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Mumbai Metro | MMRDA plans to link Thane, Bhiwandi and Kalyan with metro rail system

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Mumbai Metro | MMRDA plans to link Thane, Bhiwandi and Kalyan with metro rail system

Mumbai: Study conducted by Italian agency for preparing techno-economic feasibility in connection with Mumbai metro corridors – connecting Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan – the consulting firms states that there is going to be a huge ridership demand. This stretch is expected to have huge demand by 2021.

The consultants were appointed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).

The techno-feasibility report by D’Appolonia SpA , the Italian company has been submitted to MMRDA and the outcome clearly states that for ridership demand is going to be very heavy in coming years. It is therefore, important to offer metro services at this stretch. The study undertaken in 2015 for the stretch has come up with expected population rise in the stretch.

Under section 41 C MR and TP act (Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act), government had appointed MMRDA as ‘Special Planning Authority’ for 27 villages located in Kalyan and for Bhiwandi enclosed notified areas that cover 60 villages in August 2006 and March 2007.

The detailed project report prepared by the Italian consultancy has proposed owing to development taking place in Kalyan and Bhiwandi surrounding notified area (BSNA), demand for public transport will increase steeply. To meet this demand Mumbai Metro rail can help meet the growing demand in coming years.

As per the data collected during study, the peak hour per direction traffic (PHPDT) in the 23.6 km Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan corridor is estimated to be 17,500 PHPDT

The Italian consultant in their report have stated that taking into account the peak hour passenger demand, need for Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) would be required for the stretch. With Mumbai Metro line in this stretch, commuter will get to travel fast, safely and easily. More so, metro will be an environmental-friendly mode of transport for commuters over other means.

The importance of Thane-Kalyan areas is that these are trip generating points in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. This implies that it is from these two locations that traffic originates as well exit the city.

In the DPR the Italian consultant has also stated there is lack of connectivity in all the three areas. Besides in the Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan stretch there is sizable middle class population as well several small industries and warehouse. These factors make the three zones major trip attraction points. With a Mumbai metro line connecting this stretch, traffic condition will improve and improve connectivity for commuters.

Amaravati Metro | Vizag to get light metro rail soon after getting nod

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Amaravati Metro | Vizag to get light metro rail soon after getting nod

Amarawati: In a massive move to spruce up public transport at Visakhapatnam, Rs 8,000 cr light metro rail project has got clearance from the state and central government. The light metro rail project will be undertaken under PPP model with Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation (AMRC) bearing 50% cost. The other 50% will be undertaken by private partner. Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority (VUDA) will be overseeing the operations.

As per the project, in the first phase that metro will be constructed and will cover a distance of 42.54 km from Gajuwaka to Kommadi. With this project getting green signal, Visakhapatnam residents will be able to travel with ease in the light metro.

The estimated cost for setting up the first line of metro rail line is approximately around Rs 8,000 crore.

As per the agreement signed between parties, AMRC will bear half the cost while the other half will be financed under PPP model. VUDA will be overseeing the operations of the light metro rail project. This good news came into limelight with the managing director N P Ramakrishna Reddy of AMRC meeting the P Narayana, Minister for Municipal Administration.

P Basanth Kumar, vice-chairman VUDA while interacting with media stated that a detailed project report (DPR) is been worked out and will be sent to the necessary departments.

It was in January that the Andhra Pradesh government had sent a request to centre to give their nod for the construction of metro rail projects in Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada. This request was sent by N Chandrababu Naidu, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The request was submitted when Naidu was in New Delhi to attend a meeting.

Reddy in October had confirmed that pre-bidding was held for VMR and around 11 reputed international and national consultants had shown interest in the project.

India’s ‘Metro Man’ E Sreedharan who was also working as an advisor to the Andhra Pradesh government on Vizag  and Vijayawada metro rail projects has already submitted resignation to the state government. This has only complicated things but residents are hopeful that work on light metro line begins soon.

Delhi Metro | DMRC opens 25 km long Kalkaji Mandir-Janakpuri West section of Magenta Line

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Delhi Metro | DMRC opens 25 km long Kalkaji Mandir-Janakpuri West section of Magenta Line

New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) achieved the another milestone today.  Magenta Line (Kalkaji Mandir-Janakpuri West) of Delhi Metro inaugurated by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.

Magenta Line Route Map
Magenta Line Route Map

The metro commuters will be able to enjoy the journey on train from May 29 (Tuesday) morning at 6.00am onward. With the start of the Magenta Line, residents of Delhi, Haryana (Gurugram, Faridabad, Palwal), and UP (Ghaziabad and Noida) will benefit from the start of the section. The special thing is that due to the introduction of this line, the travel period between Noida and Gurugram will be reduced by at least 30 minutes.

With the inauguration, the domestic terminal of the IGI Airport will be within the reach of Delhi Metro network. This will provide additional facilities to domestic airlines. Metro officials said that after the commissioning of this section, the total length of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) network will be 277 km. He said that this would provide a direct metro facility between Botanical Garden and Janakpuri West. It will also be easier to reach Terminal 1 of IGI Airport from South Delhi and West Delhi. Apart from this, the convenience of transport in Delhi-NCR will also be improved. The entire Magenta Line is affiliated to four major educational institutions, JNU, IIT, Jamia Millia Islamia and Amity University in Noida. This will greatly benefit the students. Cant area will also be connected to the metro through this line. According to the DMRC officials, it will take about 50 minutes to reach the Botanical Garden (Blue Line in Noida) from Huda City Center (Yellow Line towards Gurgaon) by starting Magenta Line. So far, after interchanging with Rajiv Chowk, it takes about one and a half hours to get to Gurgaon from Noida.

Hauzkhas Metro station will be the hub of interchange

On the Magenta line, Hauzkhas Metro Station will be the largest interchange hub for Huda City Center and Noida passengers. So far, Noida passengers had to go through 34 metro stations to reach the Huda city center through the Yellow Line through the Yellow Line. While now Noida passenger will be able to interconnect Hauzkhas metro station on Magenta line and reach Huda city center with 25 stations. Hauzkhas Metro Station is underground and is 29 meters deep, which is about 8 floors depth.

Mobile network issue will have to face

Mobile network is currently the biggest problem on this line. A total of 16 new Metro stations have been constructed in this new section about 25 km long. 14 stations are underground and only 2 stations are elevated. The underground ground of the station is the biggest reason for people’s problems. That’s because mobile networks are not coming at all these underground stations. There is a possibility of getting a mobile network only at Shankar Vihar and Sadar Bazar Cantonment between Kalakaji Mandir from Janakpuri West as these two stations are elevated. However, due to being in the Army area, both the stations may also face the problem of the network. However, DMRC officials say that soon they will arrange such arrangements according to the needs and facilities of the passengers so that the network can also be available at the underground stations.

India's largest escalator at Janakpuri West station
India’s largest escalator at Janakpuri West station of Magenta Line

After opening of Kalkaji Mandir – Janakpuri West section, the Delhi Metro Rail Network completed 277 km distance.

Click here to see more photographs of IGI Airport Terminal 1 Metro Station.

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

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

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)

Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Project
Delhi based construction Company K.R. Anand started road widening work of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor

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.

Before July, the exercise of completing all the paperwork continues.

Rapid Rail Transit System Route Map

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Chennai Metro inaugurated AG-DMS and Central sections
Chennai Metro inaugurated AG-DMS and Central sections

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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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