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Mumbai: The contract for 378 coaches (rolling stock) for three metro lines will be finalized by the end of this month, confirmed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) . The coaches are being procured by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) , the nodal agen-cy for metro 2A (Dahisar to D.N. Nagar); metro 2B (D.N. Nagar to Mandale); and metro 7 (Andheri east to Dahisar east). “The contractor for purchasing the rolling stock will be finalized by the end of this month. The financial bids will be opened and the cost will be analyzed before awarding the contract,” said Pravin Darade, additional metropolitan commissioner, MMRDA . Nearly seven companies had come forward for the bidding process including Hyundai Rote-m (Korea); Bombardier India & Bombardier Ger-many; CRRC Corpor-ati-on Ltd; Bharat Earth Mo-vers Ltd; Titagarh Wag-ons & Titagarh Firema; Alstom Transport India & Alstom SA; and CAF India & CAF Spain. The contractor will be resp...

Mumbai: The contract for 378 coaches (rolling stock) for three metro lines will be finalized by the end of this month, confirmed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) . The coaches are being procured by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) , the nodal agen-cy for metro 2A (Dahisar to D.N. Nagar); metro 2B (D.N. Nagar to Mandale); and metro 7 (Andheri east to Dahisar east). “The contractor for purchasing the rolling stock will be finalized by the end of this month. The financial bids will be opened and the cost will be analyzed before awarding the contract,” said Pravin Darade, additional metropolitan commissioner, MMRDA . Nearly seven companies had come forward for the bidding process including Hyundai Rote-m (Korea); Bombardier India & Bombardier Ger-many; CRRC Corpor-ati-on Ltd; Bharat Earth Mo-vers Ltd; Titagarh Wag-ons & Titagarh Firema; Alstom Transport India & Alstom SA; and CAF India & CAF Spain. The contractor will be resp...

New Delhi: The Metro ushered in with the promise of changing the way Delhi travels, has reneged on that promise by constantly harping on decreasing profitability and repeatedly hiking the price of tickets and placing the metro beyond the reach of those who need cheap transport the most. The metro has ridden roughly shod all across the city, caring little for students in Jamia University and disturbing the sleep of millions as its trains zip through the middle of the university and amidst thickly populated residential areas and all this because it chose to stay over the ground to save construction time and money. These objections might be brushed aside as the cost that one has to pay for development, but how is it that those that remain untouched by this development pay the most for it while the sleep of those who benefit the most from this model of development is never disturbed. The metro gently goes underground as it approaches the sanctified arena of the VIP district, the place wh...

New Delhi: The Metro ushered in with the promise of changing the way Delhi travels, has reneged on that promise by constantly harping on decreasing profitability and repeatedly hiking the price of tickets and placing the metro beyond the reach of those who need cheap transport the most. The metro has ridden roughly shod all across the city, caring little for students in Jamia University and disturbing the sleep of millions as its trains zip through the middle of the university and amidst thickly populated residential areas and all this because it chose to stay over the ground to save construction time and money. These objections might be brushed aside as the cost that one has to pay for development, but how is it that those that remain untouched by this development pay the most for it while the sleep of those who benefit the most from this model of development is never disturbed. The metro gently goes underground as it approaches the sanctified arena of the VIP district, the place wh...

New Delhi: The  Aam Aadmi Party  government has asked the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to “justify” its proposal to procure over 150 coaches along with its financial implications in view of the drop in ridership after the fare hike. In two letters to DMRC’s Director (Business Development), the government has also sought details and background of the long-pending proposal, which will enable DMRC to convert all its remaining six-coach trains on Yellow, Blue, and Red lines to eight-coach ones. The details have been sought as the DMRC has revised its proposal multiple times since January 2017, leading to “confusion” in the government, an official said. “Also, the situation has changed drastically after the fare hike. The DMRC had estimated that 40 lakh people would use its network after the commissioning of Phase III, but it is clear that the target is not going to be met anytime soon,” the official claimed. However, the governmen...

Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is working tirelessly to improve connectivity via metro network. It has now started conducting trial runs on the 9.7Km stretch of the Pink Line. This stretch has five stations and will connect Lajpat Nagar and Mayur Vihar. DMRC has started trail runs on this stretch after connecting Delhi’s shopping hubs in the city. The Delhi Metro Pink Line will also include Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway station. The trials have started between Lajpat Nagar and Mayur Vihar Pocket – 1. This stretch is part of 59-km long Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor that is also branded as the Pink Line. Managing director of DMRC Mangu Singh flagged off the trail runs that began on Wednesday. As per the floor plan, this route is a continuation of the currently operational Majlis Park – Lajpat Nagar section. Once this line opens, it will greatly benefit for metro commuters from Ashram, Mayur Vihar etc. Interestingly, the Hazrat Nizamuddin Metro station will se...

Jaipur:   The  Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) is likely to advance to the second phase of metro project. This despite the fact that the first phase is largely held as non-viable in its current format by the CAG. But that is not stopping JMRC to initiate Jaipur Metro Phase II plan. JMRC plans to go ahead with second phase with the current capacities it has. The state urban development department is confident of taking things ahead and it does not foresee any halt to the project at the present state. They are optimistic even as chance of any financial assistance from government in the centre is bleak. Additional chief secretary, urban development shared that the project cannot be halted at the moment. They have to initiative work on second phase in order to reinstate feasibility to the project. According to a report in DNA, a news portal- It has been accepted by the Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation that the DMRC has used inflated population estimates while preparing initial ...

Delhi: Services on the Magenta Line of Delhi Metro were temporarily hit.A bird was apparently stuck on the metro tracks. The train was halted when it saw a bird lying on the track at Kalindi Kunj metro station. The information came from a Wildlife Conservation NGO. Services were stopped to rescue the bird safely. The bird collapsed on the tracks. As per Wasim Akram, Manager, Wildlife SOS Special Projects stated that the Indian cormorant is under mandated medical observation to ensure it recuperates safely from the ordeal Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) informed the NGO and altered them about the bird. One of the train operators from Magenta Line saw the bird lying on the tracks. It was struggling to fly and has to be rescued. The metro train was stopped to save the bird as the operator felt the train would run over it and kill it. Once informed, a team of two rescuers reached on the spot with necessary equipment. As per the NGO the bird was shifted to a transport container and ru...

Delhi: Once the Delhi Metro Pink Line of Mayur Vihar Station will open, travelling between East to South Delhi will be easy. The interchange facility will help daily commuters in a big way. The Pink Line of Lajpat Nagar-Mayur Vihar-I section will be covering five metro stations. These would be Mayur Vihar Pocket-I, Mayur Vihar-I, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Ashram and Vinoba Puri. Once this stretch opens, travelling from East to South Delhi will be 15 minutes affair. The 9.7km long line will give direct connectivity to metro riders for those looking to reach South Delhi areas. These include Moti Bagh, Sarojini Nagar, South Extension, Ashram and Lajpat Nagar. Trail run for the stretch has already begun and will be covering five Delhi Metro stations. Post trail run, once the station is operational, it will become interchange station. This line will be connecting Blue Line with Pink Line. Mayur Vihar – I station will be big hub in East Delhi. It will aid in linking South Delhi with East Del...

New Delhi:   On 20 th September the Delhi Metro (midnight), as part of its various initiatives under the “Swachhata Hi Sewa” theme of “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” is organizing an “Online Slogan Writing Competition” on the topic “Clean Metro, Clean Delhi.” The Delhi Metro’s Mission says that “Our ‘trains’ and ‘premises’ shall be spotlessly clean”. As part of the ‘Swachhata Hi Sewa’ theme of “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” , the Delhi Metro intends to involve the passengers in its initiatives and make them equal stakeholders in the process of making the Metro as well as Delhi city clean. This competition is open to all Smart Card Users of the Delhi Metro. To participate, commuters need to visit metro official website www.delhimetrorail.com and fill a form by clicking on the link of Slogan Competition on the homepage. Only online entries will be accepted. The competitor can writ...

New Delhi: On 16 th September the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will be introducing QR code based on ticketing facility for travel on Airport Express Line. With the introduction of this facility, commuter’s using Delhi Metro’s Airport Express Line will be able to use the QR Code generated on their smartphones instead of smart cards or tokens to travel. This system of QR code based ticketing through smartphones will enable passengers to purchase tickets using ‘Ridlr App’ without physically coming to the Metro station. The process to generate QR Code is as given below: - Download the Ridlr application from play store (available on both Android & IOS platforms) and register into the App with your valid credentials including mobile no. and email- id. Proceed to buy a QR ticket by selecting the origin station and destination station. Select no. of passengers (Maximum 6 at a time). The app will display the fare for the selected journey. Pay the fare...

Jaipur: As per the latest Comptroller and Auditor and General of India (CAG) report, Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation’s (JMRC) claim of rain harvesting was found misleading. The metro body claims to have built a Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) structure along with ducts on 9.25 corridors between Mansarovar and Chandpole. This claim however was found to be misleading by the CAG. JMRC had claimed to conserve rain water via RWH plant. As per reports the construction work of 255 (RHW) pits was part of main construction work via ducts in the Jaipur project itself. Reports point out that only 29 RWH were built by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) till August 2017. Furthermore, these pits are not made as per approved designs and drawings. Ironically, these 29 structures were not operational even after operationalisation of phase- IA. As per sources JMRC was continuously following it up with DMRC to rectify the RWHs. Yet no response came from DRMC nor did they initiate any action. The Govern...

New Delhi: The recently released official documents show that the Delhi Metro, which had set a target of Rs 2,505 crore to raise from property development in its Phase III properties, has been able to meet only 18% of that amount so far. In June the board meeting of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) with an official, meanwhile of meeting they share the concern that the company may not be able to meet the target if the issue related to policies of the DDA the land-owning agency are not resolved. The DMRC documents also stated that during Phase III, the earnings required to be realized from property development was Rs 2,505 crore.  Due to various issues, the corporation has been able to earn only approximate Rs 462 crore. There is also the shortfall of approximately Rs 2,043 crore. The Magenta line which is fully operational and a portion of the pink line has been open for the public are the two major corridors of Phase III. The delay in work was mainly due to major shortfall ...

New Delhi: In a bid to improve customer service, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has simplified the process of reclaiming unreadable cards. These cards end up becoming unreadable due to technical issues when presented at the entry point at the automatic fare collection gates. These cards were earlier deposited at the metro station and later collected by users. The physical cards had to be reclaimed after five days. Now DMRC plans to turn these physical cards into brand new smart cards for commuters. Riders have to collect the smart cards from the customer care desk at Delhi Metro station. This service is offered free of cost to commuters as per metro officials. These new cards can be recharged as per the requirement of the customers. Alternatively, they can use the card or token made available on the station. The idea is to offer seamless travel to patrons of the metro. DMRC had to take this step to reduce customer grievance. As per the current situation, if the card becomes unre...

Delhi: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) refusing to lend money for purchasing new coaches, derails Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) plans. JICA has already three phases of DMRC to some extent. But its refusal to lend further funds has stalled the plan to add more coaches. DMRC wants to add more coaches to bring down overcrowding in metro. With no funding coming from JICA, it would be tough for DMRC to implement its plant as reported by well-know daily Hindustan Times. As per the plant DMRC want to add more coaches in various Blue Line metro that connects Dwarka with Vaishali/Noida Red Line, connecting Rithala with Dilshad Garden Yellow Line, linking HUDA City centre with Samaypur Badli The report in HT states that procuring new 156 coaches is approximately to be Rs 1,958 crore, together with taxes and duties. DMRC’s Executive Director, Corporate Communication, Anuj Dayal shared that the additional coaches will help in increasing present capacity. This will a...

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 ...

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...

Mumbai: The contract award of worth Rs 1,300 crore has been given to a contractor who has been banned by the BMC for seven years on grounds of corruption and shoddy. This contract has been awarded by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), which is also consulting the MMRDA on the work the Mumbai Metro 2A project from Dahisar to DN Nagar . Before awarding a contract for these projects to this contractor, earlier J Kumar Infra Projects was one of the seven tainted contractors indicted in the Rs 350-crore roads scam that came to light last year. But in a classic case of the left hand not knowing what the right-hand does, DMRC appointed this blacklisted contractor and it is us. The Andheri Link Road, which is one of the busiest arterial roads in the suburb, is riddled with crater-sized potholes merely 25 days after it was relaid by J Kumar Infra Projects as part of the ongoing work they are doing for the 18.60 kilometer-long Metro. Prashant Rane, activist and branch head of MNS ward 60...

New Delhi: On the occasion of Independence day  Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will decorate metro train running from Samaypur Badli and HUDA City Centre (Yellow Line) for the next two months spreading the message of patriotism. The train has been wrapped with pictures of freedom fighters and other national icons who has played a significant role in India"s Freedom Struggle. The official said that the six-coach special trains fully wrapped with photographs of our freedom fighters, martyrs and soldiers such as Mahatma Gandhi, Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Subhash Chandra Bose, Dr BR Ambedkar, great Indian personalities such as Lata Mangeshkar, former President APJ Abdul Kalam, shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan, cricket hero Kapil Dev, among others will run on the Samaypur Badli-HUDA City Centre (Yellow Line) for the next two months. On Independence day Metro train services will run as usual across the entire Metro network. Whereas the entry and exit at four stations of line-6 (Ka...

New Delhi: On 12 August parking facility near metro station will be in manage as it is necessary  part of the security measures in view of Independence Day celebrations. On the occasions of every National Festival Delhi need to do advance safety preparation so that safety for people and convenience can be maintain. Official said that the parking facilities at the metro stations in the national capital will not be available from Tuesday morning till 2 pm on August 15. Delhi is city were approximately 25 million people lived, and on national festival occasion its became responsibility of government to made the proper arrangement. Delhi Metro is highest commuter carrying transport facility in Delhi, when it comes to parking issue near metro station it become very difficult to manage. Therefore prior management is best action for which at present Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is highly concern. Officials also mentioned that there would be no restrictions on entry and exit at any...