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Rapid Rail | NCRTC starts road widening work of Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor

28/05/2018

New Delhi: After opening of Delhi-Meerut Express Way and Eastern Peripheral Expressway, the Government plans to start construction work of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor. The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has started work on this project, so that it can be opened in the scheduled time in the year 2024 to facilitate passengers. Work of road widening has also been started.

RRTS Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Corridor — As part of pre-construction activities for Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Corridor, road widening work is in progress. (Photo: NCRTC)

Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Project — As part of pre-construction activities for Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Corridor of RRTS project, road widening work is in progress. (Photo: NCRTC)

NCRTC had started the tender process of Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail Project six months ago. The first phase of tender process has been completed for the construction of four stations and two depots. Its financial bid will take place within one month.
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Before July, the exercise of completing all the paperwork continues.

RRTS CORRIDORS — Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) Route Map (Photo: NCRTC)

Work started from Duhai

Prior to the construction of the stations, the road widening has started from the Manan Dham located at Duhai, so that the traffic at the time of the construction of stations in July will not hamper the traffic. NCRTC started the tender process in February. In April, it was bid for tender. A year later the work of road widening was started.

Two tenders worth Rs 17 crores

There are two tender finals for road widening. The cost of a tender has been fixed at 8 crore 93 lakh 49 thousand 282 and the second was fixed at 8 crore 45 lakh 59 lakh 878 rupees.

NCRTC focus on the first phase

In the first phase of 16.5 km, depot work will be started in Modipuram and Dumhai including Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Duhai. Road widening is being done for this, so that traffic can also be facilitated before construction. In this, the work will be started this week. K.R. Anand, the civilian working company of Delhi has been given the contract of widening the road.

In the first phase, both the depot also included

In the construction of four stations starting from Sahibabad, two depots were made in this corridor. Through which the goods can be shifted to these depots during the work. It is proposed to make a depot at Duhai in Ghaziabad and a depot at Modipuram in Meerut.

Project at a glance
Corridor Name: Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS
Total kilometers: 82 kms
Total stations: 22
– Rapid Rail Station – 15
– Metro cum Rapid Station – 7
Project deadline: 2024

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Kochi Metro | Commuters might make airline check-in via metro train

Darshana Shukla

28/05/2018

Kochi: Good news seems to be underway for passengers who are flying out of Kochi International airport via Kochi Metro stations. There are plans to offer check-in facility via Kochi Metro. This possibility is being explored by Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) as well as state government, CIAL and several stakeholders. The officials are looking at offering facility of airline check-in as and baggage drop points at specific metro stations for those passengers who need to fly out via Kochi International airport.

KR Jyothilal, Transport secretary had recently shared that check-in facilities might be initiated from JLN Station. This project will be part of the efforts to combine Kochi Metro with the airport. Jyothilal also stated that they are working on the feasibility of the project as they need to set up system of transporting luggage from Kochi Metro to Cial. They will also have to meet various airline companies to ascertain their willingness to associate with the initiative.

If the plan works out air passengers will simply have to check-in with their baggage, collect boarding pass and hop on to a Kochi Metro train taking them Aluva. Once they reach there, passenger can avail feeder service like the electric bus that will take them to Aluva Metro station and Cial.

Airport officials on their part have shown interest in the project and they will consider it in positive light. VJ Kurian, managing director at CIAL stated that once state government sends its proposal they will consider it. They have yet not received any proposal but are waiting to hear from state government’s officials. Kurian said that once they go through the proposal they will give their point of view.

APM Mohammed Hanish, KMRL managing director has expressed his enthusiasm on starting such an initiative via Kochi Metro station. He added that there are lot of considerations to be made before kicking off the plan. These include consensus of international airports, airline companies as well other external stakeholders. Every party involved will be consulted before taking a call on starting this facility.

Many airline professionals have welcomed this idea as this will offer a seamless connectivity to air passengers. Responsibilities have to be divided among Kochi Metro and Airport in terms security and baggage transport.

Kochi Metro will not be the only station to start such a service, Delhi Metro already provides this counter at many of its metro stations plying on Airport express line.

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Kochi Metro | Tender floated by Kochi Metro for water metro project

Darshana Shukla

26/05/2018

Kochi: After initial hiccups, Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL)’s ambitious project of starting water metro is finally gaining momentum. KMRL has floated tender for the construction of the vessels. The project is initiated to connect Greater Kochi region with the mainland and the estimated cost is around ₹747-crore.

In the first phase fleet of 36 boats will be started as part of Water Metro project by KMRL. To kick start the project, the Kochi Metro officials have floated tenders inviting interested parties for construction of boats for the metro. The officials have also kept a provision of 19 additional boats in order to meet the demand once the water metro project is operational.

German funding agency KfW has given approval and is funding the metro project. They have also secured the tender process, giving further push to the project.

The funding agency has assured to offer ₹597-crore loan that is focused at connecting islands in Greater Kochi area with the mainland using a 75-km-long water transport system, a water channel addition of Kochi metro.

By initiating this project, the KMRL is looking extend benefit to ten panchayats as it will offer better connectivity. By 2020 when the Kochi Water Metro project is commissioned, there will around 76 boats as well 41 boat jetties that will take the commuters to routes earmarked in the project.

KMRL is working to create necessary infrastructure for the project as they have already floated tenders inviting parties for construction of boat jetties. Even prospective land has been shortlisted and identified for setting up jetties and its supporting facilities.

For the water metro boats will be made from fibreglass reinforced plastic and steel hull. As per the proposal catamaran boats will be used to ferry 100 passengers, this also includes differently able. The boats will have provision of two wheelchairs and four crew members for assistance.

The metro boat is likely to be operational from May next year if things go as planned. The areas where the boat services will start with 19 boats include Thevara, Kakkanad, Fort Kochi, Vyttila and Nettoor.

Kochi residents are waiting for this project to pick pace as the project was inaugurated in 2016 by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. With 2018 half way through, work is slowly gaining momentum.

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Chennai Metro | Two major Chennai Central Metro stations open for public

Darshana Shukla

26/05/2018

Chennai Metro inaugurated AG-DMS and Central sections

Chennai: Chennai commuters are going to rejoice with the two new major section of Chennai to be open for public. With opening of Chennai Central Metro Station, commuters can take one single train to airport to railway to bus station. This line is going to make life easier for residents and encourage people to opt for Chennai Central Metro over private commuting.

The new line was inaugurated on Friday by the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, Edapadi K Palaniswami. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Puri was also present at the inauguration event and was joined by Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam and Union Minister of State for Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan.

In the first stretch the Chennai Metro Station covers Chennai Central to Nehru Park which falls on the Green Line. With this stretch opening work for Central to St Thomas Mount will be wrapped up and made operational for public.

As part of the second section, AG-DMS (also known as Gemini) to Little Mount station will be opened for commuters. Both the metro meet Chennai Central Metro Station and now work on remaining stretches falling under Blue Line will have to be wrapped as their status is still under construction.

With the inauguration of Chennai Central Metro station all commuters in the city and outside Chennai will now be able board a metro train from either of the city’s outstation termini. These would include –Chennai Mofussil Bus Station (CMBT) at Koyambedu or Central and Egmore – to the outstation bus terminal and also to the Chennai International Airport at the southern end of the city.

Moving in line of offering sustainable solutions, the Chennai Central Metro, situated 28m below the ground will be run completely on solar energy. Central Station will also be one of the biggest metro stations, a spot that was till now reserve for Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Majestic Station in Bengaluru as the biggest metro station in south India. Central Metro in totality now occupies 70,000 square meters and is largest metro station in south India.
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Chennai Metro inaugurated its first segment in 2015 and since then every year it has been opening new section for public.

Recently CMRS has given safety certificate for these two sections after final inspection.

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UP Govt approves DPR of Kanpur, Agra and Meerut Metro Rail projects

Mamta Shah

25/05/2018

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is very serious about the proposed Metro projects in Uttar Pradesh. According to officials of the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC), the approval of the Detail Project Report (DPR) of the Metro rail projects in Kanupar, Meerut and Agra has been received by the Deputy Government. After this the DPR has now been sent to the Central Government for approval. Hopefully this will soon be passed in the central Government cabinet too.

LMRC Managing Director Kumar Keshav informed about this in a special interaction with Media. He said, the UP government has approved the DPR prepared for the metro rail projects in Kanpur, Meerut and Agra cities. This proposal has now been sent to the center.

He said that after receiving approval from the Union Urban Development Ministry, the DPR will be sent to the central government cabinet. After approval of the Cabinet, further work will be started.

Kumar Keshav said that the DPR of the proposed Charbagh-Basantkuj Corridor in Lucknow has also got approval from the government. Soon this proposal will also be sent to the center for approval. After clearance from there, the way for the construction of the Metro Rail project in these three cities will be clear.

Kumar Keshav said that the DPR of the proposed Charbagh-Basantkuj Corridor in Lucknow has also got approval from the government. Soon this proposal will also be sent to the center for approval. After clearance from there, the way for the construction of the Metro Rail project in these three cities will be clear.

Significantly, the state government is serious about running Metro in major cities of UP. Based on the central policy, revised proposals are being prepared for this. According to sources, the revised DPR has been prepared for the metro rail in Meerut, Kanpur and Agra.

The central government has come up with a new Metro rail policy in 2017. The center had asked the states to send DPRs on its basis, only after the DPR has been sent to LSRR for Meerut, Kanpur and Agra.

The Housing and Urban Planning Department has prepared a DPR for Metro Rail on the basis of central policy. According to departmental sources, 32 95 kilometers of Meerut, 32 km in Kanpur and 30 kilometers Metro in Agra will run. In these three cities two corridors will be built for the Metro. The work of both the carriors is likely to be completed in year 2024. In these three cities, about four thousand crore rupees will be spent on the metro.

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Dhaka Metro | L&T bags contract worth Rs 3,191 crore for construction of metro line

Mamta Shah

25/05/2018

A subsidiary company of L&T Group of companies won contract from Dhaka Metro Rail Project

New Delhi: L&T Construction (a subsidiary of L&T Group of companies) has secured a contract of Rs 3,191 crore for the construction of a railway line of Dhaka Metro. The company gave this information today. The joint venture of L&T Construction and Japan’s Marubani Corporation got this contract in the international bidding process.

The company told the Bombay Stock Exchange that L&T Construction got a contract of Rs 3,191 crore for the electrical and mechanical system package of Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (MRT-Line 6). They got this contract from the Dhaka Mass Transit Company (DMTC) which includes construction and design of Line-6, first metro route of the the mass rapid transit system in Bangladesh. Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) is offering funding for this project.

L&T Construction has also received contracts worth Rs 4,033 crore in the domestic market. L&T Construction’s building and factory business got orders worth Rs 4,033 crore. This includes construction and design contracts for 1,125 residential towers in Visakhapatnam, Prakasam, Guntur and Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh.

In addition, orders for design and construction of cement plant in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh were also received. L&T has also got a contract to establish Cancer Institute in Bihar’s capital Patna, along with the supply, installation and commissioning of medical equipment.

Consortium of L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering has got contract to set up two compost plants from Hindustan Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited. L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering, a wholly owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro Ltd, has bagged two important contracts from TechnipFMC with Hindustan Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (HURL).

HURL is a joint venture of Indian Oil, NTPC, Coal India, Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited and HFCL. The project involves engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of two fertilizer plants in Barauni (Bihar) and Sindri (Jharkhand). The Rs 3,800-crore contract includes 2,200 TPD ammonia plants. Work will be started simultaneously on both projects.

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Delhi Metro| Token counters to be closed to encourage smart card at metro stations

Darshana Shukla

25/05/2018

New Delhi: In a bid to encourage people to use smart cards or ticket vending machines (TVM), Delhi Metro is planning to close down ticket counters. The counters will be closed at stations where the footfall is less. To promote use of smart card, during Phase III all the upcoming Delhi metro stations will only have TVMs. Ticket counters and TVMs will be made available on at interchange Delhi Metro stations.

Currently the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has closed counters at 118 stations out of 180 stations located in National Capital Region (NCR) and Delhi. In order to make usage of smart card easier, they have installed 520 machines at various stations. Those stations which have over 5,000 commuters on daily basis will have both the facilities – ticket counters as well as TVMs to make travel easier.

Delhi Metro officials shared that in the initial stages commuters might find it tough to operate machines. It is known that TVMs do have calibration issues and these need to be resolved. To make usage of smart card simpler, staff members from Delhi Metro will be deployed to assist commuters in buying tokens.

As per the information ticket counters have been closed at Jor Bagh, Barakhamba Road, Lok Kalyan Marg, Mayur Vihar I, Akshardham, Udyog Bhawan and Mandi House

DMRC is taking this initiative to ensure people use smart cards, this why tickets counters are being closed. This move has also been taken with DMRC getting reports of ticket counter staff not returning the change to commuters and causing unnecessary problem at various Delhi Metro stations. As per reports over 80 % commuters are using smart cards when they travel in metro.

In a recent move DMRC has also started Common Mobility Card facility for the feeder buses as well as parking lots at various Delhi Metro stations. This smart card can be used to pay for travel in the feeder buses as well. There total of 200 buses that metro runs at 40 routes running parallel to metro station network.

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Alstom and partners launch Transport Decarbonisation Alliance at ITF 2018

Mamta Shah

24/05/2018

Alstom and partner companies, cities and countries, assembled in Leipzig, Germany, for the official launch of the Transport Decarbonisation Alliance (TDA)

Alstom and partner companies, cities and countries, today assembled in Leipzig, Germany, for the official launch of the Transport Decarbonisation Alliance (TDA), a coalition aiming to catalyse the accelerated decarbonisation of the transport sector. The event takes place as part of the International Transport Forum (ITF), running from May 23^rd to 25^th.

With transport emissions today accounting for 25% of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, the TDA brings together leading countries, cities and companies into a “coalition of the willing” seeking to transform the global transport sector to achieve net-zero emissions before 2050. The TDA, which forms part of the 12 commitments made at the One Planet Summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, France in December 2017, will facilitate discussion on decarbonisation in the context of global, regional, national, local and corporate policy processes, while demonstrating that decarbonisation is technically feasible, economically attractive, and brings broad social and environmental benefits.

“Carbon neutrality in the mobility sector is achievable; all transportation systems need to be reinvented and transformed to rise to this challenge. With our partners in the Transport Decarbonisation Alliance we look forward to being at the forefront of this transition,” said Henri Poupart-Lafarge, Alstom Chairman & CEO.

Alstom joins other founding member companies CEiiA, EDP, ITAIPU Binacional, Michelin, and PTV. TDA member countries are Costa Rica, Finland, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Portugal, with member cities Curitiba (Brazil), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Lisbon (Portugal), and Porto-Gaia-Matosinhos Atlantic Front (Portugal).

Alstom has been engaged in the fight against climate change for several years through its sustainable innovations, its participation in the Conference of Parties (COP) events and its support for the Sustainable Low Carbon Transport Partnership (SLoCaT) and the Paris Process on Mobility and Climate (PPMC).

In order to help drive carbon neutrality in transportation, Alstom has defined its own strategy along three lines: placing energy-efficient electric solutions at the heart of its portfolio; enabling energy transition for sustainable mobility solutions; and decarbonising its operations.

As an example of its world-leading innovations, Alstom in 2016 presented the Coradia iLint, the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell train. The regional train is completely emission-free and offers an unprecedented alternative to diesel trains for operation on non-electrified railway lines. Powered by a fuel cell in which hydrogen is converted into electrical energy, the Coradia iLint only emits steam and water. Alstom proposes the Coradia as part of a full system, including the trains their service, as well as the infrastructure necessary for fueling them. The train will enter regular service on the Cuxhaven-Bremervörde route in Lower Saxony, Germany, during 2018. Earlier this year, it won the GreenTec Award 2018 in the category Mobility by Schaeffler.

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Kochi Metro | Taxi providers Uber partners with Kochi Metro Rail Network

Darshana Shukla

24/05/2018

Kochi: Kochi Metro is setting up new benchmarks when it comes to offering hassle-free commute. Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) in an innovative move partnered with Uber, the online cab service provider to cab services to Kochi Metro Rail commuters. In the first phase Uber will be made operation in 13 metro stations as the last mile connectivity alternative. This move aims are reducing traffic and congestion issue with fewer cars plying on the route.

Uber partners with Kochi Metro to provide last mile connectivity to commuters

As per the plan Kochi Metro rail commuters will be able to book at ride from 13 stations earmarked for the project. These include Pathadipalam, Aluva, Companypady, Pulinchodu, Kaloor, Muttom, Maharajas College, Edappally, Lissie, Palarivattom, Changampuzha Park and CUSAT.

Managing director, Kochi Metro Rail Limited, A P M Muhammed Hanish shared that by introducing this facility they are looking to bring about a qualitative change when it comes to last mile connectivity alternative. With this partnership Kochi Metro is making available various modes of transportation which will offer a happy travel experience to commuters. He stressed that the tie-up with Uber is a very important move in offering stress free travel to those using Kochi Metro Rail network.

Uber on its part is happy with the partnership. General manager, South, Uber India, Christian Freese in a media briefing Uber aims to offer sustainable and accessible transport facilities. Uber will work as a complementing service to the public transport network (metro). Freese also said that they with this tie-up, commuters will be able to come and exit Kochi Metro Rail network easily. They are happy to partner with KMRL and together they will work to redefine urban mobility’s future.

This is a unique partnership that will make public transport system more reliable and most frequented by commuters. With multiple options available, people will be able to plan their travel easily and reach destination on time.

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Bahadurgarh Metro | DMRC team inspects Mundka-bahadurgarh route before final safety trial

Mamta Shah

24/05/2018

Bahadurgarh: There is good news for people waiting for the Metro train to reach Bahadurgarh. If the trial is okay, then they will have to wait longer for only 30 days. After this, the Metro train will start run for 2 lakh people of Bahadurgarh. For this, Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) will conduct a final inspection of the Metro corridor on May 30 for important investigations before opening of Mundka-Bahadurgarh Metro corridor. On Tuesday, the a team the Delhi metro officers came to Bahadurgarh to investigate the preparation. During this period, minor investigation of 11.182 kilometer long elevated section track, signal, station, safety from Mundka to Bahadurgarh were also done.

DMRC writes letter for taking Safety Clearance Certificate

Only after satisfying the safety arrangements, the officials issue safety certificates, then the metro station will be opened for the public. DMRC officials said that the CMRS letter has already been received by DMRC on Monday. Earlier, DMRC had written a letter to CMRS to provide safety clearance to run metro train upto 85 km per hour in Line-5 from Mundka to City Park, due to which Commissioner Metro Rail Safety Shailesh Kumar Pathak will inspect the corridor with his team.

11.182 km long elevated track will be examined, 7 metro stations will also check the system. After opening of the route commuter will reach Mundka to Bahadurgarh city park in 20 minutes.

Trial test run is being conducted from Mundka to Bahadurgarh Metro corridor from December last year. After a one-week trial in December 2017, DMRC Chief Mangu Singh also reached the spot on December 13, 2017 to take stock of this line.

According to the DMRC, this corridor has the specialty that it is the first network in Delhi-NCR, which is quite straightforward. There is very little winding on this corridor. All stations in this line passing through the middle of Delhi-Rohtak road are elevated. This is the extension of the green line. The line from Indralok has Mundka’s extension line, which is already elevated. The last name of the station is named Mundka Industrial Area, Ghevara, Tikri Kalan, Tikri Border, Modern Industrial Estate, Bus Stand and City Park. Of these, 4 stations – Mundka Industrial Area, Ghera, Tikri Kalan and Tikri Border are made in Delhi, while three further stations are in Modern Industrial Estate, Bahadurgarh Bus Stand and City Park in Haryana. Besides this, a new metro depot has been built near Modern Industrial Estate Metro Station to provide adequate space for maintenance on both sides. After the launch of this line, people will be able to reach Mundka in just 20 minutes, Indralok in 45 minutes and Kirti town in 50 minutes from City Park. 6 coach trains on the Mundka-Bahadurgarh metro line will run only

Even before the commencement of the metro, demand for renaming of stations falling in Bahadurgarh is also catching up. Many social and political organizations do not agree with the names of Metro stations being built in Bahadurgarh.
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In front of the authorities today, local people kept demanding that one station has not been named after Bahadurgarh. In such a way, the person entering Bahadurgarh from Delhi will know how Bahadurgarh will be known and some of the organizations are demanding the names of the stations named after martyrs and leaders, for which there have been many demonstrations and expeditions. At the same time, the DMRC has named the board of names at all the stations. The officials heard the questions of the people but of course no one got the answer.

DMRC Director Project DK Saini, Director Operation AK Garg started the investigation after reaching the City Park Metro Station with officials associated with the project. Investigated by the depth of the newly built City Park Metro. DMRC directors ordered all officers to complete all pending work before May 30. On this occasion, he sat in the petrol vans and examined the hours.

Land acquisition case reached to Supreme Court

Mundka-Bahadurgarh Metro has lost its deadline several times due to the screwed trap in land acquisition for the line of Metro yard. Due to lack of land for the yard line, the project of Metro has been delayed. DMRC has constructed depot in sector 9. To reach here, the showrooms are hanging. There is a scope for less compensation. Now this matter is in the Supreme Court. At the moment, the metro can be run directly, leaving the depot.

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