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Mumbai Metro|MMRC floats bids for Colaba-Bandra-Seepz metro corridor

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Mumbai Metro|MMRC floats bids for Colaba-Bandra-Seepz metro corridor

Mumbai: Another push was given to the underground Colaba-Bandra-Seepz metro as Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) has floated bids to buy and install rolling stock or metro trains.

According to the bid document that has been made public, it is an “invitation for pre-qualification of bidders for design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of rolling stock”.

A total of 35 trains will be procured to service Mumbaikars on the entire 33.5-km-long underground metro line. “Each train will have six coaches or compartments,” said an MMRC official.

An estimated Rs1,764 crore has been earmarked for the rolling stock. However, it does not include inflation, central and state taxes, octroi and insurance costs. At the moment, Colaba to Seepz metro line has an estimated cost of Rs23,136 crore, but a hike in civil construction cost is likely to happen.

The entire corridor will have 27 stations, out of which 26 will be underground and only one would be at grade (at ground level).

At the moment the plan is to commence operation of the route in a phased manner so that the systems can get stabilised. The plan is to commence with the first phase of commercial operations from December, 2018.
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The entire route will be ready for the public only by April, 2020.

If chief minister Devendra Fadnavis decides to have a car depot for underground Colaba-Bandra-Seepz metro line at Kanjurmarg, it would mean that the entire route would be commissioned in four phases. Only if a decision is taken to partially relocate the car depot at Kanjurmarg (apart from the proposed Aarey Milk Colony) or else Mumbaikars would witness commencement of operations in three phases.

The four phases would be Kanjurmarg-Seepz scheduled to be ready by December, 2018, followed by Seepz-Bandra Kurla Complex in June 2019, Bandra Kurla Complex-Science Museum (Worli) in December, 2019, and then the last stretch of south Mumbai, which is Science Museum-Colaba by April, 2020.

“Not all 35 trains would be delivered at once. They would come one after the other spread over a certain time frame. This would also help in rolling out operations in a phased manner as initially not all 35 trains would be required to ferry passengers,” said an MMRC official.

Mumbai Metro|Metro fare hike deferred till December 17

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Mumbai Metro|Metro fare hike deferred till December 17

Mumbai: A day before the increased tariffs for the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro were to come into force, the Reliance Infrastructure-led Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL) decided to stay the proposed hike till December 17.

The Bombay High Court is scheduled to hear a plea by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on December 17 challenging the recommendations of the Union government-appointed Fare Fixation Committee (FFC).

The committee had allowed the MMOPL to charge a tariff of Rs 10-110 for the 11.4-km Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro in July. Based on the committee’s recommendations, the MMOPL had last week announced a maximum fare hike of Rs 5 from December 1 taking its maximum tariff for single journeys to Rs 45 from the current Rs 40.

An MMOPL spokesperson said, “Since the Honourable High Court has scheduled the hearing on priority basis on December 17, we have deferred the fare revision till then.”

As per the proposed fare hike, the MMOPL will charge based on five distance-based slabs from the current four. Hence, instead of a tariff structure of Rs 10, Rs 20, Rs 30 and Rs 40, after the increase, the commuters will have to pay Rs 10, Rs 20, Rs 25, Rs 35 and Rs 45.The fare for the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro has been a contentious issue between the MMRDA and the MMOPL, which has constructed and now operates the elevated Metro line on a public-private partnership model.

The development authority was insisting on a fare structure of Rs 9-13 as per the concession agreement when the Metro line was opened for public use in June 2014. However, the MMOPL being designated as the Metro rail Administrator as per the Metro Act under which the project was brought midway, fixed the tariff at Rs 10-40. The MMRDA has a 26 per cent stake in the MMOPL.

Pune Metro|New estimate for metro project pegged at Rs 11,522 crore

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Pune Metro|New estimate for metro project pegged at Rs 11,522 crore

Pune: Commute on the metro might get costlier as the delay in project approval and execution is escalating its cost.
The new revised estimate for the completion of the project announced by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is pegged at Rs 11, 522 crore, a hike of Rs 653 crore compared to last year’s estimate.

As per the revised estimates, the project on the Chinchwad Swargate corridor will cost Rs 7,628 crore which was Rs 7,422 crore in August, 2014. The corridor on Vanaj-Ramwadi route will now cost Rs 3,894 crore com pared last year’s Rs 3,447 crore.

“The civic administration has received the copy of the revised estimate of the Pune Metro project. The administration will submit the copy to the state government on Monday . This will speed up the approval process,” said PMC commissioner Kunal Kumar. He said that the new esti mate will be valid for the next six months. The administration will decide the fares based on the Delhi metro ticket rates.

The fare for metro will have to be revised with cost escalation.Further delay in approval and execution will increase the cost more. While the state and the Centre continues to sit on the Pu ne Metro proposal and experts debate over elevated and underground options, cities that had started the metro bid process along with Pune have chugged ahead. In a recent review of metro projects being undertaken across the country , cities that had initiated the metro bid along with Pune such as Bengaluru, Chennai and Ahmedabad showed good progress. Even Nagpur and Kochi, that started the metro process much later, were far ahead of Pune.

The review of metro projects in the country was conducted by the central government, which warned against any delay in the execution of these plans. During the review, Union urban development department had urged cities to ensure that there are no time and cost overruns. He said that infrastructure projects are the government’s top priority and are being monitored by the Prime Minister’s Office.
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Nagpur Metro|France Govt. Agency sanctions Rs 900 crore loan for NMRC projects

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Nagpur Metro|France Govt. Agency sanctions Rs 900 crore loan for NMRC projects

Nagpur: In a major boost for the Nagpur metro rail, French government agency Agence France de Development (AFD) has in principle sanctioned a 130 million Euro loan (about Rs 900 crore) for the project. A team of AFD will be on a two-day visit to Nagpur to review the progress of the project.

A source in Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited (NMRCL), told Media that the details of the loan were to be worked out. “German agency KfW has also sanctioned us a loan and their rate of interest is likely to be between 1.6% and 1.7%. The loan will be for 20 years and there will be a moratorium on loan payment for few years. AFD’s terms and condition will be similar,” he said.

NMRCL needed a loan of 630 million Euros for meeting the 50% cost of the metro rail project. Another 60 million Euro was required for the feeder bus service and solarization of the project. KfW has sanctioned 500 million Euro for the project and has agreed to give another 60 million for feeder service. The remaining 130 million Euro will now be paid by AFD.

The metro rail project is progressing at a satisfactory pace but sanction of funds by the state government has become a niggling worry. Central government has sanctioned 37 crore and the state has in principle ayed another Rs 84 crore. However, state government’s component is yet to reach NMRCL. The NMRCL source said that the government officials had assured that the money will be disbursed soon.

The state government has so far shown speed in clearing the proposals pertaining to metro rail. However, it is delaying the disbursement for reasons best known to it.

On the physical front, NMRCL has started the construction of metro rail in Mihan. Work on Wardha Road, opposite the airport, will start in a few days. Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has already removed street light poles that were in the middle of the road.

Mumbai Metro|MMRCL bags ‘First Prize’ as Exhibitor at Urban Mobility Expo

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New Delhi: The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. bagged the ‘First Prize’ in the Best Exhibitor Category at the 8th annual conference on the subject ‘Urban Mobility India 2015’, organised by the Union urban development ministry at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, which concluded on Friday.

The second prize on this category goes to Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation. The award was handed over to the managing director of Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (NMRCL) Brijesh Dixit by the Union minister of state for urban development Babul Supriyo, it was learnt.

Making a debut, the MMRCL & NMRCL had put up their stalls at the expo. During the expo, the innovative ideas adopted by MMRCL & NMRCL including use of solar power, no hassles land acquisition process, digital project management, etc, were much appreciated by the people.

The Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation won the best Urban Mass Transit Project award for its Project (Phase-1A).

The stall of metro rail was inaugurated by Union urban development minister Venkaiah Naidu and minister of state Babul Supriyo.

It is worth mentioning that the Metro Rail News team was media partner and successfully organised the event 8th Urban Mobility India 2015 with Ministry of Urban Development and Institute of Urban Transport (India).

Naidu expressed satisfaction at the progress of the metro rail projects.

Chandigarh Metro|Metro project faces delay as centre sends back detailed project report

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Chandigarh Metro|Metro project faces delay as centre sends back detailed project report

Chandigarh: The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) has sent back the revised detailed project report (DPR) of Chandigarh Metro project to the UT administration, directing it to take the consent of its partners Punjab and Haryana government before submitting it to the central government for consideration.

The ministry has also asked the UT to change the name of the project and make changes in indexes and chapters of the DPR.

The development has delayed the formation of Greater Chandigarh Transport Corporation to start the work in the Tricity. The administration would soon hold a meeting with its partners

“We were not aware that the revised DPR needs consent of our partners. After getting revised DPR from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, we directly sent it to the ministry or urban development. We will now write a letter to the Punjab and Haryana governments to hold a meeting in order to take their respective consent, so that the new DPR can be again sent for the formation of the corporation,” said a senior UT official.

Significantly, the ministry also asked the UT to change the name of the project. “The ministry has told UT not to be centric on Chandigarh and suggested names like Greater Chandigarh Regional Project.
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At the moment, the project is largely known as Chandigarh Metro Rail Project. Moreover, the ministry has also asked to make changes in indexes or and chapters of the revised DPR,” said an official.

Mumbai Metro| Metro rail fares to increase from December 1

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Mumbai: Fares on this city’s metro rail network will rise from Tuesday. Due to lack of response from the Maharashtra government on a relief package, Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL), an arm of Reliance Infrastructure which operates the 11.4-km Versova to Ghatkopar stretch, will raise fare slabs up to Rs 5.

The current fare slabs are Rs 10, 20, 30, 40. The new structure will have five slabs, of Rs 10, 20, 25, 35 and 45. There will be a Rs 1 rise in the daily charge on the 45-trip monthly pass, currently available at 675 for short and Rs 900 for long trips.

The increase in the fare per trip for commuters holding store value passes is Rs 2. Instead of the the fare slabs of Rs 10, 18, 27 and 32, the revamped structure has five slabs of Rs 10, 20, 22, 29 and 34 in this category.

An MMOPL spokesperson said: ”(We) continue to suffer losses of about Rs 300 crore a year. The company chose to defer any fare revision till November 30, after the Fare Fixation Committee recommended a structure of Rs 10 to Rs 110 in July.

The company engaged with the state government with an intent to finding a viable solution and to avoid giving any shock to its valued commuters. While MMOPL continues to pursue the matter, the fare revision is very moderate and much below the FFC’s recommendations.”

As reported earlier, MMOPL in July had appealed to the state government to provide a one-time grant of Rs 1,000 crore, pay it a monthly subsidy of Rs 21.75 crore and allow real estate development along Metro rail stations.

The government did not respond. Instead, state chief minister Devendra Fadnavis recently announced the government would ensure an audit by the Union comptroller and auditor general of the operations.

Japan to provide Rs.5536 crore loan for MEGA and Chennai Metro Rail projects

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Japan to provide Rs.5536 crore loan for MEGA and Chennai Metro Rail projects

New Delhi: In a move that should give a fillip to Metro Rail projects in Chennai and Ahmedabad, the Finance Ministry on Friday announced that it had exchanged notes with the Government of Japan for a combined loan assistance of Rs. 5,536 crore for both the Metro projects.

“The notes were exchanged here on Friday between S.
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Selvakumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, and Yutaka Kikuta, Charge d’ Affaires ad interim, Embassy of Japan to India. The Government of Japan has committed an Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan of JPY 19.981 billion (approximately Rs. 1,080 crore) for the Chennai Metro Rail Project and JPY 82.434 billion (approximately Rs. 4,456 crore) for the Ahmedabad Metro Project,” the Finance Ministry said in a release on Friday. The estimated base cost of the Chennai Metro Rail project, according to the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), is about Rs. 14, 600 crore. “Of this, the Central and State governments together are expected to contribute about 41 per cent. The balance will be met by a loan granted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA),” the website said. The first phase of the Chennai Metro Rail project, from Alandur to Koyambedu, began on June 29, 2015.

The Ahmedabad Metro Rail project is estimated to cost a total of Rs. 11,463 crore covering a distance of around 38 km. Meanwhile, CMRL officials said they had received the funds for the year 2014-15 already from JICA and the State government as well.

“Of the Rs. 14,600 crore which is the total cost of the project, we received around Rs. 11,000 crore so far. The work is progressing well,” an official said.

Hyderabad Metro|Govt. Backtracks, No Change in Metro Rail Plan

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Hyderabad Metro|Govt. Backtracks, No Change in Metro Rail Plan

Hyderabad: In a move that has raised the hackles of Sultan Bazar traders, the Telangana government has backtracked on its insistence for a change in the alignment of metro rail route near the State Assembly and Sultan Bazar, and has now given the green signal to L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited (L&TMRHL) to go ahead with the construction as per the original plan.

Hours after this announcement, the Sultan Bazaar Traders Association called for a bandh in the area on Friday, to be followed by an emergency meeting to chalk out their strategy.

“This (government nod) was orally communicated to us by the state government that we should go ahead with the original plan,” L&TMRHL chief executive and managing director VB Gadgil said.

Addressing a press conference after inaugurating sample station retail outlets and walk around display of advertising boxes at the Nagole station on Thursday, Gadgil said that works would be taken up as per the original plan and there would not be any change in the alignment at the State Assembly and Sultan Bazar.

Regarding the change of alignment in the old city, which is for over 3 km, he said that discussions were going on at the state government level.

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had earlier objected to the alignment of metro rail passing through Gun Park opposite the Assembly building and the Sultan Bazar market. He had announced on the floor of the State Assembly that the heritage structure of the Assembly, Sultan Bazar market and the old city would be protected by changing the metro rail alignment at the said places.

As per the Chief Minister’s direction, Hyderabad Metro Rail authorities prepared draft realignment plans and submitted the same to the state government.

The proposed realignment was to run from the backside of the Lakdikapul railway station, DGP’s office, Assembly, Jubilee Hall, Lalitha Kala Thoranam and outside the Telugu University gate.

To protect the 100-year-old Sultan Bazar market as well as traders, HMR prepared an alternative route that was to run behind Koti Women’s College and Osmania Medical College.

Regarding the old city metro stretch, HMR proposed a new alternative route through Musi River, Salarjung Museum, Puranapul, Bahadurpura, Eidgah Mir Alam, Tadban and Shamsheerganj to Falaknuma.

When asked about the delay in acquiring properties at certain places, Gadgil said it was the responsibility of the HMR to hand over the land to them. It is for them to take up the issue with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and other government departments concerned to acquire properties, he explained.

Hyderabad Metro|HMR showcases sample station retail stores

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Hyderabad Metro|HMR showcases sample station retail stores

Hyderabad: Each typical metro station of Hyderabad Metro Rail will have retail space ranging from 2,500 square feet to 9,000 square feet while interchange and special stations will have more space, said project developer L&T announced today.

Two stores of 180 and 200 square feet have been created at Nagole station to showcase to retailers and others to give them a first-hand experience of the proposed space.

L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd chief executive and managing director VB Gadgil on today inaugurated the sample retail stores and unveiled the retail development plans.

Under the brand name Hyderabad Next, the retail space at the stations is being developed to cater to the daily requirements of commuters making metro their one stop solution.

Each centre will have convenience stores like grocery, vegetable, daily needs, accessory stores, quick service restaurants, large format food courts, ATMs, medical stores and laundry centres.

There will be a total of 64 stations including 55 typical stations, three interchange stations and four special stations. A typical station will have retail space ranging from 2,500 square feet to 9,000 square feet at two different locations at a concourse level. Station retail box will have stores sizes ranging from 100 square feet to 350 square feet while entry exit retail area will have store sizes ranging from 1,000 square feet to 2,500 square feet.

Interchange and special stations will have retail spaces ranging from 10,000 square feet to 40,000 square feet with store sizes ranging from 1,500 square feet to any maximum possible size.

These stations are being considered to be made as destination stations with kids, women, electronic, and entertainment themes.

The developer has also come up with a unique advertising model to make the advertising business more professional with reduced risk and return on investment to brands.

In June, L&T Metro Rail had announced that it will develop six million square feet of real estate at a cost of about Rs. 2,300 crore under the first phase as part of Metro rail project, which is expected to be commissioned in July 2017.

The construction major, which is building 71.16 km elevated Metro rail in public-private partnership, has already achieved financial closure for the first phase of Transit Oriented Development (TOD), which is scheduled to be completed with the commissioning of the Metro.

L&T also plans to take up development of 12.5 million square feet of space over next 10 years. Mr Gadgil had hinted that this may require more than Rs. 5,000 crore.

In 2011, LTMRHL achieved financial closure for Rs. 16,375 crore – Rs. 14,132 crore for Metro rail system and Rs. 2,243 crore for first phase of TOD.

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