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EDITOR NOTE

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Shri Narendra Modi wins second term as India's Prime Minister

Dear Readers, Transport infrastructure, remains a key focus area for the newly formed government, is expected to witness significant investment with estimated Rs 25-30 trillion of capital outlay over the next five years. The last five-years (FY'2014 to FY'2019) had witnessed huge investment by the government on infrastructure segments like roads, railways, metro and rail which is likely to receive a further boost over the next five years. Construction companies are likely to be the major beneficiaries and will witness strong order inflows, estimated between Rs 15-18 trillion on the basis of these infrastructure capex plans.

Our monthly supplements are designed keeping in mind all the curiosity of the people who are looking for information and updates on Urban Transport Mobility. Readers will come across a mixture of news, features and regular columns on a wide range of Metro Rail Projects topics.

Our May issue focuses on interesting topics such as P-way, Track Machine and Welding Technology and provides cover story on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Rail. Further, Kolkata Metro is chosen as our project of the month. Information on Railway coach factory, exclusive interviews with Mr. Keun Young Kim, Chairman WITA and AH Group, Korea along with other regular columns such as new development in metro projects, pre/post event coverages, technology updates, opinions, appointments, live tenders, industry contracts, upcoming events and current job openings are some of the other interesting topics covered in this edition of Metro Rail News.

I hope you will find this edition to be useful and informative. Please do let us know if there are any topics that you would us like to cover in the future editions.

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CONTENTS Index

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Editor Note

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Round up

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Editor Choice

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New Development

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Cover Story: Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

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Project of the Month: Kolkata Metro

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Interview with WTIA Mr. Keun Young Kim, Chairman

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Rail Coach Factory

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Focused System: P-Way Track, Track Machine and Welding Technology

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Post Event Coverage: 5th Smart Cities India 2019 Expo

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Case Study - Matrix Weighbridge Integration Solution

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Article

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a) Metro Railways: A Paradigm Shift in the Transportation Industry b) Innovative Financing for Urban Rails 13)

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Opinion: Driverless Train are being embraced around the world.

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Industry Update: a) Japan tests world’s fastest bullet train

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Job Opening

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Event

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Metro Rail Project Status

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Tender

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Asian Development Bank (ADB) to fund Delhi–Meerut RRTS Corridor and 4 four Metro Projects Chennai Metro Staff call off strike after talks Chennai Metro suspended staffers to appeal decision Shuttle bus services launched between Microsoft office to Hitech City Metro Station Delhi Metro Phase III to connect Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor DMRC Celebrates 25th Foundation Day DMRC Recruitment 2019: Vacancy for Deputy Chief Architect CMRL installs FREE RO drinking water plant at Central Station Namma Metro earns 79.2 Cr from tickets sales in FY 2018-19 Maha Metro likely to run trains from Lokmanya Nagar to Sitabuldi soon BMREU files case against management Ahmedabad Metro achieves above 1000 commuters everyday Japan to invest Rs. 350000 crore in India '3 Lakh passengers use Chennai Metros last-mile share autos and cabs Water Metro project to start soon; Land allotted for boat terminal

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L&T Metro Rail bags gold medal for boosting Metro Rail image Doha Metro begins its service for public Indian Railways to sell Rail Neer at 74 more stations Chennai Metro: Derailing of discipline Centre to fund only Transit-oriented development (TOD) metro Project

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APMC-Shreyas stretch of Ahmedabad Metro to start by late 2020

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Hyderabad Metros Jubilee Hills check-post metro station inaugurated Two new Metro lines to connect Noida and Greater Noida to Delhi Kochi Metro Phase II work likely to commence by year end

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Train 18 for exports after domestic demand is met Second train 18 to operate between Delhi-Mumbai WTIA aims to establish a consortium for 400 railway stations in India.

Senior citizens demand a bridge to link Aqua with Blue lines DMRC recruitment 2019: Applications invited for Managers and Consultant Sydney Metro officially open for public MMRDA to appoint experts to suggest security measures for Monorail be L&T creates world record by constructing 2599 Metro pillars Chennai Metro turns off AC in Stations and Trains due water crisis in the city DMRC Installed Platform screen doors (PSD) at Rajiv Chowk station Haryana Govt Approves DPR for Metro Connectivity in Gurugram Mumbai Metro line 2A and 7 to be operational by 2020 Indian Railway gets 1st trial corridor for Train 18, 19 and 20 Delhi-Meerut RRTS to have multi-model integration with other modes Nagpur Metro Reach 3 trial run between Lokmanya Nagar to Subhash Nagar Trials Begin on Kolkata East-West Underground Metro Corridor Metro Rail to link Greater Noida with Jewar airport by 2023 Mumbai Metro-3 corridor runs behind schedule

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EDITOR CHOICE ADB agrees to fund Rs 30,000 crore to Delhi-Meerut rapid rail corridor, 4 metro projects

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has given in-principle nod for financing four metro rail projects and a Rs 30,000 crore rapid rail corridor between Delhi and Meerut as part of its effort to improve urban transport system in India.

Simultaneous discussions are ongoing with other multi-lateral funding agencies for cofinancing of these large urban transport projects in India including Bhopal and Indore Metro projects and other projects.

Expansion of Chennai and Bengaluru Metro are also under consideration, ADB Director General (South Asia) Hun Kim said.

Delhi Metro Phase III to Connect Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor

If things go as per plan of Ghaziabad Development authority, then the Delhi Metro Phase III will Connect Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor. Absolute connectivity in Delhi and the national capital region (NCR) will soon no longer be a dream!

As per the report, GDA has asked Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to prepare a revised detailed project report (DPR) for Delhi Metro Phase III route from Noida Electronic City to Mohan Nagar Metro station

Namma Metro earns 79.2 Cr from tickets sales in FY 2018-19

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The Bangalore Metro Rail Employees Union (BMREU) has filed a case against Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited management at the Central Government Industrial Tribunal cum Labour Court in Goraguntepalya on May 2, 2019, accusing them of partial non-payment of promised dues.

A major uproar related to payment between the employees and the management, resulted in the Union calling for an indefinite strike last year. The strike that was supposed to begin from March 22, 2018, was stalled when the High Court and the Industrial Tribunal intervened.

Ahmedabad Metro achieves above 1000 commuters everyday

Shuttle bus ser vices launched between Microsoft office to Hitech City Metro Station

H yd e r a ba d M e t ro R a i l Ltd ( H M R L ) Managing Director NVS Reddy and Cyberabad Commissioner of Police V.C. Sajjanar flagged off dedicated shuttle bus services of Microsoft from Hitec City Metro station to Microsoft campus on Thursday in the presence of Microsoft Vice President Rajiv Kumar and L&TMRHL MD KVB Reddy.

BMREU files case against management

'Namma Metrosincreased ridership due to fully functional Phase I network has helped an increase in revenue from tickets sales by ₹79.92 crore in the financial year 2018-19, compared to the previous financial year.

However, the loss in the same period has gone up by more than ₹109 crore.

Ajay Seth, Managing Director of BMRCL, said in 2017-18, the 42-km Phase I was operational only from June 2017 while 2018-19 saw the whole network being operational through the entire financial year.

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Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited (GMRCL) which began the commercial operation of Ahmedabad Metro Phase I in March 4, 2019 , seems to be gaining acceptance, albeit slowly. An analysis of the ridership numbers reveals that more than 1,000 people are using the Metro Rail on an average per day, with the number shooting up sharply on Sundays and holidays.

EDITOR CHOICE Metro Rail between Vastral Gam and Apparel Park stretch was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 4, 2019. Nearly 76,000 people benefitted from the free rides opportunity provided on the Metro between March 6 and 14. On 15 March 2019, commercial operation of the Metro Rail began.

Japan to invest Rs. 350,000 crore in India

Japan agreed to invest $5 Billion (Rs 350,000 crore) on infrastructure, water, transport, and power projects as India has emerged as a preferred destination for Japanese investment.

More than 60 percent of the investment will be spent on the transport segment, which includes metro and the high-speed Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor.

“India has been our largest development partner in the past 10 years. We are increasing our commitment to India,” said Katsuo Matsumoto, Chief Representative in India of Japan Investment Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Oppor tunity for Construction Company in Metro Rail Project

The Metro Rail projects across the country which are under construction could be the

next big thing for the construction companies in the coming years, as these are likely the source of the strong incremental order for big contractors.

In the next five years, Metro rail projects under construction are to generate an order of Rs 2.5-2.6 lakh crore. This would entail an investment of Rs 3.5-3.6 lakh crore in the same period. It is estimated that 55-60 percent of this order is likely to be in the construction segment.

In India, there are 67 metro projects across 27 cities and almost 54 projects are in various stages of development. The remaining metro rail projects are operational. These stages are underconstruction, conception, approval and partly operational.

DMRC presents Draft DPR of Metro line connecting Jewar airport to Knowledge Park 2

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has handed in a presentation to the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) on the first phase of the 35.64 km long network, that will connect proposed Jewar airport to Knowledge Park 2 in Greater Noida. Of the 35.64 km network, 32.27 km will be elevated and the remaining will be underground, near the upcoming Jewar airport. It will compromise of 24 elevated stations and one underground station. The estimated cost is close to Rs 7,000 crore and is to be completed by March 2025.

“YEIDA suggested a few changes, including a completion deadline of 2023 as per Pricewaterhouse Coopers' (PwC) bid document projections (in the international airport project)” said officials after the presentation on May 9, 2019.

Two New Metro lines to connect Noida and Greater Noida to Delhi

The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) is planning for at least two new Metro lines which will connect its area to Delhi to ensure a smooth ride for commuters and to enhance connectivity.

The proposed plan is to extend the Delhi Metro Blue Line from Noida City Centre and link it with Line 8 (Janakpuri WestBotanical Garden) of ' DMRCs Phase-IIIby a 16.5-km stretch, connecting Sector-143 with Kalindi Kunj and Okhla Bird Sanctuary stations. This extension will provide commuters with two options — Magenta line to Kalindi Kunj and Blue line to Mayur Vihar.

A second proposal is to build a high-speed Metro corridor via Badarpur, Faridabad.

This 66-km high-speed link will run parallel to the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) at Bodaki and connect to Badarpur station, Delhi and Gurugram at IGI international airport.

S e c o n d Tr a i n - 1 8 t o o p e r a t e between Delhi-Mumbai

India's First Indigenous Semi High-Speed “Train-18” will roll out its second unit from the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) by the end of this month. This is the second semihigh-speed train of the country and expected to run between Delhi and Mumbai. Now referred to as Vande Bharat express, it was originally called Train-18 as

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EDITOR CHOICE it was introduced in 2018. There were plans to introduce a new trainset named Train19 this year. However, that plan has now been cancelled. Instead, more sets of train18 will now be prepared.

East to Dahisar East via Western Express Highway and will have 16 stations.

Delhi-Meerut RRTS to have MultiModel Integration (MMI)

Nagpur Metro completes Reach 3 trial runs between Lokmanya Nagar and Subhash Nagar

Mumbai Metro line 2A and 7 to be operational by 2020

Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Shri Devendra Fadnavis on May 29, 2019, chaired a review of all mega infrastructure projects in the state and extended the deadline to early 2020. The 18.6 KM long Mumbai Metro line 2A corridor will connect Dahisar to D.N. road, with an elevated corridor via Link road and will comprise of 18 stations.

On the other hand, The 16.5 km Mumbai Metro line 7 corridor, will connect Andheri

creating an infrastructure which will ensure seamless integration within the public transport modes like Railway stations, bus terminus and Metro.

Delhi-Meerut RRTS, India's ďŹ rst highspeed Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) will have multi-modal integrations at its stations with public transport such as Bus Terminals, Railway Stations and Metro Stations. This integration will be carried out via walkways, lifts, escalators and underpasses wherever possible says National Capital Region Transpor t Corporation's (NCRTC) group general manager (strategic planning), Sudhi Kumar Sharma. “In view of the problem of road congestion and pollution faced by the public, we are

The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha Metro) carried out the 1st trial run on Nagpur Metro Reach 3 on May, 30, 2019, between Lokmanya Nagar and Subhash Nagar Metro Stations.

The trial run carried out covered a distance of 5.5 km. The inaugural run was followed by media interaction with Maha Metro MD Dr Brijesh Dixit.

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NEW DEVELOPMENT

Hyderabad Metro's Jubilee Hills check-post Metro Station inaugurated

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yderabad Metro Rail is committed to providing eco-friendly green services. Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations would be set up at the Metro stations, which not only aids a different mode of transportation but will also help many residents of the city in cutting their travel time.

The Jubilee Hills check-post metro station on Ameerpet-Hitec City route has been inaugurated on May 18, 2019, for the passengers. With the inauguration of the station, all the stations on Nagole-Hitec City line have now become operational.

Hyderabad Metro Rail officials had put off the opening of three stations (Madhapur, Pedammagudi, Jubilee Hills check-post) when the stretch was supposed to be inaugurated on March 20, 2019 by Governor, due to the pending works at the station.

HMRL managing director NVS Reddy said, “Commuters in and around Jubilee Hills check-post and KBR park can now access the metro,”.

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Qatar Rail opens ďŹ rst stretch of Doha Metro Red Line

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atar Rail has opened the ďŹ rst section of Doha Metro's Red Line between Al Qassar in the north and Al Wakrah in the south on May 8, 2019 The initial service, which commenced a year ahead of schedule, includes 13 out of 18 stations on the Red Line. Currently, train services will run on weekdays every six minutes. Travel time between the two stations is three minutes. The service will remain suspended on weekends to complete the pending work to open more stations and lines.

The preview service will enable Qatar Rail to assess and review per formance before launching the full metro network.

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His Highness Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani along with a large number of citizens and residents travelled on Doha Metro to the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakra

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Doha Metro is considered one of the most important pillars of Qatar's new integrated transport system.

“Doha Metro is considered one of the most important pillars of Qatar's new integrated transport system,” said Ajlan Eid Al Enazi, Qatar Rail strategies and business development chief.

“We invite everyone to experience the metro during this phase and to share with us their experience, so that we can review the key factors that may affect our services in the future.

“We will develop solutions to address those factors to enhance the experience of passengers.”

All the Doha Metro Red Line stations are air-conditioned and designed in accordance with local heritage.

They feature a customer service centre, Gold Club office, a police booth, separate male and female prayer areas and restrooms.

“Be it aerial or track-bound, drones could truly become a critical part of rail safety when operators move towards autonomy in the future, and Thales is ready”

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Sydney Metro officially open for public

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he first phase of Sydney Metro is now officially open, delivering a “turn up and go” rail service from Tallawong Station at Rouse Hill to Chatswood.

Australia's first fully accessible metro, it will deliver fast, safe and reliable travel. It has 13 metro stations along the MetroNorth West Line.

Along the Metro North West Line there will be over 4,000 car parking spaces, 130 kiss and ride spaces, 340 bike storage spaces and 52 taxi stands.

“Sydney's completely automated, driverless metro trains are powered by the Make in India initiative. Indeed a milestone for the Make in India initiative, these trains were assembled in Andhra Pradesh” Over the first six months, a late night “turn up and go” North West Night Bus service will run on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights from about 9:30pm as Sydney Metro grows to full operations.

Two new On Demand bus services will start in The Ponds and Norwest connecting commuters to metro services. On Demand buses can pick commuters up from an agreed point close to their homes and drop them off at a nearby metro station.

More than 1,500 additional weekly services have been added to the timetable and changes to some existing routes will be introduced to include stops at local metro stations and support growing residential areas.

Station Link bus services were also introduced to keep customers moving so that the Epping to Chatswood train line could be upgraded to metro standards. Station Link services will end on 26 May. Macquarie University, Macquarie Park and North Ryde stations will reopen as part of the new Metro North West Line.

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COVER STORY

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Railway Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) is in the spotlight as one of the emerging fields transforming the transportation sector. It is not a new term.

Academics talked about artificial intelligence as early as the 1950s.

Since then, AI has undergone several difficulties, where optimistic expectations were followed by bitter disillusion. In recent years, AI has made a lot of progress, as machine learning techniques have been combined with technologies used for searching and analyzing the large quantities of data (otherwise known as big data and data mining) produced by the development of the digital world - in short, computers making decisions that would otherwise be the preserve of humans.

and consumers, as it can be used for surveillance purposes. AI can lead to biased decisions, restrict users' options, influence their opinions and manipulate their choices. Some analysts have raised concerns that AI could threaten jobs or render decision-making processes opaque.

AI In Rail When they were set up and developed in the 19th century, railways were one of the most innovative sectors of the economy

Other reasons for its successful growth include the development of communications networks and the internet of things as well as progress in transport devices. AI is aiding all transport modes in becoming safer, cleaner, smarter and more comfortable. AI can be applied in vehicles, infrastructure, for drivers or transport users, and to the way in which these interact to deliver a transport service. AI helps to detect market trends, identify risks, ease traffic congestion, reduce greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions, design and manage transport and analyze travel demand and pedestrian behavior.

However, as much as beneficial AI are, they also pose some real threats and challenges. AI applications raise numerous ethical, social, economic and legal questions, such as who is liable for an accident; how to protect AI from cyberattacks; or how to ensure data protection and transparency. AI also poses risks for citizens METRO RAIL NEWS l JUNE 2019 l WWW.METRORAILNEWS.IN

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COVER STORY and a major actor of the industrial revolution. With the subsequent rapid growth of road and air transport, rail lost its leading position in innovation. Since the 1990s, the emergence and development of the internet, the internet of things and big data have provided the rail sector with an opportunity to embark upon a new phase of technological innovation. Indeed, the vast quantity of data generated by these digital technologies can be a useful instrument, enabling rail companies to modif y their organizational structure, improve their performance and create new added value. To reap the full benefits of digitalization, railways can rely on AI. AI can improve manufacturing, operations and maintenance for rail operators and infrastructure managers. It can consequently be perceived as a lever to improve management, lower costs and enhance competitiveness with respect to direct competitors or to other transport modes.

stated that it was increasing its focus on driverless operations, which could become a reality between 2021 and 2023, with the first pilot tests already taking place. At that time, DB was launching discussions with staff and unions on the impact of this potential change and on the evolution of the role of the train driver.

ATO and AI technologies are also used to improve the performance and competitiveness of rail freight. Shift2rail is carrying out activities related to ATO to optimize resource utilization. As intermodal transport of containers is expected to grow, projects are underway to better synchronise container train movements on the network, improve real-time information and data exchange. ATO was successfully tested in 2018 on the dedicated freight Betuwe route, connecting the port of Rotterdam to Germany

Operational intelligence

Intelligent train automation One of the most telling examples of uses of AI in rail technology is its contribution to the automation of train operation (ATO). ATO transfers responsibility for managing operations from the driver to the train control system, with varying degrees of autonomy. The International Electrotechnical Commission has established four standard grades of train automation: the third grade corresponds to driverless operations (with crew members present on board) and the fourth to autonomous and unattended train operations.

In ATO, developments have been conspicuous in densely populated urban areas, with driverless metros and light rail transit (urban or regional services). In 2018, roughly 1000 km of the automated metro lines were in operation and served 41 cities in 19 countries worldwide. Forecasts indicate that by 2025 there will be over 2300 km of automated lines.

Shift2Rail, the research and innovation joint undertaking set up by the EU under the Horizon 2020 initiative, is developing and validating a standard ATO for all rail segments (mainline/high speed, urban/ suburban, regional and freight lines).

Rail operators have also launched activities relating to ATO and AI. In 2018, the Railenium Institute of Technological Research, the national company Société nationale des chemins de fer (SNCF), and a group of technological and industrial companies, set up two consortia to develop two driverless train prototypes: the first consortium is tasked with designing an autonomous freight train, and the second an autonomous express regional passenger train.

For the latter, it will be necessary to integrate sensors, cameras and radars to produce the 'train's eyes', i.e. the instruments enabling it to detect Signalling and obstacles on the rail tracks. The project also comprises of other AI developments. One consists in transferring the sensory and intellectual capacities of train drivers to an automated driving module, ready to react to possible hazards. The second aims to design a module, which understands and integrates passengers' conduct on railway platforms and allows for automatic train door closure without danger. SNCF wants to deploy semi-autonomous trains by 2023 and fully autonomous trains by 2025.

The German national operator, Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB), has also started activities relating to ATO and AI. In 2016, the company

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For rail operators and infrastructure managers, the capacity to be aware of potential failures before they happen, to avoid any interruption of the service they provide, is very valuable. Today, AI can use the power of data provided by sensors placed on critical trains or infrastructures components, to extract information at the right time and recommend actions for maintenance. The benefits are manifold, such as 'nowcasting' and forecasting infrastructure or rolling stock conditions, faster and less comprehensive repair, reduction of maintenance costs and better customer satisfaction.

Train operators can also reduce the fleet reserves they have to keep, in case of breakdowns and AI helps them to increase their reliability and effectiveness.

To illustrate some AI applications, the French operator SNCF has started to apply predictive maintenance to pantographs, which can become fragile due to the wear effect. With time, the company says it will be able to forecast 80 % of incidents on catenaries, which supply electrical power to the trains. According to SNCF, predictive maintenance also allowed incidents involving train switches to be reduced by 30 %, and this technology has been applied to many train systems and subsystems. SurferLab, a rail industry joint research and development laboratory set up with the support of the EU Regional Development Fund, focuses, among other things, on preventive maintenance and AI learning.

One of its AI ongoing projects is developing the possibility for a train to transmit its 'health diagnostic' to a fleet supervisor, who will be able to organise maintenance remotely, using voice recognition software.

COVER STORY Asset intelligence

Infrastructure managers, rail operators and engineering companies can rely on AI not only to predict systems failures but also to assess the long-term performance of rail assets and put forward areas for improvement in product design. Data produced by rail infrastructure and critical train subsystems help equipment manufacturers to build a digital representation of physical entities or systems, known as 'digital twins', a technology already applied in aerospace industry. AI helps create a railway clone, integrating IT, operational and engineering technologies to assess the overall condition of the systems through their entire life-cycle (degradation of assets, failure, customer behaviour), including i n f o rm a t i o n o n p o s s i b l e d e s i g n a n d m a n u f a c t u r i n g enhancements. These improvements represent a competitive advantage for equipment manufacturers and rail operators. Laing O'Rourke, an international engineering company, uses AI and asset digital twins to schedule maintenance work, enabling the company to reduce scheduling activities to just 19 seconds, with a forward-planning of 23 days, instead of planning three hours and one day ahead, when these activities are carried out by a human being. The AI technology also allows for more balanced train usage and fewer service cancellations. Modelling a digital twin also proves useful for infrastructure managers. For example, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), the Italian rail infrastructure manager, is developing a digital model of its network, integrating it with geolocation information, to be able to provide its customers with a unique and detailed technical description of rail infrastructure.

Supporting customers Meanwhile in India, developers have also harnessed the machine learning capabilities of AI to bring about a customer service chatbot based on the technology that will reportedly be capable of conducting conversations and answering questions related to travel bookings. What's more, the service known as Ask Disha, which is being billed as the answer to cutting the country's infamously difficult-to-navigate queuing system at stations, will also be conversant in 24 different languages. According to press in the country, Ask Disha won't be able to answer specific enquiries relating to delayed services like Trainline's system, but will direct users to the correct URL which can. The joint enterprise

between the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and the Bangalore tech company, CoRover Pvt, will be integrated with integrating Ask Disha with IRCTC's bespoke Android-specific app.

Future challenges To reap the benefits that AI presents, rail industry and operators must tackle sector specific challenges as well as common challenges shared with other transport or economic sectors.

Specific challenges firstly concern geolocation. To be fully autonomous, intelligent trains must be equipped with sensors and have AI calculation capacities. Unlike metros, trains run in an open environment and can encounter unexpected obstacles such as animals, a person crossing the tracks, or fallen trees. To operate safely in an open network, autonomous trains must have train positioning technology with a detail level of 50-70 cm at their disposal, instead of the current 1-5 metres. The Geofer research project, launched in 2016 by the SNCF and the French Space Agency CNES, aims among other things to experiment with a more precise geolocation of trains using Galileo, the EU global satellite navigation system. Moreover, as previously noted, automated trains need optical sensors and cameras to detect obstacles on tracks. According to experts, train automation will need an incremental renovation of existing infrastructure.

Intelligent trains will also have to integrate external technologies, developed in particular for the automotive industry.

Common challenges that railways will share with other sectors concern financing digital and AI research, innovation activities, and infrastructure as well as new digital skills. Setting out the responsibilities of manufacturers, operators and drivers depending on the level of automation is another important challenge, and to find appropriate answers to new legal issues concerning liability and ethics. Like any other industrial sector using automated control systems, railways will have technical and human challenge to fight against cyber-threats and protect their assets. But, according to experts, the most complicated challenge by far will be the development of a new mindset. Sharing data, evolving the rather rigid railways business model towards a more dynamic network that joins technological platforms, mobility providers and customers, is a difficult task. This might prove more difficult than switching from electrical to digital instruments and devices or implementing autonomous or automated systems.

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PROJECT OF THE MONTH: KOLKATA METRO

Metro Railway, Kolkata Kolkata Metro – The 1st Metro System in India was operational as early as 1972

T

he Kolkata Metro is India's First RTS (Rapid Transit System)

Ministry of Railways by the Central Government.

serving the city of Kolkata and various districts of south

In the 2010-11 railway budget, the Union Railway Minister

and the north in the state of West Bengal. Construction

announced the addition of new lines to connect with Joka,

commenced in 1972 and a small section of 3.40 km was made

Dakshineshwar, Barrackpore, Barsat and the NSCBI Airport (Biman

open to public between Esplanade and Netaji Bhavan in October

Bandar) from New Garia. Please see information about the status

1984. Between 1984 and 1995,further sections opened bringing

of the various lines below

its total length to 16.45 km. After the success of the Delhi Metro's first phase, in the mid 2000's another push was made to expand the line. This time around, the metro was extended by 10.94 km to New Garia station, which is also known as Kavi Subhash station.

Currently, only one line of 27.28 km is operational from Noapara to Kavi Subhash metro station and remaining five metro lines are under various phases of construction. Kolkata became the 17th

Operational, under construction and future expansion plan In 2010, the Railway Ministry announced plans for the construction of five new metro lines and an extension of the existing North-South corridor. These new projects are: Line 1

Zone of IR (Indian Railways) to be operated by the Ministry of

A) Noapara to New Garia (Kavi Subhash): 28.14 km – Operational

Railways and it is the only metro in the country, which falls under

B) Noapara to Dakshineswar: 4.11 km – Under Construction

the jurisdiction of the Indian Railways. Around 300 metro services

Line 2

operate every day, carrying over 700,000 passengers, making it

Salt Lake Sector V to Howrah Maidan: 16.34 km – Under

the second busiest metro system in India.

Construction

In 2009, construction began on the 14.67 km Line 2 from Salt Lake

Note: This line is planned to be extended by 10 km to Satrangachi

Sector V to Howrah Maidan, a project that was earlier under the

in the future

Ministry of Urban Development's belt but later transferred to the

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Major modifications

A) Joka to Majerhat: 7.5 km – Under Construction

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B) Majerhat to Esplanade: 8.25 km – On Hold

Construction of station at Noapara: A new 4-platform station has been constructed at Noapara. Commuters of Line 1

Line 4

travelling towards the Airport via Line 4 (Noapara-Barasat) will

A) Noapara to NSCBI Airport: 6.87 km – Under Construction

be able to interchange here. For the time being, only two platforms are in use, but once construction of Line 4 is

B) NSCBI Airport to Barasat: 11.26 km – On Hold

completed, all four platforms will become operational.

Line 5 Baranagar to Barrackpore: 12.50 km – On Hold

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Note: This line might function as an extension/spur of Line 1 when it

interchange between Line 1, Line 2 and Line 3

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Line 6 New Garia (Kavi Subhash) to NSCBI Airport: 32 km – Under Construction

Upgrade of Esplanade metro station: A subway is going to be constructed in the existing Esplanade station to provide an

India's highest metro station: Line 2 of Kolkata metro will have an extension towards Airport from its existing Central Park station. A new Station at the Haldiram Crossing on VIP road will be constructed at a height of 22 metres, which will then become the tallest station in the country.

Metro Route and Stations Kolkata Metro comprises of 24 stations, 15 of which are underground, 7 are elevated and 2 stations are at evaluation. All the underground stations have island platforms, with the exception of Park Street, which has side platform. Whilst all the elevated stations have side platforms, Noapara has island platforms and since it will be the central station along Line 1 and Line 4, it has 4 platforms with a length of 182m. The standard length of platforms in Kolkata Metro is 170m. The metro stations of Gitanjali and Netaji have the lowest platform length of 163m.

The average length between any two stations is 1.14 km. The least distance between stations is 0.597 km in the middle of Central and Chandni Chowk, while the longest distance that the stations are apart are is 2.15 km between Dum and Belgachia.

Since Kolkata Metro operates on third Rail, 750 V DC, power substations were inherent at Jatin Das Park, Central, Shyambazar stations. The tracks constructed are M1A type track with fittings.

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Rolling Stock

stations and are in operation to encourage the brief withdrawal

The Rolling Stock of Kolkata Metro Line 1 utilizes the Indian wide

and infusion of rakes, in addition to performing shunting

gauge track, which is fabricated by ICF, Chennai, and the electrical

operations inside the car shed, required for upkeeping purposes.

parts are produced by NGEF, Bangalore. To begin with, the rolling

Train Protection and Warning System (TPWS) is adopted on the

stock armada was made from 4-auto rakes. Throughout the years

entire Metro Railway. This improves safety by providing advanced

there has been impressive extension to the system, both

warning to the drivers and applies brakes, if the exceed the speed

underground and on elevated sections. With the increase in

limit on any section.

ridership 8 coach is being adopted as a standard for the Kolkata

Facilities and Services

Metro. Currently, there are 18 Non-AC coaches and 13 AC coaches.

Kolkata Metro provides exceptional seats in each compartment,

Out of the 18 Non-AC coaches, 11 will be decommissioned, since

which are reserved for the ladies and the senior citizens. Kolkata

they have outlasted their ordinary existence of 25 years. The

Metro has likewise as of late acquainted usefulness with bolster

remaining 7 coaches are still in great condition, so they will be

versatile signs in underground passages. Metro stations are

renovated and put back into service Currently, Kolkata metro uses

outfitted with extensive fans and trains are ventilated. The Kolkata

the following coaches; – *BHEL (1000 Series): 9 coach trains made

Metro has presented a smart card framework.

by ICF, Chennai. These were operational when the metro began its operation from Esplanade to Bhawanipur (now Netaji Bhavan).

These trains had a dim green colour and had a yellow stripe at the base. Later, it was changed to white with a dim blue stripe.

Currently, they are yellow with a wide chestnut band at the bottom.

The coaches are generally numbered from B1 to B9, however two of these have been decommissioned.

Signalling and Frequency Kolkata metro trains work on normal Indian Railways programmed signaling innovation. A Route Relay Interlocking System has been adopted at Mahanayak Uttam Kumar and Noapara carshed

Token Subsequent to utilizing the megnatic ticketing framework for a long time from 1984 to 2011, Kolkata Metro presented RadioFrequency Identification (RFID) tokens by Center for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) from 2011. The old attractive strip per user entryways were supplanted by new RFID per users.

Smart Card Kolkata metro has now facilitated Smart Card administration, presented by Center for Railway Information Systems (CRIS). These Smart cards are multi-programmable, and suburbanites can choose different multi-ride plans. To purchase another card, a

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PROJECT OF THE MONTH: KOLKATA METRO suburbanite needs to have a minimum balance of ₹60, which will be discounted after the card is returned in great condition, before its expiry date. A suburbanite can energize the savvy card for the aggregates of ₹100, 200, 300, 500 or 1000 and get 110% quality on each purchase and the card is valid for a year. Kolkata metro additionally presented smart card reviving machines in Park Street station, on a trial premise, where cash could be credited onto the savvy card by embeddings ₹100 notes into the machine.

Security Every station along the route is fitted with close circuit cameras, metal finders, and X-beam stuff scanners, making the metro the most secure type of transport in Kolkata. Taking pictures/videos, eating, drinking and smoking are all restricted on the metro premises.

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Elevated Station: Work on elevated stations have been

History – Key Dates

completed. Final works before commencement of service is

24 Oct 1984: Esplanade – Netaji Bhawan (Line 1) – 3.40 km

being carried out currently.

12 Nov 1984: Dum Dum – Belgachhia (Line 1) – 2.15 km

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Tunnel for Phase 1 : This section is of 5490 meters and

29 Apr 1986: Netaji Bhawan – Tollygunge (Line 1) – 4.24 km

construction has been completed. This section was

13 Aug 1994: Belgachhia – Shyambazaar (Line 1) – 1.63 km

constructed by ITD-ITD Cementation JV. The underground

02 Oct 1994: Esplanade – Chandni Chowk (Line 1) – 0.71 km

section between stadium and Phoolbagan will be inaugurated

19 Feb 1995: Shyam Bazaar – Girish Park (Line 1) – 1.92 km

few months after Phase 1 is completed. Although completed,

19 Feb 1995: Chandni Chowk – Central (Line 1) – 0.60 km

the section between Phoolbangan and Sealdah will not be put

27 Sep 1995: Central – Girish Park (Line 1) – 1.80 km

into operation, till the tunnel between Esplanade and Sealdah

22 Aug 2009: Tollygunge – Garia Bazar (Line 1) – 5.85 km

is completed.

07 Oct 2010: Garia Bazar – New Garia (Line 1) – 3.00 km

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10 Jul 2013: Dum Dum – Noapara (Line 1) – 2.09 km

Underground Stations for Phase 1: Phoolbagan and Sealdah are the underground stations for Phase 1. They are being

Kolkata Metro Line 2 (East-West Metro)

constructed using the cut and cover method. The work at

East-West Metro, a ₹4874.6 crore (US$750 million) project to

Phoolbagan station has nearly completed, but this station will

connect Kolkata with Howrah by an underwater metro line, below

be inaugurated mid-year in 2019 and not along with the rest of

the Hooghly river, was given the go-ahead by the central

stations in Phase 1. Sealdah station which was supposed to be

government. It will connect Salt Lake in North 24 Parganas with

part of Phase 1 is no longer part of Phase 1, as this station can

Howrah by going underneath the Hooghly River/Ganga in the

become operational only once the TBM from the other side

Indian state of West Bengal. It would consist of 12 stations from

reaches Sealdah (Inauguration date in 2020).

Salt Lake Sector V in the east to Howrah Maidan in the west, of which 6 would be elevated and 6 would be underground, with a

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Tunnel for Phase 2: The section between Sealdah and Mahakaran station was realigned due to objection from

total distance of 16.6 km.

GoWB. Work at Howrah Maidan has commenced in March

In January 2011, KMRC and the entire East West (EW) metro

2016. The section between Howrah Maidan and Esplanade

corridor was taken over by the Ministry of Railways from the

station has been built by Afcons – Transtonnelstroy JV team.

Ministry of Urban development and the state government of West

Two tunnel boring machines from Herrenknecht are being

Bengal. Now the East-West Metro's majority stake is with the

used to dig the tunnel. This section passes through the river

Indian Railways and the remainder is as a loan from the Japanese

Hooghly for 520 meters. The section under the river is at a

Bank for International Cooperation.

depth of 30 meters (roof to ground distance) whereas the

Current Status Ÿ

average roof to ground distance is 17 meters. The Howrah station on the west side of the river and will be at a depth of 30

Elevated Corridor: The elevated section for Phase 1 has been

meters. Tunnelling commenced from Howrah Maidan side. On

completed, regular trials are in progress.

23rd May a TBM named Rachna completed the tunneling

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Central to Howrah Maidan awarded to Afcons.

Prerna also completed the tunnelling work under the river on 21 June 2017. There were some concerns during tunnelling

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under Brabourne road as the tunnel would pass within 100 meters of heritage structures and there were also many old

Residents and shops in the old building were temporarily

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section is to be made of steel girders. Ÿ

Underground Stations for Phase 2: Construction of Howrah Maidan, Howrah Station, Mahakaran and Esplanade stations

their employee. Ÿ

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India for construction of tunnel within 100 meters of three

Mahakaran, several other tram routes had to also be Ÿ

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evacuated in phased manner when the TBM's passes below

July 2019.

these old buildings.

Recent Vacancy: Post Name: Dy.Chief Engineer Electrical.

2009: KMRC awards rolling stock contract to Spain's

2009: Contract for building the overground stations and viaduct awarded to Gammon and Simplex Infrastructure.

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2009: Contract for building the underground section from Subhash Sarabor to Central Station awarded to ITD-ITD

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2009: Physical Construction of EW corridor starts.

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2017-August: Mini-bus stand at Mahakaran shifted to facilitate the construction of underground station.

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2017-September: Panasonic Manufacturing and Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric have been awarded contract of platform screen door on all 12 stations.

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2017-October: 365 m of elevated section at Duttabad completed using steel girders.

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2017-December: Tunnelling between Mahakaran station and Esplanade station on going.

Cementation JV. Ÿ

2017-July: People from 11 buildings in Brebourne Road

After multiple delays, Phase-I has been scheduled to open in

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF). Ÿ

2017-July: Tram depot at Esplanade shifted to facilitate construction of Metro Station.

Train Depot: Construction, electrical and mechanical work has

Timelines Ÿ

2017-June: Permission received from Archaeological Survey of heritage buildings.

been completed and it is presently operational. Ÿ

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moved. Due to closure of tram routes at Esplanade and temporarily stopped. Ÿ

2017-June 21: Second TBM completes tunneling the West bound tunnel under the river Hoogly.

designed by RITES. At Esplanade, the tram depot has been moved and at Mahakaran the existing bus stand has also been

2017-May 23: First TBM completes tunneling the East bound tunnel under the Hoogly river.

has commenced. The Esplanade station will become the interchange station for three metro lines. This station has been

2017-March: Afcons nicknames the tunnel boring machine as Prerna and Rachna inspired from the names of daughter of

commence. Ÿ

2017-March: Work starts at 365 meters of elevated section at Duttabad after resettlement of affected household. Elevated

the construction of North-South Line 1 of Kolkata Metro.

This work over in June 2019 and main tunnelling should

2017-Jan: Structural and Roofing work of all elevated stations completed.

delayed due to detection of steel beams that were left during NATM tunnelling method is being used to cut the steel beams.

2016-Feb: Rolling stock contract for 14 rakes having 6 coaches awarded to BEML.

by ITD-ITD Cementation JV and construction work started in January 2019. The Esplanade Sealdah section have been

2015: Complete elevated tracks other than 365 meters at Duttabad ready.

buildings have been moved in phased manner before tunnelling. The Esplanade - Sealdah section will be executed

2015: Subodh Mullick Square station, a key stop in the revised blueprint, done away with to avoid eviction of hawkers.

one tunnel and the other tunnel has been dug in and completed by April. In this section, shops and residents of the

2015: Realignment approved by Railways and JICA in between Sealdah to Howrah station.

completed in November 2017. For the Mahakaran-Esplanade section, tunneling has been completed on 23 March 2018 for

2014: CAF pulls away from KMRC rolling stock contract due to cost escalation.

moved and the buildings were reinforced before construction of tunnel. Construction of tunnel till Mahakaran station was

2012: Realignment proposed to avoid shifting of 80 families from Bowbazar and hawkers from Brabourne Road.

and dilapidated buildings in this section. KMRC received permission from Archaeological Survey of India in June 2017.

2010: Contract for building the underground section from

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2017-December: KMRC declares first phase to be in between

PROJECT OF THE MONTH: KOLKATA METRO

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Sector V and Salt Lake Stadium instead of Phoolbagan to be

to detection of underground steel slabs of North South

inaugurated in June 2018.

corridor.

2018-January: Demo coach arrives at Salt Lake Metro Depot.

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commenced in Karunamoyee and Central Park stations.

People question its use. Ÿ

2018-February 12: Metro general manager Mr. Ajay

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2018-Nov: Trial Runs conducted by RDSO between Sector V and Salt Lake Stadium stations.

2018-February: KMRC and Railways have once again postponed the opening of Phase 1 and truncated the route for

2018-Oct: Trial Runs conducted between Sector V and Salt Lake Stadium stations.

Vijayvargiya again postpones opening of first phase from June to September 2018. Ÿ

2018-Aug 30: Installation of Platform Screen Doors

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2018-Nov-Dec: Small tunnels being made using NATM

Phase 1 from Sealdah to Phoolbagan and now only till Salt lake

method at Esplanade to remove steel beams left during

Sec V.

North-South Metro construction in 1980's.

2018-March 23: First TBM named Prerna reaches Esplanade

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2019-Jan-25: Tunneling on Esplanade Sealdah section begins.

station completing the section from Howrah Maidan to

TBM named Chandi starts its initial push from Esplanade

Esplanade. This tunnel will be used by Howrah bound tunnel.

station. It will take 12-15 months to complete the tunnelling.

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2018-Mar 31: BEML delivers first metro train set to KMRC.

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2018-Apr 5: Second TBM completes digging of second tunnel

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between Howrah Maidan and Esplanade station.

2019-Feb-19: Second boring machine named Urvi starts tunnelling from Esplanade station.

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2019-Apr : Glitches detected during software integration while

2018-Ap 20: First metro rake arrives at Salt Lake Depot.

negotiating curves in line (First phase of the project till Salt

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2018-May 1: The second metro rake from BEML arrives.

Lake Stadium). Glitches have been fixed, and the signalling and

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2018-June 20: First test ride inside depot starts.

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communication firm Ansaldo STS has recommended 1000 hours of trial run before commencement of service.

2018-June 27: Work at Esplanade Sealdah tunnel drilling Ÿ

stalled due to existing steel structure in North South Line.

2019-May : Tunnel boring machine Urvi and Chandi after initial slow start progressing steadily towards Sealdah.

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2018-July 4: First trial run between Central Park and Sector V.

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2018-Aug: Tunnelling from Esplanade to Sealdah suspend due

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2019-May-31: Electrification of third rail and trail run in underground section from Stadium to Phoolbagan.

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INTERVIEW

Exclusive Interview with Mr. Keun Young Kim, Chairman WTIA and AH Group Korea.

WTIA to make consortium for 400 Railway Stations in India.

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etro Rail News team had an opportunity to interview Mr. Keun Young Kim, Chairman, World Token Issued Alliance (WTIA) & Chairman, AH Group Korea at the 5th Smart Cities India Expo 2019 at Pragati Maidan on 23 May 2019. WTIA will provide complete solution, including ďŹ nance, operation, technical assistance, IT, etc. Below is the excerpt from the interview.

Please provide a brief introduction about yourself and your current roles and responsibilities in your company?

Mr. Keun Young Kim: I am currently the chairman of AH GROUP KOREA, and I am carrying out the work to help our nation's companies participate in overseas development projects. We are involved in business consulting.

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Mr. Narendra Shah, Managing Editor, Metro Rail News greeting Mr. Keun Young Kim (Chairman, AH Group and WTIA).

W INTERVIEW EIVRETNI

K.Ponnambalam, Chief consultant, Mirai Sensing, A.S.Muralitharan Director, Mirai Sensing, Keun Young Kim, Chairman, AH Group Korea and WTIA, Mr. Narendra Shah, Managing Editor, Metro Rail News (Left to Right)

What is the role of AH Group to develop rail infrastructure in India

Left to Right: Mr. Oh-Cheol Kwon (CEO, SM Wave Co. Ltd), Mr. A.S.Muralidaran, Mr. Keun Young Kim (Chairman, AH Group and WTIA), Mr. Narendra Shah (Managing Editor, Metro Rail news)

Who is your local partner in India and what made you select them?

Mr. Keun Young Kim: Our Indian partner is Mirai Sensing Private Limited Director Mr. A.S.Muralidaran & P, who has been doing a lot of business with us for a long time. Now we are planning together a future-oriented innovative business model. He is a man who always respects everyone and has a humble character, but who is second to none in professional opinion.

What solution are you offering to the metro project?

Mr. Keun Young Kim: In the hyper-connected era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution that we now face, the most important part is the operating system that can successfully manage railway projects. The importance and reliance on system security will only get bigger. We have worked and prepared to complete industrial approaches to these areas, and we hope to provide related solutions.

P.Revathy ( Director, Miraj Sensing), Mr. Oh-Cheol Kwon (CEO, SM Wave Co. Ltd), A.S.Muralitharan (Director, Mirai sensing), Keun Young Kim, Chairman, AH Group Korea and WTIA

Mr. Keun Young Kim: India is a country with huge potential not just in Asia, but also across the world. I think it is very important for India to build a railway infrastructure that connects the vast land. South Korea also hopes to play a role in introducing its own technology to India's railway construction projects, as it has been accumulating much effort and technology in building the national infrastructure for years.

Please provide some insight about ongoing innovations for Metro Rail Mr. Keun Young Kim: In the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, I believe that all mechanical means are also bound to develop in tandem with the electronic industry and that the system of controlling and managing them, although industrial classifications call it the railway industry, is based on the ICT industry. As a result, we believe that convergence should be carried out in conjunction with flexible ICT-based systems early in infrastructure deployment, and that overall planning and design is critical.

Please explain super concrete?

Mr. Keun Young Kim Super Concrete is one of the projects developed by Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) to develop new materials for dr y run as par t of a national technology development project. As the research and development has been Mr. Keun Young Kim, Chairman AH group conducted at a national & WTIA with Mrs. Priyanka Sahu, level, it has the advantage Director (BD), Metro Rail News of being able to finish with higher strength and liquid type than conventional concrete. Attempts have been made to apply it to the construction of bridges, residential and commercial spaces and abroad construction projects, and we are trying to implement it various other places.

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RAIL COACH FACTORY

Railway Production Units in India

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ndian Railways manufactures a lot of its rolling stock and heavy engineering components. The six manufacturing plants of the Indian Railways, also called production units, are managed directly by the ministry. These six production units (PUs) are each headed by a General Manager (GM), who also reports directly to the Railway Board. The production units are: Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, Chittaranjan

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Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi

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Diesel Loco Modernisation Works, Patiala

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Integral Coach Factory, Chennai

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Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala

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Rail Wheel Factory, Bengaluru

Other independent units of Indian Railways are: Central Organization for Railway Electrification, Allahabad Central Organization for Modernization of Workshops, New Delhi Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO), Lucknow, which is the R&D division of Indian Railways and functions as the technical advisor to Railway Board, Zonal Railways, and production units.

Bharat Earth Movers Limited, Bengaluru is an organization not reporting into the Indian Railways, however it manufactures coaches for both the Indian Railways and Delhi Metro.

The Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE), Metro Railway, Calcutta and construction organization of NFR are also headed by a General Manager.

Indian Railways set to hive-off Production Units in Corporatization Drive

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ndian Railways is coming up with a plan to hive off its production units and associated workshops into a new government-owned entity—Indian Railway Rolling Stock Company Ltd (IRRSCL). The move is part of an overall strategy to corporatize the functioning of the organization.

The Ministry of Railways is expected to hold consultations with the unions soon on this and a cabinet note is likely to be floated within the first 100 days of the formation of the Government. The new entity is proposed to drive the technology partnership and modernization initiatives of the seven production units under the Ministry of Railways.

The proposal says that the production units, including associate workshops, will be hived off into a government-owned new entity “Indian Railways Rolling Stock Company”. Each production unit with a Chief Executive Officer will function as an individual profit centre, report to the board or chairmancum-managing director of the new entity.

Indian Railways will immediately start consultations with unions and come up with a cabinet note for approval for at least one production unit to begin with, and it might be the Modern Coach factory in Rae Bareli.

The report further mentioned that railways has also proposed to corporatize units manufacturing coaches. According to the proposal, the production units, including associate workshops, will be hived off into a new government-owned entity “Indian Railways Rolling Stock Company”.

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Indian Railways 100-day plan

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he Indian Railways has prepared 11 proposals under its 100day plan, with instructions to initiate immediate action to implement them by August 31, 2019.

The railways plans to bring down by five hours the travel time between the busy Delhi-Howrah and Delhi-Mumbai routes with an investment of about Rs 14,000 crore in infrastructure over the next four years. This is one of the 11 proposals prepared by the railways in its 100-day plan, with instructions to initiate immediate action to implement them by August 31, 2019.

The two routes account for 30 per cent of passenger and 20 per cent of freight traffic.

Presently, the fastest train on the Delhi-Howrah route takes 17 hours to complete the journey while on the Delhi-Mumbai route the quickest train takes 15.5 hours. The proposal is to reduce the travel time to 12 hours and 10 hours respectively.

The proposal is being sent to the Cabinet Committee for Economic Affairs, for approval.

According to the proposal document, the railways has set a target to ramp up the speed of the trains on these routes from the present 130 kmph to 160 kmph.

The document, a part of the 100 day-plan being prepared by union ministries on the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, lays down the vision for the national transporter for the next three months.

It states that within the next 100 days, approval should be obtained for projects to raise the speed to 160 kmph between New DelhiHowrah route (1,525 KM) at a cost of Rs 6,684 crore and the New Delhi-Mumbai route (1,483 km) at Rs 6,806 crore.

The project is proposed to be implemented within four years from the date of approval.

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The document also lists 10 other targets for the railways which need to be initiated within the next 100 days. One of them is the railways' version of the “give it up” scheme which was introduced

by Railway Minister Piyush Goyal for encouraging people to give up their subsidies on train tickets.

Many senior citizens had in fact given up their subsidies on travel tickets.

The railways plans to launch a massive awareness campaign which would run across media platforms and inside running trains to encourage people to give up their subsidy voluntarily.

The 100-day plan also includes railways' earlier proposal of handing over certain routes to private players.

It has been proposed in the document to invite private operators to run two of its trains and some routes which have low congestion and connect important tourist spots can be offered to them through Request for Proposal (RFP) and a Request for Quote (RFQ) within the next 100 days.

The document has also proposed that within the next 100 days, cabinet approval be obtained for digital corridor for railways with provision of 10 MHz spectrum in 700 MHz frequency band for railways which would enable it to increase trains carrying capacity due to increase in speed and also improve operation during fog and improved security.

Other 100-day proposals include: Wi-Fi at all 6,485 railway stations including 4,882 stations which are yet to have the facility, in the next 100 days; obtain approval for elimination by 2023 of 2,568 level crossings on golden quadrilateral diagonals with assured 100 per cent funding of Rs 50,000 crore from the government; an advanced Signalling system; redevelopment of 50 railways stations and restructuring of railway board and technological revamp.

P-WAY AND TRACK MACHINE AND WELDING TECHNOLOGY properly designed.

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Track laying using a moving line of machines

The railway track of a permanent nature is called Permanent Way, also known as Track.

In other words, a permanent way is the combination of rails, fitted on sleepers, resting on ballast and subgrade.

Purpose of Permanent Way The purpose of the permanent way is to provide a permanent facility for safe, quick and reliable movements of commercial traffic between the starting and destination station.

Structure of Permanent Way

SUZ 2000

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Plasser & Theurer introduced the concept of track relaying using moving line of machines, a decisive impetus by the development of track relaying techniques. The designation UP 1, introduced by the German Federal Railways to the first relaying train type SUZ 2000 built by Plasser & Theurer, records the historical position of this first relaying train to use the assembly-line method.

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P-WAY AND TRACK MACHINE AND WELDING TECHNOLOGY all the work steps were integrated. The material train was propelled by the track renewal machine.

The SUM series:

travel on an old track while the rear section of the relaying machine is supported on a crawler tractor. The crawler tractor runs in the gap between the old sleeper pick-up unit and new sleeper laying unit and provides a high tractive effort independent of the weather conditions.

Moreover, the SMD system provides a technology which, thanks to fast conversion without additional parts, can be used both for track renewal and track laying.

If required, the machines can be equipped with an old sleeper pick-up device, an electro-magnetic rail fastening collection unit, a crane to pick up pallets of new sleepers deposited next to the track, and a water sprinkling unit for reducing dust.

The SVM series:

Sleeper laying machine SUM 1000

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SVM1000

Figure Laying unit SUM1000

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The sleeper pick-up and laying section and the ballast regulating chain are mounted on an articulated frame with three bogies.

While working, the frame is raised by turning a spindle so that the middle bogie is free and all the work necessary for relaying the track can be carried out in this area. The rear bogie is already running on the newly laid track.

SVM1000S - Track pulling and pushing system for machine disposition © Plasser & Theurer

The SMD 80 series:

SMD 80 © Plasser&Theurer

The special feature of the SMD series is the crawler tractor. The sleeper wagons and the front section of the track relaying machine

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SVM1000S - Caterpillar trolley © Plasser & Theurer

P-WAY AND TRACK MACHINE AND WELDING TECHNOLOGY The SVM 1000 high-speed laying machine was developed and built in 1981 exclusively for laying new track. This machine is operating successfully in Australia.

under high pressure (upset stroke). After trimming off the protruding material a welded connection without any foreign material remains with a minimal heat affected zone.

The SVM 1000 S represents a further development within the SVM series: a laying machine with integrated supply of new rails. Using this laying technique, the new rails required are carried on suitable wagons and transported ahead of the laying unit using a rail conveying unit. This means there is no need to lay out the new rails ahead of the machine operation. The laying unit of the SVM 1000 S is loaded onto a wagon for transfer travel and can thus be transported quickly and easily.

Gas pressure welding

Welding technology Closure welding

Like flash butt welding, gas pressure welding, which is mainly used in Japan, requires no specified welding gap. Before welding, the rail ends are ground flat, any impurities (e.g. rust) removed, and they are exactly aligned. While both rail ends are constantly pressed together, a constant oxygen-acetylene flame heats the mating faces to 1,200 to 1,300°C. The connection created in this procedure is not done by a melting process, but by a combined recrystallisation and plastic deformation.

Thermit welding

During the work on a maintenance site, the rails are brought to the site in fixed lengths (usually 30, 60 or 120 m). They are temporarily connected with fishplates and checked and then laid on site. The temporary connection between the rails is removed after the correct track geometry has been produced and replaced by a permanent rail connection. Originally, fish plated joints were used, but today, it is usual to weld rails together to form long welded rails. This welding creates continuous welded track with integrated continuous driving mirror and reduces the stress and the noise emission of the overall system considerably. The resulting "infinitely long" (long welded) track poses great technical challenges, both in terms of the quality of the welding and with regards to the modified physical behavior of the complete system (e.g. due to temperature fluctuations).

Closure welds of the rails can generally be carried out with filler material (alumino-thermal casting fusion welding (Thermit weld) and electric arc welding or without welding fillers (flash-butt welding and gas pressure welding). Depending on the process, new material is introduced, or existing rail material is used.

Flash-butt welding

Closure weld under neutral temperature using a hydraulic rail tensioner © Robel Bahnbaumaschinen GmbH

The inventor of the Thermit welding process was Hans Goldschmidt. He discovered the process by which it is possible, via a chemical reaction initiated with a firing stick, to obtain steel and slag from a defined powder mixture (Fe2O3 and 2 Al). The rails are aligned with one another before welding and, depending on the ratio of the neutral temperature to the rail surface temperature, a gap between the rails is produced in the closure weld. After installing and filling of the prefabricated sand mould, the reaction begins, and the gap is filled with the resulting steel. The reaction in the welding crucible commences with an ignition rod. Within a few seconds the material reaches temperatures of 2,500 to 3,000°C.

Build-up welding

Flash butt welding with the APT 1500 RA © Plasser & Theurer

In flash-butt welding, the rail steel is brought to the welding temperature by the use of the electrical voltage. An arc is produced at the free ends by the current applied on both rail ends.

The high energy input warms the rail ends, and as soon as the desired melting temperature is reached, they are pressed together

In addition to traditional welding, build-up welding is another classic method of welding. It is mainly used in turnouts, to reestablish the rail surface. Even with large rail surface defects (wheel burns or squats), build-up welding can be used as a temporary measure to ensure smooth running and safe railway operation.

Manual arc welding with stick electrodes or inert gas welding with self-protective filling wire electrode are used on tracks in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Arc welding is used on branch lines and to a certain extent, for the closure weld of two rails. Due to the low welding gap this requires special skill on behalf of the welder.

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POST EVENT REPORT - 5TH SMART CITIES INDIA 2019 EXPO

The 5th Smart Cities India Expo attracts huge participation, ends on a High Note

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he three-day expo was a congregation of innovators, academia, policy makers & city administrators, government representatives, business delegates, multinationals, etc. that came to strike business deals, expand their markets, and explore new technologies and solutions in the fields of smart cities, water management, solar, transport and infrastructure. The expo witnessed record visitor numbers and strong sales across all disciplines. It had something to offer to all - trade delegations moved fruitfully from booth to booth; ideas exchanged among compatriots; and business ideas were discussed.

The fourth smart cities awards, conducted by Exhibitions India Group on the last day of the expo, received 236 nominations across 17 categories. A jury of 11 eminent members having vast experience and knowledge on the subject of smart cities across various categories such as water, education, infrastructure, etc., selected the winners. The awards were presented to 17 winners, and certificates of merit were presented in 5 categories. Among the winners were New Delhi Municipal Council Smart City Ltd. for ewaste collection; Smart City Ahmedabad Development Ltd. for Intelligent Transit Management System - Automatic Fare Collection System; Smart City Ahmedabad Development Ltd. for Safe and Secure Ahmedabad project; Diesel Loco Modernisation Works Patiala for New Electric Locomotive - WAP7; Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Ltd. for solar rooftops, etc. The complete list of award winners can be accessed on the link below ( h t t p : / / w w w. s m a r t c i t i e s i n d i a . c o m / s m a r t c i t i e s i n d i a awards.aspx#awards).

Meanwhile, talking about their experience at the 5th Smart Cities India 2019 expo, Bharat Kaushal Managing Director, Hitachi India,

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said, “Cities are complex organisms of people, governments, businesses and organisations, which require holistic solutions that address the needs of all stakeholders. The 5th Smart Cities India 2019 expo functions as an integrated platform for us to showcase Hitachi's technological prowess in the Smart City space, displaying our diversified social innovation business solutions and our commitment towards enhancing the lives of citizens digitally.”

Samson Khaou, Managing Director (India), Dassault Systèmes, said, “By 2030, India's urban population will increase to more than 800 million, and over the next decade, cities will account for more than 70% of the country's GDP. We have witnessed a push from the State governments to modernise infrastructure and build smart cities that involves building and renovating facilities, as well as construction of roads and highways. This will require significant collaboration and efficient monitoring. In addition, urban planners, architects and engineering & construction firms will leverage our 3D platform to deliver 'more by using less' in order to create a sustainable city that improves the life of the citizens.”

Sharing his experience of the expo, a visitor said, “We, as common people, usually do not realise the hard work put in by our government and local administrators in creating the infrastructure of our cities. This exhibition and the conferences that I attended have been an eye opener for me.” A group of students who had come exploring, discussed in excitement all the new technologies they had seen and were fascinated with some exhibits as well. “We have heard about electric vehicles but had never seen them. Here, we got to experience such vehicles first-hand and saw their charging stations. The EV technology is the future and we are glad to see our government actively promoting it.”

The 5th Smart Cities India expo, jointly-organised by India Trade

POST EVENT REPORT - 5TH SMART CITIES INDIA 2019 EXPO

Promotion Organisation (ITPO) and Exhibitions India Group, was inaugurated by Shri Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, at the Pragati Maidan, New Delhi on 22nd May. Sharing his views about the exhibition, Shri Prem Behl, Chairman, Exhibitions India Group, said, “It has been an action-packed three days for us and the response has been overwhelming. From the first-ever Smart Cities India expo, we have grown to emerge as one of the most popular trade shows in South Asia that showcases all facets of a smart city. Today, we cover multiple technologies that shape modern cities. Our intent is to provide a platform for all verticals associated with the Smart Cities to create state-of-theart infrastructure, capable of providing a holistic experience to the citizens dwelling in the urban habitats. Our focus will now shift to preparing for the next year with the vision to provide our partners, clients and visitors an intriguing and enriching experience, which will also promote business growth and productivity. We have already lined up a few surprises that will be unveiled at the 6th Smart Cities India 2020 expo.”

About India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO): The premier trade promotion agency of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, is committed to showcase excellence achieved by the country in diverse fields, especially trade and commerce. ITPO provides a wide spectrum of services to trade and industry, and acts as a catalyst for growth of India's trade.

About Exhibitions India Group: Exhibitions India Group is a trade promotion organisation creating opportunities for investments, joint ventures and technology transfers. Exhibitions India Group acts as an interface between businesses, government, academia, society, media, etc.

Exhibitions India Group has been in existence since 1987, and is committed to providing satisfaction to its customers by organising quality and focused international trade shows through exceptional services, employee involvement, market intelligence and continual improvement. For more information, please visit: http://www.exhibitionsindia.com

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CASE STUDY

A Manufacturing Firm in Kutch Eliminates Data Spoofing with Matrix Weighbridge Integration Solution Industry:

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Kutch, Anjar

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Dependency on more than one system

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Lack of evidence for auditing purpose

A multi-division and multi-location conglomerate in Kutch (Gujarat, India), engaged in manufacturing, trading, exporting and supplying a finest assortment of Roofing Accessories Roofing Sheets, Metal Coils, Roofing Accessories, Metal Roofing Sheets, Coated Roofing Sheets and Tiled Sheets for Roofing has trusted Matrix for providing security solutions.

Solution Offered

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Snapshots

VMS Software with Inbuilt Weighbridge Application Module: SATATYA SAMAS PLT

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Vehicle Number Snapshot (ANPR)

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Driver Snapshot (Evidence)

IPC Channel Wise ANPR/LPR License (ANPR1)

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Material Snapshot (Auditing)

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Weighbridge Snapshot (Avoid Data Spoofing)

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2 MP Varifocal IR Bullet Camera with 2.8-12 mm Lens- SATATYA CIBR20VL12CWS

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2 MP Fixed Lens IR Bullet Camera with 3.6 mm Lens- SATATYA CIBR20FL36CWS

Business Scenario and Challenges The Company was using conventional Weighbridge system which performed basic functionalities. This tradition system had certain limitation:

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Looking at all the challenges that the company was facing, Matrix offered an optimized solution with Weighbridge Integration.

Matrix Weighbridge Integration solution provides the following functionalities:

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Safeguard Evidence

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Bookmark Video Recordings

Evidence Receipt Ÿ

Print Evidence Record

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Periodic Report Generation

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Client will be able to track in-bound and out-bound material movement by capturing the details of respective material weight.

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Enables the client to make easy comparison of weights between supplying plant and receiving plant with the help of captured screenshots.

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Record weight of the material and then use the data to post good's receipts, production bookings and dispatch documents, etc.

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Limits Weighbridge Vendor dependency by providing interoperability without depending much on other APIs.

products, Matrix has launched cutting-edge products like Video Surveillance Systems - Video Management Software, Network Video Recorder and IP Camera, Access Control and TimeAttendance Systems as well as Telecom Solutions such as Unified Communications, IP-PBX, Universal Gateways, VoIP and GSM Gateways and Communication Endpoints. These solutions are feature-rich, reliable and conform to the international standards.

Having global footprints in Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Africa through an extensive network of more than 2,500 channel partners, Matrix ensures that the products serve the needs of its customers faster and longer. Matrix has gained trust and admiration of customers representing the entire spectrum of industries. Matrix has won many international awards for its innovative products.

About Matrix

For further information, please contact:

Established in 1991, Matrix is a leader in Security and Telecom solutions for modern businesses and enterprises. As an innovative, technology driven and customer focused organization, the company is committed to keep pace with the revolutions in the Security and Telecom industries. With around 40% of its human resources dedicated to the development of new

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ARTICLE

Understanding Land Value Capture: Innovative Financing for Urban Rails Transit Oriented Development, MTR, Hong Kong

Traditional Financing of our Urban Rail Projects A good public transport system is often one of the defining features of a city, generating multiple far reached benefits, enhancing sustainable living, attracting residents, businesses, daily commuters and tourists.

Rail based public transport projects such as LRTS/ MRTS/ RRTS generate large scale economic values for cities and are necessary for long term inclusive and sustainable development. However, in various transport systems across the world, fares that users pay do not fully help recover costs of the initial investment made. Substantial government monetary support, subsidies & loans are required to build, maintain and operate most of the rail-based transit systems. This traditional way of urban rail financing leads to a growing debt-subsidy cycle which undermines the economic development.

Ishita Aryan, Urban Planner, National Institute of Urban Affairs Consultant, National Capital Region Transport Corporation

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At a time when urban rail investment appears to be a priority for the cities, governments face budgetary pressure leading to challenges in the financing of urban rail. The fiscal challenge for urban rail has prompted cities to find alternative funding and seek different governance frameworks to implement rail projects. Cities are recognizing the potential of urban rail in creating economic value, through its multiple non-transport benefits, especially its impact on land values and thus its potential to influence more intensive land development/ Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and hence urban regeneration with its associated agglomeration of benefits. Innovative financing through 'beneficiary pay' methods have emerged lately to cope up with the crunch of finances for building capital intensive public transport facilities such as Metro's and Rapid Rails. Thus, it becomes essential for Indian cities to learn from the successful experiences of Innovative Financing for Mass Transit across the globe.

Figure 1: The JRE Communication Robot, EMIEW

ARTICLE Impact of Rail Transit on Land & Real Estate Developments

The LRTS/ MRTS/ RRTS provides fast, reliable, safe and comfortable connectivity solution to the expanding urban centres. It serves as an integral commuter transport backbone in the region. High speed, significant reduction in travel time and wider reach, offers a very different propositions to the spatial geographies. The hypothesis is that even incremental changes in transport infrastructure may encourage both land development and economic growth stems from the concept of the “accessibility” of locations. The more easily people and goods can access a given location, the more desirable that location is for both people to live and for businesses to establish themselves. This added increment of location desirability will lead to tremendous development in public transport station areas/ influence zones - both physical land development and redevelopment as well as economic development. With the establishment of MRTS corridors, there is a sharp increase in valuations, as per various market studies. The enhanced real estate development due to building an MRTS corridor brings in: (i)

Increase in catchment areas, due to which newer areas become accessible.

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Increase in real estate valuations, due to increased accessibility, infrastructure development and economic development.

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Transaction velocity increases with increase in number of real estate transactions. Till date. The rise in land & asset valuations due to public investments have usually been captured only by private players.

Understanding Land Value Capture (LVC) Land Value Capture refers to a type of innovative public financing, in which increases in land values generated by a new public infrastructure investment are all or in part “captured” through a land related tax or any other active or passive mechanisms, such as betterment charges, tax increment financing, air rights sale, property development, to pay back such an investment. In other words, Value Capture, in a broader sense, opposes the windfall gains derived out of public infrastructure creation accrued to a privileged few as unearned income, but argues for redistribution of such gains fully or partially to fund public investment and also to compensate social-costs often resulting from these investment

negativities. However, the LVC concept is still perceived as a workin-progress with varied success. As evident from global experiences, this was primarily due to the fact that there is a notional misconception of the Value Capture mechanism as only a financing tool. Mostly they have overlooked the needed support investments for infrastructure integration and the sustainable community living aspects specifically in the case of using LVC for a mass transit project. Land Value Capture can be blended with planning and development framework to bring in the realizations of Transit Oriented Development as well.

Development Based Land Value Capture (DBLVC): Development based Land Value Capture (DBLVC) is the type of LVC mechanism where transit agencies or transit investors are directly or indirectly involved in the delivery of development on land around transit stations (George Hazel Consultancy, 2013).

Examples: Direct Property Development, Joint Property Development, Land Sales/ Auction, Air Rights Sale, Land Lease Agreements, Land Readjustment, Urban Redevelopment Schemes Taxation Based Land Value Capture (TBLVC): Taxation based land value capture (TBLVC) is the type of LVC instrument that is used to recover transit induced value gains by imposing taxes or fees on existing developments located in 'transit investment benefitting areas” established by the transit agency. (Medda & Modelewska, 2009; Walters, 2012).

Figure 2: Simulation of Examples: Cess, Taxes, Levies like Tax Increment Financing (TIF), tailgating passenger Special Assessments, Land Value Taxes (LVT), Betterment Charges, Impact Fees, Station Connection Fees etc

Applicability of Land Value Capture Tools Overall, Land Value Capture finance is rapidly acquiring global legitimacy as an ancillary and innovative source of funding for expensive urban transport projects. The highlighted economic impacts of public transit investments on surrounding properties make a strong case for transit Value Capture Finance in emerging cities. However, Development Based Land Value Capture type mechanisms have unique advantages over Taxation Based Land Value Capture type mechanisms and vice versa. It is critical that city leaders and transit executives consider the unique advantages of the two types of LVC to ascertain which best fits their local context and funding objective. Alternatively, DBLVC and TBLVC mechanisms can be consolidated to meet a funding objective, METRO RAIL NEWS l JUNE 2019 l WWW.METRORAILNEWS.IN

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ARTICLE while leveraging the strengths of each type. Feasibility, Equity, Efficiency, and Revenue Capacity and their supporting criteria must be adhered to maximize the utility of any type of LVC mechanism for transit finance. Efficiency and Revenue Capacity especially underscore the essence of evaluating the revenues LVC mechanisms relative to their costs. This is a critical step towards thinking more economically about LVC finance tools used for financing transit and sustainable urban development.

The 'Rail plus Property' model: Hong Kong's successful self-financing formula for MTR

“Rail plus Property” (R+P) Model- Hong Kong'Rail + Property' model is one of the most successful examples of Development Based Land Value Capture (DBLVC), which has been used for financing Mass Transit Railway (MTR Hong Kong). The reason behind the model being able to perform so well is that the government of Hong Kong has enabled MTR to capture value from the property-value increases that typically follow the construction of rail lines. The key is a business model called “Rail plus Property” (R+P). For new rail lines, the government provides MTR with land “development rights” at stations or depots along the route. To convert these development rights to land, MTR pays the government a land premium based on the land's market value without the railway. Similar models have been developed for Shenzhen, China, Sydney & London.

About Author Ishita Aryan is an urban planner in the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), Govt. of India for the support project management team at NCRTC for planning and implementation of RRTS Project.

She is Masters in Urban Planning from School of Planning & Architecture, Delhi & Bachelors in Planning from School of Planning & Architecture, Bhopal. Her key work area is VCF, TOD, Multi-Modal Integration, Parking, etc.

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Metro Railways: A Paradigm Shift in the Transportation Industry Author: Ranjesh Kumar

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etro Railway is a rapid rail transit system with improved reliability, punctuality & passenger comfort. First Metro Rail service in India was inaugurated on 24 October 1984 in Kolkata. Today, there are 17 Operational Metro railways in the country & yet there are many more to come in the near future in different cities. More than a billion passengers travel annually through metro railways. From, 24thOctober 1984 to today, we have witnessed a paradigm shift in the transportation industry of this country.

How did Metro Rail bring a paradigm shift in the Transportation Industry?

Metro rail systems are equipped with advanced Signalling & Communication system. If speaking in the general sense, it is the perfect blend of almost all major technological advancements that mankind has ever witnessed. With the help of technological edge over traditional railways, the metro railways have been able to give us assured safety, punctuality & passenger comfort. Metro Railway is no luxury, everyone can afford to pay for it. Assured safety, punctuality & passenger comfort at affordable price is the gift that Metro Railways have given to us. It is the most efďŹ cient rail system which is successfully carrying millions of passengers daily, without posing a challenge to the environment.

How well does it address the Environmental challenges?

Ranjesh is a metro rail professional with 3.5 Years of experience in station & revenue operations.

Presently working with Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation.

Metro Railway uses nearly clean technology. It runs on electricity, thus reducing the emission of greenhouse gases. Today, there are several metro rail organizations in the country, but a champion in this regard is no other Metro than the Delhi Metro. Delhi Metro is the ďŹ rst ever Metro railway system in the world to receive carbon credits. Delhi Metro is reducing the emission of 6.3 lakh ton of greenhouse gases every year. Due to the presence of the metro as a means of reliable mode of transportation, 91000 vehicles are now off road in Delhi daily. It's not just the story of one city, several other cities have similar stories, but their stories are yet to come on record.

Where all it needs to get better?

In my opinion, the current metro system needs to improve at providing last mile connectivity. If we look forward to having a better tomorrow for ourselves, we need to ensure that all the effort is put into reducing GHG emissions, in every possible way. E-rickshaws & cycles are among the few additional modes of transportations that can be promoted to connect users from metro stations to their homes. Also, I strongly believe that there is a need to upgrade from Track circuit-based train control system to communication-based train system or even an advanced signaling system to enhance the productivity of Metro Rail systems.

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OPINION

Driverless trains are being embraced around the world — but what could go wrong?

PHOTO: Automated train systems allows for increased frequency of train service. (Wikimedia Commons: Frank B Daugaard)

Experts say automation cannot be successful without human intervention and perspectives.PHOTO: Queues of people at Sydney's Castle Hill station during an automated train failure on its opening day. (ABC News)

From smart bins designed to analyze trash, to urban benches that charge phones and provide Wi-Fi, the parts of cities that were once talked about in future tense are now finding a home in the present.

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But critics of technology's forward march have drawn attention to the fact that this automated future may lead to a hermetically sealed one — where human interactions are kept to a minimum in order to ensure maximum efficiency.

Rational logic: Speed, safety and savings

One of the pitfalls of full automation reared its head during the first operational day of Australia's first fully automated train line in Sydney's north-west in May 2019.

Train reliability is a notorious sore point for commuters who have been caught in the middle of a system failure, which has been exacerbated in Australia by systems buckling under record heatwaves.

While the overwhelming majority of services ran without a hitch, one Sydney Metro train overshot a platform and subsequently failed to open its doors, causing delays across the line.

"All driverless systems have had issues at their launch, particularly because it's never been done before," said Professor Graham Currie, director of infrastructure and chair of public transport at Monash University.

"The human element is critical — you've got to bring the two together."

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42 cities around the world run 64 fully automated lines

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PHOTO: Queues of people at Sydney's Castle Hill station during an automated train failure on its opening day. (ABC News)

OPINION With an integrated automated system, this issue can be reduced significantly.

With a warmer climate than Sydney, Singapore maintains one of the world's most reliable rail services — admittedly on a smaller scale than that of Australia's — which Professor Currie said was due to its automation and approach to maintenance.

In 2017, an Australian federal parliamentary enquiry into transport automation found driverless trains increased efficiency, reliability, and safety, while governments are able to save substantially on labour costs.

This is already appreciated by cities such as Vancouver, London and Singapore, according to Daniel Bowen, the media spokesperson at the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA).

"The question for Australia perhaps is whether those cities' technologies will be adopted to the same extent," Mr. Bowen said.

Last year, the International Association of Public Transport found 42 cities around the world that operate 64 fully automated lines, with over 50 per cent of them in Asia.

In China alone, 32 fully automated metro lines will be entering service across 16 cities by 2022.

Around the globe, automated rail networks run on purpose-built lines such as Singapore's MRT service, or in hybrid systems where automated rail services co-exist with manually driven ones such as London's Underground and the Sydney Metro.

'A giant elevator rather than a train'

PHOTO: Some of Singapore's urban rail stations obscure the views of trains completely.

(Wikimedia Commons: Zarion)

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o help automated trains run smoothly and improve safety, "screen doors" have been built along the platforms of some metro networks, which act as a protective fence between the train and the station to ensure that sensors are free from stray objects — such as people, prams or phones.

This also allows a hotter place like Singapore to regulate the temperature of its metro network.

"Around Singapore, it's almost like a giant elevator rather than a train," Mr. Bowen said.

"The screen doors obscure the view of the train, and because you're underground, you can't actually see much."

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Who gets a say on what stays and goes?

Automation's benefits to any government are obvious: staff won't be needed to juggle rosters, handle drivers calling in sick, or risk general driver error.

PHOTO: Copenhagen's award-winning metro stations were designed with natural light in mind. (Flickr: Stig Nygaard)

Each metro station was built with skylights that ensured that natural light would filter down to platforms, while platform screen doors were designed to be transparent.

These factors coalesced across Sydney's train network in 2018, creating a system meltdown dubbed a "perfect storm" by NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance.

But eliminating the need for manual labour within a network

PHOTO: Sydney Metro's construction team for the north-west rail tunnels. (Transport for NSW)

But not all cities can afford such luxury with brand new underground autonomous metro line, as is the case with Europe's underground subways.

presents a major issue for governments seeking to implement this transition: Who gets a say on what stays and goes?

Bob Nanva, national secretary of the Australian Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU), told the ABC that state governments haven't respected the work of their members.

PHOTO: London's Docklands driverless light rail system was introduced in 1989. (Flickr: Sludge G)

Paris's historic metro network for example, is currently undergoing an automation conversion, where stations built at the dawn of the 20th century are to be retrofitted with technology of the 21st.

Despite the large set-up costs to fully automate two lines, Professor Currie said Paris Metro reduced its overall operational costs by 30 per cent. He said this allowed rail authorities to run

"If new technology is being introduced simply to replace people, then it is being introduced for the wrong reason," he said in a statement.

Mr. Nanva noted that while technology "improves the reliability and safety of trains", there are many things staff do that technology simply could not replicate.

"As the NSW Government is finding out on the North West Metro, even the most expensive technology is fallible, so trains still need to be under the control of someone," Mr. Nanva said.

However, in an interview with the ABC, Mr Constance said automation did not necessarily have to be seen as a net job loss.

"It's not just a case of high autonomy across transport modes," he said.

"The forever and a day is going to be the ability for governments to require the services of people to be able to maintain, manage and deal with the ageing of [rail] assets."

"We're employing more drivers than we ever have and [are experiencing] incredible growth on our network, which means that jobs will continue."

PHOTO: Paris's Cité metro station, opened in 1910, will be converted to facilitate driverless trains by 2022.

(Wikimedia Commons: Chris Sampson)

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While the Sydney Metro is overseen by a large central command network, which is touted to improve the reliability and oversight of the system as a whole, many users, workers and planners still point to the limitations of a cold, rational logic.

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PHOTO: NSW Transport Minster Andrew Constance said that new technologies provide new job opportunities. (Supplied: NSW Government)

For Professor Currie, the decidedly non-rational aspects of human life must play a role in any system designed by, and made for, humans.

"Frankly, automation can never be successful without human intervention and perspectives."

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Japan tests world's fastest bullet train

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apan tests world's fastest bullet train Japan has started testing its fastest-ever bullet train capable of reaching 400 kilometers per hour (249 mph) as it continues to develop the revolutionary mode of travel.

The ALFA-X version of the Shinkansen train began three years' worth of test runs on Friday, the CNN reported.

Once it enters operation sometime around 2030, it will run at speeds of up to 360 kph (224 mph), comfortably making it the world's fastest bullet train.

It will also outpace China's Fuxing train, which runs 10 kph slower despite being designed with the same top speed capabilities as the ALFA-X. The model's futuristic design features 10 cars and a longpointed nose. It will be tested on the line between the cities of Sendai and Aomori, which are about 280 kilometers apart as the crow flies. Tests will take place after midnight, when the line is

quiet, and will occur twice a week.

The ALFA-X marks a new stage of growth for the Shinkansen, pushing the world-renowned high-speed rail service even faster towards the future.

Its testing debut comes as Japan's new high-speed Shinkansen N700S continues tests that began just over a year ago. This model will enter commercial service in 2020, but its maximum speeds of 300 kph — the same as other N700 series trains — will be easily surpassed by the ALFA-X. The flurry of new models coincides with Japan's preparations to host the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

No matter what speeds the train achieves during its test runs, it won't match the record-breaking pace of Japan Railway's magnetic levitation, or maglev train which touched 603 kph (374 mph) on an experimental track in 2015.

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