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New Delhi: We got another news today about serious misbehave with on duty Delhi Metro employee which questioned on Delhi Metro Authority about non sincere in security and safety of its employees. Shambhu Gupta, who has been posted at Dwarka Sector-21 Metro Station as a Station Manager to take care of metro station, has caught some CISF security guards indulging in misuse of vehicle parking at Dwarka Sector-21 Metro Station. He warned them to refrain themselves from such illegal activity which are not in interest of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). Despite of following his instructions the CISF personnel has started misbehaving with him and beaten him badly. Delhi Metro Employees started agitating against CISF at Dwarka Sector 21 Metro Station After hearing this information, a majority of metro employees started gathering at Dwarka Sector 21 Metro Station and started agitating against the CISF and Delhi Metro management. They requested Delhi Metro management to lodge an FIR wi...

New Delhi: We got another news today about serious misbehave with on duty Delhi Metro employee which questioned on Delhi Metro Authority about non sincere in security and safety of its employees. Shambhu Gupta, who has been posted at Dwarka Sector-21 Metro Station as a Station Manager to take care of metro station, has caught some CISF security guards indulging in misuse of vehicle parking at Dwarka Sector-21 Metro Station. He warned them to refrain themselves from such illegal activity which are not in interest of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). Despite of following his instructions the CISF personnel has started misbehaving with him and beaten him badly. Delhi Metro Employees started agitating against CISF at Dwarka Sector 21 Metro Station After hearing this information, a majority of metro employees started gathering at Dwarka Sector 21 Metro Station and started agitating against the CISF and Delhi Metro management. They requested Delhi Metro management to lodge an FIR wi...

Mumbai: Study conducted by Italian agency for preparing techno-economic feasibility in connection with Mumbai metro corridors – connecting Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan – the consulting firms states that there is going to be a huge ridership demand. This stretch is expected to have huge demand by 2021. The consultants were appointed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). The techno-feasibility report by D’Appolonia SpA , the Italian company has been submitted to MMRDA and the outcome clearly states that for ridership demand is going to be very heavy in coming years. It is therefore, important to offer metro services at this stretch. The study undertaken in 2015 for the stretch has come up with expected population rise in the stretch. Under section 41 C MR and TP act (Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act), government had appointed MMRDA as ‘Special Planning Authority’ for 27 villages located in Kalyan and for Bhiwandi enclosed notifi...

Jaipur: India would soon take pride in offering driverless metro rail ride soon. As per the recent news, trails for driverless Jaipur Metro have been completed.  Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) is now waiting for Commissioner of Rail Safety Mumbai to approve of the trail runs. Once JMRC receives the nod of the officials, metro will start automated train operations. Till now it was Japan leading the race by offering driverless metro trains to commuters. With driverless metro becoming operational, India will be part of the countries offering driverless metro rail services. With metro completing three years of completion, JMRC has also concluded the trail runs for the automated metro trains. The benefit of automated trains are many, including reduction of running time by 1 minute, less fuel consumption (approximately 10%) as well we reducing energy requirement. CS Jeengar, Operation Director of Jaipur Metro shared that the Pink City became the first tier-2 city in the country ...

New Delhi: After opening of Delhi-Meerut Express Way and Eastern Peripheral Expressway, the Government plans to start construction work of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor . The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has started work on this project, so that it can be opened in the scheduled time in the year 2024 to facilitate passengers. Work of road widening has also been started. As part of pre-construction activities for Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Corridor, road widening work is in progress. (Photo: NCRTC) As part of pre-construction activities for Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Corridor of RRTS project, road widening work is in progress. (Photo: NCRTC) Delhi based construction Company K.R. Anand started road widening work of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor NCRTC had started the tender process of Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail Project six months ago. The first phase of tender process has been completed for the construction of four stations and two depots. Its financia...

New Delhi: After opening of Delhi-Meerut Express Way and Eastern Peripheral Expressway, the Government plans to start construction work of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor . The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has started work on this project, so that it can be opened in the scheduled time in the year 2024 to facilitate passengers. Work of road widening has also been started.   As part of pre-construction activities for Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Corridor, road widening work is in progress. (Photo: NCRTC) As part of pre-construction activities for Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Corridor of RRTS project, road widening work is in progress. (Photo: NCRTC) Delhi based construction Company K.R. Anand started road widening work of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor NCRTC had started the tender process of Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail Project six months ago. The first phase of tender process has been completed for the construction of four stations and two depots. Its f...

New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) achieved the another milestone today.  Magenta Line ( Kalkaji Mandir-Janakpuri West ) of Delhi Metro inaugurated by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. Magenta Line Route Map The metro commuters will be able to enjoy the journey on train from May 29 (Tuesday) morning at 6.00am onward. With the start of the Magenta Line, residents of Delhi, Haryana (Gurugram, Faridabad, Palwal), and UP (Ghaziabad and Noida) will benefit from the start of the section. The special thing is that due to the introduction of this line, the travel period between Noida and Gurugram will be reduced by at least 30 minutes. Janakpuri West-Kalkaji Mandir section of Magenta Line opening 1 of 6 Magneta Line (Kalkaji Mandir-Janakpuri West) of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) inaugurated by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Union Housing and Urban A...

Kochi: Good news seems to be underway for passengers who are flying out of Kochi International airport via Kochi Metro stations. There are plans to offer check-in facility via Kochi Metro. This possibility is being explored by Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) as well as state government, CIAL and several stakeholders. The officials are looking at offering facility of airline check-in as and baggage drop points at specific metro stations for those passengers who need to fly out via Kochi International airport. KR Jyothilal, Transport secretary had recently shared that check-in facilities might be initiated from JLN Station. This project will be part of the efforts to combine Kochi Metro with the airport. Jyothilal also stated that they are working on the feasibility of the project as they need to set up system of transporting luggage from Kochi Metro to Cial. They will also have to meet various airline companies to ascertain their willingness to associate with the initiative. If the pla...

Kochi: After initial hiccups, Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL)’s ambitious project of starting water metro is finally gaining momentum. KMRL has floated tender for the construction of the vessels. The project is initiated to connect Greater Kochi region with the mainland and the estimated cost is around ₹747-crore. In the first phase fleet of 36 boats will be started as part of Water Metro project by KMRL. To kick start the project, the Kochi Metro officials have floated tenders inviting interested parties for construction of boats for the metro. The officials have also kept a provision of 19 additional boats in order to meet the demand once the water metro project is operational. German funding agency KfW has given approval and is funding the metro project. They have also secured the tender process, giving further push to the project. The funding agency has assured to offer ₹597-crore loan that is focused at connecting islands in Greater Kochi area with the mainland ...

New Delhi: Chennai commuters are going to rejoice with the two new major section of Chennai to be open for public. With opening of Chennai Central Metro Station, commuters can take one single train to airport to railway to bus station. This line is going to make life easier for residents and encourage people to opt for Chennai Central Metro over private commuting. Chennai Metro inaugurated AG-DMS and Central sections The new line was inaugurated on Friday by the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, Edapadi K Palaniswami. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Puri was also present at the inauguration event and was joined by Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam and Union Minister of State for Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan. In the first stretch the Chennai Metro Station covers Chennai Central to Nehru Park which falls on the Green Line. With this stretch opening work for Central to St Thomas Mount will be wrapped up and made operational for public. As p...

New Delhi: In a bid to encourage people to use smart cards or ticket vending machines (TVM), Delhi Metro is planning to close down ticket counters. The counters will be closed at stations where the footfall is less. To promote use of smart card, during Phase III all the upcoming Delhi metro stations will only have TVMs.  Ticket counters and TVMs will be made available on at interchange Delhi Metro stations. Currently the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has closed counters at 118 stations out of 180 stations located in National Capital Region (NCR) and Delhi. In order to make usage of smart card easier, they have installed 520 machines at various stations. Those stations which have over 5,000 commuters on daily basis will have both the facilities – ticket counters as well as TVMs to make travel easier. Delhi Metro officials shared that in the initial stages commuters might find it tough to operate machines. It is known that TVMs do have calibration issues and these need ...

New Delhi: L&T Construction (a subsidiary  of L&T Group of companies) has secured a contract of Rs 3,191 crore for the construction of a railway line of Dhaka Metro. The company gave this information today. The joint venture of L&T Construction and Japan’s Marubani Corporation got this contract in the international bidding process. The company told the Bombay Stock Exchange that L&T Construction got a contract of Rs 3,191 crore for the electrical and mechanical system package of Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (MRT-Line 6). They got this contract from the Dhaka Mass Transit Company (DMTC) which includes construction and design of Line-6, first metro route of the the mass rapid transit system in Bangladesh. Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) is offering funding for this project. L&T Construction has also received contracts worth Rs 4,033 crore in the domestic market. L&T Construction’s building and factory business got o...

New Delhi: L&T Construction (a subsidiary  of L&T Group of companies) has secured a contract of Rs 3,191 crore for the construction of a railway line of Dhaka Metro. The company gave this information today. The joint venture of L&T Construction and Japan’s Marubani Corporation got this contract in the international bidding process. The company told the Bombay Stock Exchange that L&T Construction got a contract of Rs 3,191 crore for the electrical and mechanical system package of Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (MRT-Line 6). They got this contract from the Dhaka Mass Transit Company (DMTC) which includes construction and design of Line-6, first metro route of the the mass rapid transit system in Bangladesh. Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) is offering funding for this project. L&T Construction has also received contracts worth Rs 4,033 crore in the domestic market. L&T Construction’s building and factory business got o...

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is very serious about the proposed Metro projects in Uttar Pradesh. According to officials of the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC), the approval of the Detail Project Report (DPR) of the Metro rail projects in Kanupar , Meerut and Agra has been received by the Deputy Government. After this the DPR has now been sent to the Central Government for approval. Hopefully this will soon be passed in the central Government cabinet too. LMRC Managing Director Kumar Keshav informed about this in a special interaction with Media. He said, the UP government has approved the DPR prepared for the metro rail projects in Kanpur , Meerut and Agra cities. This proposal has now been sent to the center. He said that after receiving approval from the Union Urban Development Ministry, the DPR will be sent to the central government cabinet. After approval of the Cabinet, further work will be started. Kumar Keshav said that the DPR of the prop...

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is very serious about the proposed Metro projects in Uttar Pradesh. According to officials of the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC), the approval of the Detail Project Report (DPR) of the Metro rail projects in Kanupar , Meerut and Agra has been received by the Deputy Government. After this the DPR has now been sent to the Central Government for approval. Hopefully this will soon be passed in the central Government cabinet too. LMRC Managing Director Kumar Keshav informed about this in a special interaction with Media. He said, the UP government has approved the DPR prepared for the metro rail projects in Kanpur , Meerut and Agra cities. This proposal has now been sent to the center. He said that after receiving approval from the Union Urban Development Ministry, the DPR will be sent to the central government cabinet. After approval of the Cabinet, further work will be started. Kumar Keshav said that the DPR of the prop...

Bahadurgarh: There is good news for people waiting for the Metro train to reach Bahadurgarh. If the trial is okay, then they will have to wait longer for only 30 days. After this, the Metro train will start run for 2 lakh people of Bahadurgarh. For this, Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) will conduct a final inspection of the Metro corridor on May 30 for important investigations before opening of Mundka-Bahadurgarh Metro corridor. On Tuesday, the a team the Delhi metro officers came to Bahadurgarh to investigate the preparation. During this period, minor investigation of 11.182 kilometer long elevated section track, signal, station, safety from Mundka to Bahadurgarh were also done. DMRC writes letter for taking Safety Clearance Certificate Only after satisfying the safety arrangements, the officials issue safety certificates, then the metro station will be opened for the public. DMRC officials said that the CMRS letter has already been received by DMRC on Monday. Earlier, DMR...

Bahadurgarh: There is good news for people waiting for the Metro train to reach Bahadurgarh. If the trial is okay, then they will have to wait longer for only 30 days. After this, the Metro train will start run for 2 lakh people of Bahadurgarh. For this, Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) will conduct a final inspection of the Metro corridor on May 30 for important investigations before opening of Mundka-Bahadurgarh Metro corridor. On Tuesday, the a team the Delhi metro officers came to Bahadurgarh to investigate the preparation. During this period, minor investigation of 11.182 kilometer long elevated section track, signal, station, safety from Mundka to Bahadurgarh were also done. DMRC writes letter for taking Safety Clearance Certificate Only after satisfying the safety arrangements, the officials issue safety certificates, then the metro station will be opened for the public. DMRC officials said that the CMRS letter has already been received by DMRC on Monday. Earlier, DMR...

Ghaziabad: There is continuous hindrance to complete metro rail construction work from Noida Sector-62 to Sahibabad and Vaishali to Mohan Nagar due to the fund issue in the proposed metro route. Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has asked DMRC to prepare a model of funding on the pattern of SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle). Under this, Ghaziabad Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) is set to be set up in line with Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) and Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC). On Tuesday, it was discussed in a meeting with DMRC regarding the funding pattern of Metro rail projects under the leadership of GDA Vice Chairperson Ritu Maheshwari. DMRC is directed to submit their report on this till Thursday. On May 25, a decision will be taken in the meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Rajiv Kumar. If there is a green signal then the proposal will be sent to the Urban Development Ministry after approval of the state cabinet. One of the biggest obstacles to form SPV model is that ...

Ghaziabad: There is continuous hindrance to complete metro rail construction work from Noida Sector-62 to Sahibabad and Vaishali to Mohan Nagar due to the fund issue in the proposed metro route. Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has asked DMRC to prepare a model of funding on the pattern of SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle). Under this, Ghaziabad Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) is set to be set up in line with Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) and Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC). On Tuesday, it was discussed in a meeting with DMRC regarding the funding pattern of Metro rail projects under the leadership of GDA Vice Chairperson Ritu Maheshwari. DMRC is directed to submit their report on this till Thursday. On May 25, a decision will be taken in the meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Rajiv Kumar. If there is a green signal then the proposal will be sent to the Urban Development Ministry after approval of the state cabinet. One of the biggest obstacles to form SPV model is that ...

Alstom and partner companies, cities and countries, today assembled in Leipzig, Germany, for the official launch of the  Transport Decarbonisation Alliance  (TDA), a coalition aiming to catalyse the accelerated decarbonisation of the transport sector. The event takes place as part of the International Transport Forum (ITF), running from May 23 rd  to 25 th . With transport emissions today accounting for 25% of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, the TDA brings together leading countries, cities and companies into a “coalition of the willing” seeking to transform the global transport sector to achieve net-zero emissions before 2050. The TDA, which forms part of the 12 commitments made at the One Planet Summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, France in December 2017, will facilitate discussion on decarbonisation in the context of global, regional, national, local and corporate policy processes, while demonstrating that decarbonisation i...

Alstom and partner companies, cities and countries, today assembled in Leipzig, Germany, for the official launch of the  Transport Decarbonisation Alliance  (TDA), a coalition aiming to catalyse the accelerated decarbonisation of the transport sector. The event takes place as part of the International Transport Forum (ITF), running from May 23 rd  to 25 th . With transport emissions today accounting for 25% of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, the TDA brings together leading countries, cities and companies into a “coalition of the willing” seeking to transform the global transport sector to achieve net-zero emissions before 2050. The TDA, which forms part of the 12 commitments made at the One Planet Summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, France in December 2017, will facilitate discussion on decarbonisation in the context of global, regional, national, local and corporate policy processes, while demonstrating that decarbonisation is...