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Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath has written the letter to the Centre, for the CISF security for the Lucknow Metro. In his written letter he mentions about the Aqua Metro which is soon to be launch, connecting Noida and Greater Noida. Recently the CISF has also conducted a security survey and audit of the residence of the UP CM. Union Home Ministry sources said that the request from the UP government is being processed, and a proposal from CISF on the security infrastructure and the management has already been received, sources said. A senior officer said that the CISF recently carried out a security survey of the Lucknow Metro and the Noida-Greater Noida Metro along with the UP Police, and based on the survey, the proposal has been prepared and sent to the MHA. After MHA approves it, units will be earmarked and sent to take charge of the security of the twin metros. The recent survey was done to analyses the security infrastructure required like door-frame m

New Delhi: Indian Railways will soon add another feather to its cap. Aluminium Rail Wagons to be introduced in railways for the first time in India. These will be made at the Rae Bareilly Morden Coach Factory (MCF). The facility at Rae Bareily will start producing aluminum rail wagons. These wagons will be durable, lighter and most importantly corrosion resistant. This will be the first time in the country that Indian Railways will opt for the alternative wagon. The aim of initiating this is to improve and increase the efficiency of coaches. These light aluminum coaches would help in achieving higher speeds. They also last longer than the currently in use in Linke-Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches. In urban India metro rail uses aluminum coaches. These will now become a defining feature in Indian Railways. This step is part of ushering modernization in Indian Railways. During the second phase that proposes to manufacture around 500 coaches yearly, it is estimated an additional Rs 62 crore

Mumbai:   The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) from 1 September plans to restart the Chembur-Wadala services of the monorail.  The work of Monorail is stuck in limbo when the employees of the operator have refused to resume duties. They mention that they will start work only after the last two months payment release. None of the employees would work until the unpaid salaries are cleared. The MMRDA would shell out advance payment to LTSE consortium to help them clear payments. In November, the Maharashtra government shut down the controversial Mumbai monorail service after the safety of commuters was endangered by a series of mishaps and technical glitches, including a fire in one of the trains. The services are expected to resume on Saturday, according to sources. “The stand of employees is very clear if we are not paid till August 31, we are not going to work. If they fail to pay then the delay can be observed. The employees may come to the office but will not

Chennai: A beautiful uninterrupted aerial view of the city’s coastline from the comfort of an air-conditioned metro train in next six years for commuters. The Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) has planned an elevated corridor on Old Mahabalipuram Road. [caption id="attachment_16915" align="alignnone" width="300"] plan for Chennai metro OMR route[/caption] CMRL has started conducting soil test on Old Mahabalipuram Road with the construction of the line linking the IT hub which is expected to begin next year. The soil test for the 50km stretch is currently under work along with a 10.6km section between Tidel Park and Sholinganallur. [caption id="attachment_16914" align="alignnone" width="168"] chennai metro map[/caption] Several portions of OMR, including spots near Tidel Park signal, Taramani, and Sholinganallur, have been barricaded to collect soil samples. CMRL plans to build 12 elevated metro stations along this 10.6km stret

HYDERABAD:  The Metro rail ridership is now crossing the one lakh mark on several weekends and routine weekdays, said Metro authorities, on Tuesday. According to figures provided by the authorities, while nearly 1,18,000 commuters, including 1,10,000 paid passengers, used the Metro on Sunday on Monday, a total of 1,10,000 commuters, which included 1,02,000 paid passengers, used the service, informed Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) managing director N V S Reddy, on Tuesday. According to Reddy, with worsening traffic congestion on roads and improved first and last mile connectivity at Metro stations across the city, ridership is going up every day. "Metro rail ridership is now crossing the one lakh mark on several days. This is a good sign for the future of public transport in Hyderabad “said Reddy”. Many office goers said they were happy to take the Metro to reach their destinations rather than facing bad traffic on the roads. "I think it’s a wonderful gift for the people

New Delhi: In order to ease out the issue pertaining to land acquisition for Bullet Train, National High-Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) has come out with a sensible solution. It plans to turn coaches into clinics that will help Indian Railways in acquiring land. NHSRCL has taken this call after it learnt that villagers needed better health facilities. The villagers also need access to education, portable water as well as infrastructure facility. The officials plan to turn coaches into clinic to at least make medical facilities accessible to villagers. This step will ease out the tension and pay way for faster progress of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project . NHSRCL is currently under the process to obtain land for the 508-km long corridor. The project is thought over keeping in mind the interest of villagers whose land will be acquired to construct India’s first Bullet Train. This will be the first high-speed rail project in the country. Indian Railways plans to convert railway coa

Mumbai: India’s only Monorail operational cost to more than double as per latest development. There is an expected 130% hike in the per-trip cost of operation from ₹4,600 to ₹10,600. Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) panel has suggested increasing the per-trip fare. A panel was constituted by MMRDA on August 15 to bring closure to the deadlock between monorail operator and MMRDA over per-trip expense. After discussions and deliberation, the committee has in its report suggested on increasing the per-trip cost to ₹10,600 from ₹4,600. MMRDA was already incurring losses while operating the 8.9-km section of the monorail between Chembur and Wadala (Phase-1). Ironically, with panel suggesting a hike in per-trip fare, MMRDA will feel a further dent. The state agency will be incurring additional losses if the fare is implemented. As per the arrangement, MMRDA pays the per-trip fare to monorail operators. The fare is paid for the operational and maintenance cost for th

Noida: There will be a different ticketing system for soon-to-be-made operational Aqua Line . This line will also have a different security set-up as well. Commuters will not be able to make use of their Delhi Metro card while traveling on this line. Besides this, there will be no interchange between the Sector 71 Station on the Aqua Line as well as Sector 52 station on the Blue Line extension in Noida. This arrangement will stay put with no change in the near future. Officials at Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) managing the  29.7km Aqua Line strongly feel that the interchange between the Aqua and Blue lines will not be a smooth affair. More so once the Aqua Line is open to the public. As per latest news, tickets issued for Aqua Line by NMRC will not be valid for commuting on Blue Line. This will true for those traveling on Blue Line too. This clearly means that those traveling to Delhi to Greater Noida will have to purchase different tickets for both the lines. Not just a ticke

Panaji:  On 29 June the state government is planning for metro rail in Goa to connect north and south Goa under the state’s mobility plan. The NITI Aayog has given the proposal for the transportation sector which is being, carried out with state governments to attain electric mobility and wider renewable energy use. The two rivers — Mandovi and Zuari — are hurdles; a seamless metro line can still be a possibility. He also said that the government could take a relook at the failed Skybus project. The Konkan railway corporation (KRC) scrapped its over-Rs 100 crore project after it figured out that it would not be financially viable, said sources. The idea will be put before chief minister Manohar Parrikar, there is need to add some other information before finalizing the draft by the department of transport, The government is looking at a multi-model connectivity under the mobility plan. Unless there is a complete North-South connects — from Mopa to Karwar — without a break, the metro pl

Haryana: On 24 August trial runs started for the 3.2-kilometre long section from Escorts Mujesar till Ballabhgarh. After starting this section this will become the fourth city in Haryana to get Metro connectivity after Gurgaon, Faridabad, and Bahadurgarh. The section is scheduled to be opening in September or by October 2018. Which was subject to the approval by the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety. This extension of Delhi Metro"s Violet line with these two stations - NCB Colony and Ballabhgarh. The total length of the violet line after the opening of this extension, the entire Kashmere Gate – Ballabhgarh Metro corridor will become 46.6 kilometers long. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) sources said that during the trial runs, the interaction of the Metro train with physical infringements (civil structure) will be checked to ensure that there is no physical blockage during the movement of the train on the track. The entire signaling system will also undergo rigorous test

Kolkata: In what is seen a cross-border criminal robbery at Kolkata metro site, police has finally managed to nab 2 Bangladeshis among 8 held for. As per reports, Kolkata Police has arrested eight people for their involvement in loot and extortion at biggest infrastructure project on Saturday. It so turned out that two of the arrested are Bangladeshi. Police also is not ruling out the possibility that the other six can be from the neighbouring country too. The police officials feel that the remaining six might be residing in Kolkata on forged documents. The arrest in the weekend comes less than a week subsequent to the first four arrests for the dacoity at the New Town site of the New Garia-Airport Metro project- the longest of the three in progress Metro projects in Kolkata. Construction work on this route had hindered earlier as well. This is owing to the same issue of dacoity.  Thankfully, is the first time that the police have established direct connection of cross-border crimina

New Delhi: From the end of August the Commuters traveling to the metro airport line will not require a token or smart card. Smart mobile phones are only applicable for this not the feature phone. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in Airport line is going to start the facility for rent payment by scanning the QR code on all six stations of the Metro Line. According to DMRC, this facility will be available by the end of August. Two AFC (Automatic Fare Collection) Gates and two Gates have been earmarked for the purpose of scanning the QR code at each station. After scanning the QR code, the trial will go for more than two months for the rent payment. The airport line starts from New Delhi Metro station and goes to Dwarka Sector 21. There are total six stations viz. New Delhi, Shivaji Stadium, Dhaula Kuan, Delhi Arrow City, Airport and Dwarka Sector-21 Metro Stations . More than 50 thousand people travel daily on this. It connects the international airport directly. This is on the

Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has to pay a higher trip rate for operating the country’s monorail corridor. When next month its services resume , MMRDA will also have to bear with another huge expenditure so that they can provide security for the 8.9-km corridor. The Right to Information Act, 2005, informs that MMRDA had to shell out more money on the corridor’s security than the revenue it rakes in from the service. In the first six months of the 2017-18 fiscal, when the monorail was operational, the revenue generated was a mere 62% of the expenditure borne by MMRDA for security. A senior official said that between 2014 and 2016, the MSSC had deployed 331 security personnel at stations and the depot. The deployment was reduced to 243 personnel from July 2016. It was done to reduce the expenses incurred on security. We did not need so many people and we saved around Rs 2 crore. The official also said that apart from MSSC, the MMRDA is also payi

Bhopal: For last eight years the Bhopal Metro Rail project is biting the dust. The project largely remains on paper till date with general public waiting to board the metro. With a population of over 20 lakh people, Bhopal fits the metro bill. But unfortunately, nothing concrete has been done to initiate work on metro rail. Bhopalis now wait for the authorities to work towards turning the proposed metro rail into reality. Bhopal too wants to want to find its name in the metro map. The mass transit system just wants the city wants. Many feel it is the complete package that will make traveling easier and better. The general public feels that if the metro project is launched in the city, it will lead to the creation of jobs directly as well as indirectly. It will also give the much-needed impetus to the real estate market. Residents who live along the proposed metro route are waiting for metro rail to roll in. Currently, people use private means of transport to travel within Bhopal. Thi

Delhi : The Red Line extension would soon become operational for commuters. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has already conducted a preliminary trial run on the 9.4 Km Garden-New Bus Stand metro corridor to check for any infringement on the track. On Monday DMRC has started full signaling trial on the route. The first trail run was attended by District magistrate and vice-chairperson of GDA, Ritu Maheshwari. The trail run will now go on for 15 days. DMRC during its trial run on Saturday to ensure appropriate contact with overhead electric poles. The Metro officials, conversely, said a full-fledged trial in which signaling system will also be checked, to begin Monday onward. On Tuesday DMRC as planned have started full signaling trails on the route. The eight stations on this corridor are will have following stations -- Shaheed Nagar, Raj Bagh, Rajendra Nagar, Shyam Park, Mohan Nagar, Arthala, River Hindon and New Bus Stand. Red Line extension’s trail run began from Dilshad Gar

New Delhi: To review the progress of standardization and indigenization of Metro rail systems across the country. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs will engage NITI Aayog. As per the ministry, the main motives remain to promote the government"s "Make in India" initiative for executing Metro rail projects in states. The number of construction and manufacturing Industries also promoting their work under the Make in India program. The ministry has standardized specifications of rolling stock, signaling and telecom systems for Metro rails across the country, the official said. An official also mentions that it has been decided that NITI Aayog"s Member (Science) will review the progress of standardization and indigenization of Metro rail systems by the Housing and Urban Affairs ministry to ensure time-bound progress. In June this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also approved the proposal to set up a committee which will be headed by Metro Man Sreedharan

Lucknow:  On 27, August to 29 August the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) in association with ‘GOONJ’ – a voluntary organization that channelizes cloth and other material like utensils, footwear, school material, office equipment etc. from cities as a powerful development resource in the most far-flung villages of India - shall be organizing a Collection Camp at the Alambagh Bus Stand Metro Station. The southern state of India, Kerala is currently struggling with the catastrophic floods and concerning the situation, LMRC has also extended its support by participating in the relief mission in association with "GOONJ". This collection camp will be organized at the Alambagh Bus Stand Metro station from August 27, 2018, to August 29, 2018. The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) has come forward to provide Alambagh Bus Stand Metro Station area as the venue for the collection camp and has also committed storage, manpower and logistics support for the camp. This will go a

Hyderabad:  Chief Secretary SK Joshi on Friday asked the officials concerned to complete the green lungs tender process in one month to develop 59 urban forest parks under Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) limits. At a review meeting at the Secretariat here with officials on urban forest parks spread in seven districts, he said: "the related works had to be completed by next March." The Chief Secretary said, "59 sites had been identified in HMDA limits which could be developed as forest parks." He directed different departments including the Forest Department to take up the works and to develop 15 parks. HMDA should develop 17 parks, TSIIC 11, Tourism 7, Forest Corporation 4, GHMC 3 and Metro Rail 2 and complete the fencing and tender process works as per schedule, he said. Joshi also asked to conduct a baseline survey through EPTRI and assess the underground waters, air quality and other factors to be involved. The officials were directed to freq

Surat: The diamond city of Gujarat will soon add another diamond to its crown. As per recent development, metro rail project in Surat is likely to be launched in 2019. There is news that the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Surat Metro Rail will be approved by the state government. In couple of days the nod is likely to be given and this will set the ball rolling for the ambitious metro project in the city. Surat will then become the second city in Gujarat to launch metro rail network after Ahmedabad. The estimated project value of metro project is around Rs 21,600 crores. The project will be launched in the first quarter of 2019 and work for the same might be wrapped up in four years. As per the tentative plan four elevated stations will be constructed under public-private partnership (PPP) model. M Thennarasan, municipal commissioner of Surat while interacting with media said that amendments were made to include private player in the project. He informed that the DPR is with Govern

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has said the construction work of  Mumbai Metro III can be done at night. Mumbai Metro III project’s construction that was stayed by the court for almost a year is finally set to resume. The year-long stay had cost the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) an estimate of Rs 6,100 crore. After hearing the petition, Chief Justice Naresh Patil said, "We allow the MMRCL to carry out work even during the night hours, i.e. from 10 pm to 6 am." After hearing the petition, Chief Justice Naresh Patil said, "We allow the MMRCL to carry out work even during the night hours, i.e. from 10 pm to 6 am." The stay on metro construction at South Mumbai during the night was implemented because residents had complained of high noise pollution. Metro authorities can work easy now as the stay has been lifted and they are now allowed to work at midnight. The authorities will have to implement the National Environmental Engineering Institute (NEERI)

HYDERABAD: The inspection of 33 kV and 415V indoor substations in four Hyderabad Metro Rail stations from Madhura Nagar, Yousufguda, and Jubilee Hills Road: No 5 and Jubilee Check Post, has been done by Chief Electrical Inspector, Government of India (CEIG) for Hyderabad Metro Rail project, DVS Raju. These stations which are part of Corridor-III (Ameerpet to Hitech City stretch) of the Hyderabad Metro Rail Project. The main motive of this inspection is a process of the sanction for Energisation of stations which will facilitate the testing and commissioning activities of Railway Systems viz. Signaling, Telecommunications and Automatic Fare Collection etc. in this section. All the Metro Rail Stations receive power at 33 kV voltage from 132/33/25 kV Receiving Substation (RSS) located at Yousufguda and Uppal. After the inspection,” the commissioning of these Auxiliary Substations in Metro stations will further boost the progress and hasten up the completion of Metro Rail section between

Mumbai:   Good news for all the employees of Larsen & Toubro-Scomi Engineering (LTSE). Since long-lasting deadlock between the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and its monorail contractor a consortium of Larsen & Toubro-Scomi Engineering (LTSE) for trip rates is likely to be resolved soon as per official information. In last week MMRDA"s one-member committee submitted its report. Mr. Rajeev Metropolitan Commissioner said that the report has been submitted and now we hope that LTSE will accept its recommendations. It has suggested increasing the trip rate. We will disclose the figure only after they agree to it. This committee report which has been prepared by former Central Railway General Manager Subodh Jain. In his committee report, he recommended that rising of trip rates from Rs 4,600 per trip. This was the rate in place until services were disrupted in November due to a fire. However, it has also rejected the contractor’s demand for Rs 18,000

Mumbai: The Integrated Ticketing System (ITS) for all modes of public transport in Mumbai and its satellite towns is likely to become reality in the next six months as chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and railway minister Piyush Goyal, on Thursday, overcame the final hurdle, which was the mode of payment. They also decided to fast-track major suburban railway projects stuck because of land acquisition and rehabilitation issues. At a cost of Rs 130 crore, the Integrated Ticketing System (ITS) is the first of its kind project in the country, which allows all the commuters to use a single ticket for multiple modes of public transport such as rail, taxis BEST buses, and Metro. [caption id="attachment_16818" align="alignnone" width="588"] Integrated Ticketing System (ITS) idea for Mumbai[/caption] Although the state had planned to launch the system by the end of this year, the authorities disputed on payment mode. While the state has finalized a payment mode

Ahmedabad: On Wednesday the Metro Rail Authority scrapped all rumors about closing relief road for two years to facilitate Metro work. The Chief Minister Vijay Rupani stated this during an event of Metro rail tunnel work inspection. From few past days, this fake message has been viral on social media that due to the ongoing Metro work, relief road will be closed for traffic movement for two years. IP Gautam, MD of Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) said that the Metro work is not going to affect any vehicular movement on any road in the walled part of the city. Around 6.5 km of Metro in this portion will run underground. We are working 20 meters below the surface. Therefore, the message is baseless. A big leap for transportation After the visit of a part of the tunnel near Kalupur,  “The city has taken a big leap forward vis-a-vis transportation.” Mr. Rupani said that there will be an amalgamation of three modes of railway connectivity at Kalupur. The metro rail

New Delhi: The  Indian Railways  will start trials for indigenously-built and much-awaited semi- high speed "Train 18" from next month, a senior official of the ministry said, three months after its scheduled unveiling. Once, successfully tested, it shall be inducted in the railways fleet. The Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO), which is a technical adviser to the Indian Railways, will conduct testing and give its validation to the train. Rather than being pulled by a locomotive, "Train 18" sets are powered by traction motors fitted underneath each coach to render them self-propelled, just like metro trains. The made-in-India fleet was earlier scheduled for roll-out in June. The Train 18, which is built by Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, would promote Make in India, and is capable of running at a speed of 160 km per hour, the official said. The Train 18, which is built by Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, would promote Make in India, and

Mumbai: Mumbai residents have decided to on the poll issue they will target the government ahead of 2019 elections. Over 10 lakh residents, a sizable vote bank have come together and have made it clear that they will use Metro 2B line as a poll issue. A meeting was organized on Sunday in which residents from Juhu, Bandra, Santacruz, and Khar assembled at  Jamnabai Narsee School in JVPD. They met to work out a plan involving auto rickshaw and taxi unions as well as Advanced Locality Management (ALMs) and residents’ groups in their movement. The bone of contention is the long-standing demand for an underground Metro 2B line. This will start from DN Nagar in Andheri to Mandela in Mankhurd via Bandra. Residents have made it clear that they will take it up as a key issue during the upcoming 2019 elections. The residents have threatened that they are pledging to exercise NOTA (none of the above) option if their demand is not accepted by the government. The residents of the western suburbs f

Hyderabad: Public transport in Hyderabad will become all the more efficient with Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) planning to integrate its service with metro rail. This decision came soon after Telangana’s Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao promising to roll out two more phases of Hyderabad Metro Rail in coming three months. TSRTC is now looking to firm up plans to offer enhanced connectivity to commuters. Suni Sharma, Roads and buildings principal secretary shared that RTC will soon integrate its services with the metro rail network. This will ensure a smooth and hassle-free commute for those taking public transport. Sharma made this announcement during an expert committee meeting at Bus Bhavan early this week. The meeting was chaired by Transport minister P Mahender Reddy who shared reforms will be rolled out in RTC. Present in the meeting were Somarapu Satyanarayana (Chairman of RTC) along with TSRTC executive director Purushottam Naik and Telangana Mazdoor Union

Bhopal: On Tuesday Highway developer Dilip Building (DBL) pushed ahead that DBL has been selected as the lowest bidder for phase-I of Bhopal Metro rail project , it has bagged a Metro rail project with project cost  Rs 247.06 crore in Madhya Pradesh. Dilip Buildcon said that the company has been declared L-1 bidder for Bhopal Metro rail project, Phase -I, valued at Rs 247.06 crore by the Urban Administration and Development Department Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Co Ltd (MPRCL), Bhopal, in a BSE filing. The project which includes construction of design and construction of elevated viaduct between AIIMS and Subhash Nagar (excluding stations) which includes entry and exit to the depot for Bhopal Metro Rail project, phase-l. The project also consists design and construction of elevated viaduct whose length is of 6.2 km between AIIMS and Subhash Nagar, which does not exclude stations, entry, and exit. The completion period for the project is 27 months. The brokerage house said that with noi

New Delhi : Metro commuters will soon be able to pay bus fares using their metro smart card. The common mobility card facility is likely to be made available from Friday to commuters. The announcement was made by State Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot. Gahlot said that from August 24 commuters taking the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and cluster buses will now be able to pay bus fares using metro smart cards. The passenger will be required to give his smart card to conductor while hitching a ride. Once the smart card is swiped, the fare will be deducted from the card of the commuter. According to a Hindustan Times report, the scheme, which was first announced by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal earlier this year. Now this scheme is finally seeing the light of the day with this facility rolling out on all 5,500 buses. Thought with five months delay, but commuters will rejoice this move. The decision was taken in a high-level meeting presided by Gahlot. The meeting was held to finali

Nagpur:  The Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) along with completing metro rail project will also be assisting in completing development work in Nagpur. This comes after Union Minister Nitin Gadkari asking metro officials to assist in completing development works pending in the city. Gadkari was present at the review meeting organized to oversee the status of development work in the city. He was presiding the meeting and Brajesh Dixit, the Managing Director of Maha Metro was also present. Dixit has assured Gadkari that they will complete all the development projects within a set timeframe. This step was taken after a review was conducted of various development works going on in the city. During the review it emerged that owing to shortage of funds with the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) , several projects are pending. In order to fasten up development work, Gadkari has asked Metro Corporation to shoulder some responsibilities. One of the first projects that will be taken up is

Pune : Metro rail development in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad is moving on a jet-set speed. As per early estimates, 21 percent of work is completed, hinting a good physical progress of the work. This was communicated via written replay to Parliament by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. The ministry asserted that progress is far better than other metro projects taking place across the country. It was in December 2016 that Pune Metro was launched. It is commendable to note that around 21 percent of civil work has been completed in about 19 months. Work has been progressing well in two Metro corridors — Vanaz to Ramwadi­ —PCMC to Swargate covering a distance of 32.25 km. Maha Metro executing the project shared that they have 90 percent possession of land in both the corridors. The officials are optimistic that will pick up additional momentum in coming days. There are no roadblocks or hindrance so far. Even funding for the project is likely to be finalized in the coming two months.

Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) , Mumbai-2A and Mumbai Metro-7 corridor got seven firms bidders from National and International. A new tender opening for 378 metro coaches from the Dahisar to DN Nagar Metro-2A and Andheri (East) to Dahisar (East) Metro-7 corridor were recently opened in Delhi. Till now there are approximately seven Indian firms and other international firms have submitted the bid documents. These seven firms are named as follow: • Hyundai Rotem, Korea. • Bombardier India & Bombardier Germany. • CRRC Corporation Ltd. • Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. • Titagarh wagons & TitagarhFirema. • Alstom Transport India & Alstom SA and • CAF India & CAF, Spain. An official said that the entire bidding process has been carried out adhering to the norms set by the Asian Development Bank who are funding the projects. We have received an excellent response to the Rolling stock tender and are extremely happy to ensure timely completion of

Chennai: The  Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) in a bid to preserve heritage will soon convert structure opposite Chennai Central Railway Station into a metro rail museum. So those walking inside the 230-year-old Sir Ramasamy Mudaliar choultry, they will walk straight into history. They will get to see how the heritage blends with modern cities. This will happen the doors are open of the 230-year-old Sir Ramasamy Mudaliar Choultry. The hi-tech museum is part of the Rs 400 crore Central Square project on Poonamallee High Road. Visitors will get a 360-degree tour of the cutting-edge technology that has been employed in making the city’s modern transit system. Metro official shares that an agency will take care of preliminary work. This includes inviting tenders for the museum after Central Metro becomes completely running by near the beginning of 2019. The building will be restored to the original shape before setting up a museum. But all this work will only begin once construction of Cent

Nagpur: The metro work which was expected to run on smooth lines in Nagpur has hit a roadblock. The  Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has already transferred land and given nod for demolishing Tekdi flyover. But looks like the concerned metro officials have forgotten to bring down the structure before starting metro work. With Tekdi flyover standing tall in front of the Nagpur Railway Station, the overall traffic situation in the area has worsened. This callousness comes despite Union Minister Nitin Gadkari asking authorities to fasten up metro work. NMC which has already received permission to raze down Tekdi Flyover but the concerned authorities have forgotten about the approval. Ironically, the proposal was passed and cleared by authorities for over two months now. Incidentally, the authorities haven’t begun any procedure; whereas the Metro Rail department has received permission to transfer 70,424 square meters of land. Are there coordination issues between Nagpur Metro Rail a

Ahmedabad: Work on Ahmedabad metro which is in full swing was halted after the sinkhole appeared. Underground construction work is going when the sinkhole appeared and authorities were forced to stop the on-going work. Around 176 people residing in the nearby area were relocated to safer zone as a precaution. Currently, underground tunneling construction work is going on for Ahmedabad Metro rail . Apparently, the metro officials spotted a sinkhole near the site. The authorities as a precautionary measure had to stop work and evacuate 176 people residing in Gomtipur. In the last few days, residents were relocated to safer areas. This sinkhole came to surface post heavy rainfall. The sinkhole already poses a threat to residential buildings located in the vicinity. A senior official from Metro-link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) - the company building the metro project informed that have evacuated 27 families. The official added that in last couple of days they have relo

New Delhi: On Monday Delhi High Court asked to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to justify the not availability of free water to the passengers. While other metros are servicing free water for passengers, some of the metros are Kochi, Jaipur, Lucknow and other cities metro. Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V.K. Rao"s bench asked DMRC how they are going to provide drinking water to the passengers at one place within the metro stations so that everyone can reach them. The court said that make clear how DMRC will implement it. Explain whether free drinking water can be provided at a particular place within the station, where all the passengers have access. After this, the court fixed the next hearing of the matter on October 12. According to the news agency language, the court sought this information when the DMRC stated in an affidavit that the person, who felt the urgent need of water in the stations where there is no water, can contact his officials of water ATMs machi

Noida: On Monday, a trial started on the aqua line between Sector-71 to Sector-83 running from Noida to Greater Noida. This line will facilitate people living in Greater Noida can easily travel to Delhi-NCR. According to the sources, Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) executive director PD Upadhyay said that the trial began on Sector-71 to Sector-83 between about 4.5 and 5 km long track. This is being done by the Trial Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO). He told that the trial will now be started simultaneously from the Sector-71 to the Greater Noida Depot, on a total of 29.707 km long Metro track. Upadhyay also said that the trial of the Metro was started in three phases. He said that the trial began in April from Greater Noida Depot to Sector-147. On July 25, the trial began from Sector-147 to Sector-83. On Monday, testing has begun from Sector-83 to Sector-71 Noida Depot. He said that it is our effort that the aqua line should be started from Noida to Greater Noida

Ahmedabad: Well-known Environment Activists Rohit Prajapti from Gujarat shares his thoughts on the upcoming Bullet Train project and why it is violating JICA"s guidelines. Here is an excerpt he has shared with Metro Rail News: The Japanese Government’s investment agency, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is signatory to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Government for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Project (MAHSR), popularly known as the ‘Bullet Train Project’. There are two sets of government norms that the ‘Bullet Train Project’ has to adhere to: one, as per the Indian laws and second, as per the JICA Guideline of the Japanese Government. The JICA Guidelines, April 2010, make clear the principles and procedures, repeatedly stressing on environmental and social impacts, which must be followed for ensuring assistance in the form of technical cooperation, loan, or grant aid for projects that are applicable to the MAHSR - the Bullet Train