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New Delhi: Commuters in Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line , which connects Janakpuri West with Botanical Garden, were stuck for over 30 minutes on Wednesday evening after a technical snag halted a train at the Shankar Vihar Metro station. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said the train halted due to a signaling issue at Shankar Vihar at 4.35pm. Officials said the train was later pulled out of service and sent for maintenance by 4.55pm. The problem was reported with one train but it led to bunching and delays on the entire Magenta line “The problem was reported with one train but it led to bunching and delays on the entire Magenta line,” said a DMRC spokesperson. He said normal services resumed after 4.55pm. [caption id="attachment_17176" align="alignnone" width="600"] magenta line snag for around 30 minutes[/caption] Commuters who were traveling on the line at the time said trains from Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden were operating at a snail’s pace....

Uttar Pradesh: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said the  Detailed Project Report (DPR) of proposed metro rail services in three major cities of Agra , Kanpur , and Meerut had been sent to the Centre for approval. On January 17, the Adityanath cabinet had cleared that the three proposed metro projects totaling about Rs 471 billion. The funds would be raised through share equity, debt, and borrowings from financial institutions. Agra, Kanpur, and Meerut metro rail projects would span investment of Rs 139.36 billion, Rs 183.42 billion and Rs 148.90 billion, respectively. The three metro services are projected to be operational by 2024. Yogi Adityanath said “The government was keen to expand metro services in other cities to add to the existing urban centers of Noida, Lucknow, and Ghaziabad. The state had formed UP Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) to centralize all operational and proposed metro rail services and speed up the projects.”...

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...

Kochi: The Kerela floods have brought the entire country together. In times of crisis each and everyone is doing its bit to help those affected by floods. Kochi Metro in its bid to help and strengthen rescue operations in Kerela has been working tirelessly to bring relief to those affected. The Kochi Metro social media feed is informing, educating and helping people to help those who have been affected. Here are some Twitter feeds that public should take note of: [embed]https://twitter.com/MetroRailKochi/status/1030718997094838273[/embed] [embed]https://twitter.com/MetroRailKochi/status/1030348676537798656[/embed] [embed]https://twitter.com/MetroRailKochi/status/1030348678970499073[/embed] [embed]https://twitter.com/MetroRailKochi/status/1030402614662295552[/embed] [embed]https://twitter.com/MetroRailKochi/status/1030426603514290177[/embed] [embed]https://twitter.com/MetroRailKochi/status/1030119081813241856[/embed] As general public and those who are commuting via Kochi Metro, Metro...

Mumbai: Last week a concrete chunk from metro pillar in Kochi fell on a passing auto rickshaw. On Thursday, iron mesh of Mumbai metro rail network in Mumbai fell on a moving BEST bus. Fortunately, no passenger was hurt with only the bus damaged. The incident took place in Kandivali when an iron mesh part of under-construction pillar fell on BEST Bus. The pillar is erected as part of the ongoing elevated Metro rail work. The iron mesh fell around afternoon when the bus was passing by the area. Thankfully, no passenger was hurt in the accident but the roof of the bus was damaged. This could have lead to a bad accident leading to several casualties. As per the eye witness present at the spot the iron mesh fell down on the roof of Bus number 781. This occurred at Thakur Complex on Western Express Highway at around 12.30 pm on Thursday. The bus had to carry commuters from Dindoshi to Bhayander. A BEST spokesperson informed the media stating, “The bus was on its way when the mesh fell...

New Delhi:  The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has launched the upgraded version of Delhi Metro rail app to help commuters. They can get details of the shortest route, report a problem and get feedback from other passengers. The app is updated with a bunch of new features to help commuters with crucial information like finding the shortest route to reach a destination among others, finding the nearest Metro station. As new lines are expanding in the Delhi Metro network, users will get more options for taking multiple routes to a particular place. The "shorter routes feature" will enable commuters to find the best available route for their journey, which will help them to reduce travel time and cost of travel. [gallery td_select_gallery_slide="slide" ids="16084,16085,16086,16087,16088,16089,16094"] The upgraded version of the mobile app was launched by Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Durga Shankar Mishra, and DMRC Chairman Man...

Hyperloop is a new form of transportation that moves people quickly and safely. Passengers are loaded into the hyperloop vehicle via electric propulsion through low-pressure tubes. The pods carrying passengers travel through tubes from which most of the air has been removed to reduce friction. This allows the pods to travel at up to 750 miles per hour, rather than using the wheel like in train the pods are designed to float on air skis by using magnetic levitation to reduce friction. Does India Really Need the Hyperloop Transportation? India is a developing country and a growing global economy requires faster, cheaper, safer and more efficient mode of transportation and will help the ecosystem as well. Transport vehicle has created  a huge level of pollution which makes difficult to breathe in large cities of India.  Where India has also planned to switch or to reduce the use of non-renewable source as much possible. In such a case, Hyperloop is one of the best transport comm...

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...