asked about the target of JICA he added.

The JICA has got requests from India governments to finance big projects like metro rail, he said. The Japanese are already funding metro-rail projects in Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, and Chennai. “Phase IV (the next phase) of Delhi Metro is coming and we are looking to finance that,” he said.

Work on the high-speed rail corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad has commenced.

On being asked about the ongoing crop diversification project in Himachal Pradesh, he said, “We are providing technical cooperation on diversification in types of food, on how to increase productivity and conservation of agri-diversity.”

The agency has been working on social schemes like water supply and water storage. It has worked on a sewerage project in Amritsar that was finished last year. In Haryana, it has another project. In Rajasthan, a forestry project is coming up.

On the Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor (CBIC), Matsumoto said a master plan was being prepared to improve the investment climate and JICA would provide the finance. The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) is under construction.

On the social front, Japan is working with India to rehabilitate Rohingya refugees in Myanmar by supporting facilities like education and housing.

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Ahmedabad Metro achieve above 1000 commuters everyday

Aradhana Patel

06/05/2019

AHMEDABAD (METRO RAIL NEWS):Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited (GMRCL) began the commercial operation of Ahmedabad Metro Phase I in March 4, 2019 , seems to be gaining acceptance, albeit slowly. An analysis of the ridership numbers reveals that more than 1,000 people are using the Metro Rail on an average per day, with the number shooting up sharply on Sundays and holidays.

Metro Rail between Vastral Gam and Apparel Park stretch was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 4, 2019, nearby 76,000 people benefit the free rides on the Metro between March 6 and 14. On 15 March 2019 start commercial operation of the Metro Rail.

According to figure shows by Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC), 38,169 commuters used Metro service on March 15 and 31. an average of 2,245 people everyday. If one leaves out the three Sundays, which saw an average of close to 5,000 Amdavadis using the newest public mode of transport, the average daily ridership for the period was 1,695.

Amit Gupta, Chief General manager of corporate planning in GMRC told that The Metro is running only on a limited stretch and only three stations are operational, but more than a thousand people are using it every day, which shows that it is being accepted. People were getting used to the new transport system, and the numbers would grow as more stations become operational added Mr. Gupta. For April 2019, the total ridership of Ahmedabad Metro was exactly 35,000, i.e. a daily average of 1,167. However, if one leaves out the Sundays, the average declines to 942. On April 23, the day Lok Sabha elections took place in the state, the ridership was 1,885, i.e. exactly double the average.

“We are quite happy with the initial response. The official said that they have kept the fare deliberately low to encourage more people to use it. The GMRC has fixed Rs 5 as fare for the first 2.5 km distance, and Rs10 for 2.5-7.5 km. The Metro fare from Vastral Gam to Apparel Park is Rs10.

He said further “Our fares are the lowest among all Metro Rail projects in the country,”. While the Metro Rail initially started between Vastral Gam and Apparel Park stations, the ridership numbers went up significantly after the Nirant crossroad station became operational on April 14. Until April 13, the average ridership was 677, which shot up to 1,169 between April 14 and 30. The Sunday traffic has not been considered for either of the periods.

Amraiwadi station to begin operations

A GMRC executive said the fourth Metro station on the stretch will become operational in a fortnight or so.

“The Amraiwadi station will become operational in 15 days, which will allow people living or working in the area to conveniently avail Metro service,” he said.He said that Rabari colony and Vastral stations, which complete the six stations on the stretch, are expected to become operational by July.

The 6.5 km stretch from Vastral Gam to Apparel Park is a part of the 20.74 km East-West corridor, which will extend from Vastral Gam to Thaltej. Work on this corridor, as well as the 18.52 km long North-South corridor from APMC to Motera Stadium, is planned to be completed by December 2020. The cost of Phase 1 of the Ahmedabad Metro project is estimated at Rs10,773 crore.

Phase II of the project, to be developed at a cost of Rs6,769 crore, was approved by the union government in February. It will comprise two elevated corridors, one 22.84 km stretch from Motera stadium to Mahatma Mandir, and the second 5.42 km corridor from Gujarat National Law University.

The 6.5 km stretch from Vastral Gam to Apparel Park is a part of the 20.74 km East-West corridor, which will extend from Vastral Gam to Thaltej
Work on this corridor, as well as the 18.52 km long North-South corridor from APMC to Motera Stadium, is planned to be completed by December 2020
At present, the Metro operates between 11:00 am and 5:00 pm, making eight trips from Vastral Gam to Apparel Park, and back.

Ahmedabad Metro Rail project Phase – II expected cost (Rs 6769 cr)
Ahmedabad Metro Rail project Phase – I estimated cost (Rs 10773 cr)

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BMREU files case against management

Narendra Shah

06/05/2019

Ardanuy Ingeniería bags power supply & SCADA systems Design Contract from Namma Metro

BENGALURU (Metro Rail News): The Bangalore Metro Rail Employees Union (BMREU) has filed a case against Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited management at the Central Government Industrial Tribunal cum Labour Court in Goraguntepalya on Thursday charging of partial non-payment of promised dues.

It was a major fight related to payment between the employees and the management that resulted in the Union calling for an indefinite strike call last year. The strike that was supposed to begin from March 22, 2018, was stalled when the High Court and the Industrial Tribunal intervened.

“We approached the Tribunal on Thursday and filed a claim statement on behalf of the employees. The Third Pay Commission’s recommendations have not been fully implemented by the management. As a result of this, employees who are to get an additional income ranging between `4,500 and `15,000, have not got them.” Said Suryanarayana Murthy, VP, BMREU.

The third yay commission proposed perks for Metro Corporations across the country, Under various categories, The hikes proposed including uniform allowance and shift allowance, has to be 31.
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5 percent of the basic pay, Murthy pointed out.

“Bangalore Metro employees have only been paid 20 percent as the perk amount. The fitment to be paid has only been hiked by 7.5 percent instead of 15 percent,” he said. Fitment refers to the amount added to the salary by calculating 15 percent of the amount on the basic salary and DA, which would be the basis for the salary structure for next year.

“Even these increments need to be implemented retrospectively from January 1, 2017, but they have only been done from January 1 this year,” Murthy said. The Union represents nearly 1,300 permanent employees, Murthy added. BMRCL Managing Director Ajay Seth did not comment on the issue. The Tribunal has asked BMRCL to give its response in the next hearing scheduled for July 17.

BMRCL’s losses reach Rs. 462 cr for FY 2018-19

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited has incurred accounting losses worth Rs 462 crore for the financial year 2018-2019, an increase from Rs. 352 crore reported the previous year. Accounting losses take depreciation of assets held by the corporation into consideration. The financial results for the year were placed before the Board meeting held on Thursday.

The statement showed an operational revenue of Rs. 404 crore and an income of Rs. 134 crore earned from non-revenue operations. It showed expenses of D9.82 crore toward employee benefits, up from D7.96 crore the previous financial year. Managing Director BMRCL Ajay Seth said, “Overall loss for 2018-2019 stands at around D26 crore. It is a decrease from last year.”

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Maha Metro likely to run train from Lokmanya Nagar to Sitabuldi soon

Aradhana Patel

06/05/2019

Nagpur (METRO RAIL NEWS): Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MAHA-METRO) had promised to run metro trains between Lokmanya Nagar and Subhash Nagar from march 2019. but now plan changed and according to new plan it has decided that metro train run on the entire Reach 3 of Nagpur Metro in a few months. Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) will be invited for inspection after the entire stretch is complete.
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Maha Metro sources said that if communication-based train control (CBTC) signalling system was ready then the Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO) of Ministry of Railways will be invited too.

On March 2, 2019, CMRS team had inspected the stretch from Sitabuldi to Khapri and Inspection of Lokmanya Nagar to Subhash Nagar stretch was also in its itinerary but due to delay in completing inspection of the first stretch, the team could not visit the second one. After the inspection, Maha Metro managing director Dr. Brijesh Dixit had told the media that CMRS would be invited again soon after the commercial run commenced on the Sitabuldi-Khapri stretch. However, this did not happen and the agency changed its plans. Sources said that work on Lokmanya Nagar to Subhash Nagar section had been completed long ago. “Now we are completing the Subhash Nagar to Sitabuldi section. It will be ready within a few months”.
official said.

“The passenger traffic on this stretch would have been even less than Sitabuldi to Khapri stretch. This is because people travelling from Hingna Road would not get down at Subhash Nagar and then take another mode of transport,” said an official.

The passenger traffic on Sitabuldi-Khapri stretch is not much as presently the Metro does not have connectivity with other parts of city. Maha Metro is yet to start feeder service and automatic fare collection (AFC) card is yet to be made available to commuters. The agency had promised to make e-scooters available at stations but this has not been done. Only bicycles are available, which are not being used by anybody.

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Namma Metro Earn 79.2 Cr from tickets sales in FY 2018-19

Narendra Shah

06/05/2019

BENGALURU (Metro Rail News): Namma Metro increased ridership due to fully-functional Phase I network has helped Earn revenue from tickets sales by ₹79.92 crore in the Financial year 2018-19 compared to the previous financial year. Although, the loss in the same period has increased by more than ₹109 crore.

“The 42-km Phase I was operational only from June 2017 while 2018-19 saw the whole network being operational through the entire financial year,” Said Mr. Ajay Seth, Managing Director of BMRCL.

Eventually, 13.37 crore passenger trips were recorded on the metro in 2018-19 compared to around 11 crores in 2017-18. Revenue from operations increased from ₹324.99 crore in 2017-18 to ₹404.91 crore in 2018-19.

Further, he said that we have seen a 22.4% increase in passengers, but our income has risen by 24.6%. Per passenger revenue has increased by 50 paise to around ₹30.31, but expenses have increased by only 40 paise to ₹24.10. This saving has gone towards repayment of interest on loans. Of the ₹121 crore in financial expenses in 2017-18, BMRCL has paid ₹95 crore while the government should pay ₹26 crore, which is a considerable reduction from previous years.

Losses

The losses have touched ₹462.30 crore till March 30, 2019, up from ₹352.25 crore in 2017-18 shows unaudited balance sheet of BMRCL. This was in large part due to the depreciation of assets, as well as reduced income from the government, which has been reimbursing cash losses of the BMRCL.

Although losses were not a concern, more work needed to be done to address first-mile and last-mile connectivity. Ridership has, after all, plateaued around 3.7 lakh passengers per day, which is significantly lower than the expected ridership when the Phase I network was designed.
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CMRL installs FREE RO drinking water plant at Central Station

Narendra Shah

04/05/2019

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): CMRL has installed 500 Lts. capacity RO Drinking Water Plant in Central Metro Station for Public use as free of cost. As a part of providing world-class infrastructure facilities to the people of Chennai.

The RO plant has been installed near one of the entrance Street level of Central Metro Rail Station which is the main junction where all the three different modes Train passengers meeting point as suburban Park Station entrance, Puratchi Thalaivar Dr.
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M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station subway, and Metro Rail entrance and Main Road Bus stand location.

CMRL has installed at the above location so that the maximum number of Public can utilize Purified drinking Water especially during summer seasons.

CMRL has planned to install similar kind of plant in some more Metro Rail Stations also in near future for public free service.

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DMRC Recruitment 2019: Vacancy for Deputy Chief Architect

Narendra Shah

04/05/2019

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News):
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) has invited applications for the post of Deputy Chief Architect.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Ltd, a Joint Venture company with equity participation from Govt. of India and Govt. of National Capital Territory of Delhi. DMRC has about 14500 employees with MRTS activities spread over Delhi & NCR.

To meet with the increased activities of DMRC for Phase IV works in Architect Department, there is an urgent requirement of filling up of one post at JAG level.

Therefore, applications are invited from experienced, dynamic and motivated Architects of CPWD, having relevant work experience, for the posts mentioned below to be filled on deputation basis.

The officer should be working or empanelled in JAG level. The officer should have varied experience of working in CPWD Architect department and should be conversant with functioning in a computerized environment. Hands-on knowledge of various computer applications, relating to the job is desirable. The officer should be free from D&AR and Vigilance case. The details like qualification/eligibility conditions, salary etc are given below.

Important details:

Post Name: Deputy Chief Architect

No Of DMRC Vacancy: 01

Pay Scale: Rs 15,600 to Rs 39,100

Qualification: Graduate

Age Limit: 55 years

Job Location: Delhi-NCR

Last Date to apply: 23 May 2019.

Selection Process

The candidate would be screened by a Screening Committee consisting of three Head of Department of DMRC. The candidate’s suitability would be decided, keeping in view the job requirement. The selection process would comprise of appraisal of different facets of knowledge, skills, comprehension, aptitude, physical fitness, etc. All related information shall be available only on the website: http://www.delhimetrorail.com and candidates must remain in constant touch with it.

The candidates must enclose all relevant proof/documents in support of qualification, experience & pay scales/gross salary. The duly filled in application form should be sent to DMRC. Also for more details, the candidates can visit http://www.delhimetrorail.com/CareerDocuments/Deputation-15-25042019.pdf

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DMRC Celebrates 25th Foundation Day

Narendra Shah

04/05/2019

DMRC is celebrating its 25th Foundation Day on 3 May 2019. The occassion was graced by the august presence of Hon’ble Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, along with other dignitaries. PC: DMRC Twitter

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) limited celebrated Its Silver Jubilee ceremony on May 3, 2019, on the occasion of its 25th Foundation Day. Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the function as the chief guest in Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi.

“Delhi Metro is the pioneer in Metro expansion in the country. It is the symbol of the progress the country has made in the last few years.” Said Vice President Naidu, Speaking about the popularity that the DMRC has achieved over the past two decades.

The celebration saw a series of colourful and enthralling performances, including poetry, a laser show, comedy, song and dance, to keep the audience entertained. pic.twitter.com/RaS4NsJiW6
— Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (@OfficialDMRC) May 3, 2019

The Vice President congratulated Delhi Metro for entering the 25th year and lauded the commendable efforts of DMRC in providing world-class services. He urged urban administrators to focus more on exploring different forms of public transport to decongest the urban space.

Like the Netherlands, our countries also need to promote green modes of transport as a means of public transport and facilitated the use of cycles and other modes of transport to ease pedestrians.

Shir Durga Shankar Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs and Chairman DMRC Vijay Dev, Delhi Chief Secretary and Dr. Mangu Singh, Managing Director of DMRC and other DMRC officials graced the event.

“Currently about 657 km of the metro network is spread across various cities in the country out of 410 km have been made operational in the last five years and about 802 km of the network is under construction across the country.” Said Durga Shankar Mishra.

Talking about Delhi-Meerut Regional Rail link, Mr. Misra Said that The work on the 82 km long corridor is underway that would be covered in less than one hour having 16 stations. We are doing planning exercise for two other RRTS as well, Delhi-Panipat and Delhi-Alwar, and DPRs for these two projects are being made. We will very soon begin work.

DMRC was registered on 3rd May in 1995 under the Company Act, 1956 and its first stretch between Shahdara and Tis Hazari measuring 8.4 km was opened in 2002. Its current Network is 373 km with 271 operating stations, including the Noida-Greater Noida Aqua Line, and its average daily ridership is about 30 lakh.

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Delhi Metro Phase III to Connect Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor

Aradhana Patel

03/05/2019

Delhi Metro Blue Line — Delhi Metro/ Representational Image

DELHI (METRO RAIL NEWS): If the plan goes according to Ghaziabad Development authority then the Delhi Metro Phase III will Connect Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor. Absolute connectivity in Delhi and the national capital region (NCR) will soon no longer be a dream!

As per the report, GDA has asked Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to prepare a revised detailed project report (DPR) for Delhi Metro Phase III route from Noida Electronic City to Mohan Nagar metro station.

The GDA has sought in the report that one of the stations on the metro route should be integrated with a station on the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor near Sahibabad. Sahibabad will be one of the elevated stations on the inaugural of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut rapid rail transit corridor.

The GDA has asked them to both built station closer to each other so that a skywalk can be created for the linking so that two networks will be integrated.

The report said that the revised project report is expected to be submitted within a month. The idea of integrating the Vasundhara Sector 2 metro station, on the Phase III corridor with the proposed RRTS station at Sahibabad was discussed and the GDA wishes to connect the two for the seamless access of both services.

This integration would also mean that both corporations namely, the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), which is implementing the RRTS corridor, and the DMRC will have to make changes to their existing plans.

According to the present profile, The distance between the Sahibabad RRTS station and Vasundhara Sector 2 is around 1.6 km and it would not be possible to construct a skywalk of that length to connect the two stations. So that the NCRTC and DMRC will have to shift their RRTS station and metro stations, respectively, closer to each other so that the distance between the two comes down to about 300-350 metres,

The RRTS network is a regional transit mass transporting system which will connect the nodes of the national capital region (NCR). The first corridor planned under this, which is the Delhi-Meerut corridor. Once operational, it will reduce travel time between the two cities to just one hour. The other two corridors are Delhi-Gurugram-Alwar and Delhi-Sonipat-Panipat corridors.

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