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HYDERABAD (Metro Rail News): It’s been six months since MMTS, which is the suburban rail system in the city, stopped its services due to the Covid-19 induced lockdown. Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) and TSRTC resumed operations recently but MMTS remains the only public transportation that is still unavailable for commuters in the city. SCR conducted a trial run on the Secunderabad-Malkajgiri and Medchal-Moula-Ali routes as part of the phase-II project recently. SCR, which is waiting for an official order from the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Railways, is making sure they are ready to resume operations as soon they get a go-ahead by ensuring all the MMTS rakes are fit and well-maintained. “By regularly checking the rakes and conducting other maintenance activities, we are taking all necessary steps to start operations at any moment. The batteries, brakes, wheel alignment and functioning of the engine and other motors are being checked regularly at the Electrical Mul...

LUCKNOW (Metro Rail News): Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) will be organizing a host of events to celebrate the 151st birth anniversary of Gandhi Ji. Beginning with 1st October 2020, a Swatchhta Pledge (oath for cleanliness) will be taken by UPMRC officials in the esteemed presence of Shri Kumar Keshav, MD, UPMRC at Administrative Office, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow. An elocution competition will be conducted at Hussainganj Metro station portraying the teachings & philosophies of Mahatma Gandhi. In the evening of the same day, MD will felicitate the participants of the elocution event. Shri Kumar Keshav will also address the Directors, senior officials & other staff of UPMRC at the Hussainganj Metro station after the prize distribution ceremony. On the following day, ie 2nd October 2020, a cleanliness drive will be conducted beginning with Badshah Nagar Metro station where Shri. Kumar Keshav himself will start the Swatchhta Abhiyaan (cleanliness drive) and then at all o...

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor construction is in full swing that will reduce and give a world-class travel facility for people commuting between the two cities. Being the first semi-high speed Rapid Rail system, the Centre has unveiled the first look of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) train whose design is inspired by Delhi's iconic Lotus Temple and can attain a top speed of 180 kilometres per hour on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor. Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said with a radiating stainless steel outer body, the aerodynamic RRTS trains will be lightweight and fully air-conditioned. They have been designed in such a way that natural sources of light and energy will flow into the trains, the ministry said. Each car will have 6 automatic plug-in type wide doors, three on each side for ease of access and exit. The business class will have four such doors, two on each side. An official of the National Capital Region Transport Corpo...

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Railway passengers may have to pay an additional amount of Rs 10-Rs 35 for their ticket fares as user charges for availing redeveloped stations with state of the art amenities and to help the national transporter in raising funds for redeveloping more stations, sources indicated. This is part of a proposal being finalised by the Railways which will soon be sent for Cabinet nod, the sources said. The user fee will vary according to the class — it would range between Rs 10 and Rs 35 with the higher price for AC first-class passengers according to sources. The Railways had earlier clarified that user fee would be levied only across stations which will be redeveloped and those that have high footfalls. Of the 7,000 total railway stations in the country, around 700-1,000 fall in this category according to the officials. "This is the first time that such a fee, which is levied on air passengers, will be charged from rail users. UDF is charged at various air...

KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): Kolkata Metro Railway services were disrupted for over an hour on Tuesday after a Dum Dum-bound A/C train experienced technical snag at Netaji station. According to sources, the incident took place at 2 pm when the AC rake going in the UP direction was stopped at Netaji UP platform after a cable hanging from the coach touched the third rail resulting in the emission of a burning smell. "Metro engineers and staff went to the spot and passengers were immediately evacuated," said an official. Truncated services were run from Mahanayak Uttam Kumar station to Noapara station (both in the UP and DN direction). On September 28, Kolkata Metro Railway started running three pairs of additional trains (110 to 116 trains) and extended operation hours (the last service extended from 8 pm to 8.30 pm). However, the footfall in the North- South Metro line was 55,228 and in the East-West Metro line passenger was 163. On the first day of opening, the footfall in the...

NOIDA (Metro Rail News): The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) has issued a tender to develop five Metro stations on the extension line of the Aqua Line to Greater Noida West in the first phase. The proposed route will connect Noida’s Sector 51 station with Greater Noida’s Sector 2, and help make commuting easier of scores of residents living in high-rises and villages en route. On December 3, 2019, the Uttar Pradesh cabinet had approved the 14.95km Aqua-Line extension corridor comprising nine stations from Noida’s Sector 51 to Knowledge Park 5 in Greater Noida. Praveen Mishra, an executive director, NMRC, confirmed that the tender has been issued. The 9.15km route in the first phase will have five Metro stations -- Sector 122 and Sector 123 in Noida; and Sector 4, Ecotech 12 and Sector 2 in Greater Noida. In the second phase of 5.8km, there will be four Metro stations; in Greater Noida’s Sector 3, Sector 10, Greater Sector 12 and Knowledge Park 5. Sandhya S...

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): As Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has resumed its services, the biggest metro network of the country is working balance its losses incurred due to the lockdown. The DMRC has suffered a loss of Rs 1,609 crores and it is trying to boost the revenue through other sources than that of fare revenue. The Metro Corporation which earns around 40% of its total no-fare revenues through advertisement is planning to adopt a few new measures to boost its economy. The corporation has rolled out four tenders to give out advertising license over the course of two weeks after resuming operations. The latest tender is to allot exclusive advertising rights through digital media inside ITO metro station on line-6 of DMRC network for nine-year-duration. It is single-stage two-packet system e-tender through which a minimum of 50 square meters digital advertisement space is proposed to be licensed out. The closing date to submit bids is October 12, 2020. Prior to this, DMRC...

PUNE (Metro Rail News): The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation is executing Pune Metro Rail Project, which has two corridors. One from Vanaz to Ramwadi which is an elevated line and the other from PCMC to Swargate which is elevated from PCMC to Agriculture college and thereafter underground up to Swargate. The underground section is about 6 km. 43% of the overall civil work has been completed till date. "In another significant milestone achievement today in the ongoing Pune Metro Project , tunnel breakthrough was achieved in the underground section at the North end of Civil Court interchange station. This signifies the completion of tunnelling of the Range Hill- Shivaji Nagar- Civil Court stretch. The breakthrough happened 150 metres inside the NATM section of Civil Court underground Station", the Maha Metro said in a statement. https://twitter.com/MetroRailNewsIN/status/1310585488080658433 A breakthrough is when a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBMs) completes its Schedule UG stre...

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Paras Railtech Pvt. Ltd has emerged as the lowest bidder for the supply and installation of tracks inside the 1.878 km underground extension of the Delhi Metro’s 22.9 km Airport Express Line from the Dwarka Sector 21 Station to the upcoming Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (ECC) in Dwarka’s Sector 25. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) had invited tenders (bids) for ballastless tracks from firms on March 5 and then opened technical bids on July 6 to reveal two bidders – Paras Railtech and Vijay Nirman Company. Financial bids were opened last week to reveal Paras Railtech had quoted the lowest amount. DMRC’s estimate was Rs. 25.86 crore. Contract: CT-36 The work includes Supply, Installation, Testing And Commissioning Of Ballastless Track In Underground Section Of Airport Express Line From Dwarka Sec-21 To ECC Dwarka Sec-25 Standard Gauge Corridor Of Delhi MRTS Project Of Phase-III. A Letter of Award in the coming weeks to compl...

BANGALORE (Metro Rail News): According to different reports, The Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) and the US-based hyperloop technology leader Virgin Hyperloop are planning to conduct a feasibility study to build a hyperloop corridor for high-speed transport between the airport and the city centre. “An agreement has been signed by the airport operator (BIAL) and Virgin to study a viable hyperloop corridor between Kempegowda international airport and the tech city, covering 40 km distance in about 10 minutes,” a statement said. "The agreement was signed by Karnataka Chief Secretary T.M. Vijay Bhaskar as BIAL consortium chairman and Virgin chairman Sultan bin Sulayem from its Dubai office and exchanged through the virtual mode", a source added. Hyperloop is a new transport mode under development to enable high-speed movement of hundreds of people and goods at a time in floating pods through tubes or tunnels above or below the ground. The move will ease up travel in ...

BHOPAL (Metro Rail News): Workers from Dilip Buildcon Ltd. on Friday launched their first 8.5-meter wide precast segment for building the elevated viaduct of  Bhopal Metro Phase 1 project’s 6.225 km Package-01 connecting Subhash Nagar with AIIMS. This is the first section of Bhopal Metro ’s 14.99 km Line-2 (Karond Circle – AIIMS) for which Dilip Buildcon commenced work in early 2019 through Rs. 247.06 crore contract awarded by the Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Co Limited (MPMRCL) in October 2018 with a completion period of 27 months. The segment was launched between Piers 144-145 near Kendriya Vidyalaya Station on Hoshangabad Road. Launching activities using a double-nosed crane will continue northward towards Subhash Nagar. Besides the elevated viaduct between Subhash Nagar – AIIMS, Dilip Buildcon will also be constructing an entry/exit ramp to Jinsi Depot where trains will be stabled and maintained. Stations en-route will be built under ...

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Working under a tight 3.5-hour window, workers from J Kumar Infraprojects recently launched three 36.87m steel girders for constructing the 18.6 km Mumbai Metro Line-2A (Yellow Line)’s viaduct over the Western Railways’ tracks at Dahisar. The feat was accomplished between piers P67 and P68 right between Kandarpada Station (formerly Rushi Sankul Station) and Upper Dahisar Station (formerly Anand Nagar) on the northern end of the line. Launching works over 4 sets of tracks started at 12:15 am and ended around 2:30 am, well inside the 3.5-hour mega railway block that was scheduled to end at 3:45 am. Two of the three girders had already been pre-assembled together prior to getting launched. "This section of Line-2 is crucial for Line-7’s operations as well since its BEML train-sets for the foreseeable future will be stabled at Line-2’s Charkop Depot in Malvani as work on Line-7’s Dahisar Depot hasn’t been able to start yet due...

BENGALURU (Metro Rail News):   Seepage at Majestic underground Metro station is troubling Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited once again following the recent heavy rain. Kempegowda Majestic Interchange, which has been operational since 2016, sees the highest footfall. It is also touted to be one of the biggest Metro stations in the country with world-class facilities. Yet, this is not the first time the station faced leakage problems. At the underground and elevated stations, buckets are placed at several places whenever it rains heavily.BS Chandrasekhar Rao, who worked with various urban transport and mass rapid transit systems, said. “There seems to be extensive and widespread leakage of water and dampness on the walls. This is indicative of a major problem somewhere. There can be numerous causes for water leakage and seepage, and it is difficult to discover because the source of the leaking water and its manifestation can be too wide apart and water can travel long d...

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Chennai Metro has begun installing a mechanism to operate lifts in metro stations by foot to prevent commuters from touching elevator buttons and thereby reducing the risk of contracting COVID. "32 stations along the 45km phase-1 will have foot-operated elevators by the end of this week. The nine stations coming up in Phase-1 extension, which will be ready at the end of this year, will also have similar elevators", said one official. A metro rail official said they have installed the devices in three elevators at 20 of the 32 stations. This includes Alandur, Central and Airport which attract more footfall.“Within a week, we will complete installation in other stations,” he added. With the new mechanism, commuters using the elevators could simply tap a button on the floor of the lift with their feet and reach the concourse or platform levels. In May, metro rail had installed foot-operated elevators at its head office in Koyambedu. After receiving ...

KOCHI (Metro Rail News): Reconstruction work of Palarivattom flyover will begin on Monday as Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society (ULCCS) Ltd held a meeting to finalise the procedures for beginning the demolition work as part of the reconstruction. ULCCS chairman Rameshan Paleri said they had a discussion with the DMRC on finalising the date for commencement of the work and it will begin on Monday. The demolition will be held in different phases and steps will be taken to ensure a free flow of traffic through the stretch. Majority of the work will be carried out during night time and a proper action plan will be put in place when spans and pier caps are demolished. The reconstruction will be carried out as per the project report prepared by Metroman E Sreedharan. It will take eight months for the reconstruction of the flyover. The state government has expedited the procedures for reconstruction of the flyover immediately after the Supre...

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) detected cash amounting to Rs. 35 lakh from a passenger at Delhi's Tagore Garden Metro Station and handed over the passenger and cash to the Income Tax officials. According to an official press release, on Thursday at about 17.30 hrs, a male passenger carrying a handbag came at the security point of Tagore Garden metro station to gain access into the metro system and placed his bag in the X-BIS machine for x-ray screening. During the screening, a Constable of CISF noticed an image of a currency note inside the bag. He immediately stopped the passenger and informed the matter to his shift-in-charge. On questioning, the passenger revealed that he was carrying around INR 35,00,000 hard cash, but he failed to give any satisfactory reply for carrying such a huge amount of cash. Thereafter, the passenger along-with the bag containing cash was taken to Station Controller Room. He was later identified as Ajamalbhai,...

KARNAL (Metro Rail News): Karnal which has evolved from a sparsely populated area to a dense one is rapidly changing in terms of population. The area may be a part of the NCR region in the coming years as Noida, Gurgaon and Faridabad are today. The Haryana government has proposed several new projects for the all-round development of Karnal. The Chief Minister recently hinted at the extension of Delhi-Panipath corridor of RRTS till Karnal. The total length of the corridor will be 103 km with 17 stations, including Murthal depot station. "If the Haryana government makes this decision, it may enhance seamless transport facilities throughout the entire area and Karnal may soon become a distance of 30-40 minutes from Delhi. The share of the Haryana government in the Delhi-Panipat RRTS corridor is around Rs 5,000 crore (16 per cent of the total cost)", said an official related with the development. "Karnal has good connectivity with the adjoining areas like Delhi and Chandig...

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Solar or electric-powered autorickshaws will soon start operating from metro stations in Chennai to provide commuters with an eco-friendly public transport for last-mile connectivity. The service will coexist with the present eco-friendly transport fleet of Chennai Metro Rail Corporation. According to sources, a mobile app-based e-auto service was being planned on the lines of those recently launched. The e-auto has many safety features for passengers and is mostly driven by women. The proposal is under consideration according to the sources."Apart from regular share autos and cabs which operate up to a specific distance from stations, CMRL operates app-based e-bikes in collaboration with two different startups across eight stations. The service involves pick-up and drop-off hubs in and outside stations enabling commuters to book bikes through an app", said an official. "A four-car metro train, which runs approximately for about 400km a day, ...

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The second pre-bid meeting for the redevelopment of New Delhi Railway Station was recently held in New Delhi. 35 national and international firms including Arabian Construction Company, Anchorage Infrastructure, Adani, GMR, I Squared Capital, JKB Infra, Kalpataru participated in the meeting. The deadline for submission of Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the project is November 6, according to different reports. Private players are being invited for the redevelopment of an area of 5 lakh square metres at New Delhi Railway Station and another 2.6 lakh sq metres around its surroundings for commercial purposes on Design-Build Finance Operate Transfer (DBFOT) model for a concession period of 60 years. “The redevelopment of the New Delhi Railway Station has attracted interest from leading global firms. The project aims to transform NDLS into a world-class and a one-stop destination for retail, commercial and hospitality. It will also boost real estate and e...

BANGALORE (Metro Rail News): Several farmers' organisations across Karnataka have geared up for a state-wide bandh today to protest against the state government's Land Reforms Ordinances and Centre's agriculture Bills.  The bandh is being supported by many labour organisations including the Peace Auto and Taxi Association, Bharath Vehicles drivers’ Union, Ola, Uber and Taxi for Sure Owners and Drivers Association, Lorry Owners Association and others have announced their support to the farmers by halting their services today. The metro services in Bengaluru will function normally with its normal schedule as no such support to the farmers' agitation has been announced the metro drivers’ associations.  Many farmers in Karnataka are against the ordinances passed by the state government on land and agricultural issues, namely the Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Ordinance 2020, Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation and Development) (Amendment) Ordina...

BEIJING: China's fastest subway train, travelling at 160 km per hour, made its debut in southern Guangzhou city, according to a report of its official media. The subway train will be put into service at Guangzhou Metro's No. 18 and No. 22 metro lines, which are still under construction, the report added. The subway train will be put into service at Guangzhou Metro's No. 18 and No. 22 metro lines, and after that, it will take around 25-30 minutes from Nansha Free Trade Zone to the South Guangzhou train station and East Guangzhou train station, respectively,according to the Chinese national media Global Times. The two lines will extend to Guangdong's Zhuhai, Zhongshan and Dongguan cities in the future as per the Global Times report. The Guangzhou railway authority has ordered 40 such trains to run on its No. 18 and No. 22 lines from CRRC. The first train on this route is scheduled to begin in October. (With inputs from PTI)....

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): In a major push to Make in India, the entire rolling stock to be used for the Delhi-Meerut high-speed rail corridor will be manufactured in the country, with around 80% local content, an official of the project implementing agency has said. Bombardier Transportation, which won the rolling stock contract for the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), will start delivering the coaches from April 2022 onwards, a year before a priority section of the project is targeted to be commissioned, Vinay Kumar Singh, managing director of National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), said. “The contract had a provision for 75% local manufacturing, but now it has been decided that the entire rolling stock will be manufactured at Bombardier’s manufacturing unit in Savli, near Vadodara, Gujarat,” he told ET in an exclusive interaction. “The local content is more than 80% in these train sets.” The global mobility soluti...

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): A redevelopment project is underway at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) Railway Station in Mumbai and on completion, it will have separate arrival and departure and be disabled-friendly, said the Union Railway Ministry Piyush Goyal on Friday.  "The redevelopment plan encapsulates integration of various modes to make this railway station a multimodal transport hub. It will include segregation of arrival and departure, divyang (disabled) friendly station, a better level of services for passengers, energy-efficient building and restoring the heritage site as per its 1930 levels," it stated. While the total real estate built-up area is 25 lakh square feet, the construction period is of four years. The estimated cost of the redevelopment project is around Rs 1,642 crore. The railway station will function like a 'city centre rail mall' and in addition to transportation needs, daily needs will also be fulfilled to avoid unnecessary trave...

KOCHI (Metro Rail News): The Kochi Bangalore Industrial Corridor (KBIC) is planning to develop a node for the non-manufacturing sector at Ayyampuzha and develop the area in a sustainable and eco-friendly manner. "Global City (GIFT) is envisioned to be strong and sustainable economic growth centre that will raise the standard of living for lakhs of Keralites around Kochi which is Kerala’s Business Capital and well connected. It will be an integrated centre for innovation and growth, becoming a desired place to live, work and play for companies. This will be a place for financial prosperity, a centre for innovation and creativity, a place to make things better place with a sustainable environment for business growth", a statement said. This will be a competitive Global knowledge and Financial Centre that will attract local and international organizations with expertise in these and other relevant sectors. There will be Commercial organisations, Financial Centre, Multi-Tenanted...

New Delhi (Metro Rail News): The first look of RRTS (Regional Rapid Transit System) train was unveiled today by Shri Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) & Chairman, National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) in presence of Shri Vinay Kumar Singh, Managing Director, NCRTC, all the members of Board of Directors of NCRTC and other senior officials of MoHUA, NCRTC and Bombardier India.  'The state-of-the-art RRTS rolling stock will be first of its kind in India with a design speed of 180 kmph. With radiating stainless steel outer body, these aerodynamic RRTS trains will be lightweight and fully air-conditioned. Each car will have six automatic plug-in type wide doors, three on each side (Business Class will have four such doors, two on each side) for ease of access and exit. The RRTS trains will have transverse 2x2 seating with adequate legroom, optimized aisle width with grab handles and grab poles for a comfortable journey ...

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): J Kumar Infraprojects has received a letter of acceptance (LoA) for two work orders worth Rs 91 crore from Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) . The scope of work involves external facade works for four elevated stations--Aarey, Dindoshi, Kurar and Poisar of Line-7 (Andheri East to Dahisar East) of Mumbai Metro Rail Project of Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) worth Rs 49.83 crore. The work will be executed within the deadline according to the different sources. The scope of work also involves external facade works of four elevated stations--Goregaon, Adarsh Nagar, Shastri Nagar and D N Nagar of Line 2A on Dahisar (east) to D N Corridor of Mumbai Metro Rail Project, Mumbai worth Rs 41.17 crore. The MMRDA has been working to complete its works within timeframe even in these timers of the ongoing pandemic.

Our Managing Editor Mr. Narendra Shah had a conversation with Mr. Alain Spohr, Managing Director of Alstom India. Mr. Spohr discussed the various aspects of the firm and his plans. We present here a part of the interview here : NS - Before beginning with the questions, we welcome you to the conversation. How has your experience been working in India?  AS - Thank you for extending this opportunity. Alstom has been associated with India's progress for over a century now. As the country underwent various phases of economic reforms, we worked towards providing the much-needed technological expertise. Being a multi-specialist in rail transport, we brought experience, knowledge, and required expertise which differentiated us from the rest. I have been with Alstom for over three decades now and have been working in India for more than 17 years now – numerous cities, various roles across different verticals within the company which gave me immense opportunity to learn and grow. Now, ...

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has opened technical bids for the design and construction of Mumbai Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor . The NHSRCL opens technical bids for two packages for Mumbai Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor procurement and fabrication of 28 steel bridges for crossing over railway lines, rivers, highways, road crossings and other structures and design and construction of 88 km (approx) of the viaduct between Vadodara and Ahmedabad in Gujarat including the construction of elevated HSR station at Anand/Nadiad, 5 bridges and 25 crossings.  The NHSRCL opens technical bids for two packages for Mumbai Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor -- Procurement and Fabrication of 28 steel bridges for crossing over railway lines, rivers, highways, road crossings and other structures (P-4) According to a statement issued by the NHSRCL, there were bidders for the procurement and fabrication of 28 steel bridges were Ta...

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Larsen & Toubro has emerged as the lowest bidder for the 82.15 km Delhi – Meerut RRTS Line‘s Package 17 involving the supply and installation of tracks after officials from the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) opened financial bids submitted by different firms. NCRTC had invited bids from firms in April 2020 with a deadline of 1260 days. The technical bids were opened in July with three major bidders – L&T, IRCON and KEC International. During technical bid evaluation, IRCON International’s bid was rejected and as a result of it, their financial (price) bid was not opened. The estimated cost is not yet made public. The scope of the work includes Manufacturing, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Ballast-less or Ballasted Track from Sarai Kale Khan to Modi Puram including Jangpura Stabling Yard, Duhai and Modipuram Depots for RRTS Corridor of NCRTC. If no issues arise during the financial ev...

TOKYO (Metro Rail News): Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) said recently in a statement that it has been awarded a contract from Indian train builder BEML Limited to supply propulsion equipment for 80 new cars of Delhi Metro. With the order, Mitsubishi Electric has now sold propulsion equipment for more than 3,000 railcars in India’s metro markets . Mitsubishi Electric began its history of supplying India’s metro markets when it delivered propulsion equipment for the Delhi Metro Phase I Project in 2001. "The energy-saving performance and high quality and reliability of Mitsubishi Electric equipment have led to continuous orders from major metro systems in India for the past 19 years. Since 2015, the Bidadi Factory of Mitsubishi Electric India Pvt. Ltd. (MEI) in Bengaluru, Karnataka, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric, has been producing propulsion equipment, such as traction motors and inverters, for supply to the local market. Local production operations have...

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): A Canadian company has bid for the general consultancy work for the Chennai Metro’s new 26.09-km line-4 which will connect Light House with Poonamallee Bypass through 30 stations. Kshitish Nadgauda, senior vice-president and managing director - Asia of Louis Berger, a part of Canadian firm Williams Sale Partnership Limited, told TNIE that the company has already bid for pre-qualification in July. The bids are likely to be announced by mid-October, he said. In July, bids were invited for construction of elevated metro stations at Power House, Vadapalani, Saligramam, Avichi School, Alwartiru Nagar, Valasaravakkam, Karambakkam, Alapakkam Junction and Porur Junction for phase-2 of the project. This section of the line-4 is being partly financed by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) through a $356.65-million (approximately Rs 2,700 crore) loan. Besides a viaduct, this section consists of 9 stations and a depot-line to train maintenance depot at ...

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Indian Railways has floated a revised tender for procuring 44 semi-high speed 44 Vande Bharat trains mandating 75% domestic component making it a domestic tender, the Ministry of Railways announced on Monday. The government had earlier scrapped three global tenders for the ambitious project. According to the new tender, only companies registered in India can apply. Railways had last month cancelled its global tender issued for manufacturing 44 sets of semi-high speed Vande Bharat trains after a Chinese joint venture company CRRC Pioneer Electric (India) Private Limited emerged as the only foreign bidder for the tender that was floated in July. The Indian Railways has floated the revised Tender of semi high speed 44 Vande Bharat trains sets. The Tender is for -3 phase Propulsion, Control and other Equipment along with Bogies for Trains Sets. The tender has been uploaded on www.ireps.gov.in The Pre-bid meeting has been scheduled on September 29. While ...

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Two weeks after resuming services — after a pause of five-and-a-half months — the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has fined more than 2,000 people for not wearing masks in the station premises and inside trains. According to DMRC data, from September 11 — when the rail corporation started imposing fines for mask violations — till September 20, at least 2,214 commuters had been fined for not wearing masks. Apart from this, DMRC teams had counselled, but not fined, more than 5,000 people, in an attempt to ensure that the new travel guidelines are followed. Four days after its graded resumption of services, the DMRC had formed a special flying squad for each of its nine operational corridors to ensure that commuters wear masks inside the Metro network at all times and abide by social distancing norms. These teams move in and out of trains and stations in the lines assigned to them and if any passenger is found to be violating the r...

BANGALORE (Metro Rail News): As the COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the country, the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited on Monday decided to extend the validity of smart cards from one year to 10 years in order to avoid reactivation related issues. According to a statement issued by the BMRCL, even after five and half months suspension of its operations due to the pandemic, the commuters are still facing a lot of issues. The validity will help them to commute through the Metro Network more efficiently. “Therefore the BMRCL has decided to extend the validity of the smart card from present one year to ten years till Sep 19, 2030 to avoid inconvenience. The main idea is to encourage contactless travelling in the times of pandemic,” the BMRCL chief public relation officer, B. L. Yeshavanth Chavan said.

LUCKNOW (Metro Rail News): UP Metro on Tuesday awarded Mr Pramod Kumar Yadav, Supervisor at K.D. Sing Metro Station for his commendable work. Managing Director, Sh. Kumar Keshav presented the certificate and prize money in an award ceremony organized at the Administrative Office of UP Metro. Mr Pramod Kumar Yadav is working as a Housekeeping supervisor and has very good knowledge of the equipment and chemicals required for housekeeping. He not only uses his resources efficiently but also manages his housekeeping staff in a very effective manner. He discharges his duty diligently and with full integrity. On this occasion Managing Director, Mr Kumar Keshav commended the staff and said that effort of each and every individual matter and only after the hard work of such individuals an organization is able to touch the heights. UP Metro from time to time honours its staff for their dutifulness and hard work.

NAGPUR (Metro Rail News): The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) Mri Janak Kumar Garg inspected four stations of Nagpur Metro Rail Project. Mr Garg and his team of officials inspected Ajni Square & Rahate Colony Metro Stations on Orange Line and LAD Square and Bansi Nagar Metro Stations on the Aqua Line. The CMRS and his team expressed satisfaction for the works executed at all the 4 Metro Stations. The Metro Stations of Ajni Square and Rahate Colony are part of Reach-I of Nagpur Metro Project, which stretches from Khapri to Sitabuldi Interchange. Similarly, LAD Square and Bansi Nagar are part of Reach-III, which touches Lokmanya Nagar Metro Station and Sitabuldi Interchange on the two extreme sides. Nagpur Project is being executed by Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited. The CMRS team inspected the various services extended at the four Metro Stations. The team also examined number of measures taken for passenger comfort and safety like Automatic Fare Collection (AFC...

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Pramit Kumar Garg has taken over the charge of Director of Business Development at  Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) . He has been given the duty when the Metro Corporation is trying to increase its revenues. "Mr Garg is an officer of the 1992 batch of Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) and has been associated with DMRC since 2002 in various capacities including Executive Director / Consultancy Business", the DMRC said in a press release. He is a Civil Engineer from the University of Roorkee (now IIT) and a post graduate from IIT (Delhi) and has a vast experience of 27 years with distinction in various capacities in Indian Railways as well as in project execution and implementation in urban environment and consultancy business in DMRC. He received the ‘Project Leader of the Year’ award in 2019 from Project Management Association, India for the efficient completion of the NOIDA-Greater NOIDA Metro line .

BANGLORE (Metro Rail News) : Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) on Monday invited tenders (bids) to appoint a Project Management Consultant (PMC) for the civil construction works of Bangalore Metro’s 55 km Line-5 (Blue Line) which is going to connect Silkboard – KR Puram – Bengaluru International Airport through 30 stations on the Outer Ring Road and NH-44. BMRCL has so far utilized their in-house project management team for the 73.92 km Phase 2 project’s construction and has not appointed General Consultants either. But with this massive new line about to be built as part of the 18.236 km Phase 2Aand 36.511 km Phase 2B projects, they’re now seeking external PMC support through funding backed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) which, after their Management Review Meeting on September 10, is expected to approve a $500 million loan soon. The project with Tender No: BMRCL/Phase-2A & 2B/Via & Stns /PMC/2020/72 has be...