BEML pitches for indigenisation of six bullet train rakes

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Kolkata, Metro Rail News: BEML Ltd, the country’s largest railway coach maker, has pitched for indigenisation of at least six rakes of bullet train coaches in collaboration with its Japanese partner Hitachi.

Japanese companies Hitachi and Kawasaki will bid to be the main contractor in the Japan government-assisted Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project.

“We have submitted our request for indigenisation of six bullet rakes (60 coaches),” BEML Chairman and Managing Director D K Hota told PTI.

However, in joint negotiation meetings, Hitachi had indicated that if the project has to meet its rollout deadline of 2023, then indigenisation of not more than one bullet train rake could be possible.

“We want more volume in the indigenisation process, which will be a win-win for the country and make our investments viable in the bullet train project,” Hota said.

The -billion project envisages 24 rakes comprising 240 coaches, which would run between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
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BEML is keen on undertaking the entire interior work that is termed as ‘level three indigenisation’.

The broad contours can only be finalised after the bidding and selection of the main contractor and the sub contractor for the bullet train project, an official said.

A team of BEML officials had recently visited the Hitachi facility in Japan to evaluate ground realities.

Indigenisation of coaches is part of the central government’s ‘Make in India’ mission.

The railway coaches business is a key and growing segment for Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML), which can produce 800 rail coaches and 300 metro coaches per annum.

Meanwhile, it has also bagged a contract worth Rs 3,015 crore for the Mumbai Metro corridor. The public sector company will manufacture 378 metro cars for the Mumbai Metro Corridors 2A, 2B and 7.

According to BEML, there is scope for another 120-odd metro cars in the same project in the second lot, taking the total to 500.

Hota had recently said the company was aiming at a 30-per cent rise in the bottomline in the 2018-19 fiscal.

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MMRDA terminates Mumbai Monorail contract with L&T-Scomi JV

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MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Friday terminated its Mumbai Monorail Operation contract with LTSE. A joint venture between Larsen and Toubro Limited and Scomi Engineering BHD that was tasked with operating the Monorail corridor.
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MMRDA took the decision after the company “failed to perform and fulfill contractual obligations” and “failed to maintain the quality of Monorail services”. MMRDA Commissioner R A Rajeev said that the MMRDA had to take this unfortunate decision to terminate the contract that was entered into in 2008 when the first 9-km-long phase of the Monorail from Chembur to Wadala was opened for public.”

“The MMRDA gave LTSE a long rope to enable it to recover. However, the LTSE failed to supply the rolling stock trains (RST) and also operate and maintain the system on the entire corridor. Further, it failed to rectify defects as per the contractual clauses,” he added.

“This also resulted in inordinate delay in starting Monorail phase 2 from Wadala to S G Chowk. The LTSE failed to maintain the quality of Monorail services,” said Rajeev.

“they will encash the bank guarantee of Rs 200 crore given by LTSE since the contractor failed to respond to legal notices issued by MMRDA” Said Officials

MMRDA said in a statement that for the operation and maintenance of the Monorail, an external agency will be hired, but for now, MMRDA staff will look after the work. The Monorail service, the statement added, will run uninterrupted.

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Indian Railways gives 25% haulage discount to privately owned empty containers and flat wagons

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New Delhi, Metro Rail News: To encourage all small and medium businessmen and entrepreneurs, Piyush Goyal-led Ministry of Railways has taken an innovative business decision to give a discount of 25% on extant haulage rate per Twenty Feet Equivalent Unit (TEU) on transport of empty containers as well empty flat container wagons in order to facilitate movement of containers by rail towards ports, thereby leading to higher loading by rail from ports. It is expected to enhance the efficient handling of traffic at ports and attract a larger share of container traffic to Rail.

The move is to meet the demand for container train operators (CTOs) and is expected to give a boost to container business both in export, import and domestic. This move is likely to give the desired boost to rail container segment and be a profitable proposition to Indian Railway. By reduction of the rate by 25%, Railways expect to get more traffic by reducing rate. It will help to load more commodity at the economical rate which will result in low price in the market giving benefit to the common man. Also, smooth movement of rakes which will result in less detention time and products will reach the destination in time. Presently 18 private container train operator(CTO)and CONCOR are operating this container service.

Expansion of freight basket has been a priority agenda for Indian Railway. Indian Railways have recognized the need to diversify and expand its freight basket.
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The objective is to capture traffic of new commodities, which, hitherto, have been moving from the road or other modes of transport. Container transportation is one such high priority segment that IR has focused on in its bid for the expansion of freight basket. Containerisation of goods offers an excellent transportation solution which is efficient and cost-effective for the economy as well as helps Railway in attracting non-conventional or non-bulk traffic to rail.

According to the Railway Board, these above-mentioned instructions will come into force with effect from 1 January 2019 and will remain valid for one whole year, that is up to 31 December 2019. Also, it has been stated that a review meeting will be conducted by the railways after 30 June 2019. Therefore, all the zones of Indian Railways’ network have been asked to continuously assess the impact of discount granted on the extant haulage rate per TEU for the movement of empty containers as well as empty flat wagons and submit their feedback to the Railway Board

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Hyderabad Old City To Get Metro Rail Soon

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Hyderabad, Metro Rail News: The construction work related to metro rail project is probably to start in Old City. Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has identified the properties which are likely to be affected in the areas of Darulshifa, Mir Alam Mandi, Alijah Kotla, Moghalpura and Sultan Shahi.

Metro rail project construction work was held up due to the mourning days of Muharram and election process. In the month of Muharram, the road from Darulshifa to Sultan Shahi remains busy. Now that Muharram and the elections are over, it is likely that metro rail work will start without any further delay.

The plan to acquire properties has already been finalized by Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation GHMC and Hyderabad Metro Rail.

L&T is the agency which is taking up this work. It is waiting for the approval of the Govt. to start the work.

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Delhi Metro All Set to Open Three New Routes Before The end of 2018

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New Delhi, Metro Rail News: Before the end of this year, the National Capital Region (NCR) people will get three new metro route. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is preparing to open three more new sub-sections in December 2018. Out of these two sections are in NCR which will improve the connectivity of the metro between Delhi-NCR. After the opening of these sections, only 10 km of Delhi Metro Phase-3 will be left which will be the opened after January.

After the opening of new corridors of 50 km Delhi metro will finally mark the completion of Delhi Metro’s Phase III project. The three new corridors set to be opened are the 9.7-km stretch connecting Lajpat Nagar to Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 on the Pink Line, the 9.4-km stretch from Dilshad Garden to New Bus Adda extension of the Red Line and the 29.7-km long Aqua Line of Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC).

Better Metro Connectivity between Delhi-NCR

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) started trial runs on Lajpat Nagar and Mayur Vihar Pocket-I, Dilshad Garden to Ghaziabad Bus Adda and Escorts Mujesar to Ballabgarh. these section of Delhi Metro will be expected to be operational by the end of this year.

First Section: Lajpat Nagar to Mayur Vihar Pocket-1

This 9.7 km-stretch, an extension of the currently operational Majlis Park Lajpat Nagar section, will be a major boon for commuters of prominent areas such as Ashram, Vinoba Puri, Mayur Vihar, etc. The stretch will also put Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station on the metro map for the first time. Hazrat Nizamuddin metro station will also be connected with the ISBT at Sarai Kale Khan.

The Lajpat Nagar-Mayur Vihar Pocket-I stretch will also see Delhi Metro cross the Yamuna for the fourth time. The other three corridors that bridge the Yamuna are the Red, Blue and Magenta Lines.

Second Section: Dilshad Garden to Ghaziabad Bus Adda

This 9.41 km stretch, an extension that will connect the Rithala-Dilshad Garden (Line 1) to Ghaziabad’s New Bus Stand via a fully elevated corridor.

The second section is on the extension of the Redline of Delhi Metro, under which the Red Line will be extended from Dilshad Garden to Ghaziabad’s New Bus Stand. The project cost is pegged at ₹2,210 crore as per the revised detailed project report; the Metro is most likely to initiate services by the end of 2018. The corridor has eight stations at Shaheed Nagar, Raj Bagh, Rajendra Nagar, Shyam Park, Mohan Nagar, Arthala, river Hindon and New Bus Stand.

The Red Line presently operates on a 25.09km route and the new extension in Ghaziabad will increase the entire route to a length of 34.5km.

Third Section: Escorts Mujesar-Ballabgarh

The 3.2 km-long Escorts Mujesar-Ballabgarh section of Delhi Metro’s Violet Line is now ready for passenger operations, the DMRC said Today. The section will be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday through remote control.

Ballabhgarh will become the fourth city in Haryana to get metro connectivity after Gurgaon, Faridabad and Bahadurgarh.

After the opening of this extension, the entire Kashmere Gate – Raja Nahar Singh Metro corridor will become 46.6 km-long.

“Currently, 25.8 km of metro lines are operational across Haryana. After the opening of this section, the total length of metro kilometers in Haryana will become 29 km. All trains running on this section are manufactured in India,” the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in a statement.

“The Escorts Mujesar–Raja Nahar Sigh (Ballabhgarh) section will be extremely crucial from the point of view of connectivity for the city of Ballabhgarh, Faridabad, South-East Delhi, and Central Delhi areas.
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“Ballabhgarh is an upcoming urban settlement which is an industrial city. Large numbers of people travel every day for their professional requirements from Ballabhgarh to Delhi and vice-versa,” the DMRC added.

The Raja Nahar Singh Metro station of this section will be integrated with the Ballabhgarh Railway station and the interstate bus terminal of Ballabhgarh directly with a foot over-bridge, which is currently under construction.

“A peak hour frequency of six minutes and 48 seconds will be maintained on this section between Badarpur and Raja Nahar Singh on weekdays,” the DMRC said.

All trains, which till now were operating till Escorts Mujesar, will go up to Raja Nahar Singh. A total of 40 trains will be operational on the entire Kashmere Gate – Raja Nahar Singh corridor, it said.

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Delhi Metro Rank Seventh Busiest Metro Rail Network In The world.

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Delhi Metro becomes the world’s seventh busiest metro rail network

New Delhi, Metro Rail News: The Delhi Metro Rank seventh busiest metro network in the world according to the number of passengers. The latest report from the Union Internationale des Transports Publics (UITP) shows that 178.9 million people traveled through Delhi Metro in 2017 and so that it rank the seventh busiest metro rail network in the world.

According to the report of the year 2015, the name of the Delhi Metro was not listed in the top 10. Although, according to the data of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) website, it was ranked 10th in the world on the basis of statistics of March 2017. According to UITP statistics, 7 out of the top 10 busiest metro networks are in Asia.

With 346.3 million passengers Tokyo Metro is ranked first, With 236.9 million Moscow Metro is ranked second and with 204.4 million passengers Shanghai Metro is ranked third. Beijing Metro is ahead of India with 198.8 million, Seoul Metro 188.5 million and New York City Metro 180.6 million passengers.

Guangzhou Metro, Mexico City Metro, and Hong Kong Metro are also in the top ten. It has been said in the report that due to the rapid expansion of the metro network in China and India in the recent decade, unprecedented expansion has been observed in the processing of transport. Expansion work in these two countries continues.

Since the UITP 2015 report, the Delhi Metro has made its space in top 10 metros by removing the Paris Metro. Moscow has risen above the metro ranking while Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Guangzhou, and Mexico dropped below.
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According to the length of the metro rail network, Delhi Metro was at 15th rank by the end of last year.

the Delhi Metro has come up further in this list With the introduction of services on some new lines this year. The report also said that it is expected to join its top 10 in the year 2018.

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Train 18 Final 10 Routes To Be Implemented On Tracks By 2020

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Train18 Final 10 Routes To Be Implemented On Tracks By 2020

New Delhi, Metro Rail News: Following to New Circular issued to Integral coach factory (ICF) for manufacturing 10 more train of train 18 series, Indian Railways is finalizing the routes for starting the operation of India’s first engine-less Train-18 on the track.

According to Indian railways statement “the Indian Railways is considering the ten new proposed routes to start the operational run of the Train-18 by 2020”.
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In the recent Railway Board meeting chaired by Union Railway Minister Shri Piyush Goyal, the following new routes were finalized-

Route No. 1: New Delhi – Bhopal Habibganj

New Delhi – Mathura – Agra Cantt. – Gwalior – Jhansi

Route No. 2: New Delhi – Varanasi

New Delhi – Ghaziabad – Moradabad – Bareilly – Sultanpur – Jaunpur City – Varanasi

Route No. 3: New Delhi – Kalka

New Delhi – Ambala Cantt. – Chandigarh – Kalka

Route No. 4: New Delhi – Dehradun

New Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut – Muzaffar Nagar – Deoband – Saharanpur – Dehradun

Route No. 5: New Delhi – Mumbai

New Delhi – Mathura – Bharatpur – Sawai Madhopur – Kota – Ratlam – Vadodara – Surat – Mumbai

Route No. 6: New Delhi – Moradabad

New Delhi – Ghaziabad – Hapur – Garhmukteshwar – Gajraula – Amroha – Moradabad

Route No. 7: New Delhi – Prayagraj

New Delhi – Ghaziabad – Aligarh – Tundla – Etawah – Kanpur – Prayagraj

Route No. 8: New Delhi – Amritsar

New Delhi – Ambala Cantt. – Ludhiana – Jalandhar City – Beas – Amritsar

Route No. 9: New Delhi – Howrah

New Delhi – Ghaziabad – Kanpur Central – Prayagraj – Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya – Gaya – Dhanbad – Asansol – Howrah

Route No. 10: New Delhi – Jhansi

Hazarat Nizamuddin – Mathura – Agra Cantt. – Gwalior – Jhansi

The first route of Train-18 will be New Delhi – Bhopal (Habibganj). The first route train 18 will likely to inaugurate On December 25 to mark the birthday of former Prime Minister Late Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee

In response to recent Railway circular issued to Integral Coach Factory (ICF) Chennai, GM Sudhanshu Mani said “ICF will develop two new Train-18 sets in next year by March 2019. so that two new routes will be open after April 2019. ICF To Work More Hard And Fast As Deadline Is 2020. The Indian Railways has set a deadline to open all 10 routes by the end of 2020.

“We expect Train 18 to commence its commercial run from January 2019. Normally, the trials take three months, but now it is happening faster than expected,” Sudhanshu Mani, GM ICF Chennai said while responding on the question related to starting of operation of Train 18.

“Christmas Day also happens to be the birthday of late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and it would be a tribute to the great statesman if we manage to launch the next-generation train on that day,” a senior railway official said.

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Indian Railways may roll out 10 more Train 18 sets

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New Delhi, Metro Rail News: With the successful trials of “Train 18” the first engine-less train for long-distance travel, Piyush Goyal-led Railway Ministry has asked integral coach factory (ICF), Chennai to expedite manufacturing of more such train sets.

As per the circular issued by the Railway Board to ICF, the coach factory has to now manufacture more Train 18 sets in the current production year. Prior to this, ICF had the mandate to manufacture just one more Train 18 rake by March 2019. according to the new circular, in a recent meeting of the Railway Board, led by Railway Minister Shri Piyush Goyal it was decided that “necessary action should be taken” for manufacturing four more Train 18 rakes in the current year.

In Recent Railway Board meeting, the Railway Board appreciated the success of “new indigenous train set (T-18)”. The circular adds that necessary changes in the production programme (of ICF) will be communicated shortly. In the meantime, ICF has been asked to start procuring material and also schedule the production activities to achieve the revised target.

Talking about the Railway Board’s direction, ICF GM Sudhanshu Mani told: “ICF will try to make two more (Train 18 sets) in this financial year and up to 8 in the next financial year depending upon the allotment from Railway Board.” That takes the total number of Train 18 sets slated for production to 10.

Indian Railway planning, Train 18 is an all air-conditioned chair car that was envisioned to replace Shatabdi Express trains. The first prototype was rolled out by ICF, Chennai in end-October and since then the train has been undergoing extensive speed trials by RDSO. Recently, Train 18 became the fastest Indian Railways train, hitting speeds of over 180 kmph during its trials on a section of the Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani route. It surpassed the record of Gatimaan Express which operates at 160

Train 18 was Manufactured under the ‘Make in India’ initiative, It is a self-propelled train set with all its equipment underslung. The semi-high speed train makes use of regenerative braking, hence saving energy. With faster acceleration and deceleration and lesser turnaround time, Train 18 will ensure faster travel and more efficient use of rolling stock. According to Sudhanshu Mani, Train 18 has been manufactured at Rs 100 crore, but the cost will come down as more rakes are made and economies of scale kick in.

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Decks cleared for Chennai Metro phase II

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Centre revokes condition that makes ‘Made in India’ trains mandatory

As the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) said on Monday that ‘Made in India’ trains will not be mandatory, The decks have been cleared for the Chennai Metro phase II.

According to source “the loan with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the phase II project demands that major components should come only from Japan, the MoUD has given a go-ahead for this expansion project.

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Earlier, the MoUD had communicated to the State government that the phase II project of Chennai Metro Rail should have trains made in India. But the JICA loan came with the condition that 30 % The decks have been cleared for the phase II project of Chennai Metrocentre of the components, including the trains and signalling system, should come from Japan only. Owing to this, the phase II project had hit a roadblock. But on Monday, the condition was revoked, sources said. “We received a communication that [this condition] can be done away with. We have already had discussions with JICA and everything has been finalised; now, it is just a formality to get their sanction.
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It will be over in no time,” a source added.

The phase II project estimated to be built with about ₹80,000 crore will sprawl over 108 km of the city with 116 stations. At first, nearly 50 km of the 108 km will be constructed and this will cost Chennai Metro Rail ₹44,000 crore. JICA will extend a significant portion of this amount as a loan with an extremely low-interest rate and a long payback period as well, sources added.

The 50-km route, which will be built first includes Madhavaram to CMBT and Madhavaram to Shollinganallur having 58 stations. Both these stretches will be partially elevated and underground.

The land acquisition process has ready begun and CMRL plans to acquire nearly 800 properties across the city for constructing the whole project. Also, they are been carrying out soil tests in many parts of the city such as Nungambakkam, Ayanavaram, Thirumangalam, OMR and Cathedral Road.

Minister for Industries M.C. Sampath reviewed the progress of work from AG-DMS to Washermanpet, which will be opened in January.

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Commercial operation of Kochi Water Metro start in December 2019

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Kochi, Metro Rail News: The Kochi Water Metro, which missed several deadlines for launching commercial operation of boat services gears up to operate its first boat service in December 2019.

Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) had earlier planned to introduce the Water Metro services in April 2019, and later the date was pushed to October 2019. KMRL managing director A P M Mohammed Hanish said that the tender for the boats would be awarded in January 2019 and for the terminals on December 23, 2018. He said this after holding talks with German ambassador Martin Ney on the sidelines of the launch of Kochi Smart City Innovation Lab (KSCIL) in Kochi on Monday.

The Metro agency is implementing the integrated water transport project at a cost of Rs 819 crore. The German funding agency, KfW, provides Rs 582 crore for the Water Metro project.

“The German Ambassador is satisfied with the progress of the project,” said Hanish.
Briefing the progress of the project, he said the tendering process of floating jetties is on and land acquisition works are fast progressing. “Now, our focus is on the development of roads leading to the jetties. At present, most of the roads adjacent to the jetties are small
and in a dilapidated condition. We are planning to promote the livelihood of inhabitants of the islands by helping them set up kiosks or shops,” he added.

More than 100,000 islanders are expected to benefit from the Water Metro. While land owned by various government agencies would be transferred, that which is held by individuals and private agencies would be acquired for implementing the Water Metro, said Hanish. As many as 8.67 hectares will be acquired for the project, of which 5.3 hectares is owned by government departments and 3.37 hectares by private parties. Currently, the plan is to introduce two types of boats. There will be 23 boats having a seating capacity for 100 people, and the other set of 55 boats will have a seating capacity for 50 people. The boat service will be available in 15 different routes covering 76km. The Water Metro connects 10 islands along the route.

“The hull of all these boats will be in aluminium and the deck will be built of fibre reinforced plastic (FRP). The German ambassador is happy that we are adopting battery-driven boats, which is considered as the most innovative and eco-friendly method,” said Hanish.
KMRL has shortlisted four companies for manufacturing boats — Cochin Shipyard, L&T, UAE-based Grand Weld and Netherlands-based Damen. The tenders will be awarded in two months, he added.

Aecom Consortium (a joint venture of Aecom India Pvt Ltd, Urban Mass Transit Company Ltd, and Zebec Marine Consultants Service Pvt Ltd) has been appointed as the general consultant for the project.

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