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Visakhapatnam Metro | Government plans to allot 250 acres for Vizag metro project

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Richa Bhateja
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Visakhapatnam City

Visakhapatnam: The State government will allot 250 acres land for the Visakhapatnam Metro Rail project in Visakhapatnam, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has said.

Vizag metro is a rapid transit system in Visakhapatnam, Andra Pradesh. The system is proposed to reduce traffic as was as providing a good public transport system in the city which is the largest city and the main hub of economic activity for Andra Pradesh.

The metro rail project was planned by Great Vishakhapatnam Municipal corporation (GVMC). To calm down the traffic condition on the streets.

The reports will also consider operating losses and based on expert advice mention recommended changes while preparing a draft for Vizag Metro Rail Project. As per the preliminary plan, the Vizag Metro Rail project will be completed into three corridors covering 42.55 km and the approximate project cost is estimated at Rs 8,800 crore. This cost excludes the land and the R&D cost that will be incurred while constructing the Visakhapatnam metro project.

Addressing officials at a review meeting at the Secretariat on Wednesday, Mr. Naidu said permissions required for the project would be discussed in the Cabinet meeting.

“The land allotted can be developed on commercial lines and the revenue thus generated utilized for construction of the project. Tenders have to be invited as soon as permissions are granted,” Mr. Naidu said.

“The land allotted can be developed on commercial lines and the revenue thus generated utilized for construction of the project. Tenders have to be invited as soon as permissions are granted,” Mr. Naidu said.

Officials told the Chief Minister that five companies had been short-listed for the ₹8,300 crore project, which was being taken up under the “innovative PPP mode.”

Three corridors, in a stretch of 42.5 km, were proposed as part of the project. They would be developed in five years at a cost of ₹4,100 crore. Elevated corridors and stations would come up at an estimated cost of ₹4,200 crore. The developer would have to maintain the project for 30 years, the officials told Mr. Naidu.

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Kolkata Metro | East-West metro rake completes trial run

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Kolkata: A trial run on 3km stretch between Central Park and Sector V was conducted on Wednesday on East-West metro. In October the lines that connect Sector V with a salt lake stadium is expected to be open. This line will be opened 34 years after another metro’s in Kolkata. India’s first metro that was open for thrown public in October 1984.

On Wednesday, the people were on their rooftops to catch the event on their phones. People were standing at the top of Bikash Bhavan, HSBC building. From inside the metro, one could see all the people.

Even, on the terraces of the nursing home, white-coated doctor and nurses were also spotted.

Officials and engineers from Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation(KMRC), PSU Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML) and the implementing agency of the 16.5 km project on board there were around 60 people.

KMRC director (project) Manas Sarkar said that On the first day the train covered three stations in three and a half hours, but engineers representing general consultants, the experts involved in various metro projects across the country, said the trial run was completed successfully. “The trial run is being operated to look out for any flaws  in the tracks alignment  and the third rail from which the trains will derive power”

KMRC director (project) Manas Sarkar said that On the first day the train covered three stations in three and a half hours, but engineers representing general consultants, the experts involved in various metro projects across the country, said the trial run was completed successfully. “The trial run is being operated to look out for any flaws  in the tracks alignment  and the third rail from which the trains will derive power”

The test run started at 3.46pm, but the rake braked after a few meters. It restarted at 4:10 pm, only to stop again, yards from the crashed inside the central park depot. The train was shunted to the tracks by the electric bogey tractor since the third rail was charged away from the charged for safety reasons during the trial run.

The switchover (from outsourced electricity to the third rail) took some time, and the train started moving around 4.40 pm stopping now and then before it climbed the ramp at 22kmph, and on the viaduct in front of the central park depot. The sleek locomotive then took a break at the central park station and finally started (without stops) for the terminal sector V station around 5.15 pm.

GC Dutta a DD block resident gushed I’m thrilled to be able to see the first East-West metro train ply. Isn’t this going be Kolkata’s answer to channel tunnel”?

Anup K Kundu, KMRC director (rolling stock), added: “Being a salt lake resident myself, I know what it means to be on the metro map, finally”.

TV reporters coaxed driver Dindayal for bytes. By 6.23pm he took the position in cabin 1 and shifted from his cabin 2 to take back the train back to the central park depot. He stopped sometimes here and there, from coming to a complete halt or sometimes taking speed as 20kmph, engineered pointed out issues in the signaling system.

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Coimbatore Metro | KfW shortlists five firms for preparation of feasibility study and DPR for MRTS

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Coimbatore City
Coimbatore City

Chennai: The German Financing Corporation (KfW) in association with Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) shortlisted five firms for preparation of feasibility study and Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Mass Rapid Transit Systems (MRTS) under Coimbatore Metro Rail Project.

Proposed route map for Coimbatore Metro or Mono Rail Project
Proposed route map for Coimbatore Metro or Mono Rail Project

The Chennai Metro Rail Corporation (CMRL) shared the information regarding pre-selection  of five international consortium/consultants namely M/s. Brenner BERNARD, BERNARD Ingenieure and TUV SUD, M/s. CPCS, IMaCS and LRTC, M/s. PADECO, Ardanuy and ICT, M/s. RINA Consulting and Urban Mass Transit Company Ltd.
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(UMTC), and M/s. SYSTRA and RITES for submitting proposal for the study “Preparation of Feasibility and Detailed Project Report for Mass Rapid Transit System in Coimbatore”.

RFP for Feasibility Study and DPR for Coimbatore MRTS Project
RFP for Feasibility Study and DPR for Coimbatore MRTS Project (Source: CMRL)

Important points:

  • Availability of Tender documents: Tender document will be available at CMRL office and official website www.chennaimetrorail.org from 27/06/2018 to 09/08/2018 till 15:00 hrs (IST) (During CMRL working hours and on working days).
  • Cost of Tender Document: INR 30,000/- (Indian Rupees Thirty Thousand only). Payment can be made in the form of Demand Draft drawn on any Nationalized bank/Scheduled Bank in India in favour of “Chennai Metro Rail Limited”, payable at Chennai.
  • Online Availability: Document can also be downloaded from official website of the Chennai Metro Rail Limited www.chennaimetrorail.org. If downloaded from website, the proposals shall be submitted along with non-refundable Document Fee of INR 24,000 (Rupees Twenty Four Thousand only) in the form of Demand draft drawn on any Nationalized bank/Scheduled bank in India in favor of “Chennai Metro Rail Limited”, payable at Chennai.
  • Security Money/Earnest Money Deposit (EMD): EMD amount of INR 9,50,000 /- (Indian Rupees Nine Lakhs Fifty Thousand only) in the form of demand draft drawn on any Nationalized bank/ Scheduled bank in India in favor of “ Chennai Metro Rail Limited”, payable at Chennai. The EMD amount will be refunded to all bidders after completion of tender procedure.
  • Tender Validity Period: 180 days.
  • Authority: Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), Admin Building, CMRL Depot, Poonamallee High road, Koyambedu, Chennai – 600107.

For more details, please submit your queries to editor@metrorailnews.in

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Chennai Metro | Around 150 differently-abled students take joyride in train

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Darshana Shukla
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Differently abled children taken metro ride in Chennai

Chennai: The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)in association with BNY Mellon Technology Private Limited as part of corporate social responsibility activity conducted a Joy Ride for students of Little Flower Convent Higher Secondary for the Deaf and Blind in the Metro Train on July 4th 2018 (Today) from AG-DMS to Airport.

A total of 150 differently abled children and their teachers and volunteers participated in this trip enthusiastically.Here are some glimpses of the ride taken by the students and teachers:

In an attempt to bring awareness to the students of Government Schools across the Metro Rail alignment in the city, CMRL has commenced its monthly educational trip from Central Metro to Airport and AG-DMS to Airport for the students. The students will be explained the features of the Metro Train and its Stations during the trip.

The educational trips for this academic year 2018-19 commenced from 21.06.18 and a total of 1993 students from Government and Corporation Schools have taken this education trips till date.

This corporate social responsibility by Chennai Metro aims to help connect more and more commuters to the metro ride.

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Visakhapatnam Metro | CM Naidu asks to speed up work on metro

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Darshana Shukla
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Visakhapatnam ready to get metro
Visakhapatnam ready to get metro

Amaravati: The Visakhapatnam Metro Rail project that is reeling under stagnancy might pick up pace. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has asked the Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation officials to speed up work on Visakhapatnam Metro Rail. He has asked officials to expedite work at the earliest.

Naidu has also assured that the state government will be give all the necessary support and permission once it gets nod from the cabinet. The CM wants to ensure that the project gains momentum and is commissioned at the earliest.

A review meeting was organised by Naidu along with AMRC MD N P Ramakrishna Reddy and Municipal Administration Minister P Narayana at the Secretariat.
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The meeting was to take stock of things and CM urged the officials to speed up Vizag Metro Rail works.

In order to fasten up work, Naidu has also directed the metro officials to float tenders for Vizag Metro. CM has asked that the tender be invited within 60 days once it gets a nod from the state government.

Offering all possible support and assurance, Naidu has communicated that the government will allotting 250 acres of land for the metro project. The land will be given to the Metro Rail Corporation to lay down metro lines. CM also added that the corporation can later on work towards raise funds in order to repay loans to the bank. In order to recover the money, the corporation can also look forward to developing the metro land commercially to plough back the investment.

Ironically the Vizag Metro rail was to be floated to improve traffic situation in the city. The mass rapid transport system was to help decongest the traffic on roads.  As per the initial detailed project report the metro project is estimated to cost Rs 12,500 crore  and comprises of three corridors and will carry over 5.85  lakh commuters per day.

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Kochi Metro | KMRL shares metro etiquette via social media post

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Kochi Metro
Kochi Metro

Kochi: Travelling in a metro calls for a certain discipline. Kochi Metro has started slew of social media posts to educate commuters on etiquette to be adopted while traveling in a metro train.

Here are some amazing social media creatives that not only makes you laugh but also educates you on how best one can commute via metro.

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Bangalore Metro | State says metro phase 2 will be on track by 2021

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Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy flagged off six coach metro train in presence of Union MoHUD minister Hardeep Singh Puri
Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy flagged off six coach metro train in presence of Union MoHUD minister Hardeep Singh Puri (photo: BMRC)

Bengaluru:  With Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation’s (BMRCL) missing several deadline with regards to completion of work for phase 2, state government feels they will meet the 2021 deadline. The target seems ambitious given the deadlines being missed by the JD(S)-Congress coalition government feels the deadline in achievable for Bangalore Metro.

There are doubts whether BMRCL will be able to meet deadline as work is not being carried out as per desired pace. In the second phase the Bangalore metro project will cover a stretch of 118 km. In the joint session of the Legislature Governor VR Vala shared a 19-page insight on the project’s progress. During the speech Vala highlighted the priorities as well gave broad perspective to the government.

Namma Metro Phase II, which consists of four extensions of Phase I and two new lines, furthermore covers the 19-km Outer Ring Road stretch from the Central Silk Board junction to KR Puram (Phase II-A) and the 30-km stretch from Nagawara to the Kempegowda international airport (Phase II-B). When concluded, Phase II is likely to have a regular ridership of 20 lakh people, the governor shared. The metro at present has a daily ridership of less than 4 lakh.

In a review done by BMRCL, the work on second phase is running behind the deadline. It is almost three years behind the schedule. Ironically it is the Mysuru Road and Kanakapura Road extensions will be up and running by 2021. In fact as per earlier estimate work on this stretch has to be completed by this year itself.  Work on this stretch has slowed down. It was expected that after governor’s speech, state government will look to revise the deadline, but that has not happened yet.

Governor in his speech has stated that the current government will work towards improving civic infrastructure, housing, water management and traffic control systems. He also said that public will have access to free Wi-Fi along with installation of close circuit cameras offering security to one and all.

 

 

 

 

 

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Bhopal Metro | MPMRCL faces challenges in completing the metro rail project

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Priyanka Sahu
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Madhya Pradesh Metro photo copyrighted MPMRCL

Bhopal: At Subhash Nagar the under construction rail-over-bridge (RoB) has brought big challenge for Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (MPMRCL) to complete Bhopal metro Rail Project on targeted time. Rail- over-bridge (RoB) it is being built by Public Work department (PWD) now it has been directed by the urban development department to make some changes in the design so that Bhopal Metro Project work may not get affected.

About Bhopal Metro:  Bhopal Metro project is based on Rapid Transit Light Metro (RTLM) system. The Bhopal city has become one of the education hubs for technical students Bhopal Metro will be wonderful transport facility for them and other city dwellers. The total length of Bhopal Metro 35 Km which consist 3 corridors and total project cost for this project is Rs 80 billion. The route of these projects will be on road, on bridges, and underground also. The three corridors of this project have been proposed by DMRC M.P.Nagar to Mandideep Suruchi Nagar to BHEL (9km, 9 stations) Bairagarh to Mandideep respectively.

Bhopal Metro Route
Bhopal Metro Route

Urban development and Metro rail expert said that, “The strategic importance of the location cannot be understated, but the RoB is a major hindrance. Design changes in RoB are being considered so that the Stud Farms location remains a viable alternative for Metro rail depot.” Initial proposal for Metro rail had pitched for a depot near the international airport.
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Some information has been also collected from official that tweaking the design of the under construction project means further delay in completion of the RoB. Many experts have in the past been critical of the development of the RoB. Objections regarding the construction of RoB were raised before the PWD when it undertook the task of expansion of Chetak Bridge in Bhopal.

Consultant for MPMRCL said that the site (Stud Farm, Arera Hills) is marked as the main depot for Bhopal Metro Rail. “The construction near the Metro rail depot site would call for deviation in plans. Track turning radius is limited to 100 metre for Metro in Bhopal.”

In Detail Project Report (DPR) gave complete information regarding Bhopal Metro Project. The total number of stations are 30 and it stretch to 27.87 km. The construction was also focused to decongestant traffic by constructing grid separators through which “In future any kind of bus system will also feed the Metro or act as complimentary to the Metro rail network.”

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Patna Metro| DPR of metro rail project gets a nod by Chief Secretary

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KEC emerged lowest bidder for Electrification Contract of Patna Metro

Patna: People in Patna can now dream of having a metro facility in their state. Deepak Kumar, state chief secretary has approved the revised Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Patna Metro Rail project. The DPR will now be put before the state cabinet.

The approval came on Tuesday with Kumar giving nod to the DPR submitted to him by the Rail India Technical and Economic Services (RITES). The revised DPR is made as per new metro rail policy framed by the central government.

Chaitanya Prasad, the urban development and housing department (UDHD)’s principal secretary shared that the revised estimated investment for the rail project is approximately 19,500 crore. This also comprises of land acquisition cost to construct the metro rail project.

RITES had earlier prepared a report which was later on revised based on new rail policy. The National Institute of Technology-Patna prepared the alternative analysis report as well as the comprehensive mobility plan for the Patna Metro rail project.

Suresh Kumar Sharma, UDHD minister communicated that once the DPR is tabled in state cabinet and gets the nod, it will then be submitted for approval to the central government. Sharma added that he is hoping that the work on Patna Metro begins by 2018-19 so that this service can be started on time for commuters.

As per the revision made in DPR, in the first phase work will start on the 14km north-south corridor stretch. This corridor will begin from Patna Junction to Ramachak inter-state bus terminus via Gandhi Maidan and Rajendra Nagar.

For the second phase’s east corridor, work is expected to start once the foundation stone for the north-south corridor is laid by the officials. The 17km east-west corridor will start from Mithapur bus stand to Danapur via Bailey Road and end at Patna Junction.
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Sanjay Dayal , UDHD special secretary explaining the plan shared that the north-south corridor line would run on an elevated stretch. He added that while the plan was to make it partly underground from Rajendra Nagar to PMCH. The east-west corridor will be elevated from Danapur to RPS Mor and an underground line will be developed from Saguna Mor to Patna Junction shared Dayal.

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Taiwan | High speed rail to see 500 millionth passenger this month

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Maglav Train
Maglav Train (Representative Image)

Taipei: The Taiwan High-Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) said on Monday that they are expecting to see it’s 500 millionth passenger near the end of July and this will add a series of event which will be held to celebrate the occasion.

As the company said about 496 million tickets as be sold as of 1 July since the high-speed rail was in operation since 5 January 2007 and they estimated they will serve 500 million passengers by the end of the month, currently the train is running from Nangang to Zuoying in as little as 1:45 hours, reaching almost 90% of Taiwan’s population.

Ridership fell short of the estimate, but it grew from 40,000 passengers per day and in the first few months of operation to more than 1,29,000 passengers per day in June 2013. Daily passenger traffic reached 1,30,000 in 2014, well below the forecast of 2,40,000 daily passengers for 2008. The system carried it’s first 100 million passengers by August 2010 and over 200 million passengers had taken the system by December 2012, followed by 400 million passengers by December 2016.
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Because of frequently natural disaster in Taiwan which includes earthquakes, heavy rainfall, floods and landslides, this is the reason that the primary focus of THSRC’s infrastructure design was based how the train responds to natural disasters such as earthquakes and how to ensure safety for all passengers and trains in an emergency situation.

To celebrate the milestone, THSRC said, it will award the 500 millionth passenger with a year of unlimited free rides.

To celebrate the milestone, THSRC said, it will award the 500 millionth passenger with a year of unlimited free rides.

The 499,900,998th and 499,900,999th passengers, as well as the 500,000,001st and 500,000,002nd passengers, will also win high-speed rail vacation packages of their choice, including free hotels and business class round-trip train tickets, the company said.

The high-speed rail transported an average of 173,000 passengers each day during the first six months of this year, up 5 percent year-on-year, the company said.

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