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Nagpur: The first section of the Nagpur Metro between Mihan Depot and South Airport is ready and now Maharashra Metro Rail is concentrating on the second stretch between Hingna Depot and Subhash Nagar. Maha-metro has set the goal of completing this section in August. A Maha-metro official told TOI that the construction work on the viaduct from the Hingna depot to Subhash Nagar is 50% complete.   The five stations of the section: Lokmanya Nagar, Bansi Nagar, Wasudeo Nagar, Rachana T-point and Subhash Nagar, will be put into operation by then, however the finishing will continue for a few more months, he said. After this elevated section is ready, Maha-metro will conduct a test run in this section and then invite the Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO) for inspection. This will be followed by a visit from the Metro Rail Safety Commissioner (CMRS) and then commercial operations will begin. Commenting on the next test, the officer said: “The railway lines in the l...

Nagpur: Finally the Commissioner Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) team has completed their first visit to Nagpur Metro Rail Project. A team of three members of the CMRS visited the Maha Metro Nagpur project between Airport South Station and Khapri Station, including MIHAN Train maintenance Depot and inspected several facilities provided at all levels of the project. The inspection, which continued almost all day, was followed by a presentation and meeting with senior officials. CMRS team inspecting the depot facilities in Mihan depot. The three-member team was led by Arvind Kumar Jain, Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), Central Circle, Mumbai and former IRSE officer of Indian Railways. The other team members included G P Garg and Uttam Prakash, both with the position of Vice President of CRS. The team, which arrived here today in the morning, inspected for the first time the Airport South station to supervise several facilities that are offered there. The team also inspected the passenger ...