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New Delhi: Indian Railways plans to manufacture metro rail coaches at its Rae Bareilly facility as part of the Make In India programme. Railway Board member Rajesh Agarwal said that robots will be deployed to manufacture these coaches, which are expected to be on par with those currently in service manufactured by Bombardier. They are expected to be 40% cheaper than those bought from China and other countries. Manufactured coaches for Indian Railways will be equipped with CCTV cameras, mobile charging points, wi-fi, and other facilities. “They are expected to be 40% cheaper than those bought from China and other countries.” These coaches will also include safety features such as door control, signaling,  train management systems, and advanced surveillance gadgets. The special features is that these coaches will be manufactured by robots and also will be on par with those being manufactured by Canadian firm Bombardier, currently being used by metro trains in...

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: In a major milestone for Mahametro, Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO) has issued speed certificate for at grade section of Nagpur Metro. This certificate will now be sent to Railway Board for approval after which Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) will do the final inspection. Once CMRS clears the section, Mahametro will be able to start commercial operation, which is scheduled in January 2018. RDSO is a Ministry of Railways organization that tests technical aspects of new railway projects. Mahametro had conducted self trial of at grade section and sent the results to the Lucknow-based organization. The certificate was received on Monday. Speed certificate signifies that the Metro track in at grade section is safe for operation. The conclusion was reached on the basis of oscillations recorded by oscillation measurement system (OMS) fitted on a Metro Rail coach during trial run. If the oscillations are within limit, then the track is fit for operation. Gett...