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Kochi Metro | KMRL to launch dedicated metro police stations soon

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Kochi: Taking cue from dedicated police units for metro rail projects in other Indian cities, the Kochi City Police will soon be opening a metro rail police station to handle crime and law and order on the metro rail stretch between Aluva and Pettah.

The State Cabinet has already sanctioned 29 posts for the station to be headed by a Circle Inspector. It will have jurisdiction over the entire corridor, including the Aluva-Pettah viaduct, stations, and the coach depot at Muttom.

According to City Police Commissioner M.P. Dinesh, the proposed police station, which will come up near Cusat Junction at Kalamassery, will function in tandem with the other planned exclusive force comprising SISF personnel who will be in charge of the security of metro stations.
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“We wanted to activate the new police station keeping in mind the possible criminal acts in the metro corridor and stations. Since this is a prestigious project, having been executed at a high cost, and thousands of passengers are apparently going to use it on a daily basis, security is of paramount importance,” the Commissioner said.

The city police, through the metro rail police station, will be involved in routine crime prevention, and crime detection, besides handling other possible law and order situations.

“Since the personnel of law and order police stations will be saddled with their regular duties, it was proposed to create a dedicated police station for the metro,” he added.

The police station apart, the State government has decided to train and deploy 138 policemen from the KAP Battalion (SISF personnel) to address pressing security concerns. “You need an agency to handle exclusive areas like access control, anti-sabotage checks, protection of metro rail properties, and CCTV monitoring, as the city police will not have the resources and manpower to handle such responsibilities,” explained a senior officer.

The trained officers will be manning the 24 stations in the Aluva-Pettah corridor, providing the second layer of security after private security guards to be positioned at the gates and parking lots. While the sanction for SISF personnel was accorded on condition of the KMRL paying their salaries, the metro agency appears not in a position to bear the expenditure.

“We need clarity on the matter. Besides, the security of metro rail is a State subject in cities elsewhere,” said a KMRL spokesperson.

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High-speed rail to link 80% of major Chinese cities by 2020

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China will increase the distance covered by its high-speed railway tracks, planning by 2020 to connect more than 80 percent of the country’s major cities by high-speed rail.

The country has earmarked over 15 trillion RMB ($2.2 trillion) to develop domestic transportation from 2016 to 2020, according to Minister of Transport Li Xiaopeng at the 2017 China Civil Aviation Development Forum on May 25.
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Railways, highways and airports will almost fully cover Chinese cities with populations of over 200,000 people by 2020, Li disclosed. China’s transportation network had reached 5 million kilometers by the end of 2016, with 22,000 kilometers of high-speed rail and 130,000 kilometers of expressways.

Li Xiaopeng further noted that certain weaknesses in facilities and technical management can be bolstered as the country carries out supply-side structural reform in its transportation industry.

Source: People’s Daily

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Delhi Metro | ITO – Kashmere Gate (Heritage Line) flagged off for passenger service

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Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal flagged off the ITO-Kashmere Gate corridor for public

New Delhi: The ITO – Kashmere Gate corridor of the Delhi Metro was formally flagged off for passenger services today by the Union Minister of Urban Development, Sh. M. Venkaiah Naidu and the Chief Minister of Delhi, Sh. Arvind Kejriwal in the presence of Union Minister for Science and Technology, Environment, Forest, Climate Change and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan and many senior dignitaries.

The 5.17 km long underground corridor is an extension of the already operational Escorts Mujesar (Faridabad) – ITO Violet Line. About 90,000 additional commuters are expected to use this new section comprising of four new stations.

Speaking on the occasion, Sh. Naidu complimented Delhi Metro for the opening of the line and said, “providing world class connectivity to the old Delhi areas has been one of our priorities and this new corridor will connect old Delhi –  the heart of the capital city, with many new areas including the satellite city of Faridabad in Haryana.

“Old Delhi is the tourism and cultural hub of the city. Many monuments of great historical importance are located here. This new Metro connection will bring many more people to these monuments as now the visitors will not have to worry about traffic jams and parking hassles”

Union Minister for Science and Technology, Environment, Forest, Climate Change and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, who also is the Member of Parliament from the Chandni Chowk area, said,”I have traveled by many Metros across the world, but whenever we compare we find that our Delhi Metro is better than most.”

The Chief Minister of Delhi, Sh. Arvind Kejriwal said, ”Delhi Metro, today is the pride of not only Delhi but entire India. There are many countries now which are looking up to Delhi Metro and DMRC is providing consultancy to many towns and cities. From the point of view of environment protection, time management and economy, Delhi Metro has emerged as a very suitable mode of travel”

Delhi Metro’s Managing Director, Dr. Mangu Singh thanked the people along the ITO-Kashmere Gate corridor for their continuous support and cooperation. The occasion was also attended by MLA Sh. Praveen Kumar and Chairman, DMRC, Sh. Rajiv Gauba.

With the opening of this section, the Escorts Mujesar (Faridabad) – Kashmere Gate corridor has become 43 kilometres long. This section is also called the heritage corridor since it will bring Metro connectivity to many monuments of historical importance such as the Jama Masjid and Red Fort. All the four stations of this section have also received platinum rating for meeting green building norms from the Indian Green Building Council.

On this section, trains will be available at a frequency of three minutes and 20 seconds during peak hours. This section will ease commuting from areas along Delhi Metro’s Red Line (Rithala – Dilshad Garden) to south Delhi and Faridabad since passengers now will have to change trains only once at Kashmere Gate, which has been transformed into a mega interchange facility for three different corridors (red, yellow and violet lines). Delhi Metro’s total network length has now increased to 218 kilometres with 164 stations.

Source: DMRC Press Release.

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India Bullet Train Project | Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train will be on tracks by 2023

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Last month, Achal Khare was appointed managing director of the National High Speed Rail Corporation, which is executing the ambitious Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. In an interview with Media, he says the project will be completed by December 2023. Excerpts :

What is the progress on the project?
We appointed a general consultant in December to do the complete design, including areas that have difficult structures which may take more time…We have co-mpleted the ground survey. The next step is social impact assessment. We have invited tenders and shortlisted the parties. By next month, we will be able to appoint the agency.

What are the unique features of the corridor?
It will have a 21-km underground tunnel of which 7 km will be under the sea. This is a first in India. The entire line will be elevated which will reduce land acquisition…There are locations between Ahmedabad and Sabarmati where there are rail overbridges, under construction Metro lin-es, so we have to take our alignment quite high, maybe at 20m.

In Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Sabarmati, we are trying to bring it close to the existing stations…In Mumbai, we are entering at BKC.

It will have a 21-km underground tunnel of which 7 km will be under the sea. This is a first in India. The entire line will be elevated which will reduce land acquisition…There are locations between Ahmedabad and Sabarmati where there are rail overbridges, under construction Metro lin-es, so we have to take our alignment quite high, maybe at 20m. In Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Sabarmati, we are trying to bring it close to the existing stations…In Mumbai, we are entering at BKC. The target is December 2023. We are working on Rs 1.10 lakh crore as completion cost.
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When do you expect to complete the project?
The target is December 2023. We are working on Rs 1.10 lakh crore as completion cost.

When will you start work?
Ground work is in two parts— one is for the training institute. We will have an exclusive training institute in Gandhinagar. We have already invited tenders and work will start next year and be completed by December 2020.

Have you identified the vendors?
All contracts will be through open tenders. We have decided with the Japanese about the areas that are open fully to Indian contractors. In civil works, except for tunnelling and two critical areas—Ahmedabad and Vadodara—all are open to Indian contractors without any condition.

Out of 508 km, around 450 km is open to the Indian side. In electrical system, certain areas have been identified which will be done by the Japanese only. Track is for Japanese firms as it will be ballastless track which we don’t have.

Many experts say the project is financially unviable?
Only time will tell… Once the system is operational, the usage will tell whether it is really effective or not. The global experience is 70% switchover to high speed. If that takes place in India, probably these apprehensions about financial viability may remain apprehensions only.

But fare could be an issue?
It could be an issue. Of course, we have to be less than what airlines are offering.

What is the total cost of the project?
We are working on Rs 1.10 lakh crore. This is the completion cost.

Will NHSRC take up other bullet train projects?
Our mandate is to do Mumbai-Ahmedabad and other projects which come in future. But that will depend on the government.

Source: TNN

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Mumbai Metro | Bombay HC refuses to restrain MMRCL from cutting trees

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Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today refused to restrain the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) from cutting trees across south Mumbai for setting up Metro line III.

A vacation bench of Justices P D Naik and M S Karnik observed that while they was concerned about the trees, a middle ground has to be arrived at when development projects are involved.

The bench was hearing an application filed by city resident Kunal Birwadkar, alleging that the authorities were illegally felling even those trees for which they didn’t have permission, or those that had been marked for transplantation at alternate spots.

Advocate Mustafa Doctor, appearing for MMRCL, today told the high court that only the trees marked by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) are being cut and that the Metro Rail Corporation was following all norms.

BMC’s counsel advocate Anil Sakhre also submitted that earlier this week its own officials as well as those from high court and Maharashtra Legal Services Authority had inspected all sites in south Mumbai where trees were being cut, to ensure compliance with the norms.

The court accepted the statements and said as long as the authorities were complying with the previous orders of the HC, there was no need to grant a stay.

“We are also concerned for the trees but when development projects are concerned, a middle ground has to be arrived at,” the court said.

The court has now posted the matter for further hearing on June 5.

Over 5,000 trees are proposed to be cut in various areas of south Mumbai to pave way for the Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro line III project.

The high court had earlier granted stay on the cutting of trees, but on May 5 it vacated its stay and gave a go ahead to MMRCL to cut the trees after observing that a balance needs to be established between development and environment.

The court had allowed MMRCL to cut the trees on an undertaking by the corporation that for each tree it would cut in south Mumbai, another one would be planted at the same spot after the construction work is over.

This would be in addition to three saplings that the authority would plant in suburban Mumbai for every tree they cut.

The 33-kilometre line III project is a part of the Metro system which will connect the Cuffe Parade business district in south Mumbai to SEEPZ in the city’s north-central suburb.

(This article has not been edited by Metro Rail News’s editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

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Dhola Sadia bridge | Know 10 facts about India’s longest bridge on the Brahmaputra river

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Prime  Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation Friday India’s longest bridge, located on the Brahmaputra river in Assam. The inauguration comes on the occasion of the government completing three years in office. The historic bridge, which shall link Dhola to Sadiya in Tinsukia district of Assam is crucial from the strategic perspective as it is close to the border state of Arunachal Pradesh.

10 things to know about the Dhola-Sadiya bridge:

1. Owing to poor connectivity and transport issues, Sadiya has alaways been an isolated and disadvantaged town in Assam. It is a subdivision of Tinsukia district, bounded by rivers on three sides: Lohit, Brahmaputra and Dibang. The new bridge is expected to change the transportation scenario of the region.

2. At 9.15 km, the bridge is longer than the Bandra-Worli Sea Link (5.6 km) by nearly two-thirds. Sadiya is the birthplace of iconic singer Bhupen Hazarika. It was once a thriving town until an earthquake struck on August 15, 1950 and the mighty Brahmaputra changed its course, engulfing half the town within days. Since then, the place has been struggling with transportation woes.

3. The fourth bridge on the Brahmaputra, it will boost communication across eastern Arunachal Pradesh. The most significant beneficiary will be the Army, whose convoys will now save an estimated three to four hours in their journey from Assam to their posts at Kibithoo, Wallong and Chaglagam on the Arunachal-China border. Thus, the bridge is a great strategic boost to India’s defence capabilties in the North East.

4. Considering the geological vulnerabilities of the North East, being a high-seismic region, the bridge was built using state-of-the-art equipment, including imported hydraulic rigs, and provided seismic buffers in all its 182 piers.

5. The road transport and highways ministry cleared a feasibility study in August 2003 after demands from the locals. Construction began in 2011 and the original target date for completion was December 2015 but deadlines were breached and there were cost overruns.

6. The bridge shall enhance Indian Army’s mobilisation capabilities and movement of troops and heavy equipment in the forward areas bordering China. As of now, Army convoys in Assam either spend hours crossing the river by boat from Dhola to Sadiya, or take a circuitous 10-hour, 250 km road trip from Dinjan division HQ, near Tinsukia, to Tezu in Arunachal, before driving ahead to the border.

7. The bridge is said to withstand the weight of a 60-tonne battle tank.

8. The bridge is located 540 km away from Dispur, the capital of Assam, and 300 km away from Itanagar, the Arunachal capital.
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People from Arunachal travelling to the airport in Dibrugarh or the main railway station in Tinsukia can access the bridge to reach faster.

9. Presently, it takes eight to ten hours from the border district of Anjaw in Arunachal Pradesh to Tezu, followed by another eight hours to Tinsukia or five hours to Dibrugarh. The new bridge will cut this travel time by four to five hours.

10. In contrast to the architectural and transportational accomplishment that the bridge has achieved, there’s a human cost of displacement as well. The boatmen who used to deploy all their boats whenever an Army convoy arrived have lost a big share of their business. Around 150 boats used to ply between the two ends of the river and with the inauguration of the bridge, their livelihood is said to be in the doldrums.

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Bangalore Metro | Namma Metro rail Phase 1 to get fully operational after inspection

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Bengaluru: The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) on Wednesday will start the inspection of the remaining 12-kilometre stretch from Sampige Road to Yelachanahalli Road on the green line of the Phase 1 of the Bengaluru metro rail service.

The CMRS will undertake its mandatory inspection of all aspects of operations in the line, including signalling, traction and safety, before opening the much-awaited Phase 1 for the public. The three other reaches of Phase 1 have been operational for well over a year now.

The remaining line will connect the southern part of the city. However, it has been delayed by over two years, resulting in the total cost of the project to double since 2006.

When completed, the project will cost the tax payer over Rs14,200 crore in total or over Rs330 crore per kilometre as against the initial proposed cost of Rs6,395 crore in 2006.

Despite the costs, the possibility of the nearly 43 km line in the Phase 1 launch comes as a relief to the city that has choked owing to its unplanned and inadequate public transport infrastructure, even though this phase will cater to only around 3-5 lakh people of the city’s 10 million population.

“The inspection will last for about 3-4 days. Once that (inspection) is complete, we will see if any changes or deficiency will come out and rectify accordingly,” said Vasant Rao, general manager (finance) and spokesperson for the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corp. Ltd (BMRCL).

The first phase of the metro—or Namma Metro—has been in the making since 2006 but delays in land acquisition and inability to complete the underground stretches has resulted in steep escalation of total costs.

Rao said the delays were on account of tunnel boring machines (TBM) not being able to break through in the nearly 9 km of underground stretches.

But the delays have cost the city not just money but dashed hopes of the service decongesting city roads. Bengaluru, measuring over 800 square km, has over 65 lakh vehicles with nearly 1,500 new ones being added daily, according to the state transport department.

The BMRCL has commenced work on Phase 2 which will take the total area covered by metro to around 72 km, but will still cater to only around 15% of the city’s 10 million population, according to top BMRCL officials.

Urban experts like Ashwin Mahesh said the city would add another 1.5 million people before 2020, the deadline for Phase 2, which is being built at a cost of over Rs26,400 crore. Mahesh and other urban experts agree that though the metro was conceived to decongest the city, inadequate planning of connectivity serving in two straight lines cutting across the almost circular geography of Bengaluru serves very few people.

Densely populated and highly congested areas like outer ring road, electronic city, BTM layout and Whitefield, among others, have been left out in Phase 1, but will be served under successive phases of the metro.
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Government authorities are mulling over other alternative transportation like personal rapid transit system or pod taxis for short distances, leaving more viable and volume-driven options like buses and sub-urban rail services begging for more funds or even importance.

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah-led Congress government seemed more eager to construct a 6.7-km steel flyover from Chalukya circle to Hebbal within 18 months, only to be thwarted by the citizens over the felling of over 800 fully grown trees and other alleged financial irregularities, forcing the government to withdraw from the proposed project.

“It is rather unfortunate that the government has not yet started sub-urban rail services. It should have come up before metro,” M.N.Sreehari, urban traffic expert and former advisor to Karnataka government, said.

Also, around 400 km of existing railway tracks around the city has largely been unexploited. Sreehari said the metro will bring down traffic by around 15% when all phases are completed, adding that by that time, the volume of vehicles would have also ballooned.

Shreehari highlighted the need for Bengaluru to have multi-modal transport solutions like mono-rail, sub-urban rail, bus rapid transit system and the metro to serve different stretches and parts of the city for it to feel any reduction in traffic.

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Kochi Metro | IGBC Platinum rating for 16 Stations of Kochi Metro

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Kochi: The Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) has once again adhered to its commitment to be green and environment friendly. The 16 elevated stations in the Alwaye – Petta Corridor of the Phase I of KMRL has been awarded with the prestigious IGBC (The Indian Green Building Council) Green MRTS ‘Platinum’ Rating under the Elevated stations category. The elevated stations include Alwaye, Pulinchodu, Companypady, Ambattukavu, Muttom, Kalamassery, Cochin University, Pathadipalam, Edapally, Changampuzha Park, Palarivattom, JLN Stadium, Kaloor, Lissie, M.G Road, and Maharajas College.

The certificate was given to KMRL based on the efficiency of the various facilities in the 16 elevated stations of Phase I. The categories include Site Selection and Planning, Water Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, Material Conservation, Indoor Environmental Quality, Innovation in Design & Construction. The respective facilities were monitored and checked by the authority of IGBC.

The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has launched IGBC Green Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) Version 1.0 rating to encourage green concepts in the design, construction & operation of all new Rail based MRTS projects. This rating system helps address National priorities like conservation of natural resources, demand of side energy & water efficiency, adoption of renewable energy, management of waste and commuter health & comfort.

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Noida Metro | Center approves Noida-Greater Noida metro corridor

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New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the 29.77 km Noida-Greater Noida metro rail corridor which is nearing completion.

“The cabinet granted approval to the Noida-Greater Noida metro rail corridor…. It had been pending for a long time,” Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told the media.

The corridor will be entirely elevated and will cost Rs 5,503 crore, Jaitley said.

 “The corridor which is being built as Noida Metro Rail Project is near completion, and trial runs will start by the end of the year,” a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) official confirmed.
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The DMRC had earlier entered into an agreement with the Noida transporter to assist it in construction and maintenance of its metro corridor.

The construction was started on this track in 2013.

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Rapid Metro | UP Govt. approves Delhi-Meerut Rapid Train Project

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Lucknow: In a joint press conference addressed by Union minister for urban development Venkaiah Naidu and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, both leaders stressed on the importance of several infrastructure projects in the state including the Delhi-Meerut rapid rail project. The project is said to be the top priority for the government as a reduction in travel time from Delhi to Meerut could fuel further economic growth in the region. The much-awaited 92-kilometre corridor, which was first proposed more than 10 years ago, is to be built by National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC).

As Naidu handed over the release order of Rs 1,263 crore to the UP CM for different projects in the state in the state capital on Friday, Yogi Adityanath said, “The Delhi-Meerut rapid rail project is a very important project for the state and the country. The government will focus on the project and ensure that it is done on a priority basis. Efforts have been underway for this project even earlier, we will ensure that the work is speeded up.”

The Board of NCRTC had cleared the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Rapid Rail Transit Corridor (RRTC) that will enable travel at the rate of 160 kmh. The 92km-long corridor, with a capital investment of Rs 21,902 crore, will bring down travel time between Delhi and Meerut to 60 minutes by a normal train.

The state government had recently given its nod for the project report that had been prepared by the Meerut Development Authority (MDA). “Last week, there was a meeting in Lucknow where we discussed the report and a presentation was made by the NCRTC to the state officials. The state accepted the report,” said MDA vice chairman Yogendra Yadav. “Now, it is up to the NCRTC to implement the project,” said Vivek Bhaskar, MDA’s assistant town planner.

The project, conceived more than 10 years ago, is a segment of a larger plan to connect important towns in the NCR region with Delhi through a high speed based commuter transit system. The entire corridor is expected to be completed by 2024.

The corridor will originate at the Sarai Kale Khan bus terminal and pass through Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut regions before terminating at Modipuram. Of the 92.05 km-long stretch, 60.354km will be on an elevated viaduct, 30.245km will be underground, while 1.451km will be at grade for connections to two depots, one each at Duhai and Modipuram. In Delhi and Meerut the RRTC will be underground, including the stretch where the line will cross the Yamuna.The section running along the median of the Delhi-Meerut highway will be elevated. The line will have 17 stations.

Sources said that the Delhi-Meerut RRTC is expected to carry about 7.91 lakh passengers in 2024, 9.20 lakh in 2031 and 11.40 lakh passengers by 2041. The peak hour peak day traffic has been estimated at 18,224 in 2024, 22,215 in 2031 and 26,462 in 2041.

As per the project report, the 38.05km Sahibabad-Meerut south section, including the Duhai depot, is likely to commence revenue operations in January 2023, the 16.60km Sarai Kale Khan-Sahibabad in January 2024 and the remaining 37.40km Meerut South-Modipuram in July 2024.

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