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Lucknow: The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) and HDFC Bank Ltd. have today tied up for enhancing cashless transaction for Metro travel by launching digital payment solution for Metro commuters. Shri Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, LMRC, launched this facility at the Charbagh Metro Station in the presence of Shri Sanjeev Kumar, Regional Head- Uttar Pardesh, HDFC Bank and other directors and senior officers from both the companies. Speaking at a function organized on this occasion at the Charbagh Metro Station, Shri Keshav said “today’s development marks an important step ahead in the direction of counter less ticketing which the Lucknow Metro aims to achieve in the near future for the benefit of Metro commuters”. “By using this facility at the automatic Token Vending Machines (TVMs)/ Recharge Card Terminal Machines (RCTMs), the Metro commuters can now directly get the tokens from these machines by paying the fare through their debit/credit card in a cashle...

Lucknow: The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) has achieved another milestone while completing the work for the underground section between the Charbagh Metro station ramp & the K. D. Singh Stadium Metro station ramp by completing the track laying work in the UPLINE tunnel of this underground section. LMRC is using the Mass Spring System (an elastomer pad of 25mm thickness) below the track bed for construction of track. Mass Spring System, procured from Austria, eliminates the problem of vibration and sound in adjoining structures of the underground portion. For the construction of track, first of all the Elastomer Mass Spring System sheet is laid, then reinforcement mesh is laid over this and then it is filled with concrete up to the rail bottom. Rails are wielded continuously to avoid any joint in the rails. The track laying work in the DOWNLINE tunnel of the underground section is also in its penultimate phase and there is a clear possibility of its completion within the ne...

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. Thi...

Lucknow: The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) shall be celebrating 15 th  August, 2018 with Metro commuters by gifting them small tricolor flag/batch and toffee at all the eight operational Metro stations between Transport Nagar and Charbagh. An exhibition of India’s freedom struggle from 1857 to 1947 shall also be displayed at the Charbagh Metro station to pay a tribute to the immortal martyrs and their sacrifice for gaining independence of this Country from the clutches of the British rule. [caption id="attachment_16601" align="alignnone" width="364"] LMRC will gift flag batch to commuters on I-day.[/caption] All Metro passengers will be gifted with a small tricolor flag/batch and a toffee to celebrate the happiness on the 72 nd  Independence Day of the Country. The LMRC officials will distribute these ‘token of love’ to the passengers at all the eight operational Metro stations between 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM. In addition to this, Lucknow Metro will ...

Lucknow: The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) has completed the work of track laying for the Upline Metro tunnel between Hussainganj and Sachivalaya Metro Stations. This was observed today by Shri Kumar Keshav, Managing Director/LMRC, during his project site visit in the 3.5 km long underground section between Charbagh and Hazratganj in the capital city of Lucknow. [gallery td_select_gallery_slide="slide" size="large" td_gallery_title_input="Lucknow Metro completes track laying work between Hussainganj and Sachivalaya Metro" ids="16167,16168,16169,16170,16171"] The track laying work in the Downline Metro tunnel between Sachivalaya and Hussainganj is also at an advanced stage and is likely to be completed by next month. Starting his inspection from the Hussainganj Metro Station in the morning, the Managing Director saw the ongoing construction work for tiles where more than half of the tiles work have been completed at the station and the w...

Lucknow: In an innovative move to improve house tax collection, Lucknow Municipal Corporation(LMC) has asked the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) help in collecting tax via GoSmart card. This moves come in wake of the poor house tax collection in Lucknow as the process is tedious and time consuming. By using metro card to pay taxes, people will soon be able to pay around Rs 3,000 tax through Metro ‘GoSmart’ cards at Metro stations. For people of Lucknow this will come as a much-needed respite. Currently people have to stand in long queues at municipal offices to pay house tax. This takes a lot of time and many avoid paying the tax owing to the inconvenience caused. With this new initiative commuters will be encouraged to take metro and use the GoSmart card to pay taxes. Lucknow Metro Rail Commuters will now be able to pay taxes with ease using GoSmart card. LMRC on its part has already designed a software and handed over to LMC. As per the process the staff at LMRC st...

Lucknow: Altom India delivered its 15th train set to the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) yesterday at its Transport Nagar Metro depot. Alstom Transport is manufacturing the trains at their manufacturing plant in  Sri City  (Andhra Pradesh)and the trains are transported through special trailers by road with pilot vehicles in the front & the rear. Alstom delivered 15th train set to Lucknow Metro from Sri City plant (Photo: ALSTOM India) Alstom India celebrated delivery of 15th Train Set to Lucknow Metro from its Sri City Plant (Photo: Alstom India) Alstom Transportation India has dispatched this train set on 4th May, 2018 from Sri City to Lucknow Metro. To unload the each car having 40 tonne weight of the train in depot a 180 tonne crane is use. The coach is loaded loaded on a special trailer having 64 wheels to shift the coach from Alstom’s Sri City Coach Manufacturing Plant to Lucknow using a s...

Lucknow: Altom India delivered its 15th train set to the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) yesterday at its Transport Nagar Metro depot. Alstom Transport is manufacturing the trains at their manufacturing plant in  Sri City  (Andhra Pradesh)and the trains are transported through special trailers by road with pilot vehicles in the front & the rear. Alstom delivered 15th train set to Lucknow Metro from Sri City plant (Photo: ALSTOM India) Alstom India celebrated delivery of 15th Train Set to Lucknow Metro from its Sri City Plant (Photo: Alstom India) Alstom Transportation India has dispatched this train set on 4th May, 2018 from Sri City to Lucknow Metro. To unload the each car having 40 tonne weight of the train in depot a 180 tonne crane is use. The coach is loaded loaded on a special trailer having 64 wheels to shift the coach from Alstom’s Sri City Coach Manufacturing Plant to Lucknow using a s...

Highlights Kanpur Metro construction work will start after getting NOC from Central government Tata Projects and Afcons have submitted their bids for the construction of Priority Section of Rs. 734 crores project cost Lucknow Metro officials engaged in completing tender process for the metro project According to RITES, they will get center’s approval in this month Kanpur: Even after the tendering of construction of priority section of Kanpur Metro , the construction work of the Metro stations will not be started right now. Actually, the construction of Elevated Viaduct of Priority Corridor and 9 Metro Stations can be started only after getting the NOC from the Central Government. RITES and LMRC officials are expecting NOC in this month. Kanpur Central Railway Station Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) had made tender calls in February to construct 9 Metro stations and Viaduct between IIT Kanpur to Motijheel under the priority section of Kanpur Metro. In addition to Tata Proje...

Highlights Kanpur Metro construction work will start after getting NOC from Central government Tata Projects and Afcons have submitted their bids for the construction of Priority Section of Rs. 734 crores project cost Lucknow Metro officials engaged in completing tender process for the metro project According to RITES, they will get center’s approval in this month Kanpur: Even after the tendering of construction of priority section of Kanpur Metro , the construction work of the Metro stations will not be started right now. Actually, the construction of Elevated Viaduct of Priority Corridor and 9 Metro Stations can be started only after getting the NOC from the Central Government. RITES and LMRC officials are expecting NOC in this month. Kanpur Central Railway Station Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) had made tender calls in February to construct 9 Metro stations and Viaduct between IIT Kanpur to Motijheel under the priority section of Kanpur Metro. In addition to Tata Proje...

Lucknow: The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) is installing Mass Spring System (MSS) to reduce the vibrations generated during train movement inside tunnel between the 3.67 km long underground corridor between Charbagh and KD Singh Stadium Metro Station. Shri Kumar Keshav Managing Director, LMRC today inspected this system while reviewing the work progress of this underground metro section which would be made operational for public from April, 2019. Here are some photographs- LMRC installs Mass Spring System in Tunneling 1 of 5 Lucknow Metro Site Visits by MD Kumar Keshav with team Managing Director reviewed the construction work of Hazaratganj, Sachivalaya and Hussainganj Metro Station where he reviewed the construction work for Auxiliary Building which will provide cooling facilities to these metro stations. He also reviewed the concourse area where the construction of stairs and track bed is completed. This Track...

Lucknow: The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) is installing Mass Spring System (MSS) to reduce the vibrations generated during train movement inside tunnel between the 3.67 km long underground corridor between Charbagh and KD Singh Stadium Metro Station. Shri Kumar Keshav Managing Director, LMRC today inspected this system while reviewing the work progress of this underground metro section which would be made operational for public from April, 2019. Here are some photographs- LMRC installs Mass Spring System in Tunneling 1 of 5 Lucknow Metro Site Visits by MD Kumar Keshav with team Managing Director reviewed the construction work of Hazaratganj, Sachivalaya and Hussainganj Metro Station where he reviewed the construction work for Auxiliary Building which will provide cooling facilities to these metro stations. He also reviewed the concourse area where the construction of stairs and track bed is completed. This Track...

Lucknow: The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) organised ‘joyride’ in Metro Train between Charbagh and Krishna Nagar Metro stations for a group of 30 underprivileged children from different sections of society. LMRC and WeDeliver also gifted them free books, crayon colours and food items during their journey on the occasion of the ‘World Book Day’ 2018 today. Here are some photographs- Lucknow Metro Joyride 1 of 4 A group of 30 underprivileged children from different sections of society in Lucknow today enjoyed a ‘joyride’ in Metro train between Charbagh and Krishna Nagar Metro stations. All these children enjoyed and expressed their happiness on such a special ‘Metro’ train ride and the free gifts sponsored to them by “WeDeliver” in association with Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC). According to press statement issued by LMRC, “The objective of this event was to encourage children for reading so that they develop their...

Lucknow: The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) organised ‘joyride’ in Metro Train between Charbagh and Krishna Nagar Metro stations for a group of 30 underprivileged children from different sections of society. LMRC and WeDeliver also gifted them free books, crayon colours and food items during their journey on the occasion of the ‘World Book Day’ 2018 today. Here are some photographs- Lucknow Metro Joyride 1 of 4 A group of 30 underprivileged children from different sections of society in Lucknow today enjoyed a ‘joyride’ in Metro train between Charbagh and Krishna Nagar Metro stations. All these children enjoyed and expressed their happiness on such a special ‘Metro’ train ride and the free gifts sponsored to them by “WeDeliver” in association with Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC). According to press statement issued by LMRC, “The objective of this event was to encourage children for reading so that they develop their...

Lucknow: Shri Vijay Goel, Hon’ble Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation & Parliamentary Affairs   Government of India today visited Lucknow Metro , one of the most prestigious project of the Government of India and the Government of Uttar Pradesh and reviewed the progress of the project for the entire 23 km long North –South Corridor (Phase 1A) from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Munshipulia. Shri Vijay Goel, Hon’ble Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation & Parliamentary Affairs Government of India visited Lucknow Metro (Photo: LMRC) Shri Vijay Goel Hon’ble Minister   arrived at the Administrative Building of Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation at  3.00 PM  where he was welcomed by LMRC Directors and other senior officials. A presentation was also given to the Hon’ble Minister   by Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation and NHAI during hi...

Lucknow Metro: Shri Vijay Goel, Hon’ble Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation & Parliamentary Affairs   Government of India today visited Lucknow Metro, one of the most prestigious project of the Government of India and the Government of Uttar Pradesh and reviewed the progress of the project for the entire 23 km long North –South Corridor (Phase 1A) from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Munshipulia. Shri Vijay Goel, Hon’ble Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation & Parliamentary Affairs Government of India visited Lucknow Metro (Photo: LMRC) Shri Vijay Goel Hon’ble Minister   arrived at the Administrative Building of Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation at  3.00 PM  where he was welcomed by LMRC Directors and other senior officials. A presentation was also given to the Hon’ble Minister   by Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation and NHAI durin...

Lucknow: Lucknow Metro ’s underground project has bagged the prestigious international ‘Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)’ health and safety awards, 2018. The project will be awarded with the highly acclaimed “RoSPA Silver Award” for the health and safety performance during the period of January 01, 2017 to December 31, 2017 by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), which is a British charity organization that aims for promotion of safety and prevention of accidents in project execution world over. Lucknow Metro Underground Tunnel (Photo: LMRC) M/s Gulermak-Tata Projects Limited (TPL) Joint Venture (JV) are the contractors who have been entrusted with the civil work of the 3.67 km Charbagh – Hazratganj underground stretch of the Lucknow Metro Project and it has been declared winner of this coveted award. This award is a very important achievement for the team of Luckn...

Lucknow: Lucknow Metro ’s underground project has bagged the prestigious international ‘Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)’ health and safety awards, 2018. The project will be awarded with the highly acclaimed “RoSPA Silver Award” for the health and safety performance during the period of January 01, 2017 to December 31, 2017 by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), which is a British charity organization that aims for promotion of safety and prevention of accidents in project execution world over. Lucknow Metro Underground Tunnel (Photo: LMRC) M/s Gulermak-Tata Projects Limited (TPL) Joint Venture (JV) are the contractors who have been entrusted with the civil work of the 3.67 km Charbagh – Hazratganj underground stretch of the Lucknow Metro Project and it has been declared winner of this coveted award. This award is a very important achievement for the team of Luckn...

Lucknow: The  Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) has drafted a comprehensive detailed project report (DPR) of light metro rail project for CM Yogi’s native city Gorakhpur after studying Jakarta’s light metro rail system and several similar projects in Chinese cities. According to Kumar Keshav, Managing Director of LMRC, “The DPR will be submitted to the state government by the end of the month. We have identified two corridors an 18-km-long stretch and another 12-km long – that can be implemented in two parts. We want to keep the cost low and hence have studied and zeroed-in on cost-effective solutions for the project.” He further explained that the plan is to keep the stations small with just two car lanes and the civil structures lean. If the piers, viaducts, stations are smaller and lighter structures, they will incur lower costs because less concrete and raw materials will be required. As for the train coaches – as compared to say t...

Lucknow: The  Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) has drafted a comprehensive detailed project report (DPR) of light metro rail project for CM Yogi’s native city Gorakhpur after studying Jakarta’s light metro rail system and several similar projects in Chinese cities. According to Kumar Keshav, Managing Director of LMRC, “The DPR will be submitted to the state government by the end of the month. We have identified two corridors an 18-km-long stretch and another 12-km long – that can be implemented in two parts. We want to keep the cost low and hence have studied and zeroed-in on cost-effective solutions for the project.” He further explained that the plan is to keep the stations small with just two car lanes and the civil structures lean. If the piers, viaducts, stations are smaller and lighter structures, they will incur lower costs because less concrete and raw materials will be required. As for the train coaches – as compared to say t...