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Singapore: Bentley Systems Inc , the US-based infrastructure engineering solution provider, plans to expand its business in India and will add more engineers to its staff to tap the huge opportunities in the country, senior company officials said. Bentley will focus on urban development especially rail, airports, metro systems, highways, roads and water-waste water plants. “India is a very unique market to us. The world’s best engineering companies now have their value engineering centres in India. We want to be part of that big increase in developments,” said Kaushik Chakraborty, Vice-President South East Asia and India. The group also plans to increase expertise adding more engineers to its over 400 staff at offices in Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Mumbai. It would also be setting up academies supporting each mega project for Building Information Modelling or Better Information Management (BIM) in collaboration with local developers and contractors. Its firs...

New Delhi: Yesterday a bad news received from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) that a newly joined metro employee was electrocuted while performing night duty near DMRC’s Faridabad receiving sub-station (RSS) of Line-6. Today we have received another similar news that a metro employee came into  electrocution grip near DMRC’s Indraprastha receiving sub-station (RSS) of Line-3. Injured staff sent to Max Hospital, Patpadganj, New Delhi for treatment with help of two colleague employees. Delhi Metro employee Hemant got injured with electrocuted at DMRC’s Indraprastha RSS. According to sources, the incident was happened in today evening during lighting up of the Indraprastha RSS yard light from MCB. While operating MCB flashed and some part of both hands of RSS Operator got injured. The LVCB1 & LVCCB also tripped automatically. The staff is identified as Hemant. It is a repeating fault and big safety lapses from the part of DMRC. Till posting of this news,...

New Delhi: The high-speed rail corridor between Delhi and Meerut will have three stations in Delhi, instead of two, connecting the link to three different lines of Delhi Metro Rail Project. The National Capital Region Transport Corporation Limited (NCRTC), which is executing the project, has added New Ashok Nagar of the Noida line of Delhi Metro as the third station. The other two are Sarai Kale Khan and Anand Vihar. The project is yet to get in-principle approval from the Delhi government, but sources said another station was added in Delhi after a request from Delhi government representatives. All three stations will be developed as interchange hubs. Sarai Kale Khan and Anand Vihar will also have connectivity with railway stations and bus terminals. The station at New Ashok Nagar will benefit metro commuters coming from Noida. “The project will immensely benefit commuters and will take off a significant load from roads. By connecting it with metro, option for passengers will i...

Here are highlights of our Metro Rail News October 2017 Edition Metro Rail News Magazine October 2017 Edition Popular news round up of September 2017 Corporate Updates Real time rain and fog removal through virtual video technology (An idea by Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur) Virtual Passenger modelling for the future of railway stations (By INCONTROL Simulation Solutions) Need of advance technology for maintenance and monitoring of Rolling Stock (By a Rolling Stock Expert) Radar Positioning System: Can you realize an ATP 10 times cheaper than the others…? (By Auto Drive Solutions) Is CBTC safer than other conventional signalling? (By CBTC Solutions Inc.) Exclusive Interview with Mr. Achal Khare, MD, National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited, New Delhi, India. Know your Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri. Recent Selection and Appointments Live Tender/Contact Notices Upcoming Industry Events Current Job Openings in Metro Rail sectors Many m...

Highlights DMRC’s non-executive staff will start protesting from Monday, demanding a resolution of pending issues submitted by them to management. They will start protest by wearing black arm bands and participating in sit-ins at different stations as well as their work stations. They have, however, threatened to go on a complete shutdown of services on November 1, 2017, if their demands are not met. New Delhi: After July 2017 strike , the non-executive staff of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) have again threatened to go on a strike from Monday. The staff members have warned of a “complete shutdown” if their demands on pay anomaly, reinstatement of terminated staff, recognition of employees union  and other pending issues are resolved. Talking about the impact of protests on train operations, Mahavir Prasad, the General Secretary of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Employees Union (DMRCEU) through a press release said that the protesting staffs will start wear...

Navi Mumbai: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is in the final stages of preparing the detailed project report (DPR) for the metro corridor providing direct connectivity from Chatrapati Shivaji Airport terminus (Santa Cruz airport) to the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), Navi Mumbai— the twin city airport, a first in the country. CIDCO said, “as per our information, the DPR is in final stages. The CSTM-Panvel fast track corridor that will run like a metro has been delayed, but it will be taken up at some time. So, in the meantime, the metro connectivity between the two airports is very much required for providing transportation facilities to flyers.” A CIDCO official told media, ” the direct connectivity or a continuous corridor between two city airports will be the first of its kind in India. The metro run from the Santa Cruz airport till Mankhurd will involve stretches of underground and elevated pillars. The details will be known...

Gurugram: Residents living in sectors along Dwarka Expressway have pitched for a full-length Metro corridor, stretching up to Dwarka Sector 21 one of the two routes being considered for the proposed Yellow line extension of Delhi Metro Rail Project . In their petitions to GMDA, the residents and homebuyers have demanded Metro stations along the Dwarka expressway, favouring the longer route, for the convenience of thousands of people who are living in or will move into the new sectors along the thoroughfare. The state government, through GMDA, has sought suggestions from residents of the city on the two possible routes suggested by DMRC recently. While one route is a 12km line from Huda City Centre, currently the terminal station on the Yellow line, to Gurgaon railway station, the other is a full-length corridor right up to Dwarka Sector 21, where DMRC’s Blue and Airport Express lines converge. The second one is a 27km route that also starts ...

Mumbai: The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) executing the underground Colaba-Bandra-Seepz Metro-3 corridor plans to interconnect (integrate) the underground Metro corridor with the proposed Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train terminal at Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC). The alignment of the underground Metro corridor passes through BKC where the terminal for the proposed bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad is to come. High Speed Bullet Train Project in India (Photo for representative use only) According to MMRC officials, the BKC Metro station and bullet train terminal will be connected through an underground subway, which will have a moving walkway or travelator installed. “Installing a moving walkway depends on the distance between the BKC Metro station and bullet train terminal. If the distance turns out to be more than 300-500 metres, a walkway will have to be installed,” an MMRC official said. The official added, “At this stage, the exact location of bullet tra...

Hyderabad: Dr. E Sreedharan, who is considered the father of Metro Rail revolution and Metro Man of India, visited Metro Rail Bhavan in Hyderabad on Thursday and discussed the progress of Hyderabad Metro Rail project with NVS Reddy, Managing Director of Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd. (HMRL). Hyderabad Metro Rail Feeling nostalgic about how he groomed NVS Reddy as a young officer in Konkan Railway and how initially the Detailed Project Report (DPR) was prepared for only two Metro Rail corridors in Hyderabad, Dr Sreedharan stated that he was very happy that the Hyderabad Metro Rail project is getting ready for inauguration soon. Explaining the inclusion of the third corridor, the additions made to the original two corridors and how the project was brought to the present shape through sheer determination, perseverance and tactful handling of several sensitive issues, NVS Reddy expressed his gratitude to Dr Sreedharan for his rigorous training and grooming as a young officer in the tough Konka...

New Delhi: A newly joined employee of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) suffered life-changing injuries when he was electrocuted in last night near DMRC’s Faridabad receiving sub-station (RSS) of Line-6. Sources said that the incident was took place at 2.30 am while the employee was performing night duty and he has been assigned to do routine maintenance work of  insulators and the concerned section was in discharged condition. Suddenly line were charged without informing the staff working on the site and one of metro employee came into electrocution grip. A group of 8 metro employees including 2 supervisors were working on site. The condition of affected metro employee is critical, about 50% part of body burnt  and he is now admitted in Safadarjung Hospital, New Delhi after denial by Appolo Hospital, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi. The affected employee is identified as Aneesh Kumar, on-job-trainee staff. It is a serious safety lapse on part of Delhi Metro Rail Corpora...

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today warned of halting the capital’s metro services as it slammed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for not complying with its order on extraction of groundwater without permission . A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar took strong exception on the issue of metro stations extracting ground water without due permission. The court directed the Environment Ministry, Central Ground Water Authority, DMRC, Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and advocate Kush Sharma, counsel for the applicant, to jointly find out how many stations were withdrawing groundwater without proper permission and sort the approvals. “Just because you are DMRC doesn’t give you license to extract water without permission. You people sit together and find out how many stations are operating with or without requisite permission…You sort it out, or else we will stop the running of these trains,” the bench observed. National Green Tr...

Mumbai: In a bid to boost the public transport and infrastructure in the city, the state cabinet on Tuesday gave a nod to the Swami Samarth Nagar-Vikhroli Metro railway link. The 14.47-km route will link the eastern and western suburbs, and arterial roads like the Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR), Western Express highway, S.V Road, LBS Marg and Eastern Express highway. This Mumbai Metro-6 project will connect commercial areas like Swami Samarth Nagar, L&T and SEEPZ, and the IIT at Powai through an elevated line. The cabinet also gave its nod for the 23.50-km Thane- Bhiwandi-Kalyan Metro railway which will improve connectivity to Mumbai’s extended suburbs, which have seen an exponential growth in urbanisation and population. This route, which will have 16 stations, is proposed to be completed by March 2021. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has given its go-ahead for the execution of 118 km of Metro Railway routes in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region...

Keolis has secured a contract via its Chinese joint venture (JV) Shanghai Keolis to operate and maintain Shanghai Pudong International Airport’s new Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) automated metro system. The new line is expected to connect the existing T1 and T2 terminals to the future satellite terminals and is scheduled to open in June 2019. The 20-year contract represents Keolis’ second automated metro project in China. Keolis International CEO Bernard Tabary said: “We are delighted to have been awarded the Pudong International contract, which in addition to reinforcing our reliability as a partner to Chinese authorities, confirms Keolis’ worldwide expertise in automated and CBTC metro operations.” Construction of the new metro line forms part of Shanghai International Airport’s initiative to extend the capacity of Pudong International Airport from 60 million to 80 million passengers per year. The new 7.8km-long metro li...

New Delhi: In a bid to provide better service to the commuters at Delhi Metro network, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is likely to introduce the service of cloak room and porter services rights inside some select metro stations. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has floated a tender in this regard recently. With this step, the corporation will generate not only extra revenue, but also provide employment to others. “Cloak room services” is where the metro passengers can keep their luggage for a specific period of time, while the “porter services” means a person employed to carry the luggage of passengers from one place to another within metro station premises. This service is likely to be introduced at selected metro stations situated near at the Indira Gandhi International Airport and railway stations in the Delhi-NCR. “There are numbers of commuters who travel from other states to the capital via railway or by flights on a short notice and they don...

Lucknow: With metro commencing commercial operations in Lucknow for over a month now, the major concern of Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) to earn revenue which can manage its operation and maintenance (O&M) cost . Since the initial ridership number has not been very encouraging on... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/rxn21L

Mumbai: One worker was injured when a pillar collapsed during the on-going construction work of Mumbai Metro-7 between Goregaon and Aarey on Western Express highway in north Mumbai on Saturday. Fortunately, the pillar did not fall on any vehicle plying on the Western Express highway.  Had it not ... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/bZ5LFy

Ahmedabad: A 26-year-old graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (IIGn) is helping Ahmedabad Metro Rail project with underground infrastructure mapping through her expertise that does not damage pre-existing structures. Silky Agrawal who studied MTech in Civil Engineering... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/8LQyrn

Vijayawada: The Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation Limited (AMRCL) Managing Director NP Ramakrishna Reddy on Friday said that the state had decided to go with a Light Metro in Vijayawada, that would extend up to the Gannavaram airport and Krishna Canal junction. The MD issued a press release after... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/MFMgbi

Chennai: It was to be yet another milestone for Chennai metro rail, the completion of one of the tunnels under Anna Salaibegun about six years. But after a long wait and a few tense moments on Tuesday, the boring machine literally hit a wall and was unable to break through the 3.7km long tunnel c... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/mURq23

New Delhi: An ambitious high speed train project in south India has been delayed after Chinese railways, that completed a feasibility study a year ago, did not respond, railway officials have said, suggesting that the “lack of response” may be due to the Doklam standoff. An internal brief of the... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/89zgDu

Noida: The first train of the 29.7km Noida-Greater Noida Aqua Line Metro corridor will arrive in early December. The officials of Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) said this will be a demo train and the rest of the four-coach trains for the track will start arriving every fortnight... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/LddqHj

Pune: The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha Metro) is seeking the latest tunnel-boring technology for the 5 km underground route of the Pune Metro rail project to drill through the hard ground under a river bed, a top company official has said. Making a presentation of the Rs 11,420-crore... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/3iK3AE

New Delhi: After inspection of Hyderabad Metro Rail Project, Union Urban Development Ministry confirmed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to inaugurate the 30 km stretch of first phase of the metro project on November 28. According to the sources, the official letter in this regard is... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/e1EVxZ

Siemens and Alstom have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to combine Siemens’ mobility business including its rail traction drives business, with Alstom. The transaction brings together two innovative players of the railway market with unique customer value and operational... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/ujUXsz

The Second Annual Future Rail India Summit was conceptualized by Nispana Innovative Platforms, committed with the objective of bringing together the National Rail Plan of Metro & Indian Railways, in order to supplement its future development. The First Annual Future Rail India Conference in... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/yDy1mf

New Delhi: The trials and testing on the 12.64 kilometre long Kalkaji Mandir – Botanical Garden section of Phase 3 has been successfully completed and most of the mandatory clearances required for inviting the Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) to inspect including Fire Safety Clearance,... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/jTiHX6

Indian Port Rail Corporation Ltd. (IPRCL), a joint venture of Govt. of India and Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) invites applications for recruitment of following positions:- AGM/JGM/DGM (Project) – 06 posts AGM/JGM/DGM (S&T) – 01 post Manager/Asstt. Manager (HR) – 01... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/LwGVXW

Lucknow: Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation‘s (LMRC) principal advisor E Sreedharanon Tuesday advised the Metro officials to implement austerity measures to control the expenses on maintenance and operations as the project is yet to start making profit. Dr. E. Sreedharan, Principal Advisor,... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/FWMf6A

Madhepura: ALSTOM today successfully commenced production at its greenfield electric locomotive manufacturing facility in India. Located at Madhepura, in the state of Bihar, it is Alstom’s first electric locomotive manufacturing facility in the country, set to transform the heavy freight... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/Eyp1Lt

Metro Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad Co. Limited (MEGA) invites applications from qualified and experienced candidates for appointment of following middle level management positions on contract basis:- Manager (Civil) – 02 posts Asstt. Manager (Civil) – 02 posts Asstt.... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/vEoH3o

New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Monday refused to defer metro fare hike despite Delhi chief minister Kejriwal’s opposition to it. The board members discussed Kejriwal’s proposal but decided to go ahead with recommendations of Fare Fixation Committee (FCC), to be... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/LLXTYn

Lucknow: His Excellency Mr. Milan Hovorka, Ambassador of Czech Republic to India today visited Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC). He along with his delegation first visited the Charbagh Metro station where he was welcomed by Shri Kumar Keshav, Managing Director and senior officials of the... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/CLyn76

New Delhi: Hon’ble Vice President of India, Shri Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated an International Conference on Technological Advancements in Railway and Metro Projects (IC-TRAM 2017) and an Exhibition  on October 6 – 7, 2017 at New Delhi. The conference  Minister of Railways &... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/JSnHed

Kochi: The second reach of Kochi Metro Rail Project from Palarivattom to Maharajas College ground in the heart of the city was commissioned on 3rd October 2017 by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the presence of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. Prior to the inaugural function held... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/9P2sXf

New Delhi: Firing a fresh salvo in his ongoing tussle with the Centre over the upcoming hike in Delhi Metro fares, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday offered to take over the Metro and “run it efficiently without increasing fares“. Responding to a letter by Union housing and... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/8zQKw1

New Delhi: With globalisation and urbanisation becoming integral to the prevailing world order, it is reasonable to assume that around half of the country would inevitably reside in urban areas by 2030, the date of implementation of the agenda for Sustainable Developmental Goals, said Hardeep... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/96Z9Rk

New Delhi: Four days ahead of the proposed Metro fare hike, the Centre has informed the Delhi government that if the latter is willing to pay an amount of Rs 3,000 crore to the DMRC every year, then a new Fare Fixation Committee (FFC) could be set up, news agency ANI reported. The DMRC, which is... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/d6NYnF

Ghaziabad: The Uttar Pradesh Housing & Development Board has released Rs 30.90 crore for the under-construction Metro corridor in Ghaziabad. The move came nearly three weeks after the board was pulled up by the state government for delaying funds for the project. In a meeting in Lucknow on... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/eZ18yJ

New Delhi: Deutsche Bahn Engineering & Consulting, Aegis India and AYESA are in the fray for consulting contracts for the Bhopal and Indore metro rail systems, according to two people aware of the development. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Madhya Pradesh (MP) government plans to expedite... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/Km7jBw

New Delhi: The Delhi Assembly on Wednesday sought Centre’s intervention to prevent hike in metro fare, and moved a resolution in this regard. The DMRC will roll out the revised fare from October 10. The state cabinet will hold a discussion on the resolution on October 9 during which the... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/EcJoc4

Chandigarh: Hopes for having a metro rail project in Chandigarh and its periphery were revived here on Wednesday. Union minister of state for housing and urban affairs (independent charge) Hardeep Singh Puri said at a function in Sector 17 that the Centre was going to evaluate the... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/E7XBcC

Kochi: The Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) has submitted the comprehensive mobility plan and the related study reports developed for Kochi to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the state government for further action.The studies focus mainly on implementing a set of measures designed to... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/RGyaU5

New Delhi: Govt. of India and European Investment Bank (EIB) today signed the finance contract for lending of 300 million euros (about Rs 2,293 crore) for Bangalore Metro Rail Project phase-II. Bangalore Metro Rail Project Phase II is to be jointly financed by the EIB (500 million euros) and... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/ch2PCJ

Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (MAHA-Metro), a joint venture of Govt. of India and Govt. of Maharashtra invites online applications for eligible candidates for following regular Supervisory and Non-supervisory positions for Nagpur Metro Rail Project:- Station Controller/Train Operators... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/atwy9C

Kolkata: The Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE), based in London, UK has recognised Kolkata East West Metro project and selected it as one of the 200 projects across the globe which has significant impact in making people’s life better. “It is a unique international acknowledgement... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/jbKzeo

Nagpur: The trial run of Nagpur Metro rail was flagged off here on Saturday by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Surface Transport and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari. It has become the fastest Metro project to reach the trial run stage. The project was inaugurated by PM Narendra... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/mC4S27

Dear Readers, It is immense pleasure to inform you that we have published our Metro Rail News Magazine September 2017 Edition for them who want to know more about metro rail development in India and the science and technology involved for its faster growth. This edition is also covering the new... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/igbZnF

New Delhi: The Urban Affairs Ministry will “examine the issues” raised by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the proposed fare hike by the Delhi Metro, a senior official today said. Terming the fare increase as “unacceptable”, Mr. Kejriwal had written to Union Minister for Housing and Urban... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/QYs8j1