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Delhi Metro | DMRC cuts fares up to 50% on metro ride on Independence day

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Delhi Metro | DMRC cuts fares up to 50% on metro ride on Independence day

New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Monday announced that fares this independence day will be discounted to up to 50 per cent. As per the announcement, this is a special offer for all Metro users who can avail up to 50 per cent off on their metro fares, amid recent rise in metro fares.

In another notification, the DMRC announced that all Metro parking will remain close from 6am on August 14 till 2 pm on Tuesday.

The decision to offer fares at discounted prices on national holidays of Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti was proposed by the committee which decides metro fares. This move also seems to be an attempt to boost public transportation on days when traffic routes around the city are diverted in several points.

The second notification by the DMRC states that parking at Metro stations will remain closed from 6 am on Monday to 2 pm on Tuesday owing to security measures adopted for the Independence Day celebrations.

The DMRC also directed its officials to inspect the parking facilities and asked its contractors to clean up the premises keeping in mind the spirit of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

Delhi Metro | DMRC to provide pick and drop points in underground stations of phase IV

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Delhi Metro | DMRC to provide pick and drop points in underground stations of phase IV

New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has proposed to to provide Multi Modal Integration underground because most of the Metro stations face problem of overcrowding at the gate. The pickup point in the underground Metro stations of phase IV will be one level below the ground, to avoid congestion on the road.

“In phase IV we are contemplating this. Since the space is not available on the street, all our underground stations will have one more level. Today we have two level stations, but in phase-IV we will try to have three levels so that one level can be used for traffic,” DMRC managing director Mangu Singh said.

Of the 103.9-km network proposed in phase-IV, about 35. 92 km will be underground. Seventy-nine stations are planned in phase IV of which 28 will be underground, where this facility will be available. By taking the Metro-bound traffic underground, the DMRC will reduce congestion on the road and commuters get dedicated space for public transport.

“We will provide ramps for taxis, two-wheelers and other vehicles. Today, you have to come out on the road to get the taxi but in phase IV, we will provide that facility inside the station.

This is at the planning stage as the city has got a space problem,” Singh said.

When it is completed in 2022, the length of the Metro network in Delhi will be 434 kilometres with 308 stations. The daily ridership on Delhi Metro trains is likely to go up to 63 lakh from the current 28 lakh.

“Underground is costly but since we are already constructing a station and will be digging for that, it will not cost that much. We will just need to go 15-20 metre deeper,” Singh said.

At the first level of the underground station, there will be a separate lane for pedestrians and cyclists, corridor for non-motorised vehicles and space for bus stops and a lane for drop-off vehicles. After that passenger will enter the Metro premises and after crossing the concourse level, the third level will have platforms.

Source: HT

Kochi Metro | Pedestrians feel unsafe while crossing Kochi roads

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Kochi Metro | Pedestrians feel unsafe while crossing Kochi roads

Kochi: The city is just not pedestrian-friendly. A walkability study has revealed that 60% of pedestrians in the city are afraid to cross busy roads. The study on ‘safety of pedestrians in the city and development of basic facilities’ was carried out at 10 major junctions in the city over a period of seven months.

It found that 74% of the footpaths in the city is in a rundown state, and 50% of the people surveyed said the damaged footpaths have an adverse impact on their daily commute. The study conducted by ESAF for Kochi corporation pointed out that 86% of pedestrians have to get down from footpaths and walk along the road due to obstacles like cables, motor vehicles, construction materials and trees.

Handing over the study report to Kochi corporation, ESAF programme director Jacob Samuel said they conducted a sample survey of pedestrians from July, 2016 to January, 2017. According to the report the city has a high pedestrian volume irrespective of peak and non-peak hours, weekends and weekdays, and this volume amounted to a minimum of 2,000 and above on a given segment of a busy junction. “It is found that the maximum number of people walk through the city from 8am to 10am and from 4pm to 6pm,” he said.

The report says that pedestrian walkways in the city are not disabled-friendly, and 51% people pointed out the need to put in place safety measures to help them cross busy roads.

The report highlights lack of political will and co-ordination as major deterrents in ensuring the right of pedestrians in the city. The assessment of police and initiatives by various agencies responsible for ensuring pedestrian rights proved that decision makers have not taken the matter seriously.

It is expected that formation of unified metropolitan transport authority (UMTA) is expected to cover these gaps in the near future. Deputy mayor T J Vinod said that local body would go through the study and take measures to plug the holes in pedestrian safety measures. He also said that views from stakeholders including public, government departments and NGOs would be taken into consideration.

The deputy mayor pointed out the efforts taken by Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) to develop the junctions at Edappally and Aluva would help address the issue to a certain extent. Meanwhile, KMRL officials said that they have already started junction development works at these two locations. The metro agency will carry out similar works in other junctions once they are completed.

At the same time Samuel said they will continue to associate with Kochi corporation, and would do a follow up on whether the suggestions were getting implemented. “We need to create awareness regarding pedestrian discipline. These awareness programmes will be held for school and college students,” he said.

Source: TNN

Mumbai Metro | HC asks MMRCL not to carry out Metro construction at night

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Mumbai Metro | HC asks MMRCL not to carry out Metro construction at night

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today directed the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) not to carry out any construction or ancillary activity of Metro-3 project at night for a period of two weeks, after a resident complained of inconvenience.

“We direct the MMRCL not to carry out any construction activity or ancillary work pertaining to the Metro-3 project from 10 pm to 6 am for a period of two weeks,” a division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice N M Jamdar said.

The direction came on a petition filed by lawyer Robin Jaisinghani, a resident of south Mumbai, claiming that the authorities carried out construction activities through the night, causing inconvenience to all residents.

MMRCL’s advocate Kiran Bagalia told the court that its request to the authority concerned for permission to carry out construction at night had not yet been granted and that only concrete filling work was being done during the night.

To this, Jaishingani claimed the concrete filling was being done by trucks which was causing noise.

“The Noise Pollution Rules and judgements of the high court clearly state that no noise emitting activity should be carried out between 10 pm and 6 am,” Jaisinghani said.

The court said it would also want to hear the side of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board on the issue.

Jaisinghani, in his petition, sought a compensation of Rs 10,000 per day for him, his wife and two daughters for their hardships and sufferings owing to the continuous construction activity in their vicinity.

The construction for the 33-km Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro line-3 project is currently going on in Mumbai.

The 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.)

Hyderabad Metro | HMRL to open metro train services in January 2018

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Hyderabad Metro | HMRL to open metro train services in January 2018

Hyderabad: The Telangana Government has decided to speed-up the Hyderabad Metro Rail project works and the services will become operational from January 3rd 2018 onwards.

The project will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The first phase metro will be between Nagole and Begumpet with Miyapur – SR Nagar and Nagole – Mettuguda routes likely to be operational.

Both the routes have been ready for more than a year ago and 58 metro rails are already brought to Hyderabad.

The Hyderabad Metro Rail project should have been completed by July 4, 2017 but due to the constant delays from the Telangana Government over handing the necessary land and the route alignment issues, the project deadline has been pushed.

Source: The Hans India

Kolkata Metro | Railway to open New Garia Airport Metro corridor in June 2018

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Kolkata Metro | Railway to open New Garia Airport Metro corridor in June 2018

Kolkata: The New Garia Airport Metro corridor, which has come a long way by crossing multiple hurdles, is poised to start operations on the 5km stretch — between Kavi Subhas and Ruby Hospital — by June 2018. With Metro general manager Vishwesh Chaubey closely monitoring the progress of the project, the latest problem, where 11 shopowners have encroached upon vested land near Baghajatin rail bridge, is likely to resolved within a week.

“The project has been progressing quite well. Majority of the hurdles have been crossed. In case of any new hurdle, general manager Vishwesh Chaubey will personally take steps to solve them,” said Metro Railway chief public relations officer Indrani Banerjee.

 

A Metro assessment shows the project, which is being carried out executing agency Rail Vikash Nigam Limited (RVNL), is progressing on war-footing. The alignment, which will be moving through the city’s newest healthcare district, is expected to take away the load off the road and provi de faster means of transportation to and from the airport.

The project has, however, suffered many stumbling blocks in the past. Its terminal station at New Garia was uncertain after local squatters chased away pro ject engineers and staged an agitation. Finally, the state government intervened and mayor Sovon Chatterjee made it clear to the squatters that they have to move out.The move cleared a very crucial hurdle, blocking the completion of the stretch.

Lucknow Metro | LMRC achieves Breakthrough of TBM Gomti

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Lucknow Metro | LMRC achieves Breakthrough of TBM Gomti

Lucknow: The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) today successfully achieved the breakthrough of TBM-Gomti near Sahu Cinema in Hazratganj in 6 1/2 months due to the hardwork and commitment of Lucknow Metro Project team.With this ‘breakthrough’, Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation has achieved one of the biggest milestones in form of completion of first TBM drive in the construction of underground Metro in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The state of the art onboard computerized tunnel guidance system have been provided in TBMs to ensure that the tunnelling is done as per the designed alignment to the highest level of accuracy. Extensive instrumentation has been done throughout the underground stretch and continuous online and real time monitoring is done by a team of dedicated experts to ensure safety during TBM operation.

The underground stretch of 3.67 km length of Lucknow Metro Project starts immediately after Charbagh and covers 3 underground stations at Hussainganj, Sachivalaya and Hazratganj . Work of tunneling in this section was started from the Sachivalaya underground Metro Station using two Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) named –‘Gomti’ and‘Ganga’ for Up and Down lines respectively.

Tunneling work for the UP line started on 23.01.2017 with TBM-Gomti, towards Hazratganj underground Metro station. The tunneling in this stretch posed an enormous technical challenge as the route passes beneath highly congested areas and basements of commercial establishmentsto lay the tracks at the depth of 12-15m below ground
level.LMRC has accomplished the difficult mission of not affecting the working of commercial establishments even for a day while tunneling beneath them.

TBM-Gomti having a length of 75m, has taken about 6 1/2 months to complete tunneling of 812m length from Sachivalaya to Hazratganj metro station, where it will be taken out and shifted to other end of Sachivalaya station for starting tunneling towards Hussainganj metro station. Preparatory arrangements are being made in the meantime for the breakthrough after completion of tunnel drive.

Second TBM-Ganga which is working in parallel on Down Line between Sachivalaya and Hazratganj has completed 782 m tunneling and its breakthrough is also expected shortly.

Mumbai Metro | Indian Railway asks MMRC to integrate metro with suburban rly

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Mumbai Metro | Indian Railway asks MMRC to integrate metro with suburban rly

Mumbai: Even though Rs 40000 crore is being spent on the three Metro rails Colaba-Bandra-Sepz (Metro 3), Andheri (E)-Dahisar (E) (Metro 7) and Dahisar-DN Nagar (Metro 2A) there is no plan to connect with the Mumbai suburban rail that ferries 74 lakh people everyday. However on August 2, at a meet between the railways and Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC), the latter were asked to plan their stations accordingly.

The Western Railway (WR) authorities have identified stations like Mumbai Central, Dadar, Bandra, Andheri and Borivali where the connectivity between the two modes of transport is needed. Sources in WR said that these are the stations where it is required for the integration either through subways or foot over bridges (FOBs).

“We have asked the MMRC to work on their stations in a way that it can connect with our railway stations,” said Mukul Jain, Divisional Railway Manager (Mumbai), WR.

At these stations, work on Metro rail is underway which is barely meters away from the station premises. The railway authorities claim that as work on Metro is still underway, they can surely realign the path and integrate the two rail systems. For instance at Mumbai Central, work on Colaba-Bandra-Seepz is underway which are inside ral premises.

At Andheri and Bandra, work is underway on the main arterial roads that leads to the railway stations. Here there is a scope for connecting to the nearest skywalk that is used by people daily. “There is a need for the two modes of transport to get connected, otherwise there is no point if people have to come on road for interchange,” said AV Shenoy, Transport expert.

At present the connectivity at Andheri and Ghatkopar stations is satisfactory. In fact few months ago the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation built a new FOB joining the rail and metro stations that is barely 50 meters in length. Previously the distance between the two were around 500 meters or so and it was connected by a skywalk. At Ghatkopar, the two merge providing ease to commuters.

“We will look into this suggestion made by the railways to connect the Metro stations with railway stations,” said Ashwini Bhide, Managing Director, MMRCL.

In fact the railway officials claim that they are also planning revamp of few stations under the Station Redevelopment scheme. Under the scheme, 400 stations belonging to A1 and A category are going to be redeveloped through PPP. The first phase of the scheme have been launched with 23 stations which include five stations from Mumbai suburban, namely Kurla Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT), Thane, Mumbai Central, Bandra Terminus and Borivali.

Source: DNA

Delhi Metro | DMRC to add 101 trains in two new routes of phase-III project

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Delhi Metro | DMRC to add 101 trains in two new routes of phase-III project

New Delhi: In an attempt to tackle passenger rush, a major expansion is on the cards for Delhi Metro with plans to increase the number of trains from 227 at present to 328 by March 2018. The network will also expand from 218km to 348km, with its Phase 3 project almost finished now.

Two upcoming corridors – Magenta Line (Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden) and Pink Line (Majlis Park to Shiv Vihar) – will be commissioned in parts by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) from this October. The two lines will also be fully operational by March next year.

Not only will the number of trains jump by 45%, 690 new coaches will also be added to the current 1,468. Out of these, 504 will be used for the Magenta and Pink Lines, and the 6-coach trains will be converted into 8-coach ones to accommodate more people.

Since the Blue Line (Dwarka Sector 21 to Noida City Centre/Vaishali) is the network’s busiest, it will get the most number of trains, apart from having nine 8-coach trains added to the 56 current ones. The Yellow Line (Samaypur Badli to HUDA City Centre), which is the second busiest network, will get fourteen 8-coach trains added to the 38 current ones.

The newly opened Violet Line (Kashmere Gate to Escorts Mujesar) along with the Pink and Magenta Lines will only have 6-coach trains as the footfall is comparatively less on these corridors. The Red Line (Dilshad Garden-Rithala) will get its 4-coach trains converted into 6-coach ones, and will have a total of 39 trains soon.

More trains mean more manpower, which is why the DMRC will also add 3,000 more staffers to the current 9,000 ones. These will include customer care executives, train operators, and station controllers.

Mumbai Metro | MMRC begins work in Aarey colony without taking permissions

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Mumbai Metro | MMRC begins work in Aarey colony without taking permissions

Mumbai: Alleging that the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) has commenced work for construction of Metro car depot inside Aarey Colony starting Friday, environmentalists have written to the suburban collector alleging that MMRC has no permission to carry out work and the matter being sub judice in National Green Tribunal (NGT) there is a status quo order for Aarey Colony.

However, the MMRC claimed that it is conducting activity in conformity with an appropriate legal framework

Biju Augustine, of the Aarey Conservation Group, said, “The MMRC is illegally commencing the work and we have brought it to the notice of the suburban collector and the Aarey police station that has asked MMRC to stop the work. How can the MMRC commence work if orders have been passed by the NGT to maintain status quo.

MMRC spokesperson, in a statement issued on Monday, said, “MMRC conducts its activities in conformity with an appropriate legal framework.

The state government has handed over this land for car depot. Metro line 3 project is being implemented under the Metro Act.”

Source: DNA

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