Noida Metro | Noida – Greater Noida Metro links may be ready before deadline

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Noida: The upcoming metro corridors between Noida and Greater Noida, and City Centre and Sector 62, are likely to become operational in 2018, ahead of the deadline.

According to Rama Raman, Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary (Industries) and chairman of the Noida authority, work is on in full swing on these lines. “Trial runs on the Noida-Greater Noida and City Centre-Sector 62 lines will take place this year. However, commercial run of both lines will start in 2018.
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The deadline is April 2018, but we are expecting to begin operation before that,” said Mr. Raman.

Sector 150 will be connected to Faridabad via two bridges on the Yamuna. Work on these is expected to kick-off in the next few months. Also, once the Kalindi Kunj road is opened to public, travelling to south Delhi will become easier.

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Delhi Metro | DMRC miss to open metro corridors under phase-III project

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04/02/2017

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Driverless Mtero trail — DMRC extends trial runs of driverless metro

New Delhi: The deadline for launch of metro’s Magenta Line, connecting west Delhi to Noida via IGI Airport, has been pushed to December while the ITO-Kashmere Gate ‘Heritage Corridor’ is likely to be thrown open in March. Magenta Line, where trial runs are underway in stretches, had missed its December-2016 deadline mainly due to delay in completion of train depots and encroachment in few areas, a DMRC official said.

A small section of the line (Line 8), running between Noida, Botanical Garden and Kalkaji, may be opened a month or two after March, before its launch in entirety in December, an official said. “Progress of civil works upto December 2016 is 95.97 percent. Train trials between Botanical Garden to Kalkaji have already started from 27.10.2016.

The line is targeted for completion in December 2017,” according to the progress report prepared by DMRC. However, metro has not set any deadline for the completion of the 59-km-long Pink Line, the longest upcoming corridor under Phase III, as it remains beset by unavailability of land in few pockets.

Pink Line or Line 7, built parallel to the arterial ring road of the national capital, will connect Majlis Park to Shiv Vihar. Once operational, it will considerably reduce the travel time between east and south Delhi. On Line 7, train trials between Majlis Park to Mayapuri are now planned in April and between Mayapuri to Lajpat Nagar by July, an official said. “Progress of civil works upto December 2016 is 89.66 per cent. Land at few locations is still not available. The targets will be worked out when these land pockets are available,” the progress report says about this line.

DMRC chief Mangu Singh had earlier said that both these lines, part of Metro’s Phase III expansion, will be launched in a staggered manner, meaning small sections will be made operational instead of the entire corridors being thrown open in one go. Under the phase-III expansion project being implemented at a cost of around Rs 40,000 crore, a total of 140 km of network will be added to current coverage of 213 km.

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Vizag Metro | Visakhapatnam metro to get 98 new coaches for metro trains

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04/02/2017

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Visakhapatnam: The Vizag Metro Rail (VMR) is likely to have as many as 98 coaches against Vijayawada’s 54, official sources in the Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation Limited (AMRC) said.

With a length of 22 metres and width of 2.9 metres, each coach will have a maximum passenger carrying capacity of 275 people. Each train will have three such coaches. The VMR will have one station per kilometre. Each train will move from one station to another within a minute, according to the preliminary designs and estimates of the VMR project.
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According to the sources, the metro train coaches are likely to be procured from one of the three proposed coach manufacturing units — Sri City in Chittoor, Salvi in Gujarat and Japanese’s Hitachi Rail.

Meanwhile, existing transport stakeholders like APSRTC said the metro rail would eat into the revenue of the RTC, but will decongest public transportation. Ch Appalanarayana, deputy traffic manager for APSRTC at Dwaraka Bus Station, said each metro is equal to nearly six city buses. Each city bus can carry a maximum of 60 passengers.

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Praxis Media announces winners of its National Quality Excellence Awards, 2017 in New Delhi

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31/01/2017

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Praxis Media, in association with Quality Congress and Global Brands Network, announced the prestigious National Quality Excellence Awards on January 21, 2017 to celebrate and honor more than 50 winners at 5 different levels for their continuing commitment to quality and excellence in their businesses, products and services.

New Delhi: On Saturday, January 21, 2017 the National Quality Excellence Awards, 2017 were held at Hotel Radisson Blu Plaza, New Delhi amidst the elites of the industry. The National Quality Excellence Awards was organized by India’s leading media and marketing group, Praxis Media to recognize, celebrate and encourage Quality and aimed to honor the Achievers, Innovators and Leaders from an array of sectors and disciplines signifying their innovation, dedication, ethics, achievement and quality excellence.

This year, the National Quality Excellence Awards were presented to 54 winners at 5 different levels. The exacting and daunting feat of zeroing-in on the winners was achieved by Praxis Media, with the support from its associates and partners, after an elaborate and meticulous selection process which included inviting nominations from potential nominees, substantial research & surveys, collation of feedback & opinions, screening based on pre-determined judging parameters and subsequently choosing the winners through an independent jury panel. The significant parameters which were considered for selecting the winners included Qualification & Professional Experience, Infrastructure & Facilities, Market Presence & Competition, Growth & Profitability, Quality & Operational Excellence, Financial & Business Acumen, Innovation & Novelty in Services, Ingenuity and Imagination, Sustainability & Environmental Awareness, Job & Impact Potential, Client/Customer & Industry Feedback, Use of Technology & Trends, Efforts for Risk & Setback Mitigation, Previous Awards & Achievements etc.

The event was graced by an elite panel of guests and dignitaries that included names like Shri GVL Narsimha Rao – Senior Politician & National Spokesperson, BJP, Shri Chetan Sharma – Former Cricketer, Indian Cricket Team, Padmashree Smt. Prathibha Prahlad – Cultural Icon of India, and Dr. Jai Madaan – Celebrated Astrologer & Numerologist.

National Quality Excellence Awards are an initiative of Praxis Media Private Limited – India’s Leading Media & Marketing Group, in association with Quality Congress – Nation’s premier online identifier and online resource of quality products, businesses and services and Global Brands Network –

Confederation of most valuable brands worldwide. These awards are conferred upon the “best of the best” in recognition of their attainment of world class standard of quality excellence.

The initiative was well supported by The SME Times – Associate Partner, HospiBuz – Trending News Partner, BestNewsPortal.Com – Online News Partner, Prabha Sakshi – Hindi News Partner, Metro Rail News – Associate Partner, Tender 247.Com – Associate Partner, Quality Congress – Brand Partner, Newswire Network – News Distribution Partner, Global Brands Network – Network Partner who echoed the same objective of quality excellence.

A comprehensive list of winners of the National Quality Excellence Awards, 2017:

Rhythm Architects – Best Architect and Interior Design Firm in Kolkata, TCI Express Limited – Award for Service Excellence in Express Cargo Distribution in India, College of Engineering & Technology, Bhubaneshwar – Best Engineering College in Odisha, Timeforpet Online Private Limited – Most Promising E-Commerce Company of the Year – Online Pet Services, Veeda Clinical Research Private Limited – Best Clinical Research Organization in Western India, The Deeps International Pre School, Mhow – Best Pre-School in Indore, Mithi Interiors Private Limited – Best Interior Turnkey Services Firm in Delhi & NCR, Indraprasth Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Centre – Best Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre in Delhi, Sriram Institute of Professional and Vocational Studies – Best Professional Courses Institute in New Delhi, eKincare – Award for the Best Healthcare Portal of the Year, S. J. A. Consultants – Best Landscape Architecture and Planning Firm in North India, Nutan Enterprises – Best HR Consultancy Firm in Rajasthan, SWBI Architects Private Limited – Most Innovative Architectural and Interior Design Firm in North India, 100 Krafts – Best Interior Design Firm in India, Dr. Anand Palimkar – Best Consultant Ophthalmologist in Pune, Dr. Dalapathi Gugulothu – Award for Best Quality Researcher of the Year, STEM World School – Best K-12 International School in Kolkata, Sanjay Memorial Institute of Technology – Best Private Engineering College in East India, Prudence Pharma Chem – Best Pharmaceutical Company in Gujarat, Novalife Healthcare – Best Pharmaceutical Company in Bengaluru, Dr. Gaurav P. Bhardwaj – Best Joint Replacement Surgeon in Delhi, Rajagiri Hospital – Best Multi-Speciality Hospital in Kerala, Dr. Chirumella Ajay Babu – Award for Quality Contribution in Pharmaceutical Sciences Education, Kaizen Hospital – Best Super-Speciality Hospital in India for Gastroenterology, NU Hospitals – Best Kidney Treatment Hospital in Karnataka, Dr. Parthasarathi Dutta Roy – Best Consultant Dermatologist in Karnataka, Melody’s Hobby Centre – Best Educational Hobby Kits in New Delhi, Mr. D.M. Arvind Mallik – Award for Quality Contribution in Management Education, Dr. Mausam Singh – Best Audiologist and Speech Therapist in Rajasthan, Mr. Sukanta Kumar Das – Award for Quality Excellence in Hospital Administration, Dr. Vijay Ramanan – Best Consultant Haematologist and Bone Marrow Transplant Physician in Maharashtra, Shanti Memorial Hospital – Best Multi-Speciality Hospital in Odisha, Dr. Tushar Vinod Deoras – Best Career Counsellor in Western India, Casa International Private Limited – Best Upcoming Online Interior Design Platform, Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic – Best IVF and Fertility Clinic in North India, Creative Consortium – Best Architectural Firm in Chandigarh, MyFitFuel (Inventiva Labs Private Limited) – Best Emerging Sports & Fitness Nutrition Brand in India, Shantiratn Foundation De-Addiction & Rehabilitation Center– Best De-Addiction Centre in New Delhi, E- Mymedic India Private Limited – Best Healthcare Start-Up of the Year, Narmada Trauma Centre Private Limited, Bhopal – Best Critical Care Hospital in Bhopal, AKS Clinic – Hair Transplant, Laser & Skin – Best Hair Transplant Clinic in Delhi & NCR, Dr. Amit Kotwal – Best Homeopathic Doctor in Pune, SDA Designs – Best Interior Design Firm in Maharashtra, Dr. Apoorva Singh – Best Aesthetic Dermatologist in Delhi & NCR, Care Institute of Medical Sciences – Best Multi-Speciality Tertiary Care Hospital in Gujarat, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi – Award for Quality Excellence in Healthcare Services, Aesthetica – Specialty Dental Clinic – Award for Quality Excellence in Corporate Dentistry in Eastern India, Orthocure Healthcare Private Limited – Best Physiotherapy Services Company in Delhi & NCR, Dr. Rajesh Pal – Best Consultant Physiotherapist in Delhi & NCR, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre – Best Orthopaedic, Spine and Neuromuscular Surgical Centre in Delhi & NCR, American Oncology Institute & Citizens Hospitals – Best Orthopaedic Oncology Hospital in South India, Sahara Hospital – Best Multi-Speciality Hospital in Uttar Pradesh, ICARE Eye Hospital and Post Graduate Institute – Best Eye Hospital in Uttar Pradesh, Seeds of Innocence (SOI) – Best Emerging IVF Centre in New Delhi.

The Founder-Director of the company, Mrs. Swagatika Patel Singh was also present at the function and said, “Each winner have exemplified excellence and typify the very best of business practices and ethics. The National Quality Excellence Awards, 2017 are a small token of appreciation from Praxis Media to all these inspirational individuals, entrepreneurs and organizations. These recognitions will further strengthen their ability to steer their objective through turbulent times, apply the best of the professional modules to manage and keep their missions afloat.

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Delhi Metro | DMRC changes train running services on 26th and 29th January 2017

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23/01/2017

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METRO TRAIN SERVICES TO BE CURTAILED ON 26TH JANUARY

New Delhi: The services of Delhi Metro will be partially curtailed on the 26^th of January, 2017 (Republic Day) as part of the security arrangements for the Republic Day celebrations as per the instructions of Delhi Police.

Metro schedules of Line – 2 (HUDA City Centre – Samaypur Badli), Line – 3 (Noida City Centre – Dwarka Sector 21), Line -4 (Yamuna Bank to Vaishali) have been partially modified for 26^th January 2017 (Thursday). The changes are as follows:-

Line 2 (HUDA City Centre – Samaypur Badli):

i) Entry & Exit at Central Secretariat and Udyog Bhawan Metro stations will remain closed from 06:00 AMup to12:00Noon.

ii) Patel Chowk and Lok Kalyan Marg (erstwhile Race Course) Metro stations entry & exit will remain closed from 08:45 AM to 12:00 Noon.

iii) Central Secretariat station will only be used for interchange of passengers between Line 2 and Line 6.

Line 3 (Dwarka Sector 21 – Noida City Centre) and Line 4 (Vaishali to Yamuna Bank):

i) Train services will be stopped at Mandi House and Pragati Maidan Metro stations during the period when parade passes under Tilak Bridge. However, actual time of stoppage of train movement will be on receipt of directions from New Delhi Police Control Room.

ii) During this period (train stoppage), trains will be run in three short loops on this corridor:

a) NOIDA City Centre to Indraprastha

b) Vaishali to Yamuna Bank

c) Dwarka Sector 21 to Barakhamba Road

Beating Retreat Ceremony:

On the 29^th of January (Sunday), on the occasion of Beating Retreat, Metro services at Central Secretariat and Udyog Bhawan Metro stations of Line 2 (HUDA City Centre – Samaypur Badli) will not be available from 02.00 PM to 06.30 PM. However, interchange of passengers from Line 2 to Line 6 (ITO/Mandi House to Badarpur/Escorts Mujesar) and vice versa will be allowed at Central Secretariat Metro station during this period. Normal services at these stations will be restored at 6:30 PM.

PARKING:

In addition, all Metro parking lots will remain closed from 06.00 AM on the 25^th of January to 2.00 PM on the 26^th of January, 2017. This step has also been taken as part of the security arrangements.

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Surface Metro | BMRC plans to run Surface Metro Rail in Bengaluru city

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21/01/2017

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Bengaluru: After being delayed many times over, Phase 1 of the Namma Metro is now inching towards completion but the government already appears to be contemplating another rail network for the city – Surface Rail.

Interestingly, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is likely to prepare the project report for the Surface Rail. “For a city like Bengaluru, the Metro network alone won’t suffice. We are planning to build a Surface Rail along the proposed Peripheral Ring Road (PRR), so that the city has a circular train network. This will, in turn, be connected to the Metro at strategic points,” official sources told TOI.

Sources in the urban development department said that the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) was likely to include the right of way for the rail network along the proposed route of the PRR. “The 65km-long PRR cuts through Sarjapur Road, Old Madras Road, Ballari Road and KR Puram. These points will be bookended by Hosur Road and Tumakuru Road. In order to provide a circular network, one half of the Surface Rail be built along the existing NICE Road, and the reminder on the PRR,” said a UDD official.

The official pointed out that while the basic design, and the source of the train’s power won’t be too different, the Surface Rail would ride at a height of just 2m or 3m above the ground. “Underpasses or over bridges will be built to ease regular road traffic, where the Surface Rail passes,” he added.

However, UDD sources said that the proposal was still on the drawing board. “To start with, we need to tackle all the challenges before going ahead with the PRR. By then, a detailed report on Surface Rail and its feasibility would be ready, and we could propose it to the government. It’s too early to talk about the cost,” the official said.

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Patna Metro | Bihar Govt. seeks center’s in principle approval to begin work

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21/01/2017

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Patna: State urban development and housing minister Maheshwar Hazari would meet Union urban development minister Venkaiah Naidu on Friday to discuss the contours of Patna Metro project. Hazari is also likely to seek Centre’s in-principle approval to begin work on the much-awaited project.

Hazari told TOI on Thursday that the quick assessment study (QAS) for feasibility of operating metro rail in Patna had already been submitted to the Centre. “I would request the Union government to give us in-principle approval to start the work,” Hazari added.

UDHD special secretary Sanjay Dayal said the QAS report had been completed mid-December and sent to the Centre last week. The state urban development and housing department had submitted QAS report to the Centre in place of comprehensive mobility plan (CMP). The CMP includes study of entire city transport and could be used for introduction of any mode of transport, such as metro, mono rail, tram and so on. “While it took three months to complete quick assessment study, CMP will take at least one year to take final shape,” the minister added.

“Since allotment of funds would take time, the state will urge the Centre to give it at least in-principle approval to the Patna Metro Rail project so that the process of applying for external loan and forming special purpose vehicle could be started,” said an officer, adding that it would take at least three months to get the loan approved.

Chief minister Nitish Kumar had given in-principle approval to the detailed project report of Patna Metro Rail in December 2015.
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The project then got state cabinet’s nod in February last year.

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Guwahati Metro | State cabinet green signal to Guwahati metro rail project

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21/01/2017

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three more corridors will be added to the Metro Rail project

Guwahati: The state cabinet on Wednesday gave the green signal for implementation of the state government’s ambitious Guwahati metro rail project, eleven months after former chief minister Tarun Gogoi laid the foundation stone of the project.

Transport minister Chandramohan Patowary said, “To ease the growing traffic congestion in Guwahati, the cabinet has approved the implementation of the metro rail project. The DPR prepared by the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority has been submitted.”

The previous Congress government cabinet on February had last year approved the DPR, at an estimated cost of Rs 18,020 crore, with four lines totalling 203 km criss-crossing the city. Gogoi had laid the foundation stone on February 29 last year. The Congress cabinet had also approved the formation of special purpose vehicle, the Guwahati Metro Rail Corporation Limited (GMRCL), for implementing the project.

Patowary, however, dismissed Congress’s role in the project. “There was no DPR and no money had been sanctioned. The foundation stone was laid without it. Now, we have the DPR,” the minister said.

According to the previous DPR prepared by RITES Limited, a Government of Indiaenterprise, the 203-km metro corridor was to be completed in three phases. Phase I would cover a total length of 61.4 km, which would be an elevated rail route from Dharapur to Narangi.

The new DPR plans on connecting the airport to Narengi via the Guwahati railway station, then cross the Brahmaputra to link North Guwahati in the first of four phases, Patowary said.

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Symbroj Media publishes first edition of Metro Rail News Magazine digitally

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19/01/2017

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New Delhi: On the eve of New Year 2017, Symbroj Media Private Limited (SMPL) launched its long awaited and prestigious magazine “Metro Rail News” on huge demand of news readers and railway professionals. The sectors covered by this magazine include; progressive development of mass rapid transit systems, metro rail projects, high speeds trains, smart transportation and logistics, urban mobility, engineering & technology involved, case studies, major challenges in funding & implementation of projects and smart cities projects in India. The main object of this magazine is to provide independent forums for informed debate and discussion, to disseminate news and information in an accurate manner and to monitor projects, policies and companies in a reliable fashion.

Please click on the image of magazine cover to view, read and enjoy with the content included in our December 2016 Edition.

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We request you to sponsor us by selecting a suitable package, advertise your business to reach out rail & metro fraternity and contribute an article, product report, press release, case study, etc. in 1000-1500 words to be published in magazine. You may submit your articles, advertisement booking request and sponsorship queries to our dedicated email address metrorailnews@gmail.com with a copy to editor@metrorailnews.in. Editorial contributions are free to print in the magazine.

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Delhi Metro | Phase-3 to push Delhi Metro’s ridership to over 4 million this year

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17/01/2017

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New Delhi: Delhi Metro’s 140 kilometre long Phase-3 project, the largest in India so far, is going to be completed by the third quarter of 2017. Once fully operational, the new corridors will reduce travel time by up to 30 minutes.

Built at a cost of over Rs 40,000 crore, the Phase-3 network will add 15 interchange stations to the existing nine and will take the count of total Metro stations in Delhi-NCR to 227 — a first for an Indian city. Two brand new corridors the 58.59km long Pink Line (Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar) and the 38.23km long Magenta Line (Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden), and an extension of the Violet Line, called Heritage Line (ITO-Kashmere Gate), are going to push Delhi Metro’s daily ridership to more than four million.

A study by Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) stated that the Metro helped keep around four lakh cars off roads in 2014. Once the city’s upgraded Metro matrix is thrown open to public, the number is going to increase exponentially reducing pollution and most importantly, traffic congestions.

Choosing the Metro over a car while travelling from Gurgaon to Noida will help commuters save 30 minutes. Same amount of time will be saved in travelling from Janakpuri to Faridabad, and over 15 minutes for going to Lajpat Nagar from Dwarka.

“If we look at the Gurgaon-Noida road travel time, it takes around 90 minutes. With the new Hauz Khaz interchange station, the travel time will be flat 50 minutes. Passengers from Gurgaon will be able to get down at Hauz Khas and take a direct train to Kalkaji via the Magenta Line instead of taking the Violet Line from Central Secretariat,” said Anuj Dayal, executive director (Corporate Communications), Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

The unique feature of the project is that walking from one point on the station to another is going to be quicker and easier. For example, Rajouri Garden station on the Pink Line will be connected with the existing station of the Blue Line (Dwarka Sector 21-Noida City Centre/Vaishali) through a foot overbridge (FoB) which will have 10 travelators covering a distance of 310 metre.

The Dhaula Kuan station on the airport line will be connected with the upcoming Durgabai Deshmukh station (Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar line) in South Campus by 26 travelators. At Azadpur, the existing elevated station on the HUDA City Centre-Jahangirpuri line will be connected through a 197-metre long FOB with the new station on the same line.

Commuters will travel in technologically advanced and energy-efficient trains on the new sections where DMRC is also putting in place a new signalling system known as Communication Based Train Control (CBTC).The trains equipped with Unattended Train Operation (UTO) feature will run driverless after about two years of their operation and will also have wi-fi facility.

The new stations will get a different look and will have more of the automated token and card recharge machinery. Platforms will get screen doors for better crowd management and stations will have better visual appeal with artworks.

Source//HT

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