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Chennai: Falling tiles and breaking of glass panels at Chennai Metro station is now a cause of concern for the authorities. Chennai Airport suffers from the same problem where instances of glass breaking or tiles falling have been registered. Last week a metro commuter was injured when a tile fell on her head while she was on her way to buy tickets. The commuter was rushed to the hospital by Metro officials for treatment. Thankfully, the commuter did not sustain serious injuries. Vijaya, a 28-year-old resident of Bharathi Nagar was on her way to board a train from Shenoy Nagar Metro Station. As she entered the concourse level – the location where tickets are bought, a tile from the roof fell on her head. She was injured as the tile came crashing down and was immediately rushed to the hospital. Staff stationed at the metro station rushed her to the hospital where she was treated and discharged. This is not the first time a tile broke off from the roof in a Metro Rail station. A fe...

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...

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...

Bengaluru: A commuter travelling in Bangalore Metro had a rather bizarre experience. A security staff member stationed at Lalbaugh Metro Station demanded a senior IT manger to speak in Hindi with him. This was a rather ‘rude behaviour’ which caught the commuter off-guard. The incident took place when a senior manager from well-known IT firm was travelling in metro. He was not very happy when a security staff member put up unruly demand. The agitated commuters logged a complaint with customer care and ticketing staff as well. Going a step further he also conveyed the incident to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) top officials. As per the commuters, Prakash (name withheld on request) was rushing towards the metro station during rains. He was to take a train and escape from the rains. Prakash asked the security guard at the station regarding elevator. The staff in turn ordered him to only speak with him in Hindi. The demand took the traveller by surprise. This inci...

New Delhi: About 10 like-minded metro commuters joined together and launched a common platform for metro commuters in New Delhi on 19 th September 2018. According to the information received from the main governing body of the organization, the group is named ‘Metro Yatri Club’. The inauguration function was organized at India Gate (King’s Way) the most historical place in Delhi. Nearly about 500 people witnessed the occasion. Metro Yatri Club is a revolutionary and fun platform for Metro commuters to come together and overcome their common issues like Commuter facilities, Fares, Lost & found, Women security etc. This club helps to overcome the daily issue of the commuters. The club provides much other fun and knowledgeable activities and some adventurous programmes for all the club member. The club aims at raising awareness about various aspects of commuting in metro rail and bringing together commuters involved in enhancing smart mobility across metro rail ...

Chennai:  The  Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) plans to upgrade its app and add interesting features. Commuters who feel suffocated inside a coach due to poor air conditioning will soon be able to inform the metro official via the app. The upgraded app will help commuters to register their likes and dislikes while commuting in Chennai Metro. CMRL is coming up with a feature in the app where riders will be star their experience. The app will help rate amenities offered by the metro and this will give real-time feedback to metro authorities. The existing app will soon be upgraded by CMRL with new features and interfaces. As per CMRL officials, the app will have a set of ten questions. These will be around various facilities offered within the metro and at the station. Commuters can rate them between 1 to 5 – as poor, good and best. There are various services commuters will be able to rate. These include: The timely arrival of the train Functioning of AC in train and o...

Chennai: Metro commuters might not be able to use their phones at underground station. Blame it on the ongoing squabble between Chennai Metro Rail officials and Telecom companies. This tussle is over the contract and payment delays service connectivity. Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) in May 2017 started operation of the section between Nehru Park and Thirumangalam.  Currently it runs metro train in around 15km underground section starting from Central Metro to Thirumangalam as well as from AG-DMS to Saidapet. It is only Jio users who get mobile connectivity from Nehru Park to Thirumangalam. Unfortunately, other Telecom users are unable to connect in the underground section. They travel without signal when the train passes by underground stations. Sources in CMRL inform that Telecom providers are BSNL are not keen to sign a contract. They are not willing to pay for connecting their network to a booster installed at underground metro stations to make available signals to mob...

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...

Hyderabad: Metro rail is soon becoming a preferred mode of public transport in Hyderabad.  The  L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited shared that Hyderabad Metro patronage has touched to a whopping 20 million. The metro rail officials are ecstatic over the overwhelming support received from the people of Hyderabad. This figures come as good news and hint at the positive attitude of people towards metro travel. The Hyderabad Metro official shared the figures on Tuesday and thanked the people of the city for making metro service popular. KVB Reddy, managing director and chief executive officer of LTMRHL in his statement “thanked the Hyderabadis for welcoming and embracing Hyderabad Metro Rail services in an "overwhelming" manner”. His statement also added, “We have touched this number earlier than expected with only the Nagole-Ameerpet-Miyapur operational stretch, and we are sure that these numbers will increase manifold with the inauguration of Ameerpet-LB ...

Chennai: Commuters looking to reach out to their nearest metro station in Chennai will be able to board a cab on call. As per recent development, Chennai Metro is all set to launch affordable cab services for metro riders. This service will be exclusively for metro commuters who wish to reach nearest metro station. Rider will have to call and hop on to a cab and reach the destination station within minutes. As per the information provided by the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) , the commuters have to call the customer care number 18604251515 to book the cab. To start with this cab on call facility will be made accessible only for riders residing within 3 km radius of five Chennai Metro Rail stations. These stations are – Alandur, AG-DMS, Anna Nagar East, Vadapalani, and Koyambedu. Explaining the process, a Chennai Metro officials shares with media that if a commuter who is waiting at Saligramam location and wants to take a train from the nearest metro station - Vadapalani in th...

Bengaluru: The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) finally offers respite to metro commuters. BMRCL has decided to permit commuters to recharge smart cards using Paytm application. This move comes after uproar from commuters who found it difficult to recharge their cards. This move has been welcomed by metro commuters who were facing problem for a long time. With Paytm interface, riders will be able to save time and reach destination earlier. Commuters will be able to use Paytm app to recharge smart cards and also at major BMTC bus stations as well. The problem came to limelight when Deccan Chronicle reported in its paper the plight of commuters. Many shared that they had to stand in serpentine queues to recharge their smart cards. This was happening owing to shortage of PoS swiping machines at most metro stations. Metro commuters were dissuaded using smart cards and were willing to buy tickets instead. They felt that its best to buy tickets as it was faster than recharging ...

New Delhi : Delhi Metro’s intricate network – the Lajpat Nagar to Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus section – would soon be open to public. The Pink Line netwrok is scheduled to be operational from August 6. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Kejriwal will be joined by Minister of State (Independent Charge), Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri. The inauguration will take place from Metro Bhawan via remote control. Passengers can board the train from 1:00 am onwards in the afternoon. The total length of Delhi Metro that is operational will increase to 296 km once the stretch becomes operational. In the new Pink Line stretch there will be 23 trains, running every 5 minutes 12 seconds in peak hours. During non-peak hours the frequency will be 5 minutes 45 seconds. The new Pink Line stretch is part of Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor. It will have six stations in all - Sir Vishweshariah Moti Bagh, Bhikaji Cama Place, Sarojini Nagar, INA, South Extension and Lajpat Nagar....

Bengaluru: Sunday ride for commuters turned ugly with Bangalore metro train’s brakes jammed at RV Station. The technical snag forced officials to stop the train from operating temporarily on one section of Metro’s Green Line. Over 500 metro commuters were asked to de-board the train till the issue was fixed. This caused a delay of 20 minutes and the spill over effect was seen on other two train schedule. The trains headed towards Kempe Gowda Metro station was delayed. A senior metro official informed that the incident took place at 11.36. The brakes jammed just when the train was about to depart from RV Road Station. It was heading towards Jayanagar Metro Station. A passenger on board narrating the experience shared that the train had to be steered in reverse direction by use of a rear engine to Yelachenahalli. The train was back after the problem was resolved. Passengers were asked to alight from the train few seconds before the train’s departure. Public system was ...

Kochi: The detailed project report (DPR) for Kakkanad extension is ready and Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) to submit the same to Center. The metro officials are set to handover the report to Urban Development Ministry to get approval. The DPR to be submitted today is for the 11-km long Kakkanad extension. The agency is getting ready to start piling for the extension starting from December this year. State sanctioned is accorded and a Government order is also issued for the same. Managing director, KMRL, A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish is expecting positive response from the central government. The metro body is geared up to begin piling work for the Kakkanad extension from end of the year. Basic preparatory work to be wrapped up before the approval, this comprises of widening the corridor to 22 meters. Hanish also informs that a social impact assessment study is underway before going ahead with land acquisition. If the central government gives approval in coming months, the ₹2,310 cror...

Delhi: The much awaited Pink Line metro stretch would soon be made operational by next month as per sources from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) . If all goes well, by the end of this year the entire 59km stretch will be open for public. The second phase, the Delhi Metro stretch that will open shortly will be connecting popular shopping centers like the South Extenstion, Sarojni Nagar, Lajpat Nagar and INA. In March the first stretch starting from Majlis Park to South Campus was opened for public this year. Now the second stretch from South Campus to Lajpat Nagar is expected to open by first week of August. The third stretch from Lajpat Nagar to Shiv Vihar is likely to be made operational in two instalments owing to land acquisition issues with Trilokpuri section, added the source. As per the current situation around 21.56 km is already functional. The next 8.1 km stretch to be opened next month. That will make it approximately 29 km by August which will leave another 30 km to be...

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad metro network starting from Ameerpet to LB Nagar will soon be inaugurated by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao in August. Earlier in November 2017, the first two stretches were launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Presently, trial runs are going on for the Ameerpet to LB Nagar stretch. If the  Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd  authorities get all necessary clearance with regards to safety, then this stretch will be inaugurated in August. The date of opening the lines will be fixed on CM gives his availability on a particular date. A senior officer from the metro rail shared that only after successful trial run will the authorities receive safety clearance. Currently, several parameters for passenger safety and train are under evaluation. Post trail run success, the authorities will apply for safety clearance. The CM will be briefed about the progress and all the other aspects. A request will be put forward to sought CM’s time to finalise the inau...

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad metro network starting from Ameerpet to LB Nagar will soon be inaugurated by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao in August. Earlier in November 2017, the first two stretches were launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Presently, trial runs are going on for the Ameerpet to LB Nagar stretch. If the  Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd  authorities get all necessary clearance with regards to safety, then this stretch will be inaugurated in August. The date of opening the lines will be fixed on CM gives his availability on a particular date. A senior officer from the metro rail shared that only after successful trial run will the authorities receive safety clearance. Currently, several parameters for passenger safety and train are under evaluation. Post trail run success, the authorities will apply for safety clearance. The CM will be briefed about the progress and all the other aspects. A request will be put forward to sought CM’s time to finalise the inau...

Chennai: On Sunday when commuters would want a hassle-free travel, many who took Chennai metro had to face trouble due to technical snag. As per reports, metro services were disrupted for nearly 30 minutes at the Kilpauk station. The issue happened in the evening when a train malfunctioned. Commuters had to wait for almost 30 minutes before the services were resumed. On the other hand Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) spokesperson asserted that the services resumed within 10 minutes. While asking metro rail commuters who took the train to the Kilpauk route share that the services were disrupted for over 30 minutes. Till that only single line was operational, until the metro rail that developed technical issues was towed back to Koyambedu Metro station with the help of another train. Due to this issue, direct metro trains plying from Chennai Central to St Thomas Mount and Airport were affected for some time with the trains were run up till Shenoy Nagar. Metro rail sources on the basis...

Mumbai: Sometime back Bollywood producer Boney Kapoor traveled in Mumbai Metro . His presence at the metro station did surprise commuters. Now it is actor-author Anupam Kher who decided to take the metro to evade the traffic. Kher is currently busy shooting for his upcoming film "The Accidental Prime Minister" where he will be portraying former PM Manmohan Singh. The film is directed by Vijay Gutte, a young and upcoming talent in the film industry. He traveled in Mumbai Metro and also captured moments from the train. Here is his tweet on his experience: [embed]https://twitter.com/AnupamPKher/status/1019275321667973120[/embed] Commuters and people following Anupam Kher on Twitter were all praise for the actor. Here is what they tweeted: [embed]https://twitter.com/Manasi_SJoshi/status/1019416313666592769[/embed] [embed]https://twitter.com/VimalJSingh/status/1019462535857094657[/embed] [embed]https://twitter.com/jassal_sahil/status/1019343029352697856[/embed] There are those wh...

Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is exploring possibility of keeping maintenance and operating activities in-house.  The authorities feel that it would be easier to manage things if all of it is managed internally for Mumbai Metro . MMRDA that is constructing all metros in the city might not hire external contractors for operation and maintenance of metros. Usually all the public projects it handles like building roads, bridges and other works are handed over to local bodies post completion. But with metros MMRDA is looking to manage things in-house. As per senior officials from MMRDA, they will be starting recruitment process to hire people to operate and maintain metros. They shared that the country has sufficient talent to operate metro rail networks. The external contractor too will hire people from outside. Instead of that MMRDA will hire and operate the Mumbai Metros. Assuring best quality control MMRDA feels that it will be able to offer...