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Highlights: RITES completed DPR of Metro Project in Varanasi After survey of project, RITES also completed the survey of the routes in the city 29.4 km metro route will cost Rs 17000 Crore Varanasi: The  RITES Limited has almost completed the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Varanasi Metro Rail project in PM’ Narendra Modi’s parliamentary area i.e. Varanasi. After a month-long survey, RITES has completed the survey of the routes in the city. After the survey of the routes, the rights will submit the interim report to the Varanasi Development Authority (VDA). After that VDA will send the final report to the Government after complete drafting. Varanasi, the Ancient City The Government had directed the RITES and VDA to prepare the revised DPR by December 30. The Vice President of the VDA invited the team of  RITES two times by writing a letter. After that the Principal Secretary fixed the date of submission of the DPR to 31 January. The revised DPR will be sent...

Highlights: RITES completed DPR of Metro Project in Varanasi After survey of project, RITES also completed the survey of the routes in the city 29.4 km metro route will cost Rs 17000 Crore Varanasi: The  RITES Limited has almost completed the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Varanasi Metro Rail project in PM’ Narendra Modi’s parliamentary area i.e. Varanasi. After a month-long survey, RITES has completed the survey of the routes in the city. After the survey of the routes, the rights will submit the interim report to the Varanasi Development Authority (VDA). After that VDA will send the final report to the Government after complete drafting. Varanasi, the Ancient City The Government had directed the RITES and VDA to prepare the revised DPR by December 30. The Vice President of the VDA invited the team of  RITES two times by writing a letter. After that the Principal Secretary fixed the date of submission of the DPR to 31 January. The revised DPR will be sent...

Highlights: RITES completed DPR of Metro Project in Varanasi After survey of project, RITES also completed the survey of the routes in the city 29.4 km metro route will cost Rs 17000 Crore Varanasi: The  RITES Limited has almost completed the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Varanasi Metro Rail project in PM’ Narendra Modi’s parliamentary area i.e. Varanasi. After a month-long survey, RITES has completed the survey of the routes in the city. After the survey of the routes, the rights will submit the interim report to the Varanasi Development Authority (VDA). After that VDA will send the final report to the Government after complete drafting. Varanasi, the Ancient City The Government had directed the RITES and VDA to prepare the revised DPR by December 30. The Vice President of the VDA invited the team of  RITES two times by writing a letter. After that the Principal Secretary fixed the date of submission of the DPR to 31 January. The revised DPR will be sent...

Dubai, UAE: Indian Railways,  India’s national railway system operated by the Ministry of Railways,  has announced participation at Middle East Rail 2018 , to talk about $140 billion worth of current and future rail projects that the government is building to upgrade country’s urban transportation network. U nder the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs, UAE and in partnership with the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and the Federal Transport Authority – Land & Maritime, the show will be held on  March 12 & 13   at Dubai International Convention Centre. Indian Railways Shri Mahesh Kumar Gupta, Member Engineering – Indian Railway Board, Indian Railways  will lead a high-profile delegation of railway officials and experts to share more details about the region’s largest railway network’s expansion plans and future growth prospects, be...

New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) launched 21.56 km stretch of Pink Line between Majlis Park-Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus on Wednesday. Union Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with Delhi Government Chief Secretary flagged off this section at 4 pm today from Metro Bhawan. Passenger services will begin from 6 pm. Inauguration of section of Line 7 (Pink Line) of the Delhi Metro by MoS H&UA Hardeep Singh Puri and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the august presence of Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Meenakshi Lekhi, Parvesh Sahib Singh and H.E. Mr. Kenji Hiramatsu, Ambassador of Japan to India. While addressing the Media in Metro Bhawan Arvind Kejriwal said, “We want Delhi Metro to expand. Delhi government will clear Phase IV shortly. We are committed for expanding of Delhi Metro and no one should have the slightest doubt about that. Some routes of Delhi Metro’s Phase IV not...

New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) launched 21.56 km stretch of Pink Line between Majlis Park-Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus on Wednesday. Union Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with Delhi Government Chief Secretary flagged off this section at 4 pm today from Metro Bhawan. Passenger services will begin from 6 pm. Inauguration of section of Line 7 (Pink Line) of the Delhi Metro by MoS H&UA Hardeep Singh Puri and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the august presence of Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Meenakshi Lekhi, Parvesh Sahib Singh and H.E. Mr. Kenji Hiramatsu, Ambassador of Japan to India. While addressing the Media in Metro Bhawan Arvind Kejriwal said, “We want Delhi Metro to expand. Delhi government will clear Phase IV shortly. We are committed for expanding of Delhi Metro and no one should have the slightest doubt about that. Some routes of Delhi Metro’s Phase IV not...

Dubai, UAE: Indian Railways,  India’s national railway system operated by the Ministry of Railways,  has announced participation at Middle East Rail 2018 , to talk about $140 billion worth of current and future rail projects that the government is building to upgrade country’s urban transportation network. U nder the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs, UAE and in partnership with the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and the Federal Transport Authority – Land & Maritime, the show will be held on  March 12 & 13   at Dubai International Convention Centre. Indian Railways Shri Mahesh Kumar Gupta, Member Engineering – Indian Railway Board, Indian Railways  will lead a high-profile delegation of railway officials and experts to share more details about the region’s largest railway network’s expansion plans and future growth prospects, be...

Dubai, UAE: Indian Railways,  India’s national railway system operated by the Ministry of Railways,  has announced participation at Middle East Rail 2018 , to talk about $140 billion worth of current and future rail projects that the government is building to upgrade country’s urban transportation network. U nder the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs, UAE and in partnership with the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and the Federal Transport Authority – Land & Maritime, the show will be held on  March 12 & 13   at Dubai International Convention Centre. Indian Railways Shri Mahesh Kumar Gupta, Member Engineering – Indian Railway Board, Indian Railways  will lead a high-profile delegation of railway officials and experts to share more details about the region’s largest railway network’s expansion plans and future growth prospects, be...

Mumbai: The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) today lowered its second Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) at Mumbai Metro-3 package-2 in Azad Maidan for its north bound drive towards Mumbai Central. Here are some photographs of event shared by the MMRC: MMRC lowered second Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) at Azad Maidan MMRC lowered second Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) at Azad Maidan (Photo source: MMRC) Click here to see on portal https://goo.gl/BGQPyg

Dear Friends, I am very pleased to take this opportunity to wish our readership, members of the Editorial Team, members of the Editorial Advisory Board, all our independent expert referees, and all members, officers and staff of the Metro Rail News, the publication of Symbroj Media Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi a Very Happy New Year. On behalf of the Editorial Team, I would like to express my gratitude to our contributing readership and our Editorial Advisers and independent referees for their valuable contributions to the success of Metro Rail News Portal and Monthly Magazine. 3 years ago, Metro Rail News had started its journey from the 26th January 2015 as a news portal with aim to provide real development story and updates to the citizens of India, members of metro and rail fraternity and other concerns. From, April 2017 we have started publishing a monthly magazine with depth focus on Metro Rail projects, High-speed rail projects, Urban Mobility, Smart public transportation i...

New Delhi: The Indian Government is undertaking several initiatives to upgrade its existing infrastructure and enhance the quality of services provided. The Future Rail India Summit 2017 New Delhi India was successfully launched at the Hotel Sheraton New Delhi organized by Nispana Innovative Platforms featuring Industry experts and thought leaders to discuss the modernization efforts of the nation’s largest public transport carrier. Dr. Madhukar Sinha, Executive Director (Innovation), Railway Board, Ministry of Railways. Over 150 participants witnessed visionary keynote presentations and case studies including Dr. Madhukar Sinha, Executive Director (Innovation), Railway Board, Mr. Rajiv Chaudhry, Advisor (Station Development), Railway Board, Dr. Deepak Tripathi, Chief Mechanical Engineer, Konkan Railways, Dr. Anirudh Gautam, Executive Director, SHRESHTA. This immense gathering also featured solutions showcasing from technology providers like Alcatel Lucent Enterprise, DELL EMC a...

TERRAPINN in association with Metro Rail News (a Symbroj Media Publication) going to organise 7th Edition of the World Rail Festival 2017 from 13th November 2017 to 15th November 2017 at Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The World Rail Festival 2017 (Formerly... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/X3c12m

In last week Metro Rail News Managing Editor Ms. Mamta Shah signed an Memorandum of Undertaking with an UK based company Global Transport Forum Limited, London to promote their all series of events to be organised in the year 2018. Global Transport Forum Limited, London in association with Metro... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/fwq4VM

New Delhi: The Institute of Metro & Rail Technology (IMRT) and Symbroj Media Pvt. Ltd. (SMPL - Sole publisher of Metro Rail News), the largest independent knowledge tank based in India, on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote metro rail technology, research and academic exchanges. The agreement was signed by IMRT Founder Director & Member Governing Council Sunil Srivastava and SMPL Director Ms. Mamta Shah. Under the MoU, IMRT and SMPL agreed to collaborate on projects such as exchanges of academic resources, knowledge and faculty for research and development purposes. They also agreed to come up with jointly for promotion of their services and academic projects with the help of of digital, print, multimedia and social media tools. Mr. Srivastava pointed out that, "since our objectives are common – promoting the rail industry and making it visible, I feel there is an opportunity for the two of our institutions to work closely together. IMRT ...

New Delhi: The Institute of Metro & Rail Technology (IMRT) and Symbroj Media Pvt. Ltd. (SMPL - Sole publisher of Metro Rail News), the largest independent knowledge tank based in India, on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote metro rail technology, research and academic exchanges. The agreement was signed by IMRT Founder Director & Member Governing Council Sunil Srivastava and SMPL Director Ms. Mamta Shah. Under the MoU, IMRT and SMPL agreed to collaborate on projects such as exchanges of academic resources, knowledge and faculty for research and development purposes. They also agreed to come up with jointly for promotion of their services and academic projects with the help of of digital, print, multimedia and social media tools. Mr. Srivastava pointed out that, "since our objectives are common – promoting the rail industry and making it visible, I feel there is an opportunity for the two of our institutions to work closely together. IMRT ...

New Delhi: The government today approved a new metro rail policy for expanding the metro network across various cities in the country, officials said. The new policy was approved by the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The metro policy will talk about standardising norms and developing a procurement mechanism for implementation of the projects. It will also talk about funding and financing, officials said. At present, metro projects with a total length of more than 350 km are operational in eight cities - Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai, Kochi, Mumbai, Jaipur and Gurugram. Metro projects are also under way in Hyderabad, Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Pune and Lucknow. To read more about the salient features and insights of new Metro Rail Policy , kindly subscribe Metro Rail News Magazine today. [button color="red" size="big" link="https://www.metrorailnews.in/checkout/" icon="" target="true"]Click here to subscribe now[/b...

New Delhi: As mass rapid transportation penetrates cities like Kochi, Jaipur and Lucknow, it throws open opportunities for companies like Alstom, Bombardier and Hyundai Rotem. Contracts for rolling stock, signalling and electric systems have helped these companies put up manufacturing units, too. Now, the blue print for metro services in two cities in Madhya Pradesh — Indore and Bhopal — is also ready. In all, the government has identified nearly 50 Tier-II cities and towns for modern metro systems, herein, lies the next big wave of business for the companies. The Indore metro project is expected to come up at a cost of Rs 7,522.63 crore, including financial cooperation from Asian Development Bank (ADB) and New Development Bank (NDB). The Bhopal metro rail project will come up at an estimated cost of Rs 6,962.92 crore and is being funded by European Investment Bank (EIB). The expected e...