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Lucknow Metro|UP CS directs land departments to provide land to LMRC on priority basis

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Lucknow Metro|UP CS directs land departments to provide land to LMRC on priority basis

Lucknow: UP chief secretary Alok Ranjan on Monday issued directions to concerned departments to provide land required to Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) for stations and other purposes on priority basis. The CS was reviewing the implementation progress of Lucknow Metro.

In order to speed up the acquisition of private land for the project and resolve other land related issued, the CS constitued a committee headed by the divisional commissioner and comprising district magistrate, city magistrate and other officials of departments related to land acquisition and Metro as members.

The CS said that funds required for development of Lucknow Metro should be arranged on monthly basis and directed UP Housing Development board, Lucknow Development Authority and UP State Industrial Development Corporation to immediately provide their share of contribution to the LMRC. Expressing satisfaction over the progress in the metro project, he said that the work should be continued in the same spirit and manner in future to complete the project on deadline.

Managing Director, LMRC, Kumar Keshav presented the detailed progress against the key dates on the activities on primary section. He said that till now, the progress was according to the timelines specified to complete the project in December 2016.

Delhi Metro|Recruitment of General Manager (Electrical)

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Delhi Metro|Recruitment of General Manager (Electrical)

Dellhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) inviting applications from eligible candidates for the following post:-

Advertisement No.: DMRC/PERS/22/HR/2015 (73)
Post Name: General Manager (Electrical)
Vacancy: 01
Pay-scale: Rs.51300-73000/-
Max. Age Limit: 50 years (as on 01/07/2015)

Required qualification: The candidate should be BE/B.Tech (Electrical Engineering) with minimum 60% marks/equivalent CGPA from a Govt recognised University/Institute.

Selection procedure:
1) Personal Interview
2) Group Discussion
3) Medical

Last date of receipt of application form through speed post: 31/07/2015.

For more details please http://delhimetrorail.com/career.aspx

Delhi Metro| DMRC to inform Passengers about Snag and Time to resolve it

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Delhi Metro| DMRC to inform Passengers about Snag and Time to resolve it

New Delhi: The next time your Metro train stops suddenly and the air-conditioning goes off, don’t panic. Delhi Metro will not only inform you about the technical snag but will also tell you how long it will take to resolve the problem.

Wednesday’s incident, in which 1,600 passengers got off a train stuck near Laxmi Nagar and walked down the tracks unmonitored, has prompted Delhi Metro to redraw its lines of communication with commuters.

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) chief, Mangu Singh, said, “We are going to improve the channels of communication with passengers so that in emergency they know what is being and don’t panic.”

Usually , announcements are made to inform that a technical snag has occurred. But now DMRC is planning to announce the nature of the problem and the expected timeline for resolving it inside the train, informed Singh.

This will be done for snags caused due to a power problem, like snapping of the overhead electrification (OHE) line. On Wednesday , the overhead electrical line snapped and all trains on that route came to a halt.

The DMRC chief has also asked the operations department to explore the possibility of a system whereby passengers can be de-boarded with a monitored evacuation procedure if the problem takes longer than 15-20 minutes to resolve.

“It can get difficult inside the train if the air conditioning is not working. We’re looking at a solution where, if the problem takes longer than a specified time to resolve, a monitored evacuation of passengers is started through the emergency doors,” said an official.

On Wednesday , passengers had opened the emergency doors on their own and deboarded. “It was a dangerous situation, especially as the track was open and another train could have come at any time. We had to close down the track due to this, which further escalated the problem,” added the official.

Snags occurring from power-related problems are common on the elevated sections of Delhi Metro network.

Snapping of the OHE or short-circuiting occurs frequently as the line is out in the open.

Chennai Metro|TN State Police to handle security arrangements of Chennai Metro Rail

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Chennai (MAS): With the initial euphoria over the launch of the metro slowly dying down, the senior police officials are now seriously looking at the safety and security of Chennai Metro Rail, which became operational two weeks ago.

Security arrangements for the Chennai Metro Rail, will in all likelihood, be taken over by the State police with private security guards, who are currently overseeing the security, complementing them  for screening baggage.\

The state DGP Ashok Kumar and Chennai city police commissioner S. George on Saturday took a ride on the metro from Koyambedu to Alandur along with a team of senior officers. The officers reportedly held talks with Pankaj Kumar Bansal, managing director of CMRL over safety and security at the stations. At present, CMRL has deployed some private security guards at the newly opened stations.

Police sources said discussions to this effect are at a rudimentary stage, while another senior police official agreeing with this said they were actually discussing what force should be posted at Metro Railway stations.

“It has been made clear that the security at the stations will be taken over by the State police. We have expressed our concern on the current security. We have also pointed out additional security arrangements to be made at some key locations”, he said. A huge project of this magnitude needs fool-proof security system, police sources said. “There should be a dedicated force for the security at Metro Rail stations on the lines of Delhi Metro,” a police officer said. In Delhi, CISF is in charge of the security of the metro rail. In Mumbai, there is a special state industrial security force to handle security of specialised areas.

CMRL officials have informed the State police that CMRL will monitor the CCTV cameras installed in stations exclusively from their control centre with an assurance that they will share footage as and when required by the State police.

The State police chief Ashok Kumar, ADGP L&O TK Rajendran, IGP-Intelligence P Kannappan, and City Police Commissioner, S George, accompanied by  Metro Rail officials took a ride on the Metro on Saturday afternoon in order to inspect the security arrangements.

“The ride was primarily to inspect present security arrangements installed by the CMRL”, another top officer observed.

During the inspection, the top cops were walked through the operation of the CMRL between Koyambedu and Alandur stations.

Chandigarh Metro|Chandigarh Metro to run through two Corridors

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Chandigarh Metro|Chandigarh Metro to run through two Corridors

Chandigarh: The Metro project will have two corridors with a total length of 37.57 km. The east-west corridor will be from the transport terminal in Mohali to the grain market in Panchkula.The north-east corridor will stretch from Capitol Complex in Sector 9 to Gurdwara Singh Shaheedan in Sohana.It is proposed that within the sectoral grid of Chandigarh, the Metro will run underground keeping in view the heritage of the city. The first corridor is expected to be operational by 2018.

The two Metro corridors planned from Mullanpur to Panchkula and Chandigarh to Sohana could be extended further in a phased manner to facilitate more people of adjoining and nearby areas.

A senior official of the ministry of urban development told the project would be expanded on the lines of Delhi-NCR to facilitate optimum passengers as Chandigarh and its nearby areas have grown immensely.

“As the MoU for the Chandigarh Metro project has been finally signed after much deliberation and time, it is just the beginning. The government plans such projects with a futuristic goal to provide the facility to a large number of public and Chandigarh Metro falls in the same category. This project will definitely cover more areas of Mohali, Panchkula and others in a phased manner. Since Greater Chandigarh Transport Corporation (GCTC) has been formed having all the stakeholders, it will be their prime responsibility to plan things, like how much area they want to cover in each phase, accordingly. Such projects require the approval of the cabinet,” the official said.

UT adviser Vijay Kumar Dev said, “Yes, this is fact as there is an enabling provision in this regard, which will be applied as we go along the project.”

Haryana additional chief secretary P Ragvendra Rao, who signed the MoU on behalf of Haryana on Thursday, said, “The project is not just limited to Metro, but other transport needs like buses and all those aspects that help a maximum number of people. This is fact that the project will stretch in future in a phased manner to provide facility to as many as people as we can. The project is for many years and all possibilities are open. The GCTC has been formed to look into all such aspects from time to time”,

Sources said the process of selection of the managing director of the GCTC would begin soon.

 

J&K Metro|J&K DyCM urges metro rail project for Jammu & Srinagar

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J&K Metro|J&K DyCM urges metro rail project for Jammu & Srinagar

Srinagar:  Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Nirmal Singh has urged the Union Railway Minister, Suresh Prabu for exploring the possibility of starting metro train services in the capital cities of the State and also asked for constitution of an expert committee for the same.

The Deputy Chief Minister was interacting with the Union Railway Minister who was on a tour to the J&K State.

“There is an urgent need of providing metro services to the cities of Jammu and Srinagar which have witnessed large scale urbanization besides the population of these two cities has also increased geometrically leading to increase in traffic related problems. The metro service could provide much needed remedy to solve the traffic woes,” he added.

While discussing the railway sector in the State, Dr. Singh said that in order to give boost to the tourism industry, which is the main stay of the economy of the State, the railways should also connect the rail link between Kathua-Basholi-Bhaderwah and Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch. He said that these routes may be sanctioned so that the people of these areas also get the requisite connectivity with different areas of the State and inter connectivity of the Jammu and Kashmir is increased.

The Deputy Chief Minister also asked for setting up of an Industry linked with the Railway Department which would also provide employment opportunities to the youth of the State.

Referring to the fast pacing of the RAPDRP Part-II in the State, the Deputy Chief Minister urged the Union Minister to pass the necessary instructions to the executing agency IRCON which is a subsidiary organization of the railways to ensure completion of the project by the stipulated time period i.e. March 2016. He said that the PDD of the State is facing lot of hardships in providing better power supply to the public due to the slow pace of the work being done by the executing agency and there is a dire need of completing the project so that the people of the state get benefited from the project.

The Union Railway Minister assured the Deputy Chief Minister that he would address all the issues within the shortest possible time.

RBI allows metro railways (MRTS) to issue their pre-paid cards to commuters

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RBI allows metro railways (MRTS) to issue their pre-paid cards to commuters

Mumbai: Mass Transit System operators such as Mumbai Metro, Delhi Metro, Indian Railways and even local buses can now issue their pre-paid cards- a move that will provide ease to the commuters.

On Thursday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said that mass transit system operators (MTS) has now issue a pre-paid cards wherein a customer stocks some money that can be swiped on machines instead of standing in long queues to purchase travel tickets. As of now, some of the MTS have issued pre-paid cards in partnership with banks.

The RBI has said that the balance in the card issued by PPI- MTS should not exceed Rs.2000 at any point of time. Also, MTS would not be allowed to refunds cash that is stocked in the PPI. The card should have a minimum validity of six months from the date of issue. The pre-paid cards can be used at other merchants whose activities are allied to or activities that within the premises of the transit system.

The regulator had received requests from various segments, including providers of mass transit services, such as, metro train and road transport services, indicating the need for PPIs catering to the requirements of this segment to enhance commuter convenience.

RBI said that the move to allow MTS to issue their own cards was to encourage electronic payments. “In the process of moving from cash based payments to electronic payments, the migration of micro and small value cash payments can play a significant role in achieving the vision of less-cash society. One such area where a large number of small value cash payments take place relates to mass transit systems,” RBI said issuing the new norms.

The RBI said that pre-paid payment instruments (PPI) by MTS operators will be a new category of semi-closed PPI which will have to be authorised under Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007. As of now only few banks like State Bank of India (SBI) and ICICI Bank which has issued contactless card in tie-up with MTS operators.

Delhi Metro|DMRC to conduct advanced training program on ballastless tracks

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New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)’s Training Institute is going to conduct a special training programme on ballast-less tracks for the professionals of urban rail based systems across the nation and the neighbouring countries.

This three day programme will focus on various aspects of installation as well as maintenance of ballastless tracks, which are now being used by most Metro systems including Delhi Metro. The ballastless technology facilitates the movement of trains in high speed and requires much less maintenance. Most high speed railway networks across the world use this technology.

The advanced training programme, scheduled to be held from the 10th to the 12th of August 2015, is expected to attract professionals from all other urban rail based systems in India as well as the neighbouring countries. The inaugural edition of the training programme was organized last year.

Transrail Connection 2015 | October 14 & 15, 2015|Paris

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Event Name: Transrail Connection 2015

Event Date: October 14 & 15, 2015

Event Venue: Stade de France, Paris

TRANSRAIL eTRANSRAIL is the first event of the railway industry organized with the concept of B2B meetings.. The first 3 editions of TRANSRAIL gathered the main actors of the railway sector, among the companies represented: ALSTOM, BOMBARDIER, SIEMENS MOBILITY, CAF, STADLER RAIL, SNCF, RATP, DEUTSCHE BAHN, ANSALDO, FAIVELEY TRANSPORT, THALES, SAFT, KNORR BREMSE, COLAS RAIL, … and more than 250 SME/SMI.

Do not miss the next edition that will allow you to get new contacts in a very convivial atmosphere. Metro Rail News is a proud Media Partner for this event.

See you on 14 & 15 October 2015 in Stade de France!

Chennai Metro|Commuter can’t eat on Chennai Metro Rail

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Chennai: For regulars on the suburban rail network, food is a part and parcel of their journey. But those accustomed to eating during travel by suburban rail or MRTS may not have the same luxury in Chennai Metro Rail.

Commuters can neither eat at stations nor on trains, according to officials of Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL). This is an attempt to maintain the stations and trains clean.

“There will be officials at stations and trains keeping an eye on commuters; they can carry food, but they will not be allowed to eat. Also, there won’t be any food court or food kiosk at the stations,” an official said.

Delhi Metro Rail too follows this rule and does not permit commuters to consume food at stations. “We have food courts and kiosks. But commuters should eat in the kiosk itself and not in other areas of stations,” an official of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said.

Also, Metro Rail commuters loitering in stations beyond the stipulated time may have to pay a fine. If a commuter enters a station and he/she wants to exit without boarding, then it has to be done within 20 minutes. If they travel up to the destination station, then they have to exit the station within 60 minutes.

“If they stay beyond this time, the gates will not allow them to exit; they may have to pay a penalty of Rs. 10 and then leave. We have made this announcement at stations near ticket counters. This is also to ensure that people don’t stay for a long time at stations,” an official of CMRL said. In Delhi, people are given 170 minutes to leave the destination station since the network is extensive.

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