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TRANSLOG Connect Congress 2016 | Metro Rail News signs media partnership pact with TEG

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TRANSLOG Connect Congress 2016 | Metro Rail News signs media partnership pact with TEG

TRANSLOG Connect is the market leading cross-industrial business summit for transportation, logistics and supply chain management professionals in the CEE region taking place annually in November, in Budapest, Hungary.

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Directors from all important leading businesses from numerous industries – such as automotive, electronics, oil & gas, heavy industry & steel, retail, food & beverage, FMCG, energy and beyond – are attending each year’s summit to meet the key logistics, software, consultancy, transportation and warehousing service providers.

Most up-to-date market insights

In order to ensure the quality of the conference programme, TEG works closely together with leading local and regional associations, European and international media partners and our Programme Advisory Committee, whose members are well-known logistics experts of leading international companies. The conference programme offers the most up-to-date market insights into supply chain management, logistics, production, IT, transportation and warehouse management-related topics.

4th CEE Logistics and Supply Chain Management Excellence Award

The award has been established to honour, recognise and promote outstanding logistics and supply chain management solutions in the growing region of CEE. Companies are welcome to apply in two categories: manufacturers and retailers in the first and service providers with a customer related project in the second. All projects will be evaluated based on their level of innovation, transferability, sustainability, cost-effectiveness and customer value-contribution.

Applications should be submitted by the 3rd of October 2016 and will be assessed by our highly renowned independent jury.

Pre-scheduled one-to-one business meetings & additional networking activities

Over the two days, service providers will have the opportunity to meet with leading directors and industry experts through a series of pre-arranged one-to-one business meetings and several informal networking activities, maximising business efficiency, presenting a unique opportunity to develop meaningful and valuable business relationships.

The event also offers an exclusive opportunity to take part in specially organised plant visits to major logistics and distribution centres in the region, all arranged prior to the event via our Meeting Scheduler website.

Five star venue

The best business is always achieved in the most excellent environment. This is why the event is organised for the 6th time in the 5*Corinthia Hotel Budapest on the 23–24 of November 2016.

Metro Rail News team is a proud media partner for this big event. For registration and more details please log on to http://www.translogconnect.eu/

Delhi Metro | DMRC may hike metro fares in the end of the year

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Delhi Metro | DMRC may hike metro fares in the end of the year

New Delhi: The Delhi Metro fare fixation committee, set up on June 9, to recommend a revision in passenger fares, was to submit its report on September 8.

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But on Wednesday, the three-member committee headed by justice ML Mehta, retired judge of Delhi high court, sought a three month extension from the Union urban development (UD) ministry for completing its report.

“The FCC has been given extension till December 8,” said a senior UD ministry official.

The last time Delhi Metro fares were revised was in 2009 when the minimum fare was increased from Rs.6 to Rs.8 and the maximum fare from Rs.22 to Rs.30.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been requesting a fare increase since 2009 but hasn’t been able to do so as the Centre failed to set up a fare fixation committee.

Since 2009, electricity tariff has gone up by over 90%, accounting for almost 30% of DMRC’s total operating cost.

This is the fourth fare fixation committee that has been set up by the government. The committee had to submit its report on September 8. The committees are temporary in nature and is set up by the Centre only when a Metro rail corporation requests a fare hike.

Barely a month after it was set up, the fare fixation committee, which has Delhi chief secretary KK Sharma and additional secretary in the UD ministry DS Mishra as members, went on a whirlwind trip of Hong Kong, Singapore and Taipei to study the Metro fare structure there.

The proposal raised the hackles of both UD minister M Venkaiah Naidu and the ministry’s secretary Rajib Gauba who wanted to know the urgency and the purpose the trip would serve. But eventually they relented.

Delhi Metro | NGT fines Delhi Jal Board for groundwater use by DMRC

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Delhi Metro | NGT fines Delhi Jal Board for groundwater use by DMRC
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has castigated the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and slapped a fine on it for not filing its response on a plea alleging that Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) was extracting groundwater to wash its trains, despite promising to do so in a few days a fortnight ago.
A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi slammed the counsel for the DJB and slapped a fine of Rs 2000 on the department for making loose statements before it.
“DJB had made a statement on August 22, 2016 that the reply will be filed within two to three days. No reply has been filed till date. We depreciate this practice of making loose statements before the Tribunal. We, therefore, saddle the DJB with the cost of Rs 2,000,” the bench said.
The green panel directed the DJB to deposit the amount with the NGT Legal Aid Service Committee within two weeks and submit the receipt of payment before it on September 8, the next date of hearing.
The tribunal was hearing a plea filed by Delhi resident Kush Kalra who had alleged that DMRC was extracting groundwater instead of using wastewater to wash its trains, resulting in depletion of water table.
Advocate Kush Sharma, appearing for Kalra, had said that at a time when water crisis has hit 12,000 villages across Latur in Maharashtra, DMRC is busy shining its trains by illegal extraction of groundwater.
Referring to a RTI reply, the plea said that DMRC’s water requirement was met through borewells and the DJB connection. It also said that in order to draw water from the borewell, 3 to 5 HP pumps were used.
“No bottled water is used, groundwater after treatment as per requirement is used for train washing. Borewells have been provided in the depots from where water is sourced.

Around 400 to 500 litres of groundwater is used for washing of one metro train. The water, after washing of metro train, is sent to Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP). The treated water is then used for gardening and the excess sent to drains,” the RTI reply had revealed.
Further, another RTI response received from the DJB said no permission had been granted to DMRC for digging the borewells.
In another response, a list of metro stations that had been granted such permissions was provided to DMRC, the plea had said while referring to the contradiction between the responses.

Kozhikode Metro | DMRC to provide consultancy services for metro rail project

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Kozhikode Metro | DMRC to provide consultancy services for metro rail project

Kozhikode: Kerala cabinet today selected Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to provide initial consultancy services for the preliminary works of the proposed Kozhikode light metro project.

After getting Centre’s clearance for the project, the consultancy for the entire project will be handed over to DMRC, it was decided at the Cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

To ensure early completion of land acquisition proceedings for the project, a Deputy Collector/Sub Divisional officer (Revenue) has been appointed, a press release said.

The state government has already appointed DMRC as consultant for the proposed light metro project at the state capital for which about 1,9893 hectares land will be acquired.

For Kozhikode project, 1,4474 hectares land will be acquired. To build the flyover for Thiruvananthapuram metro, 2.77 hectare additional land will be acquired and Rs 272.84 crore will be set apart for construction of three flyovers.

(Source: BS)

Kochi Metro | Sreedharan says, metro train services to commence in the year end

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Kochi Metro | Sreedharan says, metro train services to commence in the year end

Kochi: The Kochi Metro Rail up to Palarivattom will be commissioned in December 2016, said Delhi Metro Rail Corporation chief E Sreedharan.

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Speaking to a TV channel here on Tuesday, after visiting the Metro Rail site, Sreedharan also said work on the Metro Rail corridor from Aluva to Maharaja’s College would be completed by March 2017. Meanwhile, e-bids for re-tendering of civil works between Maharaja’s College and Ernakulam South; and from Vyttila Kunnara Park to Tripunithura S N Junction will be opened on September 21. The estimated cost of the work, as per the tender, is `294 crore. The estimate includes construction of elevated viaducts and tow stations at Alliance Junction and SN Junction. The scheduled time for completing the work is 20 months.

Re-tendering of work on the Ernakulam South-Tripunithura reach was done after construction firm Ira-Ranken, which was initially entrusted with civil works in the stretch, was  offloaded in 2014 due to incompetence.

Later, Soma Constructions was entrusted with the task of completing the 1.6-km stretch from South over-bridge to Vyttila. But, the DMRC partially terminated the contract with Soma Constructions, the contractor for the Palarivattom-Ernakulam South reach, earlier this year and offloaded the company from the  Maharaja’s-Ernakulam South reach.

Soma and L&T, the two existing contractors, have already made it clear that they would not participate in the re-tendering process. However, DMRC officials said they expected new players to participate in the bid. “Since it is e-tendering, we do not know the exact number of participants yet. L&T has took the stance not to undertake any work in Kerala, citing labour issues and administrative delays in land acquisition. Hence, it is expected that new players would participate in the bidding,” said DMRC sources.

Chennai Metro | ALSTOM supplied most of trains but lines not in operation

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Chennai Metro | ALSTOM supplied most of trains but lines not in operation

Chennai: Of the 42 rakes needed to operate services on the 45km network, Alstom has delivered 37 rakes. However, only nine rakes are being used to operate trains on the Koyambedu-Alandur elevated line. In early July, CMRL received its 37th train at its depot at Koyambedu. More than 25 new trains are under various stages of testing.

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Rakes, each comprising four cars, are being delivered one after another and being tested, but the opening of the lines are behind schedule. The 9km stretch between Little Mount and Airport was scheduled to be opened for public in mid-August, but it remains a work in progress despite final clearance from the commissioner of metro rail safety.

Metro rail’s only functional line between Koyambedu and Alandur was launched in June 2015. About nine trains that were imported are being used on this stretch after a completion certificate was issued following several rounds of testing. Preventive maintenance activities, which include 72-hour inspection, monthly maintenance, quarterly maintenance, half yearly and annual maintenance, are being carried out on these nine trains by a rolling stock maintenance team. The contractor also conducts corrective maintenance.
While passengers are hoping that the airport line would be opened soon, it is not clear if commissioning of other stretches Alandur to St Thomas Mount scheduled for opening in October and the underground stretch between Tirumangalam and Nehru Park  will get affected due to the delay in completing the airport line.

Vijayawada Metro | AMRC to receive Make in India metro train coaches for Vijayawada Metro

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Vijayawada Metro | AMRC to receive Make in India metro train coaches for Vijayawada Metro

Vijayawada: With Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation (AMRC), the special purpose vehicle (SPV) floated for execution of Vijayawada metro project, deciding to put Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) at bay, Make in India coaches are set to chug the Vijayawada metro corridors.
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The earlier plan was to get the rakes from Japan as JICA had insisted on purchasing them there. With the state government shutting the door on the Japanese funding agency for inordinate delay in releasing the funds, AMRC had a change of heart, it is learnt.

Sources said the AMRC is planning to procure the coaches from the metro bogies manufacturing units at SriCity in Chittoor district, Savli in Gujarat and another one from Bengaluru.

“Three metro coach manufacturing units were established under Make in India in our country last year.We have also exported six rakes to Australia in February 2016 which were manufactured in Gujarat plant.Hence, we can also get them from these firms,” said a senior official.

According to preliminary estimates, the government pegged the cost of procurement of metro coaches at Rs 550 crore and the officials are planning to buy 54 rakes for the two corridors of Vijayawada metro.

Delhi Metro | DMRC to install LED screens at ticket counter to display real-time transaction details

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Delhi Metro | DMRC to install LED screens at ticket counter to display real-time transaction details

New Delhi: In a bid to make buying metro tokens more convenient for commuters, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is going to install LED screens at each ticket counter to display real-time transaction details, along with host of other information.

The project will first be implemented on the Violet Line (ITO-Escorts Mujesar), where 32 inch to 38 inch LED monitors will be installed at an estimated 148 ticketing counters.

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“The screens will display metro-related information in both Hindi and English that may from time-to-time. It will also be utilised for displaying dynamic transaction details of ticketing counters,” said a metro official, adding that the information will be displayed without audio.

The DMRC plans to outsource this project, for which a tender has already been floated. According to the proposal, the licensee will have to procure, supply, install, operate and maintain the digital screens at ticketing counters. In return, the licensee will get advertising rights.

While ticket counters at the existing 27 stations on the Violet Line will get this facility, the move will also be extended to upcoming stations on the Heritage Line, including Lal Qila, Jama Masjid and Delhi Gate.

The Delhi Metro had earlier introduced “digital walls” at ITO metro station for advertising purpose. As per the Delhi Metro’s current advertising model, ad panels inside the coaches have posters. The stations too have just posters, only bigger in size and with a backlit panel.

Metro experts set to focus on opportunities emerging from rapid urban growth

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Today, 54 per cent of the world’s population lives in cities, with the number set to grow to at least 66% by 2050. This rapid pace of urbanisation is putting added pressure on our already strained metro networks. With major increases in funding difficult to secure, the answer is found in new and improved technologies to overcome challenges in capacity, efficiency, safety and security.

SmartMetro will be where these issues are discussed and answers and solutions found and showcased. Co-located with the 7th annual CBTC World Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark will once again be the host on 1st-3rd November to a host of metro experts from around the world.

This event is designed for industry professionals working in an increasingly urbanised world where evolving IT and the digital revolution give metro systems an opportunity to improve service and meet the many growing passenger demands. Across three days of expert insight, practical case studies, detailed discussion and interactive workshops and roundtables this leading event has a sharp focus on the future of the transport industry.

Alex Williamson, Managing Director of the event organisers, Global Transport Forum: “Now in its seventh year this event has always had a focus on the future and we are delighted to bring SmartMetro back to Copenhagen. It’s a city that has always been a leader in delivering next generation metro technology, not just for the region but for the whole world and will again be the perfect host for our expert global delegation.”

Over 40+ speakers from global rail and metro operators, a 300+ delegation and a host of leading solution providers to come together to discuss best practice for creating the competitive and safe networks of the future. With new and innovative sessions for 2016 alongside global project case studies, attendees will be able to focus on will be able to take back practical lessons from among the following topics:

  • Future-proofing for success: what are the top technologies metros should be investing in? Andy Bourne,Head of Upgrades, Transport for London.
  • The Rio 2016 Olympics: delivering a safe and reliable service at maximum capacity Joubert Flores,Engineering Director, Metro Rio
  • CBTC and interoperability: applying standards within individual metros Matt Kinane,Operations Director, MTR Nordic
  • The advantages of predictive maintenance in reducing operating costs. Carlos Esquiroz,Engineering & Maintenance Director, Metro de Madrid.
  • Delivering a safe and competitive network. Jerzy Lejk, President & Chief Executive Officer, Warsaw Metro

For registration and more details please log on to http://www.smartmetro.eu/

Lucknow Metro | LMRC to fix 2 minutes travel time between two stations

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Lucknow Metro | LMRC to fix 2 minutes travel time between two stations

Lucknow: Covering a distance of one km would barely take two minutes once the Metro starts whizzing in the city.

To be launched in March, the Metro service will mean one will not have to drive in busy arteries for 15-20 minutes to cover a small distance. Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation has said the average travel time between two Metro stations in the North-South corridor will be around two minutes. This includes stoppage time too. The distance between two stations is 1km-1.

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LMRC MD Kumar Keshav said, “A train will stop at each station for 20 seconds. Normally, Metro requires just one minute and 15 seconds to cross a 1km stretch. If we include the time at the station, it comes to around two minutes.”

 While the maximum speed of a train is designed to be 80kmph, it achieves maximum 70-75kmph in real time. The average speed here is estimated to be 35kmph.
LMRC said the shell of the first Metro coach (comprising walls, roof and floor) is ready at Alstom’s factory in Sri City, near Chennai.

“Now the fitment work, water tightness testing and interior furnishing has to be done. The first set of four coaches to be run on priority section is expected to arrive by November end, so that we can put them on trial run on test tracks of Transportnagar depot from December 1,” Keshav added. The priority section is about 8.5km long from Transportnagar to Charbagh, which is part of the 23km long North-South corridor proposed from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Munshipulia.

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