Delhi Metro | RaysExperts commissions 5.5 MW Solar project in DMRC

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New Delhi: India’s leading innovative solar solutions provider and one of the largest solar power EPC and Development companies RaysExperts on Tuesday announced that it has commissioned a 5.5 MV solar project for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

This will be one of the largest distributed rooftop solar plants setup across India.

RaysExperts’ solar installation will supply power to multiple metro stations, cleaning bays, parking yards and other metro rail supporting facilities. The project has the capacity to produce 87 million units of power every year.
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“Delhi Metro is the 12th largest public metro system in the world, serving a total of 160 stations spanning across 213 kilometers, and helping three million commuters daily. However, this kind of infrastructure also consumes huge amount of electricity and a major share from the city’s electrical grid consumption,” said founder RaysExperts, Rahul Gupta.

“To alleviate such concerns, we were compelled to find an alternative source that can optimize DMRC’s power consumption, and in the process, reduce its carbon footprint. The power generated from our solar installation system has the potential to offset 7200 Tonnes CO2 every year,” added Gupta.

The entire power plant is spread across 42 different roofs. The largest installed system has a capacity of 725 KWp, while the average capacity is 131 KWp.

Association with DMRC makes RaysExperts one of the most prominent solar EPC developers across India, creating a network that is both environment-friendly and efficient.

Apart from this association, RaysExperts has commissioned some big projects in the past. It has solarized six campuses of National Institutes of Technology (NIT) across India, with a total capacity of 3 MW.

The company has associated with IIT Guwahati to set up a full scale solar

power plant on the latter?s campus, which could offset some of its current electricity consumption.

(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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Five make-or-break factors to unlock rail travel in Asia Pacific

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Pierre Yves Guillaume — Pierre-Yves Guillaume, APAC Head of Rail & Ground Transportation

2.77 billion. That was the total number of passenger trips taken by rail in China. For context, all of the world’s airlines carried a total of 3.7 billion passengers in 2016. Meanwhile across Southeast Asia, the long-discussed plans for a pan-regional rail network are edging closer to reality – with conversations about the high-speed rail between Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur being restarted and the game-changing high-speed rail linking Kuala Lumpur to Singapore scheduled for completed by 2026. Even in India, where rail has been the dominant mode of transport, we are seeing on going developments such as the proposal for the country’s first high-speed rail corridor which is set to transform travel time and rail experience.

This resurgence of rail coincides with the rapid growth and evolution of the wider Asia Pacific travel market. With the booming travel market in the region, there is huge potential for rail to play an ever greater role as an alternative to air travel. But how can rail operators effectively tap the region’s potential and have a larger slice of the market share? Amadeus recently interviewed representatives from Asia Pacific rail operators, international leisure and corporate travel agents and industry experts this year and identified five make or break factors to unlock the potential of rail travel. There are the five:

1. Capturing customers old and new

Rail operators are jostling for the attention of travellers in an increasingly competitive landscape filled with more transport options than ever before. Marketing and merchandising need to become a priority when it comes to engaging and familiarising travellers with the services and conveniences of rail. Ticketing should also extend beyond existing closed channels and be more accessible to travellers across various platforms and devices.

2. Make timetables, booking, and data universally available

The biggest barrier for travellers choosing rail is the difficulty to access and understand rail timetables and booking information. In view of the strong movement towards self-managed travel, travellers should have the option to book their flight, hotel, and train ticket—at the same time, from the same platform. The integration of rail content in Global Distribution Systems is a crucial step to making this a reality. Rail operators need to take a customer-centric approach and start collaborating towards a true and unique multi-channel, multi-modal and multi-country offering.

3. Mobile is a must

Asia Pacific is arguably the most tech-savvy region, with an estimated four billion mobile connections region wide. Not having an intuitive mobile platform is a sure way to lose the traveller, no matter how great the onboard service might be. As such, rail operators should look into offering mobile-optimised booking sites and applications to engage increasingly mobile travellers.

4. Complement, cooperate, and compete

As the travel market grows and diversifies, there is huge potential for rail operators to innovate and deliver a more personalised travel service—bringing a door-to-door experience to today’s increasingly demanding travellers. This requires collaboration between industry players to enable a seamless travel experience and make booking a flight, hotel and train all together a simple process.

5. Make payment easy

The next generation of travellers will demand even more conveniences throughout their journey. As such, rail operators need to stay ahead, and one of the ways is by automating payment. The success of embedded payments in ride-hailing and accommodation services has proven that automated payment is increasingly becoming a necessity, especially for more savvy travellers.

(This article is written by Mr. Pierre-Yves Guillaume, Head of Rail – Asia Pacific, Amadeus)

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Delhi Metro | DMRC makes security on high alert after St Petersburg Metro blast

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03/04/2017

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New Delhi: Security measures in the Delhi Metro have been put on maximum alert with commuters made to undergo a thorough frisking in the wake of an explosion in a subway train in Russia that killed at least 10 people. Officials said the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), tasked to secure over 150 stations of the rapid rail network with a daily footfall of about 26 lakh people, has issued orders to exercise the “highest possible measure of alert” by strengthening regular security drills and undertaking pat-down (complete) search of the passengers.

They said all entry and exit points of the Delhi Metro stations will be effectively secured in close coordination with the Delhi police and Metro authorities. Special instructions, they said, have been issued to effectively and minutely scan the luggage of the commuters at all the stations, especially which receive a heavy passenger load and at inter-change stations like Kashmere Gare or Rajiv Chowk.

Intensive “sweeping” of the stations with the help of anti-sabotage gadgets and canine squads will be undertaken, they said, adding armed commando teams of CISF’s quick reaction teams will be on all-time alert. “The measures have been put in place keeping in mind the enhanced security of the Delhi Metro in the wake of the blasts in St Petersburg in Russia. Instructions have been issued that passenger convenience is kept as the priority and minimum hassles are rendered to commuters,” a senior officer said.

The CISF and Metro authorities have also been asked to use the public address system at Metro stations to effectively disseminate any information to commuters. The CCTV control rooms of the network have also been asked to keep a close eye on the activities inside and outside the station area, they said.

Over 4,500 CISF personnel are deployed to secure more than 150 stations of the Delhi Metro in the national capital and its satellite cities Gurgaon, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Noida. At least 10 people were killed and 50 others injured today when an explosion ripped through a subway train in St Petersburg.
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Explosion in St Petersburg Metro in Russia, 10 killed and 50 injured

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St. Petersburg, Russia: A suspected bomb blast inside a car of the St. Petersburg Metro system has killed ten passengers and injured dozens of others. The entire transit system was shut down as bomb squads and rescuers responded to the emergency.

The explosion happened as the train was travelling between the stations Tekhnologichesky Institut and Sennaya Ploshchad of the St. Petersburg Metro, the National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) confirmed.

Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova said there were 47 victims of the blast and gave the number of fatalities as 10. She said six people treated in St. Petersburg hospitals for injuries sustained in the incident remain in a critical condition.

The minister added that among the victims was a 15-year-old girl, who has burns and a head injury.

Russian President Vladimir Putin commented that “The causes of this event have not been determined yet, so it’s too early to talk about [possible causes]. The investigation will show. Certainly, we will consider all possibilities: common, criminal, but first of all of a terrorist nature.”

All Metro stations are closed to passengers. Commuters were evacuated from the subway within about an hour of the first reports of the blast coming in.

An undetonated improvised explosive device (IED) was discovered by investigators at the Ploshchad Vosstaniya Station and defused by specialists, the NAC reported. It rejected media reports, which claimed that more than one explosion occurred, saying no evidence supporting this was found.

A St. Petersburg resident told RT that he “was going to Mayakovskaya station [not far from Sennaya Square, the station that was hit] when the alarm went on and the security guards started to block all the entrances. They just told people to get away from the area and suggested not using the Metro today.”

According to the resident, who identified himself as Alex, “there was a bit of panic in the eyes of the people,” both passengers and subway staff alike.

“As there was an announcement that all the stations will be closed due to technical reasons,” people understood that something was wrong and rushed to the exits, he said.

Alex also recalled that he saw ambulances and police cars arriving at the station.

Source: rt.com

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Vijayawada Metro | DMRC invites tenders for supply of 54 standard gauge coaches

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New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) invites sealed tenders from agencies on international competitive bidding (ICB) basis for the design, manufacture, supply, testing, commissioning and extended maintenance up to five years beyond defect liability period of 54 nos. standard gauge cars for Vijayawada Metro Rail Project. The key information are as under:-

Approximate cost of work (excluding Taxes and duties): INR 7220 Million

Tender Security amount: INR 72 Million

Expected Completion period of the Work (excluding DLP and extended maintenance period of five years beyond DLP)	: 140 Weeks
Tender documents Sale dates	: From 06.04.2017 to 01.06.2017 (Between 10:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs on working days (Monday to Friday)
Cost of Tender documents	: INR 21,000/- (inclusive of 5% DVAT) or US Dollar 400 -Non-Refundable (Demand Draft /Banker’s cheque) in favour of “Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd” payable at New Delhi.
Pre-bid Meeting	: 05.05.2017 at 11.00 hrs
Date & time of Submission of Tender	: 02.06.2017 upto 11:00 Hrs.
Date & time of opening of Tender	: 02.06.2017 at 11:30 Hrs.

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Make in India | India exports ‘Made in India’ metro train coaches to Australia

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02/04/2017

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New Delhi: Creating a history in country’s manufacturing sector, a consignment of six metro coaches made in Baroda, India, was shipped to Australia from Mumbai Port.

“The maiden consignment of six metro coaches built in Baroda for export to the Australian government were shipped from Mumbai Port,” a statement from Ministry of Shipping said.
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With an aim to turn the country into a global manufacturing destination, a total of 450 metro coaches are to be made in India to be exported to Australia over a period of two-and-a-half year.

Measuring 75 feet long and weighing 46 tonnes each, the metro coaches are the first of its kind, India has ever exported.

“The entire stevedoring operation (loading into ship) of these prestigious over-sized metro coaches has been done in-house by Mumbai Port Trust unlike any other port in India where private operators carry out such operations,” the statement said.

Ever since the launch of ‘Make in India’ campaign, the metro coaches have also become the first of its kind export that India is doing.

India will also be exporting 521 bogie frames to Brazil for Sao Paulo monorail.

Three new Metro coach manufacturing units were established in India in 2015. Also, as per the reports, there will be a demand of 2000 metro trains in India in the coming 5 years, which will prove to be a boon for India’s manufacturing sector.

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World’s first Hydrogen-powered metro train reaches 50mph in free trial run on test track

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02/04/2017

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Salzgitter, Germany: The world’s first hydrogen-powered train recently took its maiden voyage, reaching 50 MPH in a passenger-free trial run on a test track in Salzgitter, Germany.

The zero-emission Coradia iLint train leaves only water vapour, completely silent, and integrates many different innovative elements to propel it down the track. These include clean energy conversion to create electricity, flexible energy storage via batteries, and smart management between traction power and available energy.

Hydrogen gas used for testing the train is essentially a waste by-product of industrial processes, and the future plan is to use wind energy to produce the hydrogen fuel needed.

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Chennai Metro | Japan Bank sanctions Rs 2000 Crore loan for CMRL’s project

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02/04/2017

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Chennai: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has extended Official Development Assistance Loan (ODA) of 33,321 million Japanese Yen (around Rs 2,000 crore) to the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) for building of Mass Rapid Transport System.

The ODA loan’s conditions are very concessional, i.e. 1.4 per cent and 0.01 per cent interest rate and 30 years of repayment period (including 10 years of grace period).

This assistance from JICA will further mitigate the road traffic, traffic accidents and traffic pollution, and will eventually lead to balanced regional socio-economic development and enhancement of Chennai’s atmospheric environmental condition.

With the signing of this loan agreement for Chennai Metro Project, the cumulative loan amount provided by JICA for metro projects in India (including Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Mumbai and Ahmedabad Metro’s) exceeds 2.
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6 trillion Japanese Yen (around Rs 1.5 trillion).

Takema SAKAMOTO, Chief Representative, JICA India Office said, “When completed, this Project will provide improved access to public transport for the dense population comprising predominantly industrial workers to move towards the central business districts of Chennai for work. It will cover the centre business district area and residential cum institutional complex area of Chennai Metropolitan Area.”

Chennai is the fourth-largest metropolitan area in India. The population of Chennai Metropolitan Area was about 7.1 million in 2001 and 8.7 million in 2011. The density in Chennai city is about 25,000/km2 and it is the largest in the world, which overtook Mumbai and Kolkata.

The project will provide the additional Metro Rail System network of around nine kms as an extension of Corridor 1 from Washermanpet to Wimco Nagar, in addition to approximately 45 kms in the existing project from Washermanpet to Chennai Airport (Corridor 1) and Chennai Central to St. Thomas Mount (Corridor 2).

The extension of Corridor 1 is connecting growing northern part of Chennai (i.e. Korrukupet, Tondiarpet, Tiruvottriyur, etc.) with Chennai’s central area. The Chennai Metro is integrated with other forms of public and private transport including buses and sub-urban trains to facilitate seamless travel by commuters.

The Executing Agency for the Project is Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL).

JICA has extended 150,274 million Japanese Yen (around Rs 9,000 crore) in concessional ODA loans over four tranches since 2008 for the development of around 45 kms metro rail system in Chennai. By adding this loan, the cumulative loan amount for Chennai Metro Project currently amounts to 183,595 million Japanese Yen (around Rs 11,000 crore).

JICA has extended 383,314 million Japanese Yen (around Rs 22,800 crore) in ODA loans since 1981 for all-round development in Tamil Nadu state.

Source: Business Standard

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Hong Kong remains MTR Corporation’s primary market – Lincoln Leong, CEO

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New Kowloon, Hong Kong: Despite growing investment in overseas rail networks, Hong Kong remains MTR Corporation’s primary market, its CEO, Lincoln Leong, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Friday.

Hong Kong rail operator MTR has secured a 30 percent share in one of U.K.’s largest rail franchises, South Western Trains, in conjunction with First Group.

“This franchise carries around 230 million passengers every year in a network that spans about 1,000 kilometers, so we’re very pleased that the U.K. government has recognized the contribution which First Group and MTR can bring,” Leong said.

This is not the first overseas rail venture undertaken by MTR.

The company operated the London Overground for eight years until the end of November 2016, and is involved in London’s newly-renamed Elizabeth Line for the last 18 months. It also has a significant presence in mainland China, Australia and Sweden.

When asked whether those overseas deals are a move to reduce reliance on Hong Kong, Leong insisted that the home market remains the company’s largest and most important.

“We’re very focused on what we’re doing here in Hong Kong. In fact, in Hong Kong we’re still in the throes of completing our two remaining new rail lines under Rail Gen 2.0. And beyond that there are another seven projects under Hong Kong government’s RDS — Rail Development Strategy — 2014,” he said.

MTR is not only involved in rail ventures, but is also tapping into Hong Kong’s booming property market.

The company is about to complete 18,000 residential units along with local property development partners. MTR announced earlier that over the next 12 months, it will be launching six property development packages, subject to market conditions.

The company’s growth in the property market while metro fares rise has led to grassroots tensions against MTR.

The pricing on Hong Kong’s metro system is adjusted every year by a so-called Fare Adjustment Mechanism. While the price is supposed to increase or decrease based on market forces, it has only gone up consecutively in the last seven years, leading to commuter discontent.

In response to the controversy, Lincoln said significant concessions had been made to balance the interests of the traveling public with other shareholders.

Source: CNBC International

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Gurgaon Metro | Rapid Metro Gurgaon phase-II for south Gurgaon open to public

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Gurgaon Metro — Gurgaon Rapid Metro Phase-II launched

Gurgaon: After missing several deadlines, the second phase of Rapid Metro was thrown open to public on Friday. The first train was flagged off by Rajiv Banga, MD and CEO of IL&FS from DLF Phase 1 metro station at 2 pm, following which it was thrown open to public after 3pm.

The line will benefit upscale residential colonies of south Gurgaon including DLF Phase 1, 4 and 5, Sushant Lok, Suncity and group housing societies in Sector 56. It will also cater to corporate and commercial establishments on the golf course road.

Rapid metro officials said the new route will be covered under 22 minutes. Seven trains will be running on the 6.6-km track at an interval of five minutes.

The second phase has five stations at DLF Phase 1, Sector 42/43, Sector 53/54, Sector 54 chowk and Sector 55/56. Parking space will be available at Sector 42-43 and sector 54 chowk metro stations.

The line starts from Sikanderpur Metro station that is connected to the Delhi Metro’s Yellow Line near Bristol Chowk and terminates at Golf Course Extension T-junction.

After construction started in April 2013, the 6.6-kilometre line was supposed to be completed by 2015, but it got delayed by 18 months due to the golf course road-widening project, shifting of gas lines and underpass project on the golf course road.

Rapid Metro’s daily operations will start at 6.05 am and the last train will terminate at Sector 55/56 station at 12:36 am.

Each train will have three coaches with six seats in each coach reserved for women,senior citizens and the physically handicapped persons.

In Phase 1 , Rapid Metro was covering six stations on its 6.1-km track – Sikanderpur, DLF Phase-2, Belvedere Towers, Cyber City, Phase-3 and Moulsari Avenue.

The Rapid Metro was launched in 2013 and is India’s first fully privately funded Metro service.

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