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Lucknow Metro|ALSTOM to supply 20 new metro trains for LMRC Project Phase-1A

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Lucknow: The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation awarded the contract for Supply, Testing & Commissioning of 80 cars for 20 trains of four car each along with  Train Control & Signalling System for Lucknow Metro Phase-1A Project to French company, a Consortium of ALSTOM Transport India Ltd, Bangalore & ALSTOM Transport SA, France at a cost of Rs1069.81 crores. Three international firms had participated in the tender for the work which were received in LMRC on 21st April, 2015 and tender has finally been awarded to the lowest evaluated tenderer after detailed technical and financial evaluation as per terms and conditions of the tender document with the approval of LMRC Board of Directors.The trains are planned to be supplied within a very tight  schedule of 65 weeks from now and has the challenge of  supplying such state of the art trains in one of the shortest period known for  trains supply after placing an order.

These state of the art trains designed in France will be manufactured  in India by  ALSTOM Transport India Ltd in their plant near Chennai while Train Control & Signalling System will be supplied by ALSTOM Transport SA, France.

LMRC has been able to award this contract in a very strict time frame. Chief Secretary, Govt of UP and Chairman, LMRC Shri Alok Ranjan has directed Lucknow Metro team to expedite design preparation and approvals for rolling stock prototype to be finalised very expeditiously to ensure timely delivery of rolling stock for this extremely prestigious Dream Project of Honorable Chief Minister Sri Akhilesh Yadav.

Shri Kumar Keshav, Managing Director/LMRC, stated that the MRTS proposed in Lucknow is characterized by short inter-station distance of about one km between the stations, having a maximum design speed of 90 kmph & schedule speed of 34- 35 km per hour. Selection of technology for train cars for LMRC are governed primarily from design considerations for energy efficient, reliable and  better comfort to passengers in terms of riding quality, lower-noise level and environment friendliness. The body shell of cars made of stainless steel are lightweight. These highly energy efficient trains with regenerative braking shall feed  the energy  back to overhead electrical energy system during braking in operation. As a result regenerative braking will save about 30% to 35% of the total traction energy consumption. All systems in the train are monitored & selectively controlled by a microprocessor based Train Control & Management System (TCMS).

The salient safety feature planned for trains are proven design, crashworthiness, adequate redundancy in the system, use of fire retardant material, fire smoke detection & protection, safe passenger evacuation in emergency.

The passenger comfort & safety features planned are low noise inside trains, wide inter-car gangways for easy passenger movement, Public Announcement & Display  System with emergency communication facilities, CCTV  inside trains, passenger information display panels, ergonomically designed handrails, wheel chair spaces for handicapped, large windows, adjustable floor height of train for easy movement of wheel chair for differently abled passengers.

The state of art signaling system based on “Communication based Train Control” (CBTC) with Continuous Automatic Train Control System (CATS) has been selected. The main features of Train Control & Signalling system for Lucknow MRTS are Automatic Train Protection (ATP) with Cab Signalling with Track to train communication through Coded Audio frequency Track Circuits, Automatic Train Operation System (ATO), Automatic Train Supervision System (ATS) with Automatic Route Setting and Automatic train Regulation.

The trains will run in between stations automatically with minimum intervention of Train driver with the provision of Automatic Train operation system which also ensures that the train achieves timely, accurate and smooth station stops or stopping ahead of a restrictive point. The Automatic Train Supervision system will ensure automatic management of train movement by Automatic Route setting and Automatic Train regulation by supervising the train movement continuously and optimizing the train movements in case of abnormalities.

Now Lucknow Metro will have the modern train sets in time to commission the priority section from Transport Nagar to Charbagh by December, 2016 as per the target.

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Faridabad Metro| PM Narendra Modi Inaugurates Delhi-Faridabad Metro Line

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged-off the Delhi-Faridabad Metro Line that would allow hassle free travel for around two lakh daily commuters between the national capital and the industrial hub in Haryana.

The extension of the Delhi Metro connects Badarpur to Escorts Mujesar in Faridabad.

The total cost of the project from Badarpur to Escorts Mujesar is nearly Rs. 2,500 crore. Out of this, Rs. 1,557 crore was borne by the Haryana Government, the Centre contributed Rs. 537 crore, while the Delhi Metro provided Rs. 400 crore.

The nine stations in this section include, Sarai, NHPC Chowk, Mewala Maharajpur, Sector 28, Badkal Mor, Old Faridabad, Neelam Chowk Ajronda, Bata Chowk and Escorts Mujesar.
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All these are elevated and located on either side of the Delhi-Mathura Road (NH-2).

“The nine-station metro corridor which was 95 per cent indigenously built will provide people a safe, affordable, quick, comfortable, reliable, environment-friendly and sustainable transport facility,” a Haryana government spokesperson said.

Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar, addressing a press conference on Saturday, had thanked the Prime Minister for “gifting” the Metro service which would take the city to “another level of progress” with better connectivity with other NCR towns.

He had also said that the Prime Minister would be announcing the go-ahead for connecting Gurgaon with Faridabad by Metro.

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Vizag Metro|Andhra CM seeks help of ‘Metro Man’ Sreedharan

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Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh Government has called upon E Sreedharan, Principal Advisor, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, to complete Vijayawada and Vizag metro rail projects by 2018.

During the meeting held on Friday, Sreedharan was asked to complete the first phase of the Vijayawada Metro Rail Project by August 2018 and Visakhapatnam Metro Rail Project by December 2018.

Discussing about the funds required for the project, the Chief Minister informed Sreedharan that the project can be executed with the support of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), according to the Chief Minister’s Office.

The DMRC team was called upon to prepare a process chart, which will enable the government to keep track of the progress of the Metro Rail project on a monthly basis.

“We should expedite the process of setting up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) and appoint a permanent officer who will monitor progress of the project,” he said.

Amaravati metro?

According to a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office, Sreedharan was requested to explore the possibility of a metro rail for the proposed capital city of Amaravati, and the possibility of Light Road Transport System (LRT) in the State.

The Chief Minister and metro officials are expected to meet again on September 9 in Vijayawada to finalise the date for laying the foundation stone and other issues related to the project. While stating that an expert such as Sreedharan was required for urban planning and efficient transport management systems, the Chief Minister asked the DMRC team to prepare a report which will estimate the growing population and its transport needs. There were recent reports that the Centre had raised objection about the metro rail for Vijayawada as it does not meet the population criteria of 20 lakh. The State government plans to take this up with the Centre for consideration.

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Kochi Metro|KMRL to have Futuristic, Cost-effective Coaches

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Kochi: Coaches of the Kochi Metro Rail, the design for which will be unveiled by the Chief Minister here on Thursday, will be the most modern in the country, with the capability to be converted into driverless coaches in future. According to the Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) authorities, they will also be the most cost-efficient coaches procured for any metro system in India.

The Kochi Metro trains will consume less energy when they accelerate and provide high regeneration during braking. In addition, the communication-based train control system will drive the train at optimum energy-saving speed. It also has the key features needed to upgrade to the driverless mode in future. The stainless steel car body facilitates easy maintenance, durability and robustness, with a low noise-level. The trains are designed for a minimum of 35 years of service life.

The KMRL has appointed Tata Elxsi as the design consultant for enhancing customer experience in the metro system. The contract to build and supply 25 state-of-the-art trains for the KMRL was awarded to Alstom in October 2014.

Alstom is in charge of the design, manufacturing, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the standard-track-gauge trains, with an option to supply 25 additional metro sets.

Each train will be composed of three cars of about 65 metre length, with capacity to carry up to 975 passengers.

The Metro cars will be manufactured at Alstom’s facility at Sri City in Andhra Pradesh. Delivery of the cars for the Kochi Metro Rail will be one of the fastest in the world, with an initial delivery period of only eight months.

A high-level meet to be chaired by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy here on Thursday will try to resolve the latest bottlenecks in the implementation of the Kochi Metro Rail project, including the dispute between the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) and St. Albert’s College over land usage and the remaining land acquisition hurdles before the State’s ambitious venture.

The work on Kochi Metro’s International Stadium station and adjacent pillars had been affected after the GCDA insisted on the State government handing over land near the first Goshree bridge to compensate for the 65 cents it had to give to St. Albert’s College in the stadium.

N. Venugopal, Chairman of the GCDA, said on Wednesday that the authority was ready to hand over the land to St. Albert’s but on a condition that the government should give GCDA 72 cents near CMFRI located next to the first Goshree bridge.

“We will also bring the unilateral stance adopted by the college authorities in this issue before the Chief Minister at the meeting,” he said. KMRL sources said other issues to be discussed at the meeting included the deadlock over the transfer of 17.31 acres owned by the Public Works Department at Kakkanad; approval for the water transport project for funding from KfW, the German funding agency; and approval of the Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) Act.

Mr. Chandy will also unveil the interior and exterior designs of Kochi Metro coaches along with the new brand identity of KMRL at CIAL on Thursday.

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Delhi Metro|DMRC to rent out Office Space in Delhi

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New Delhi: Facing an acute financial crisis, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is focusing on property development to generate more revenue.
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The DMRC has decided to come up with a commercial complex in the heart of the city near Jantar Mantar where it will rent out space for offices.

A DMRC official said that a notification from the Ministry of Urban Development on changes in the Transit Oriented Development Policy (TOD) has also paved the way for vertical growth along the Delhi Metro corridor, which will eventually help them to use more space for commercial purposes.

Under the TOD policy, a floor area ratio (FAR) of 400 has been approved.

This will enable highrises to come up in these areas and make for denser colonies. TOD colonies can come up in the ‘influence zone’ of the Metro which extends to 500 metres on both sides of the corridor.

“We have a property near Jantar Mantar where we will construct a four-floor commercial complex and rent it out to generate more revenue. Also the increase in FAR will help us to use more area for commercial activities. We have space for shops at Jhilmil, Mansarovar Park, Vaishali, Mayur Vihar phase one and Dwarka metro stations,” said a DMRC official.

DMRC says that the demand for office space in New Delhi is high and can generate good revenue.

“We will prepare a brochure for the complex and people willing to have an office there can book it in advance. The construction will start only after receiving sufficient booking,” the official added.

According to officials, TOD focuses on a more sustainable land use by minimizing travel time for citizens, promoting use of public transport, reducing pollution and congestion, creating more homogeneous neighborhoods, having work places near residences, creating public amenities within walking distances and providing a safer environment.

As per the policy, it will be mandatory to use a minimum of 30% of overall FAR for residential use, a minimum of 10% of FAR for commercial use and a minimum of 10% of FAR for community facilities.

As much as 20% of the land will have to be used for roads/circulation areas.

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Haryana to change Names of Metro Stations in state

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Chandigarh: Metro rail stations in Haryana will have new names, with the Haryana government on Tuesday announcing setting up of a four-member committee to frame the policy and to consider the change in the name of Metro stations falling in the state.

“The Additional Chief Secretary, Town and Country Planning, would be the chairman of the committee, while Chief Administrator, Haryana Urban Development Authority cum managing director, Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation, would be the nodal officers of the committee.

“The deputy commissioner of the concerned district would be its member secretary and principal secretary, Urban Local Bodies, would be a member of the committee,” a Haryana government spokesman said here.
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The Delhi Metro links up to towns in Haryana adjoining the national capital. Haryana surrounds Delhi on three sides and most areas in the state falling in the National Capital Region are likely to be linked through the Delhi Metro.

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Hyderabad Metro|L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail wants services on Nagole stretch

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Hyderabad: With the Nagole to Mettuguda stretch of the Metro fully ready a delegation of senior L&T officers met Chief Secretary Rajiv Sharma recently and apprised him of the rising costs and the need to start operations on the stretch.

The senior L&T officers explained that as the stretch is ready the government has to look into the Metro Rail Act and come out clearly about the status of the ‘operator’. Due to the new Metro Rail Act enacted by the Centre the clause of ‘operator’ has become a bone of contention.

A senior officer said, “We need to start services on the stretch that has been completed as we have the technical expertise and as tests have been completed. We now need to ensure that people gets accustomed to this new mode of travel.”

After the visit of Hyderabad Metro Rail officials to Chennai, it is being again and again explained to the state government that metro can be started on small stretches which will give an idea to the people and also the operator. The metro rail at New Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai and Bengaluru started operations in phases.

At present the work at Secunderabad station is going on but within three months officials are confident that it will be completed and thus the route length can be increased further. But the main hitch is the Railway Safety Clearance Certificate which will have to be obtained and for that the government has to apply.

A senior government officer said, “We have got details from L&T and are putting up files to Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao. It will be looked into.”

But when and by what timeframe is what the L&T officers are pressing the government. A senior Hyderabad Metro Rail officer said, “Once we get clearance, parking facilities will be provided at Uppal and along the route. Now there is a deadlock and that is not allowing movement at the ground level on the project.”

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Chandigarh Metro|Technical & Financial aspects of DPR to be revised

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Chandigarh: The financial and technical aspects of the detailed project report (DPR) of the Chandigarh Metro project prepared in 2012 will be the only key subjects to be revised in a detailed manner.

The administration has sent the report to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for its detailed revision. It will then be sent to the cabinet for its nod.

The DPR of any project of the size of Metro should not be older than six months. If it is so, it needs revision before going for the cabinet’s approval, sources said, implying the changes are not only crucial but also mandatory to start the project with fresh calculations.

UT finance secretary Sarvjit Singh says, “Both financial and technology-related aspects are crucial in the revision of the DPR of the project. Since the current DPR is of 2012, there may be changes as far as financial aspects are concerned. As new technologies are being introduced, this aspect will also be looked into. We are hoping the revision will be done as soon as possible to start the next round of exercises.”

Sources say traffic congestion, population and vehicle pressure among others are the other core issues but were covered in the current DPR on an yearly basis by keeping the future growth in the mind. “So, there is no need to touch these areas much as projections of such details are already mentioned,” they add.

Background:

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) submitted the detailed project report of the Chandigarh Metro Project to Punjab Governor and UT administrator Shivraj Patil on 16 August 2012.

On 9 July 2015, in the presence of Kaptan Singh Solanki, who is the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh as well as the Governor of Haryana, the MoU was signed by the Additional Chief Secretary, Haryana Town and Country Planning Department, P Raghavendra Rao, the Secretary, Town and Planning, Punjab, A Venu Prasad, and the UT Adviser, Vijay Kumar Dev. As part of the MoU, the three parties also named the special purpose vehicle (SPV) to execute the project as the Greater Chandigarh Transport Corporation (GCTC) for the development of comprehensive integrated multi-modal urban and sub-urban commuter system for the region. The initial equity of the GCTC shall be Rs 100 crore, which will be contributed equally — 25 per cent each — by the Union Ministry of Urban Development, the UT Administration, Haryana and Punjab.

In the first phase, a 37.573 km metro rail network will be built of which 23.468 km will be elevated and 14.105 km underground Corridor. It will run from north to south. It will start near Capitol Complex and will go up to Mohali. Corridor II, also known as East West Corridor, will start from Sector 21, Panchkula and reach up to Mullanpur.

The proposed routes for the various corridors of the metro network are as follows:

  • Corridor 1: Khuda Lahora to IT Park via Punjab University, PGI, Government College, General Hospital, Sector 17- Interchange, Sector 8, Sector 7, Sector 26, Grain Market, Transport Nagar, Chandigarh Railway Station, Manimajra, covering a distance of approximately 16.00 km.
  • Corridor II: Sectt. Sector 1 Chandigarh to Bus terminal Sector 104 S.A.S Nagar, Mohali, via Rock Garden, Sector 9, Sector 17 interchange, Sector 17 ISBT, Sector 22-Aroma Hotel Sector 34, Bus Terminal Sector 43, Sector 52, Mohali Sector 62, Sector 60, Sector 72, Sector 71, Sector 75, Sector 76, Sector 77, Sector 78, Sector 87, Sector 97, Sector 106, Sector 105 covering a distance of 22 km.
  • Corridor III : Timber Market Chowk Sector 26 to Sector 38 and Dadu Majra along Purv Marg and Vikas Marg covering a distance of approximately 14.6 km.
  • Corridor – IV: Housing Board Chowk to Sector 21 Panchkula, via Panchkula Sector 17,16,15,14, & 21 covering a distance of 5 km.
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Bangalore Metro| BMRC commences Safety checks on Mysore Road-Magadi Road

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Bangalore: Commuters travelling between Mysuru Road and Magadi Road will soon be able to use Bangalore Metro, as the safety inspection by the Commissioner for Railway Safety (CRS) S.K. Mittal is currently underway.

The 6.4 km stretch had been ready for the past two years but had faced issues related to the transport of the Metro train since tunnelling work between Cubbon Park station and Magadi Road station had not been completed. In March this year, a train was transported to the stretch enabling commencement of trials.

Mr.Mittal told “the inspections have been going on for two days now. There are a lot of things to be checked like the maximum speed, signalling and structure of the viaduct and stations.”

Earlier slated for a June-end launch, operations are expected to commence in September. The stretch will include Hosahalli, Vijaynagar, Attiguppe, Deepanjali Nagar and Mysore Road stations.

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