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CONTENTS  Metro Rail News  August 2018  Vol. II  Issue 20

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EDITOR’S NOTE

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PROJECT WATCH

India completes 500 km metro railways network Mamta Shah, Managing Editor

Status of Metro Rail Projects in India As on 15.08.2018

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LEADERS TWEETS

Catch up with the Industry's to top stories News Highlights of June 2018

Leaders remarks on Industry on Twitter Snapshots of popular tweets of July 2018

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METRO & RAILWAYS PROJECT

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IN DEPTH FOCUS

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COVER STORY

Metro Rail Project of the Month Overview & progress of Jaipur Metro Rail Project

Pune Metro – Vision 2021 Dr. Brijesh Dixit, Managing Director, Maha-Metro

Delhi Metro Pink Line In depth coverage on opening of second stretch of Line-7

Road Transport Vs High Speed Rail: Revealed Indian scenario Dr. M. Selvakumar, Transportation Planner

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SMART CITIES MISSION Smart Cities in India: Embracing the opportunity of urbanization

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RAIL SAFETY

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MOBILITY SOLUTION

Nicholas Ismail, Editor, Information Age

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OPINION

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MEDIA INTERVIEW

Is India really needs Monorail?

Reeta Shah, Assistant Editor

Benefits of fire protection in rail vehicles Manprit Singh Baweja, Regional Manager-APAC Fogtec Fire Protection Pvt. Ltd.

I-Metros: A platform to nurture excellence in performance for Indian Metro Rail Companies Darshana Shukla, Associate Editor

First set of Ahmedabad Metro coaches will be received later this year Exclusive Interview with Dr. I. P. Gautam, Managing Director, Ahmedabad Metro

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LEADERS SERIES IAS APM Mohd. Hanish, MD, Kochi Metro: A different kind of bureaucrat Reeta Shah, Assistant Editor

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ARTICLE Dedicated Freight Corridor and Track Laying Machine Himanshu Batra

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WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Women still struggle when it comes to advancement in the construction industry Reeta Shah, Assistant Editor

 Write for Metro Rail News Metro Rail News looking for authors. If you represent a public transport operator or authority that is taking part in a technology–led projects like MRTS & Smart Cities, we’d like to hear from you. Send your press release, articles, project updates, whitepapers or stories to editor@metrorailnews.in

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TENDER & CONTRACT UPDATES

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EVENTS DIARY

Business opportunities in Industry Live Industry Tenders

A round up of upcoming Industry Events Networking Opportunities

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From the desk of

MANAGING EDITOR

India completes 500 km network of metro railways...

The Metro Industries are embarking on a developing designed network which will drive to future proof services for commuters with giving more priority to their safety. I have a list of short and long -term goals which I want to share with my readers through this edition of Magazine.

The month August edition is likely to see Indian Metro Industries move towards scale of development, with edge computing high speed Rail, Jaipur Metro, Inauguration of pink line, Media Interview of Managing Director of Ahmedabad Metro Mr. I.P Gautum and research article by Himanshu Batra on dedicated freight corridor & the new track laying machine, Darshana Shukla on I- Metros, Reeta Shah on Monorail scope in India, Women in Construction Industries, Rajesh Kumar on Artificial Intelligence, M. Selvakumar on High Speed Rail.

The dawn of new technology in metro services in India has made network transformation critical for Indian metro carries to address the challenge of massive transportation problem which currently India is facing. High speed Rail which has given new shape to Indian transportation to carry the passenger in smarter way.

Although the allocation for metro projects for the financial year 2018-2019 were reduce by 20% than what was outlaid in the last fiscal year. The total 2018 budget allocation for all metro projects in India is Rs 12,264.60, which is approximately Rs 3000 crore lesser than the 2017-2018 budget allocation. But metro sector has become one of the best convenience modes of transport in India. Delhi metro individual consist approximate 32 lakh commuters for metro in India. And newly operated Hyderabad metro is carrying the good ridership on daily basis.

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PROJECT WATCH

STATUS OF METRO RAIL PROJECTS IN INDIA (As on August 15, 2018)

OPERATIONAL PROJECTS

Total Length (km): 498.65 Hyderabad Metro (Telangana) Lucknow Metro (Uttar Pradesh) Kochi Motro (Kerala) Chennai Metro (Tamilnadu) Jaipur Metro (Rajasthan) Mumbai Metro (Maharashtra) Gurgaon Metro (Haryana) Bangalore Metro (Karnataka) Delhi Metro (Delhi-NCR) Kolkata Metro (West Bengal)

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Total Length (km): 451 Hyderabad Metro (Telangana) Lucknow Metro (Uttar Pradesh) Kochi Motro (Kerala) Chennai Metro (Tamilnadu) Jaipur Metro (Rajasthan) Ahamadabad Metro (Gujarat) Pune Metro (Maharashtra) Nagpur Metro (Maharshtra) Mumbai Metro (Maharashtra) Gurgaon Metro (Haryana) Bangalore Metro (Karnataka) Delhi Metro (Delhi-NCR) Kolkata Metro (West Bengal)

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UNDER-CONSIDERATION PROJECTS: 700 km Delhi Metro Phase-IV, Kanpur, Meerut, Vijayawada, Indore & Bhopal, Kochi Metro Phase-II, Greater Chandigarh, Patna, Coimbatore, Ranchi, Surat, Dehradun, Guwahati and Gorakhpur. * The above data is inclusive of Monorail projects.

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Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) expects DPR report of Coimbatore metro rail project in mid of next year Ajay Seth appointed as new Managing Director for Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (Namma Metro) Commuters expect improved mobile connectivity in Delhi Metro’s underground corridors First coaches of Namma Metro trains can’t have ‘women-only’ board 800 properties identified for land acquisitions in Chennai Metro’s phase II project

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DPR of Patna Metro rail project gets a nod by Chief Secretary MPMRCL faces challenges in completing the Bhopal metro rail project Karnataka Govt. says metro phase 2 will be on track by 2021 Kochi Metro Rail shares metro etiquette via social media post

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CM Naidu asks to speed up work on Visakhapatnam metro Around 150 differently-abled students take joyride in Chennai Metro train KfW shortlists five firms for preparation of feasibility study and DPR for Coimbatore MRTS Kolkata Metro East-West metro rake completes trial run Government plans to allot 250 acres for Vizag metro project Poor underground construction halts Delhi Metro services in violet line

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Kochi Metro Rail Limited seeks Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) CMRS gives green signal to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to open DMRC’s MundkaBahadurgarh corridor on Line-5.

Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) asked to safeguards against noise pollution Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Pink line stretch 8.1 Km to connect INA metro hub High Speed Bullet train is for elite class says Metroman Dr. E. Sreedharan Patna Metro rail project plan setback for until next year Chennai Metro’s electronic recharge kiosks reject new currencies

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Delhi High Court slams DMRC and CISF on stopping metro services Somaiya asks MMRDA and Reliance to increase number of coaches on Mumbai Metro Line-1 Delhi Metro Rail Corporation withdrawals the partnership, disruption in Thiruvananthapuram Light Metro Projects

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Kochi Metro Rail Ltd. launches cheaper passes for regular passengers Commuters hail Rapid Metro Gurgaon, give a thumbs up for the service Semi-high speed 160 kmph Train 18 ‘Make-in-India to run from September Maha Metro identifies entry and exit of underground tunnels for Pune Metro Rail Project Delhi HC retrains Delhi metro staff from going on strike, extends order

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Police arrests the freelancer for copying the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd’s official website MMRDA launches two girders for the metro-7 corridor Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd. (HMRL) to develop heritage precinct

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PM Modi and South Korean President take ride on Delhi metro train Hyderabad Metro starts Bikes on rent services for Metro Commuters at Miyapur station From next month a new look and feel of Pune metro rail to citizens Smart parking system to come at Hyderabad Metro station

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Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation to send DPR of Blue Line to Government for approval Ahmadabad Metro project still stuck with MEGA Co. Ltd. Indore Metro Rail project work may kick off in August Trial runs of Hyderabad Metro from Ameerpet to LB Nagar line begins Bullet Train expected to start by 2022 in August, on schedule

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Commuters happy with Paytm facility at Mumbai metro station Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) completes 5 km tunneling of Colaba-Seepz corridor Maha Metro submits DPR for Nagpur Metro Phase II project to State Govt.

India’s first dormitory accommodation at Kochi Metro Metro station

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Heavy water flood in tunnel hits Delhi metro services in magenta line Stakeholders okay extension of Jaipur Metro Phase II project Finance ministry approves Phase IV project of DMRC DMRC to begin train trial run in Noida extension line by October

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Night ban on Mumbai Metro 3 might cause Rs 6,100 crore loss annually Mumbai Metro core activities to be in-house assert authorities Delhi Metro Rail Corporation pulled up for deceptive co-branding of its station

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Governor ESL Narasimhan takes a surprise ride in Hyderabad Metro Chennai Silks opens its showroom at Kochi Metro’s MG Road Metro station Rewa Ultra Mega Solar of Madhya Pradesh to supply solar power to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Corruption results fare hike, Delhi Govt. seeks CBI probe on Delhi Metro Airport Line scam Godrej moves HC over land for Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train

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Bombay HC directs MMRC to keep utmost care of transplanted trees during project execution in Mumbai Metro Line-3 Navi Mumbai metro project delayed, commuters may start ride in 2020.

Tender out for the first bullet train by NHSRCL to meet deadline

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Scomi employees appeal Chief Minister to restart Mumbai monorail operation Chandigarh now plans a Monorail, after dumping Metro rail project 400 shops to be affected on Kochi metro rail line to Kakkanad Land row stalls Bullet Train project, Japan stops funding to project Pod taxi start again, Critics says it’s rikshaw in air Mumbai Metro (One) seeks more riders, seeks collaboration with private firms

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Nagpur-Mumbai high-speed rail project to reduce travel time State Govt, Maha Metro and Indian Rly signs MoU to run shuttle metro trains Mumbai Monorail is expected to restart by the year end Indore Metro | MPMRCL invites bids for construction of elevated viaduct for Phase 1

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Hyperloop one passenger trial track expected to be ready in next year Woman dupe of Rs 3.5 lakh on job promise in Nagpur Metro Expert committee gives consent to findings of SIA study at Sreekaryam

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Pune Municipal Corporation approved two new routes of Pune Metro Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation awards Rolling Stock contract to Alstom for Metro line-3 Uncertainty looms on running Mumbai Monorail despite of more coaches Bus-in-air project tender to be floated by August 15, 2018

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Traditional games celebration kick-starts at Chennai Metro stations Suicides rate increases day by day at non PSD facilitated Delhi Metro stations Power installation soon for North Metro line of Chennai Metro Jaipur Metro again ready to increase its non-fair revenue system

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Jaipur Metro faces delay in the ATO operations Experts confuses for parking facility at Ahmedabad metro stations Bhoiguda underpass to unclog by Hyderabad Metro Rail Over Bridge Metroman Sreedharan to head Modi’s bullet train project

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Delhi Metro all sets to open South Campus-Lajpat Nagar stretch in 15 days Cost of elevated corridors of Bangalore Metro crosses the budget line Delhi Metro ticket vending machine not working, new notes are just excuse After electric cars, Hyderabad Metro eyeing to set up e-bikes Delhi Metro adopts corrupt practices and lack of transparency in recruitment process

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NGT slams Delhi Metro on use of groundwater without permission Mumbai Metro Line-4 project likely to be funded by JICA Cabinet gives nod for Kochi Metro’s second-phase extension

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MHA approves additional security at eight new police stations for Delhi Metro European train system in Indian Regional Rapid Transit Systems Poor supply brings halt in Phoolbagan site of Kolkata Metro CMRS completes inspection of Durgabhai Deshmukh-Lajpat Nagar stretch on Pink Line of Delhi Metro Noida Metro starts trail runs to cover 15 stations of Noida-Greater Noida Delhi Metro launches upgraded mobile app with amazing features Bangalore Metro’s planning questioned over land acquisition

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Delhi based IPE Global to prepare DPR of Vyttila Mobility Hub of Kochi Metro Phase II Finally Arvind Kejriwal ready to discuss on Delhi Metro Phase-IV with Hardeep S Puri Chennai Metro plans to operate metro trains automatically

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Kochi Metro submits revised DPR for Kakkanad extension to Centre Bullet train will have more facilities for men, women and children too Kolkata Metro | Country’s largest underground facility at Airport Metro yard Japanese on tip of their tongue – Bullet Train impact Hyderabad Metro | HMRL sets goal of 15 lakh passengers per day in the next 2 years Delhi Metro | Poor construction causes damages in Pink Line of DMRC

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More than 3,000 exhibitors International participation at over 60 per cent More than 140 vehicles at Outdoor Display Over 100 products make their world debut

This year, more than 3,000 exhibitors will be showcasing their products on an area of 200,000 square metres, covering 41 halls and 3,500 metres of rail track at the world’s largest rail transport trade fair in Berlin. 62.3 per cent of the exhibitors in the German capital will be from abroad. A total of 60 countries will be represented, including Bahrain, Belarus, Egypt, Malaysia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. New Zealand will be taking part for the first time.

In about six weeks from now there will be 140 vehicles on show at the outdoor display site, including road/rail vehicles, innovative container wagons, carriages, regional trains, double-decker carriages, trams, underground trains, maintenance vehicles, tunnel cleaning vehicles, rescue vehicles, (hybrid) locomotives, trainsets, and many others too.

The Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure will be exhibiting for the first time and will be represented with four vehicles. Tatravagónka Poprad will have six vehicles on display at InnoTrans

2018. Stadler will be impressing visitors with seven exhibits for SBahn Berlin alone, as well as with its FLIRT model for the Swiss network ‘Schweizerische Südostbahn’. Plasser & Theurer will be represented with a universal tamping unit, while among the seven vehicles being shown by Siemens Mobility will be the Inspiro Sofia underground train. Daimler will be showcasing its Unimog U 423 and Vossloh Locomotives will be displaying its DE 18 locomotive, to name just a few.

Aptis, ColumBus, E-Solar City, Urbino 12 electric and Trollino 12 will be circulating on the Bus Display’s demonstration course and will be inviting visitors to take a test ride. 19 exhibitors will be showing their electro-mobility products in the Summer Garden.

The South Entrance will feature a further highlight, namely the innovative train (Ideenzug) of Deutsche Bahn, which will be demonstrating the future of passenger comfort on rail journeys. On board, passengers will be able to exercise on their way home from work, hold lounge meetings, or relax in a so-called power-napping compartment.

Exhibitors at InnoTrans will be putting on a spectacular display of new and innovative products and those debuting on the world stage. This year, more than 400 new products will be on show, including over 130 world premieres.

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EDITOR’S PICKS DMRC withdrawals the partnership, disruption in Thiruvananthapuram Light Metro Projects Decision of Metro Man E Sreedharan and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to back out of Light Metro Rail projects in Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode has greatly disrupted the work progress. Now the Kerala government needs to scout for a new consultant. There were three proposed flyovers in the Kerala capital to support the Light Metro Rail and the designs prescribed by the DMRC team. A senior official of the KRTC (Kerala Rapid Transport Corporation) told FE that the “Tender procedures to identify the new consultant are under way.” The state government last week assigned the KRTC with the task of finding an appropriate consultant to replace the DMRC.

Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) completes 5 km tunneling of Colaba-Seepz corridor

Stakeholders okay extension of Jaipur Metro Phase II project The stakeholders of Jaipur metro approved the updated project report for Phase II of Jaipur metro on Friday. Phase II has been proposed on the length of 29.5 km between Sitapura and Vishwakarma Industrial Area and has a further agreement of extension of the route by 8 km as the plan is for the extension of Sitapura, which needs to be connected with Ring Road by the year 2031.

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The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) is executing the 33.5 km corridor of which the 5 km of tunneling across its alignment in the city has been completed. Undergrou nd corridor for the Colaba - Seepz metro line has completed 10% of tunneling work. The four location where the underway tunneling is constructed Marol, Naya Nagar(Mahim), Vidyanagari (Kalina), Azad Maidan and all this is being done with eight tunnel – boring machines (TBM’S) in operation.

Noida Metro starts trail runs to cover 15 stations of Noida-Greater Noida The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) has started trail runs on the Noida-Greater Noida stretch from July 25. The trail run will be conducted in 15 stations out of 22. Currently, trails were conducted till Sector 146 station only which is the 8th station on the route from the depot that lies in Greater Noida. Officials of NMRC shared that they hope that trial runs covering the entire metro stretch be covered within a month. Executive director of NMRC, PD Upadhyay said that with this trail run they will be able to cover all the 15 stations in totality.

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Cabinet gives nod for second-phase extension The second-phase extension for metro rail received Kerala government’s approval for the state’s lone metro system. Pinarayi Vijayan who chaired the cabinet gave his approval for the extension. This leg of Kochi Metro will take the elevated train network to the city’s IT hub located at Kakkanad. This will be 11.2 km-long extension starting from JLN Stadium to Kakkanad that will be covering 11 stations. The estimated cost for said project is around Rs 2310 crore. The Kochi Metro stations on this route are – Kochi CEZ, Chembumukku, Palarivattam Junction, Palarivattam Bypass, InfoparkVazhakkala, Kunnumpuram, Kakkanad, Chittethukara and KINFRA.

LEADER’S VIEW A number of initiatives have been taken by us to enhance public transport, particularly in the cities.

Foreign investment has been invited in this sector. Fifty cities in India are ready to implement metro rail projects.

- Narendra Modi, PM (Govt. of India)

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PROJECT OF THE MONTH

JAIPUR METRO … can play a vital role in reducing pollution in Pink city

Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan and it was built by the Swai Jai Singh in the 18th century. Due to its dominant color scheme of the building this city is popularly called as Pink City and even every building within the walled of every historic center is painted with terracotta “pink” color.

It forms the west golden triangle. This city is home to many heritage sites and serves and gateway to many tourist destinations like Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Udaipur etc.

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aipur is continuously undergoing commercial development as well as industrialization.

Due to poor transport system the city is on immense pressure, as a result, the government mulled over to work for the establishment of Jaipur metro. Jaipur Metro is India’s sixth metro rail system after Kolkata, Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Gurgaon, and Bangalore. It is the first metro in India to run on the double-story elevated road and on metro track.

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The Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd., abbreviated to JMRC, is a stateowned company that operates the Jaipur Metro. The Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. was created Special Purpose Vehicle on 1 January 2010. Among the Rapid Transit systems of India, it has been recorded fastest to conduct of trial run after starting construction, when it commenced trial runs in Jaipur on 18 September 2013 flagged off by the then Chief Minister of Rajasthan Shri Ashok Gehlot. Currently the Central Government and the State Government are in the process of discussing and finalizing mutually agreed terms of converting this SPV into a JV of Govt. Of India and Govt. of Rajasthan.

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PROJECT OF THE MONTH SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PROJECT • •

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Getting completed in about 4 years and a quarter, Jaipur Metro Rail Project is one of the fastest project implementations in Metro sector.

With an innovative and participative land acquisition mechanism set up for Jaipur Metro, the land acquisition has been very smooth and most expeditious. The Empowered Settlement Committee set up for the purpose worked out mutually agreed rehabilitation package for each and every project affected person.

Because of speedy land acquisition and project implementation, there have been no cost over runs.

In terms of planning, Jaipur Metro is set to become a good example of multi-modal integration, as it is also connecting the Railway Station and the Inter-State Bus Terminal; and Metro feeder services are also being launched by JMRC.

Phase 1A (Pink Line): Mansarovar to Chandpole (9.63 km) – 9 Stations Phase 1B (Pink Line Extension): Chandpole to Badi Chaupar (2.349 km) – 2 Stations

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Civil structure of Jaipur Metro has many innovative and path breaking features, including a double-decked elevated corridor common for Metro & BRTS. Also, all the Metro stations are supported by a single row of piers to make the overall structure lighter and more open.

As an effort to reduce energy consumption, the procured rolling stock uses regenerative braking system which in turn will lead to 30% energy saving.

A rain water harvesting system has been built into the design, whereby entire length of the viaduct will act as catchment for the rain water harvesting structures created under alternate spans to recharge the ground water level.

Provision has been made for free drinking water at all the Metro Stations.

Up to 30% of Jaipur Metro's operation and maintenance staff, including train operators and station controllers, are women.

Controversies

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Phase 2 (Orange Line): Ambabari to Sitapura Industrial Area (23.09 km) – 20 Stations

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The high court of Rajasthan issued a notice to state authorities as per the petition filed by some shopkeeper asking them to justify the metro project.

Carelessness at the metro project site that causes injury to labours as there was lack of security measures. A case was registered against the firm DSC Limited which was involved in construction.

The Phase 1-B construction can risk some UNESCO World Heritage sites.

The Phase 1-B construction can result in is a violation of Jaipur’s archaeological laws, the law states any tunnelling and dwelling in the heritage sites is not allowed.

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Project Cost Corridor

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INR 3149.00 Crore

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India’s first art gallery which will showcase Rajasthan’s archaeological artefacts and sculptures at Jaipur metro station. The gallery is expected to open by August 15. It will be inaugurated by chief minister Vasundhara Raje.

Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) faces a delay in the Automatic Train Operation (ATO) operations as permission was not given by commission railway station.

Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation ready to increase its non -fare revenue system from Jaipur metro. The tenders are invited to sublet the retail space for setting up the ATM machine at the metro station.

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PUNE METRO–VISION 2021

The cities of Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad have waited long enough for the arrival of their metro rail system to alleviate the severe problem of urban transportation they have been facing off late. When their dream is finally coming true the obvious question that comes to mind is how will that system be?

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Dr. Brijesh Dixit Managing Director Maha Metro Rail Corporation

aharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MAHA - Metro), the organization entrusted with the responsibility of implementation of this Mega Project has chalked out an effective plan of action to ensure that the cities of Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad not only get a metro system of international standards which is a safe, reliable, environmentally friendly, comfortable easily accessible but is also an affordable means of urban transportation and the project needs to be completed by

December 2021 sanctioned cost.

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Present Scenario Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad have a public transport share of below 15 % as against a global benchmark of 50% needed for a well-functioning city. Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad are the second largest urban conglomerates in the State of Maharashtra and have grown at a rapid pace of 7.8 % per annum during the last decade.

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IN DEPTH FOCUS Development of IT Sector, boom in automobile Industry and rapidly expanding educational sector is the triad which is leading to this growth and they are one of the five top ranking FDI destinations of India.

he total land acquired for the project is 82% with 100% of the government land being acquired. MAHA-Metro is in advanced stages to lock down the funding from International funding agencies like AFD France and European Investment Bank (EIB). Land acquisition, locking down funding agencies and appointment of consultants decide the progress of any project and we are well on the way.

For such a big urban complex of Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad with a population of nearing 65 lakhs, the need for an efficient Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) needs no emphasis.

Realizing this the Government of India (GoI) and Govt VISION 2021 of Maharashtra (GoM) approved Phase I of Pune Metro Railway When one speaks about Vision 2021, Project in December 2016. it is for the entire urban complex of Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. It also Project Details cannot be a vision for Metro Railway System as a standalone The route length of Pune Metro Rail public transport system but has to Project is 31.25 km (26.23 km encompass suburban railway, elevated & 5.02 km underground) PMPML, BRTS, NMT right down to divided into two corridors i.e. from bicycles and pedestrians. The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal success of any Metro Rail system Corporation (PCMC) to Swargate entirely rests upon the (16.59 Km) and from Vanaz to improvements and integration of Ramwadi (14.66 km) with 30 this entire public transport eco stations and two Car Maintenance system.

Depots. The approved completion cost is Rs. 11,420 crores. This is the Unique and Innovative Features of largest single investment, thus far, the Pune Metro Rail Project in any public project implemented in the cities of Pune and Pimpri- Keeping the above parameters in Chinchwad. view and also the sustainability issue has highlighted following The construction of the project objectives as an integral part of began in June 2017. The total Vision 2021 for Pune Metro and physical progress achieved is 20% Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad in the within the first year itself, which area of Public Transport. MAHAputs the project ahead of the Metro is working towards these schedule. objectives conscientiously and in a

Proposed View of Phugewadi Metro Station

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State of the Development:

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A particularly noteworthy thing is about the station development of Pune, A very distinct station architecture is being developed there fully reflecting the rich history, heritage, art, and culture of the great city of Pune.

The stations near industrial area will reflect industrial themes. Those near historical monuments will include their theme.

Stations by the riverfront will have a reflection of that in such a way that they become the modern identity of the city and are ready to complete the rejuvenation of the surrounding areas.

Rich musical heritage of the city including that Bal Gandharva, the famous Marathi singer will also be suitably included in the station design of the Chhatrapati Sambhaji Udyan Metro Station.

Connectivity to old city area of Pune through Cable supported pedestrian bridges across river Mutha at Deccan Gymkhana Metro Station (Narayan Peth), Sambhaji Udyan Metro station (Shaniwar Peth).

Multi modal integration To augment the ridership of the metro services in the city, MAHAMetro is working on providing multi modal integration on all the stations. With the initiative of Multi-Modal Integration’, MAHAMetro envisages fusion of road, metro, rail network, city bus, taxi and even auto-rickshaws and cycles plying on city roads.

Seamless intermodal connectivity at important intermodal intersections viz. Kasarwadi, Khadki,

IN DEPTH FOCUS Shivajinagar, Civil Court, Swargate, Deccan Gymkhana, PMC Bus Terminus, Pune Railway Station, Yerawada (with BRTS), Ramwadi (with BRTS).

Swargate An

Multi Modal transport hub is

being constructed to integrate the MRSTC and PMPML bus depots with the metro rail and the other means of travel and Civil Court a Transport cum Commercial center; which will be a pride for Punekars.

Singapore is the best example for Multi Modal integration in the world. MAHA- Metro has signed an MoU with Singapore Corporation Enterprise and Temaseak Foundation International in coordination with PMC, to establish a potential Knowledge Transfer between the organizations working on the Multi Modal integration of Singapore and Pune.

The program planned consists of workshops to be held both in Pune and Singapore covering the MultiModal Public Transportation and Integration, Multi Modal Public Transportation (Singapore), Metro Operations - Systems Assurance, System Life Cycle, Systems, Engineering, RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety), OMPD (Operating Modes and Principle Documents), Metro Operations (Singapore) etc. The program is designed and scheduled to get a clear understanding of the best practices followed internationally, so as to ensure a world class Metro Experience is provided to the citizens of both Pune and Nagpur.

MoU signed by Maha Metro, PMC and Singapore Corporation enterprise for Capacity Building Program on 10th January 2018

workshops were focused on MultiModal Public Transportation and Integration, with one bring held in Pune with a head count of 100+ officials and one in Singapore attended by 20 Officials.

Seamless integration with BRTS, PMPML, MSRTC Bus Service, other integration Metro will also be coordinating with other agencies like the municipal corporations of both Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, BRTS, PMPML, MRSTC Bus service, Railways and other integration. Hence all the public transport modes will be in cognizant to each other’s operations and complement each other’s services.

BRTS: Four corridors in Pimpri Chinchwad measuring 45 km and 2 corridors in Pune measuring 16 km are being developed in the first phase.

Currently Rainbow BRT caters to 51 routes through 319 buses plying across the following 4 corridors and has an estimated ridership of 1.2 lakh daily passenger trips operating from 5:30 in the morning to 11:30 in the night with headway vary from 5 minutes during peak hour to 15 minutes.

PMPML: PMPML operates 48 routes with 3369 daily trips (April 2016) on a semi closed BRT system in Pune

So far two workshops have been conducted successfully, including officials from PMC, PCMC, PMRDA, PMPML and MAHA- Metro; three more workshops are scheduled to be Proposed View of Riverfront Stations at Chhatrapati Sambhaji Udyan and Deccan held in the coming months. The two

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IN-DEPTH FOCUS Green Initiatives being taken for the project MAHA- Metro has conducted an Environmental Impact Analysis and found out that there is no severe impact on the ecosystem. Keeping in line with global trends, MAHAMetro is adopting numerous green initiatives like: Integrating Inception:

Solar

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MAHA-Metro is integrating solar energy generation right from the project planning and design stage by Proposed View of Integrated Multimodal Transport Hub at Swargate installing an 18 MWp Solar PV and Pimpri Chinchwad named help transfer passengers to the capacity to meet 65% of its energy ‘Rainbow BRT’. It is served by a nearest Transit point which requirements making it one of the fleet of 270 buses which are facilitates them for an onward “Greenest Metro’s”. designed for right side level journey. This will help in creating boarding at stations where lane an efficient feeder system. Currently MoU with DRDO for anaerobic bio segregation forms a closed system as the feeder services will consist of digester to ensure 100% water well as left side boarding which Shuttle Buses, Mini Vans, Battery recycling and smart sewage enables operations under mixed Operated Vehicles, Mahindra treatment: conditions. eSUPRO and Mobike.

MoU has been signed between Indian Railway Suburban service: The city bus services which will act MAHA-Metro and Defense Research as a feeder to the Metro rail system and Development Organization The metro is connecting the existing will be operated by PMPML and for (DRDO) for propagation and suburban railway stations viz. other shared mobility services by installation of “Bio Digester Kasarwadi, khadki, Shivajinagar private companies and individuals. Technology”. MAHA-Metro will be and Pune Railway station.

For Public Bicycle Sharing, the the first in India to adopt this Pune Municipal Corporation have technology with an objective of MSRTC already selected 4 operators (Pedl, keeping eco-friendly clean Mobike, Ofo and Yulu). Mobike, a environment and make use of The metro will be coordinating with 4th generation Dockless Bicycle organic waste & waste water.

MSRTC at Tukaram Nagar, Shivaji equipped with GPS and Pay as you Nagar, Swargate and Pune railway Ride Function. These operators have • Vertical garden on piers. station. Around 2047 MSRTC buses already put in 1800-2000 cycles and • Rain Water Harvesting commute daily through Swargate once the metro is functional, space • Transplantation of trees coming bus depot, at an average of 84 buses can be allocated for some nominal in the way of construction and per hour, Assigned no. of buses charges to the PBS operators. In large-scale tree plantation. towards Satara is 42, towards addition to this there are parking • Green Building Techniques and Mumbai is 30 and towards Solapur spaces and other IPT modes will aiming for IGBC Platinum rating is 30. also provide revenue and space. for station complexes.

Efficient & high-quality feeder Keeping the vision statement in service to provide first and last mile mind, MAHA-Metro is creating an connectivity: ecosystem which will focus on the use of Non-Motorized Transport and MAHA-Metro is also working to green, eco-friendly vehicles which improve the first and last mile help will in creating a sustainable connectivity, which will basically ecosystem.

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IN DEPTH FOCUS considering undertaking a unique step to simplify the very process of travelling. It is proposed to adopt an EMV (Euro Master Visa) smart card based Open Loop Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) system which will be implemented across all metro stations. This system will enable smart card as additional fare media for commuters to pay for the intended travel in any modes of transport.

Non-Fare Box Avenues to Be over 50% Of Fare Box Revenues of the Metro

During the construction stage, within the funding plan, approved

by Government of India (GoI), the project will be completed without any cost and time overrun. MAHAMetro has taken number of cost cutting initiatives due to which the project will be completed within the sanctioned cost.

During the operations, to keep the fare structure affordable to the common public, MAHA- Metro gives major thrust on non-fare box revenue. The other areas which have also been taken care of are: • • • • •

Standalone property development Semi-naming of stations Branding on Train sets 1 % additional cess as stamp duty Premium on sale of additional FSI as per TOD

within 500 meters for ease of access to the commuters. In the existing phase, the metro stations are located appropriately so as to provide connectivity to high footfall points like educational institutions (SNDT, MIT, MES-Garware, SSPMS, AISSMS, Wadia College, Petti High School, DY Patil Pimpri, Agricultural College, COEP etc), cultural heritage spots, residential and commercial areas (Laxmi Road, Mandai etc.)

Connectivity to Airport: The Pune Metro rail is not connected to the existing airport at Lohegaon. MAHA- Metro is working to ensure that it will provide connectivity to the existing airport or to the new airport which is coming up in Purandar.

Pune Metro Rail Project - Extension: It is a matter of pride and satisfaction for Punekars, that MAHA - Metro has already received requests from PMC and PCMC to extend the metro rail connectivity and a proposal of making Detailed Project Reports (DPR) is under progress.

The proposed extensions for preparation of DPR are as follows –

Globally metro cities have more than 60 to 70 percent of the population using public transport.

Enhancing the ease of traveling for the citizens of cities with metro networks is another step forward as India moves towards its target of building smarter and more inclusive cities. Urban Transport like Metro Rail Systems and Urban Planning should go hand in hand. The existing transport facilities should be modified and the new metro rail projects which will be implemented should complement each other so that it deters passe from using private transport. No doubt, from the present 32 km the Pune Metro system will grow significantly in the years to come to the tune of 100-150 kms and there is no doubt that the intra city travel will become a pleasure when this dream project with all its objectives comes alive.

MAHA-Metro is on the right path to accomplish these objectives and it is receiving excellent cooperation from all the Urban Local Bodies and other stakeholders involved with the project.

S. No. Corridor 1 Swargate to Katraj (PMC) 2 Pimpri to Nigdi (PCMC) 3 Nashik Phata to Chakan via Moshi Total length of Corridors

Superior Project Management Through Digital Project Management Platform: Usually cities start with a smaller length of Metro Rail systems and In MAHA- Metro, we have gradually expand to cover the implemented 5D BIM to automate requirement of the city. Taking the its project management processes by example of Delhi Metro, its Phase 1 integrating four major software’s started with a 65 km long network, (Bentley, Oracle, SAP and RIB). which expanded with an additional With this platform, we are able to 124 km in Phase 2 and stands at a get insights into various intricacies total operating length of 300 kms in design, construction and handing today. The phase 3 of the project is over stage which is enabling us to already in execution with a route

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length of 167 km and Phase 4 already in the pipeline. This is a prime case wherein the network has grown and is still growing to provide urban transportation to commuters.

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Length of Corridor 7 Km 7 Km 25 Km 39 Km

Citizens of Pune and PimpriChinchwad are giving excellent cooperation and are superbly enthused and this support is encouraging the MAHA-Metro team and getting translated in the progress of the project on the ground.

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Delhi Metro Pink Line: DMRC opens second stretch of Pink Line corridor from Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus to Lajpat Nagar for public

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he Delhi Metro’s Pink line which is also called as Line-7 of Delhi Metro. This section of Delhi metro lies under Phase III network and consist 38 stations from Manjalis Park (Durga Bai Deshmukh - South campus) to Shiv Park. The extension of Delhi Metro at a larger level transform the Delhi City into Smart City in terms of mobility. This line provides a high level of convenience to commuters as they will get interchanging facility from the operational line such as yellow, red, and violet lines of Delhi Metro.

The 59 Km long Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar (Line-7) is one of the majors under construction Metro corridors which is being built on the Ring Road. This corridor has 38 stations out of which 12 stations are underground and 26 stations are elevated. This corridor covers areas like Shalimar Bagh, Shakarpur, Punjabi Bagh, Naraina, Dhaula Kuan, Moti Bagh, South Extension, Lajpat Nagar, Ashram, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Mayur Vihar, Trilokpuri, Vinod Nagar and Shiv Vihar.

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IN DEPTH FOCUS artworks, artworks conveying the message of environment preservation and traditional artworks.

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Length- 8.10 kms Stations- 6 Names of stations- Sir Vishweshwaraiah Moti Bagh, Bhikaji Cama Place, Sarojini Nagar, INA, South Extension, Lajpat Nagar Colour Code- Pink Depot- Vinod Nagar depot Rolling Stock- UTO Trains

The pink line is also called as Ring road line as it passes the busy Ring road and witnesses the massive traffic all day long.

On 6 August Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) inaugurated the Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus to Lajpat Nagar section on the Pink Line.

This 8.10-km long route has been flagged off by the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Important Facts about Pink Line According to Delhi Metro, with the new section of Delhi Metro Pink Line opening, commuters will save substantial transit time. For example, earlier if one had to travel from Lajpat Nagar to INA, it would take that person approximately 24 minutes 32 seconds, but with new Pink Line it will take only 5 minutes 7 seconds only. Same way, commuters from Lajpat Nagar to Rajouri Garden use to travel for 45 minutes and 9 seconds, but now it just takes 28 minutes 45 seconds.

As per the timetable by Delhi Metro, as many as 23 trains will be put into service from Majlis Park to Lajpat Nagar.

Test Trials

The trials were done so as to ensure that there is no physical infringement. The response of the train at different speeds, braking of the train and the interconnection with the Operations Control Centre (OCC) was also monitored during the trials. The behaviour of the track system and the Over Head Electrification (OHE) was checked repeatedly.

Challenges One more incident occurs in Delhi Metro Rail Corporation station. Due to heavy rain newly built platform gets damaged and water logged in concourse area of metro station at Bhikaji Cama Place on Pink Line (Line 7). This is very bad news for Delhi Metro Commuters that the line which was likely to start in August gets damaged. This damages clearly shows poor construction and low quality material used in while constructing.

On 25 July Pink line Inspection was done by the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS). The Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety (CMRS), paving the way for its opening that is expected in August 2018.

The section will also provide two interchange stations- Lajpat Nagar metro station for Violet Line and INA metro station for Yellow Line.

Interestingly, the Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus and Lajpat Nagar section will also provide connectivity to four major markets of the capital city – Lajpat Nagar, South Extension, INA and Sarojini Nagar.

With new network, commuters from Gurugram will easily be able to connect the Sarojini Nagar and South-Extension markets by interchanging at INA station. Also, Delhi University students from North campus will also find it easier to visit these market places by interchanging at INA. The metro stations which will be covered under this section have been beautifully decorated with abstract

Delighted to flag off the 8.1 km stretch of DMRC Pink Line from Moti Bagh to Lajpat Nagar with Delhi CM Shri Arvind Kejriwal & Shri Anant Kumar today. This stretch will connect 4 major markets of Delhi & will be a boon for shoppers & traders.

- Hardeep Singh Puri Minister of State (Independent Charge), Housing and Urban Affairs

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Road Transport versus High Speed Rail: Revealed Indian Scenario

High Speed Rail (HSR) is defined as a rail system that is designed for maximum speed limit of 200 Kmph on upgraded track and 250 Kmph on a newly build track.

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ision – 2020 of Indian Railways (IR) identified six corridors for implementation of HSR as shown in the map.

Dr. M Selvakumar Transportation Planner

A study was conducted to study the impact of proposed HSR on road Transport in India on two routes viz.

Chennai – Bengaluru and Mumbai – Ahmedabad in terms of modal shift of patronage by developing a mathematical models from the questionnaire survey data collected.

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COVER STORY Only the shift from Car and AC Bus was studied. Though the diversion expected from existing rail as well as air, the study focused on to assess the diversion from road based traffic. The study was actually done in the year 2013 by the writer along with Mr. D. Siddi Ramulu, Head – Traffic, L&T Infra Engineering Limited, Chennai.

Relevance of High Speed Rail in India The relevance of HSR for Indian context is described below: • Size of the country: India is large country of subcontinent dimensions. There is an enormous potential for long-haul intercity travel ranging from 300 Km to 2,500 Km. • Urbanization: India has 53 cities with more than 1 million population and three cities with more than 10 million population (Population census, 2011).

At present, around 30 percent of population is living in urban areas and is expected to increase to 40 percent by 2031. Rapid urbanization will trigger growth for intercity travel due to increased demand for business, education, tourism/pilgrimage and social purpose.

• Growth of per-capita income: The real per capita income (measured in terms of per capita net national income at constant (201112) prices is one of the important indicators representing the welfare of people of a country. It is expected to increase from Rs. 77,803 in 2015-16 to Rs. 86,660 in 2017-18, growing

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at an annual average rate of 5.5 per cent. In nominal terms it increased by an average of 9.0 per cent per annum from Rs. 94,130 in 2015-16 to Rs.111,782 in 2017-18. (Source: http://mofapp.nic.in). With increase in per capita income, Value of Time (VOT) of passengers is on rise, necessitating faster and comfortable services.

• Limitations of Railways: Indian Railways though has the fourth largest railway network in the world has limitations in terms of speed. The fastest train in India is Bhopal Shatabdi between New Delhi – Bhopal junction with a maximum speed of 161 Kmph and an average speed of 86.72 Kmph. Considering the country size and population more fast trains are required.

• Air Travel: Air travel is costly and it may to be the solution to the transportation of large number of people for medium to long distance travel.

• Economy: Reduced intercity travel time among major cities will boost economy growth and brings changes in business and personal travel.

Modeling Approach

Non-AC buses are excluded from the study after observing the unwillingness of passengers to shift to HSR in the initial sample due to large difference in the fare. Hence, the passenger interview survey was conducted among car users and AC bus travelers using the pre-edited questionnaire.

The questionnaire was prepared so as to collect required socio-economic and travel characteristics in order to understand the behaviour of users.

Following information was collected as part of the survey: 1) Socio-economic factors: (a) age (b) education (c) type of employment (d) occupation (e) monthly income.

2) Travel factors: (a) origin – destination (b) distance (c) travel time (d) purpose of trip (e) frequency of travel (f) occupancy (single or more) (g) car ownership.

3) Factors representing attitude and behaviour: (a) cost of travel (b) comfort and convenient of travel.

4) Fare scenarios: Fare levels were chosen such that they should be at least 50% more than existing premier train fare but should be less than Air fare and cost of travel by Car. In order to capture full range of fares, 4 fare scenarios were considered. HSR fare is 1.5 times, 2.0 times, 2.5 times and 3.0 times that of Executive Chair Car Train fare. The average Executive Chair Car Train Fare is Rs. 3 per km and the 4 fare scenarios considered above corresponds to fare levels of Rs.4.5 per km, Rs.6.0 per km, Rs.7.5 Rs per km and Rs.9.0 Rs per km.

Modal shift occurs when one mode of transport has a comparative advantage(s) in a similar market over another mode. Comparative advantage can take various forms such as travel cost, travel time, capacity, flexibility and reliability etc. Depending upon the kind of passengers travelling and their characteristics (socio-economic characteristics, trip characteristics etc,), the relative importance of these The Brochure contains the salient factors varies. features of the proposed HSR with pictorial representations.

The If HSR is introduced for intercity information presented in the travel, it is expected that there will brochure is summarized below: be shift from Car and Air- • Average journey speed - 250 conditioned buses to HSR due to Kmph travelers’ perceived advantages.

• Shorter overall travel time as compared to Air for distances

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COVER STORY annum, 62% to 78% of the people have income from 3 to10 lakh per Given to medium-to-large effect size annum and 13% to 26% of the people (the level of difference), 30 have income more than 10 lakh per participants per variable should lead annum. to about 80% power. Based on this guideline, the number of Estimated Probability of Shift observations required for estimation will be around 240 assuming 7-8 Based on the modal shift model significant variables may be detected developed, probability of shift from in the model.

Car & AC Bus to HSR for different fare levels are calculated and Socio-economic Characteristics of presented in Table 1. It can be Travelers observed that the probability of shift is high when fare difference is lower Socio-economic characteristics of and vice versa. That is, when fare sample in terms of age, education, increases, passengers are less willing occupation and income distribution to shift. It can be observed that shift of the sample collected is presented of passengers travelling for Mumbaiin figure below. It can be observed Ahmedabad corridor is slightly that around 70%-74% of people are higher (less sensitivity to price of in the age group of 20 to 40 years HSR travel) than the Chennaiand 25%-28% of the people are in the Bangalore corridor up to the fare age group of 40 to 60 years. Around level of 2.0 times. Also it can be 90% of the people have completed at noted that probability of shift is In addition to the above, to get least under graduation degree. drastically comes down when the a clear idea about HSR, a Analysis of occupation structure of fare changes from Rs.4.5 per km to Rs.6.0 per km. comparative travel time, travel sample reveals that service in cost details for various travel modes for Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor was also included in the brochure. upto 500-600 Km • Minimum fare of Rs. 4.5 per Km • A safer transportation solution as compared to the existing modes • Good frequency (Train every hour) • Sharp punctuality-zero delay • Fully air-conditioned coaches • World class cuisines • Passenger Information Display • Stress free journey • Top level riding comfort • Better ambience and more leg room • Low carbon footprint as compared to Air and Automobile • Energy efficient as compared to other modes

In developing country like India, fare plays most important role in the choice of mode as compared to the other attributes. Other attributes such as safety, reliability, frequency, comfort and convenience have been defined and informed to the respondents before asking for response. The above attributes are far superior for HSR as compared to the existing modes and it was found difficult to differentiate various levels taking into account that HSR is new mode and was not implemented in India so far. In view of above, fare alone is considered for investigating the shift behaviour.

Sample size

private is predominant with the share of 69% to 72% and the share of people who informed that they are doing Business is 20% to 21%.

Income distribution of sample reveals that 8% to 12% of the people have income less than 3 lakh per

Impact of HSR on Road Traffic From table-1, estimated probability of shift from logit model for Car & AC Bus was applied to the base year traffic (2013) for respective two road corridors.

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COVER STORY a) Chennai – Bangalore proposed HSR Corridor competes with ChennaiBangalore Highway (NH-4) as well as NH-46. To represent this corridor, previous count data was used.

Mumbai– Ahmedabad proposed HSR Corridor competes with Mumbai– Ahmedabad National Highway (NH-8) as well as proposed Expressway. Traffic data were collected from traffic sureys. It is assumed that proposed Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR will have three intermediate stations at Surat, Bharuch and Vadodara.

Therefore, all the possible combinations of O-D pairs were considered.

Probabilities are applied to the potential OD pairs and overall shift in Car and Bus is estimated and presented in Table 2. It can be observed that when the fare difference is 3.0 times, it is almost overlapping on the existing traffic line. This indicates that the expected shift is marginal when the fare is 3.0 times higher than executive class rail fare.

Price Elasticity of Demand Cost plays an important role in shift behaviour and therefore, it is interesting to study the price elasticity of different segments of travellers. It indicates change behaviour of shift with respect to change in price of travel (Price Sensitivity). This differs from one segment of passengers to another segment of passengers.

For example, official trip makers are less sensitive to price change than the personal trip makers. Since official trip makers fare is paid by the company whereas personal trips makers pay money out of

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Fare Difference When HSR fare is 1.5 times Exec. CC Rail fare (Rs. 4.5 per km) When HSR fare is 2.0 times Exec. CC Rail fare (Rs. 6.0 per km) When HSR fare is 2.5 times Exec. CC Rail fare (Rs. 7.5 per km) When HSR fare is 3.0 times Exec. CC Rail fare (Rs. 9.0 per km)

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ChennaiBangalore

MumbaiAhmedabad

Car

AC Bus

Car

AC Bus

92%

81%

97%

96%

49%

52%

73%

60%

23%

19%

22%

12%

8%

4%

3%

1%

Table 1 Probability of Shift to HSR Chennai-Bangalore Corridor Case

Fare Difference

Without HSR

NA 1.5 Times Exe. CC Fare 2.0 Times Exe. CC Fare 2.5 Times Exe. CC Fare 3.0 Times Exe. CC Fare

With HSR

Case

Fare Difference

Without HSR With HSR

1.5 Times Exe. CC Fare 2.0 Times Exe. CC Fare 2.5 Times Exe. CC Fare 3.0 Times Exe. CC Fare

Overall diversion of Car Traffic

Overall diversion of Bus Traffic

NA NA -15.60% -12.26% -8.31% -7.86% -3.90% -2.85% -1.36% -0.61% Mumbai - Ahmedabad Corridor Overall diversion of Car Traffic

Overall diversion of Bus Traffic

NA -41.66% -31.36% -9.45% -1.29%

NA -17.66% -11.02% -2.19% -0.19%

Table 2 Impact of HSR on Road Traffic (2013) Sl. No.

Segment of Traveller

PED Car

Bus

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Service in private sector making official trips

1.625

1.894

2

Service in private sector making personal trips

1.698

1.860

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Business people travelling in own car/multi-axle bus

1.687

1.863

4

Business people travelling in taxi

1.641

1.982

5

Service in government & travelling in own car / multi-axle bus

1.826

1.891

6

Employees who said shorter travel time is the reason for choosing HSR

1.688

1.892

Table 3 PED for Various Segments of Travellers: Chennai-Bangalore Corridor

their own pocket.

The calculated price elasticity of demand for different segment of travellers is given in Table 3 and Table 4.

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Trip purpose does not make any difference in change in price elasticity of HSR In general, bus passengers are more price sensitive than the car passengers Price sensitivity is higher in Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor than the ChennaiBangalore corridor Considering ChennaiBangalore corridor, official and business trip makers have less price sensitive than other segments of travellers.

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A questionnaire survey approach is used to study the impact of HSR along Chennai-Bangalore and Mumbai-Ahmedabad road corridors by conducting passenger interview survey of potential users of High Speed Rail i.e. AC Bus and Car passengers. A model is developed using data to arrive probable shift of road passengers to HSR. The study reveals that fare is the significant factor that has considerable impact in inducing diversion of trips from Car and AC Bus to HSR. The probable shift to HSR from Car and AC Bus is more than 80% when fare is 1.5 times Executive Chair Car rail fare (Rs. 4.5 per km). The shift is only 1% to 8% when fare is 3.0 times Executive Chair Car rail fare (Rs. 9.0 per km).

The study also reveals that shift on MumbaiAhmedabad HSR is higher as compared to the Chennai-Bangalore HSR which can be attributed to longer corridor length, substantial savings in travel

Sl. No.

Segment of Traveller

PED Car

Bus

1

Service in private sector making official trips

1.916

1.981

2

Service in private sector making personal trips

1.972

1.987

3

Business people travelling in own car / multi-axle bus

1.943

1.969

4

Business people travelling in taxi

1.965

1.992

5

Service government travelling in own car/multi-axle bus

1.867

1.904

6

Employees who said shorter travel time is the reason for choosing HSR

1.935

1.979

Table 4: PED for Various Segments of Travellers: Mumbai-Ahmedabad Corridor

time and number of intermediate stations.

• The study indicates that fare of HSR plays critical role to achieve the diversion from Car and Bus. It gives useful insights for Policy Makers and Investors. While fare level of Rs. 4.5 per km given highest diversion and any fare above Rs. 6.0 per km will result in drastic reduction in diversion.

Therefore, in order to achieve at least 50% diversion from Car and AC Bus, HSR fares are to be kept between Rs. 4.5 to 6.0 per km.

• The overall shift in Car and Bus works out to be 15.6% and 12.3% for Chennai-Bangalore corridor when the fare is Rs. 4.5 per km.

The corresponding shift is only 1.36% and 0.61% when the fare is Rs. 9.0 per km • The overall shift in Car and Bus works out to be 41.6% and 17.6% for Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor when the fare is Rs. 4.5 per km.

The corresponding shift is only 1.29% and 0.19% when the fare is Rs. 9.0 per km • In addition to fare, other variables such as shorter travel time, income of the person, occupation, type of trip i.e. official or personal and frequency of travel are also found to be influencing the shift behaviour.

• Price elasticity of demand indicates that the Bus passengers are more price sensitive than the Car passengers. Also, it has been found that price sensitivity on

Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor is high as compared to the ChennaiBangalore corridor. *** About Author: Dr. M. Selvakumar is a Transportation Planner having eleven years of academic & consultancy experience after his Ph.D. He completed his Ph.D. in “Intercity travel demand analysis using regression and logit modeling techniques” from Indian Institute of Technology Madras (2002-2007). He has completed his B.E. in Civil Engineering at A.C. College of Engineering & Technology, Karaikudi (1996-2000) and M.E. in Urban Engineering at College of Engineering, Guindy (2000-2002).

He has six years of academic experience as well as five years of consultancy experience.

After his Ph.D., he started his career as ‘Lecturer’ at BITS-Pilani. Then he worked as a ‘Traffic Engineer’ in Abu Dhabi and was involved in synchronization of traffic signals using Si-traffic Scala (Siemens) (2008). During his stay at Abu Dhabi, he underwent office training in VISSIM at Siemens, Augsburg, Germany for a period of 2 weeks. Then he joined L&T Ramboll Consulting Engineers Ltd., Chennai (2008-2013) as an ‘Engineering Consultant and resigned as ‘Sr. Engineering Consultant’. As a consulting engineer, he was involved in many traffic and transportation studies. During his stay at L&T Ramboll, he underwent Leadership Skills Training for 12 days. Presently, he is working as an ‘Associate Professor’ in the Department of Civil Engineering at Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sriperumbudur at Chennai (2013-till date). Author can be reached at selva1002001@gmail.com

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SMART CITIES MISSION

Smart Cities in India: Embracing the opportunity of urbanization As part of Information Age's Smart City Month, we take a look at the smart city initiatives in India that are helping the country embrace the opportunities of increasing urbanisation

Nicholas Ismail Editor Information Age

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he general merits of embracing smart cities have been discussed at length over the last two weeks, as part of Information Age’s Smart City Month. This article will focus specifically on the notion of smart cities in India, and why the country views this as the best route in embracing the opportunity of an increasing urban population.

This smart city agenda entails improving the quality of life of its citizens, strengthening and diversifying the economy, while prioritising environmental sustainability through the adoption of smart solutions. This will be achieved by central and state governments providing financial aid to the cities between 2017 and 2022. The Smart Cities Mission says tangible results will start to be seen after 2022.

So, while these cities are not yet ‘smart’, this significant countrywide initiative shows the value placed in the smart city ideal.

Indeed, when the program was announced, the Indian Cabinet approved a total of₹48,000 crore (£4.3BN) for the smart cities mission over the five years, with a host of extra funding for other urban transformation projects. It is something they are taking seriously.

In a country-wide competition, 100 cities have now been selected, with a population of 99,630,069 impacted by the Smart Cities Mission. The aim is to develop these areas, so that they become smart cities in India, while simultaneously improving neighbouring cities and the general Over the five-year smart city program, Indian states and Union area as a result.

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territories (except West Bengal) nominated at least one city in their region for the Smart Cities Mission.

Each selected city has created a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), headed by a full-time CEO, to implement tailored solutions to the city. The SPV will plan, appraise, approve, release funds, implement, manage, operate, monitor and evaluate the smart city development projects.

‘Participating cities are engaging citizens, and preparing proposals to maximise bang for the buck – where uninterrupted power, water supply, internet connectivity, egovernance and quality infrastructure have become standard milestones.’

As mentioned, 100 cities have now been selected. And, since January, there are currently 2,855 projects worth Rs 135,459 crore in implementation, and 147 projects worth Rs 1,872 crore completed.

SMART CITIES MISSSION The idea of a competition to decide which cities receive this funding is a good idea, because the process of selection requires effort on behalf of the competing cities. Effort that is necessary to make a successful smart city, which relies on the commitment of businesses, local government and citizens.

Support of Private Sectors

The private sector has an important role to play in helping advance smart cities.

According to a recent article from the Financial Express, based on the opinion of Michael Koh, an experienced Singaporean urban designer, India’s private sector, including startups, is well positioned to support the reality of the country’s Smart City Mission project.

“The Indian private sector and governments are working together to achieve the smart cities mission,” said Koh, who is also a fellow at the Centre of Liveable Cities (CLC) here.

This private sector involvement and application is entirely necessary in helping support the public sector, in achieving smart city project success across cities in India.

According to a study from Deloitte, just 16% of cities are able to self-fund required infrastructure projects. As a result, these cities or countries need the support of private and non-profit partners to advance their smart city agendas.

The 100 smart cities in India, selected through the government’s Smart City Mission

smart solutions in the areas that cause particular headaches for According to the ‘mission mantra’, citizens in the individual city, that is transport, embracing smart cities in India is whether not about local and state connectivity or safety. governments simply providing extra *** resources for urban development.

The end goal

The aim of the mission is to create urban areas that prioritise citizens Many case studies involving wellbeing, the economy and the public-private partnerships environment through the advancing smart city interpretation of ‘smartness’. As causes can be found in the each city is unique and has different Deloitte report. pain points, the focus is on creating METRO RAIL NEWS | AUGUST 2018 | WWW.METRORAILNEWS.IN

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OPINION

Is India really needs Monorail?

Reeta Shah Asstt. Editor

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he monorail in Mumbai is the first ever monorail system to be used as a means of rapid transportation in India since the shutting down of the Kundala Valley Railway and Patiala State Monorail Train in the 1920s. The idea of monorail was first proposed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority in 2005 in order to provide the people of Mumbai a better, cheaper and faster mode of transit. The monorail was expected to provide a safe, comfortable and convenient environment for travelling throughout the city.

Future of Monorail in India Despite having spent up to Rs. 11000 crore to make the operation of monorail a successful one, the monorail is only serving up to 19000 commuters, much less than the expected 1.5 lac commuters in a day. Also, the monorail has been running at a loss of nearly 3 lakh a day, making it a highly unaffordable operation. Mumbai is upgrading,� claim the large signboards across Mumbai’s arterial roads.

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority expected that monorail will be functional by 2019. But till

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now it has not yet settled disputes going between former operators Larsen & Toubro and Scomi Engineering and is still struggling to find a new operator to run the complete line. On the other side transport experts and disgruntled citizens are hoping for creative solutions so that Monorail can be salvage.

The money which Government is spending on Monorail is not generating revenue for the Government. The monorail, according to most of the transport experts, monorail is not a popular mode of mass public transport around the world.

Monorail is not like metro trains that run on two tracks and have greater commuter capacity; monorails operate only a single track and are meant for lighter loads.

According to current scenario of Monorail, it can be concluded that Monorail is not going to work in India. We can also check the status of foreign Countries is struggling to generate good revenue from Monorail. India really need to effort if it wants future of Monorail. Monorail has just become toy in India which should keep in exhibition place.

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Transport in India While the Indian cities do need metros to carry the bulk of their population, they also need buses, taxis and monorail systems in the areas metros can’t reach i.e. the areas with low connectivity. In order to increase the ridership in monorails, its track should connect the important areas of the city. In spite of having a successful metro system, the cities need a system of monorail that tracks down the areas with less dense population i.e. the areas with less residential population and more factories.

Having a monorail system in such industrial areas would provide the workers of these factories a cheaper and quicker way of travelling. Also, the monorails should be provided with sufficient coaches to enable them to carry the large number of people in the overly crowded metropolitan cities.

Keeping the benefits of the monorail system in mind, after Mumbai, it is expected that a monorail would also run in Gurugram for which IL & FS Rail Limited are trying to bag the operations and maintenance contract.

MEDIA INTERVIEW

First set of the Ahmedabad Metro coaches will be received later this year Dr. I. P. Gautam, Managing Director, Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project talks to Metro Rail News about detailed insights on the progress of the project… ◆ Darshana Shukla, Associate Editor | Metro Rail News

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s an IAS officer of the 1986 batch, Dr. I. P. Gautam was convinced about the potential of Ahmedabad to become the first Indian City to get recognition as World Heritage City, apart from building some world-class infrastructure here. In an exclusive interview with Metro Rail News, Dr. Gautam now heading Ahmedabad Metro as Managing Director, shared an overview of the work going, last mile connectivity and interesting initiatives planned by the officials for commuters. Here is an excerpt from the interview: •

Work on the first phase of Ahmedabad Metro is gaining momentum with authorities eyeing to start trail runs before 2019 election? What is the progress like with regards to construction work and laying down lines for the metro rail?

The civil work of 6.3 km metro viaduct for the Priority Reach (Eastern Reach) i.e from Vastral Gam station to Apparel Park station has already

been completed and Track laying work is under progress. The work on the six stations of this Priority Reach is under progress at various stages and Architectural finishing work is ongoing at 02 stations. We are hopeful that trial runs for this priority reach would commence by end of this year.

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With other metro starting slew of interesting initiatives, what are the plans for MEGA once the metro rail is made operational?

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MEDIA INTERVIEW a) We are planning for Property Development (PD) at few stations like Gujarat University & Sabarmati railway station. b) We will also assure direct connectivity from the metro stations to connect important transit centres such as Railway stations, Interstate Bus Terminus, BRTS stations, landmark junctions, commercial hubs etc. so as to provide ease of access to the commuters using Ahmedabad Metro. c) We have also planned for parking arrangements at the Terminal and Major interchange stations.

Public awareness programs shall be organised to encourage people to use metro rail parking and use Park and Ride facility.

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Could you throw some light on offering last mile connectivity to riders like other metro services are offering to passengers?

Last mile connectivity actually impacts on overall ridership and usage of any mass transit system.

It is essential to provide or improve last mile connectivity and link them for ease of access for users.

The existing AMTS and BRTS system will act as a principal feeder system for Metro and will feed the Metro stations at select interchange locations such as Sabarmati, AEC, Ranip, Vadaj, Gujarat University, Rabari Colony etc. This will widen the access to Metro from different parts of the city. We may also look at app based cabs and Auto Rickshaws for offering last mile connectivity to the commuters.

The Intermodal Inter-change nodes have also been planned to

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be seamless and barrier-free. For e.g. the proposed Gandhigram station shall house the Metro station as well as the New Gandhigram Railway station within the same building. The Underground Metro station at Kalupur railway station will not only connect the Indian Railways but also share seamless interchange facility with the upcoming National High-speed rail (Bullet Train) network connecting Ahmedabad with Mumbai. Direct connectivity and skywalks have also been designed at the metro stations of Old high court, Ranip, AEC, Sabarmati, Paldi and Vadaj, which are important interchange stations and will enable easy transfer of the passengers between BRTS, GSRTC, Indian Railways and High Speed Rail.

The implementation for these is being done in close coordination with respective Transit agencies.

Keeping in view the ASI protected monument act, we have planned our alignment which is more than 100 meters away from the protected monuments. Further, the impact assessment study has been done due to metro construction on these monuments which is in acceptable limits.

Additionally, area of 200m on either side of Metro alignment has been earmarked as Transit Oriented Zones (TOZ) under the present notified Development Plan for Ahmedabad city. For such TOZ’s, Local Area Access Plans (LAAP) are being prepared by Urban Development Authorities in conjunction with Ahmedabad Metro. The LAAP’s cover the study of traffic and detail the road network along the Metro corridor/TOZ. They also identify locations that should be taken up for pedestrian and NMT (Nonmotorized transport) improvement, design of street sections and steps to improve connectivity to the metro stations.

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In phase 1 there is a part of line that will cross the old city area. What precautions are taken to safeguard the heritage value of that location?

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How prepared is MEGA in terms of dealing with monsoon?

Will work be on hold or have you taken some steps to ensure work goes on according to the plan?

We are conscious about public safety during monsoon period.

Therefore, the Metro rail contractors are advised to take extra precaution relating to traffic movement during rainy season.

Also major road repair /surfacing work in coordination with AMC has been completed prior to the monsoon.

There is lot of resistance from people in Mumbai with regards to noise pollution during the metro work, especially for underground metro.

Has MEGA taken adequate measure to ensure it does not have to face public ire with regards to noise pollution?

Adequate measures have been followed & on regular basis monitoring of sound recording by construction equipment’s is taken.

We have started the tunnel work in March 2018 and will be monitoring the actions to be taken to keep the noise pollution at minimum level. Erection of noise barriers and other appropriate technological solutions may be implemented according to the situation.

MEDIA INTERVIEW What interesting features will • The coaches as per MEGA offer to its commuters? information will be driverless.

Like Hyderabad Metro will How does MEGA plan to offer trolley services, Chennai educate its riders on this new offer bicycle rides and most aspect to travelling in metro metro stations starting rail? charging points for electric vehicle.

Ahmedabad metro will use the Driverless Train Operation MEGA is in the process of (DTO) technology.

However, conceptualising such measures as Train Attendant (driver) shall be they will be planned when entire present during all operational line becomes operational and hours so that emergency/failure after considering public views situations can be managed. and response. As explained in response to question 3, many • The traffic situation in measures are dovetailed in basis Ahmedabad seems to be design for ease of commuting. getting worse. Do you think that once metro becomes • Have MEGA received its first operational, traffic situation set of coaches from South will improve?

Korean rolling stock manufacturer Hyundai Rotem? Can you share some features of the coaches and how different will they be from other metro coaches?

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The first set of the Metro coaches will be received later this year.

The coaches will feature facility for Driverless operation using GOA-3 mode and broadly similar to HRC coaches used at Bengaluru. The 2.9 metre wide train will have a maximum speed of 90 kmph and a carrying capacity of around 1000 passengers. Each coach will have convenient space for wheelchair users, four internal CCTV cameras for monitoring and passenger safety, fire detectors, LED route guide indicators and a LED passenger information display system. It will also have safety features like automatic train protection, Saloon door opening and closing alarm, Fail safe pneumatic emergency air brake, Smoke and fire detectors, Automatic and semi-permanent couplers etc.

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Generating Public awareness and spreading knowledge about benefits of using public transport in lieu of private vehicles to the common citizen will contribute to the Environmental, Health and Social improvement of the City.

The issues relating to congestion problems and pollution emerging from private vehicles can be brought to the notice of the readers of your magazi nes so that public in general can underst and the benefits of the metro project.

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Creation of Metrorail infrastructure as part of Public transport will certainly reduce the increasing number of Private vehicles and traffic congestion in the city. It is estimated that mode share of public transit in Ahmedabad will increase from the present 15% to 53% by 2043.

The various transport systems are being integrated in such a manner that the commuter gets benefit of single trip through fare integration as well enjoys a seamless physical transition from one mode to another, which is being planned by Government of Gujarat.

We would also like to know how our magazine can help in promoting and encouraging metro transport among common public. Do share what edit pieces can help in motivating people to opt for metro over other mean of transport?

Tentatively by when will the first metro service be made operational? Do give us some information which we can share with our readers.

At present, the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project is still under construction stage. The Trial runs for the Eastern Priority Reach (Apparel Park to Vastral Gam) as well as the Southern Reach (Gyaspur Depot to Jivraj) are expected to be started by end of this year. The Metro service will be made operational in 3/4 months after completion of the Trial runs once clearance is given by CMRS.

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ARTICLE

Dedicated Freight Corridor and Track Laying Machine

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o whom shall we blame for the ambush, the severe traffic jam which has become a juggernaut all over the country??? The condition of existing roadways is deteriorating day by day be it the city roads, the state or national highways.

Let us not forget the size of potholes which is increasing as the days are progressing. No the reason is more than just population explosion or the poverty. Well the main cause of such situation is heavy movement of freight in trucks and lorries from one place to another. Yes you are reading it correctly. As per the present scenario, the roadways carry a freight traffic of more than 60% of the total traffic.

The no. of vehicles running on the roads is more than the expected envisaged no. of vehicles so if you see the potholes next time, you cannot rule out the possibility that this is due to the increasing freight traffic on the roadways.

Nevertheless, the problems always come with solutions.

In the year 2005-06, there was this notable reform which came into picture during the presentation of railway budget.

It was a propaganda of the government to start working on dedicated freight corridors in the west and the east which shall minimize the traffic from saturated golden quadrilateral, the roadways and shift it to railways.

Himanshu Batra Contract & Claim Professional

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ARTICLE This major reform shall move almost 40 % of the freight traffic from roadways to railways. A special purpose vehicle was established to look only after the eastern (1856 km) and western (1504 km) corridors called the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (herein DFCC) on 30th Oct’2006.

There are many properties of DFC which makes it one of a kind, be it the dimensions of wagon, load carrying capacity of the train, the speed which moves up to 100 kmph from 75 kmph which is the maximum speed of existing trains. Well the most interesting part of the Corridors is execution of the track work activities.

New Track Construction Machine (herein NTC) is used for laying of sleepers, rails and the fitting arrangements together in one go.

The NTC machine used in one of the project package of DFCC is imported from Austria, being operated by their Indian division.

The cost of machine is close to 70 Crores and the efficiency is 1.5 – 2 kms of track works per day which itself is a massive upgradation from the traditional manual method in which a maximum of just 200 metres of track works can be executed in a single day. The manpower required includes the operators and a few labors unlike the manual method wherein the major role is of the highly skilled, skilled & unskilled manpower.

The procedure of executing this unique construction activity starts with• The sleepers which are manufactured in sleeper plant installed at a close proximity to the site where the mechanized track construction shall take place. The concrete grade used is M60. Concrete is laid in molds, undergoes a 12 hours rigorous cycle to get the product i.e. the sleepers. The sleepers are then stored in

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Sleepers being shifted to the water tanks on trolleys

Twelve Numbers of rail gantry arrangement for handling rails from stack yard to wagons

water tank for 28 days in order to • achieve the desired strength. Once this is done, the sleepers are ready to get marked and stacked.

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Whilst it is easy to manufacture sleepers, the rails are procured from the government/ private manufacturers. The rails are brought to the stacking yard in wagons from their production house.

Gantry with hoists arrangement is made for movement of sleeper and rails at the stack yard. Once the ballasted bed is ready, the gantry handled sleepers and the rails shall be shifted to wagons.

1 Wagon is of 13 meters length.

Total 20 Wagons accommodate 4 Nos of 260 meter rails and 720 numbers of sleepers in one go.

The Locomotives is used to take the wagons to the desired location. Ballasted bed should be ready for some stretch so that the costly NTC can be used efficiently and the equipment’s don’t remain idle.

The New Track Construction Machine is assembled and arranged at site in the start when the track works are to be commenced.

The hoists of NTC collects the rails and sleepers from wagons.

The Plumb line is used to validate the alignment of the rail that has to be laid.

260 meter rails one from each end of NTC is slowly pulled at the far end with the help of loader. The Highly skilled operators play a major role here as the machinery operates on their command.

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The sleepers are then brought down on the ballasted bed in a constant desired spacing.

Rubber pads with fittings is a parallel activity along with laying of sleepers which is carried out by a workmen who sits in the lower arrangement of NTC. The rails are slowly lowered down on the sleepers and few workmen at both the ends joins the sleepers to rails through the fitting arrangements.

1 set of 260 m rail is connected to another rail through fish plates which shall be later replaced with flash butt welding.

Ballast tamping Machine is used to tamp the ballast and a final layer of ballast is then laid.

These activities are repetitive, care shall be taken to service the machineries in their schedule period.

NTC is certainly a technology advancement in the field of Infrastructure and Civil Engineering.

Major part of DFCC is funded by the World Bank and the project allotted to different contractors in various stretches is constantly monitored by the Railway Ministry of India. Inauguration of 190 kms of Stretch between Dadri of Uttar Pradesh to Phulera of Rajasthan State of the western corridor is expected on 15th August, 2018 which will be the first among many more stretches to come by.

RAIL SAFETY

Benefits of fire protection in rail vehicles

Manprit Singh Baweja Regional Manager – APAC Fogtec Fire Protection Pvt. Ltd.

Worst-case scenario – fires Fires can break out in many areas of a traffic system as well as on rail vehicles themselves.

Whether they are caused by passengers or merely due to damages in equipment, electronics or locomotives, they can rapidly become devastating.

Early fire detection and promptly automated firefighting responses can minimize vehicle and infrastructure damage considerably or even prevent it entirely. Minimization of damage patterns, more safety for passengers and staff as well as rapid reactivation due to shorter interruptions to operation are just some benefits of these system solutions. In addition, a system on board can have positive effects for insurance costs.

Compensation of construction requirements for modern design During planning of vehicle concepts or underground passenger transport systems,

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active firefighting systems enable a high degree of flexibility and individual adaptation. They can for example ren- der fire protection doors superfluous while reducing fireproofing requirements for partition walls.

Application-specific design also means retrofit in existing vehicle fleets.

The system allows freedom of design and choice of materials.

Innovative licensing solutions The number of international regulations and standards has increased considerably over the past few years. At the same time, significant investments have been made in infrastructures.

This influences vehicle-specific engineering and material requirements.

Whereas this represents a fundamental challenge for fire detection and firefighting systems, they frequently constitute a costoptimised alternative for meeting such safety specifications.

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Individual solutions and knowhow FOGTEC has been developing and supplying active fire protection system solutions for rail-based transport around the globe since many years and is one of the world’s leading suppliers of this technology.

Our team possesses unique expertise in the areas of design, application development as well as international certifications and norms for rail vehicles. Constant monitoring by quality management, working in close cooperation with project management and development processes based on requirements of the ISO 9001 standard, enable project progress to be recorded such that it can be viewed and reproduced at any time.

Close, long-term partnerships are a fixed component within a functioning network of partners, suppliers and subcontractors and have enabled us to create an effective global infrastructure.

MOBILITY SOLUTION

‘I-METROS’ a platform to nurture excellence in performance for Indian Metro Rail Companies

⧫ Darshana Shukla | Associate Editor

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etro rail network in the country has redefined the concept of public transport in India. Till now people preferred to either travel in private vehicles or hiring a cab to reach office or home. Not anymore, thanks to the metro travelling by public transport have become ‘cool’.

In order to strengthen the metro system and to ensure consistent performance, I-Metros – a forum for an exchange of ideas, knowledge, experience, and innovation was launched in March this year. The idea to initiate this forum came from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He felt the need to have a body where Indian Metro Rail Companies can come together and share knowledge with each other. It was his suggestion that there should be a common forum for sharing idea and experience for each and every one Metro company in the country.

Following PM’s suggestion the forum was launched during Conference on “Indian Metros: Collaborating for Excellence” held at Metro Bhawan in New Delhi early this year. The symposium saw representatives of Metro systems globally who were present in Delhi as delegates to the

management meeting of the Community of Metros (CoMET). ‘IMETROS’ – an association of all Indian Metro Rail companies and will work in the direction of nurturing fineness in the performance of metro across the country.

Cabinet Secretary, PK Sinha during the launch of the forum shared that Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has set a strong benchmark for other metro bodies in the country. This forum will ensure that all the bodies are well versed with the most up-to-date development and technological advancement in the metro rail system.

Sinha also asserted that IMETROS’ will go a long way if it progresses in the right direction in terms of partaking of best practices and embracing of the latest metro technologies.

The forum coupled with the New Metro Policy will help to fasten the pace of metro rail network in the country.

The success of this initiative will be measured by how effectively each metro rail companies delivers results and meets deadlines.

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“I-Metros” is proposed to be a platform to make available a platform for exchange of ideas, pooling of knowledge and sharing of experience, best practices, innovations etc. among the Indian Metro rail companies to foster distinction in performance.

This society will be registered under Society Registration Act-1860.

The rationale of creating this association is to offer a common platform for all Metro rail companies for sharing knowledge, information, best practices, innovations, and advancement in metro rail technologies.

This association will also undertake and promote techno-economic studies and research. It will safeguard the interest and rights of metro rail companies and will be a resource bank of information for decision making.

With this forum, a lot will be expected in coming years. As a comprehensive body, it would be interesting to see the outcome of this initiative. Given the current situation where few metro bodies are struggling to acquire land, bring down pollution levels to streamlining processes, a body like ‘I-METROS’ can work wonders.

There is a lot to learn as developing a metro network in a city is indeed a challenging task. Delhi Metro has definitely set a benchmark and many other bodies are following soon.

This forum will ensure that metro bodies exchange notes on how they faced challenging situations. The solutions will ensure that others don't make the same mistakes. There are aspects like accessibility, last mile connectivity, effective station design and public relations where major knowledge exchange is required.

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LEADERS’ SERIES

Meet IAS, APM Mohd. Hanish, Managing Director of Kochi Metro: A different kind of bureaucrat ◆ Reeta Shah | Assistant Editor

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ohammad Hanish is an IAS Officer of 1996 Batch who got worked in the Kerala cadre with different positions like District Collector, Director of School Education Department, Secretary PWD & Urban Development. He has received the State E-Governance Award instituted by the Govt. of Kerala for the initiatives taken in Education Department.

At presently he holds the Charge of Managing Director, Kochi Metro Rail Ltd. He is also working as the Chairman & Managing Director, Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation, Ernakulam. He also worked as Managing Director, Kochi

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Smart City.

APM Mohammed Hanish took over the reins on 03 November 2017 after successfully completing five years with Kerala's prestigious project. When he took charge he said that his primary aim will be to smoothen the path ahead for KMRL. His main focus will be for the extension of Kochi Metro up to Tripunithura. Later along with that, the second phase of the project, from Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to Kakkanad will be also launched. There is also one another project on which we are carrying forward is the Water Metro, which is expected to

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revolutionize the transport sector in Kochi.

He is playing very crucial role in development of Kochi Metro. On one of the social media’s interview he said that my tenure with KMRL as its MD is one of the most satisfactory jobs that I have undertaken in my whole career.

Who has also served as nodal officer for the FIFA U-17 World Cup matches in Kochi. ***

WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Women still struggle when it comes to advancement in the construction industry.

Even after 71 years of Independence women can only make up only 9% of the industry's workforce

Reeta Shah Assistant Editor

Construction industry which is an integral part of a country’s infrastructure and industrial development. At another side, it is typically a male-dominated industry and presents a major challenge for equal opportunities for women. In developing countries like India, women have more of the unskilled workforce at sites and their presence in managerial positions is very minimal.

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ndia is such a fastest growing economies in the world, but facing the global phenomenon of shortage of women skilled workforce. To make up this a shortage, it becomes imperative to convert semi-skilled or unskilled women workers into skilled workers at the site and increase the number of women in managerial positions.

Women in Construction Industries in India • Women account for half (51%) of the total construction labor force but still, they suffer to get work in the skilled field.

• Most of the women force is almost exclusively work in unskilled, casual, manual laborers.

• Women are rarely getting the opportunity to work in maledominated Industries.

Recently I have an interaction with a lady who had rich experience in Construction industries with MNC Company. When she applied for

should be there? She is not able to apply to many positions simply because being female candidate.

She said that she have exposure to

1998

2003

Percentage of skilled workers

24%

39%

Workers at two largest recruitment corners

200 per day

500-1,000 per day

Days of work – women

16 per month

11 per month

Wages - skilled workers

30-50 % increase in real terms

Wages – unskilled workers

same or slight decrease in real terms

a vacant position in other construction Industries in India.

She got a reply from HR of company that they don’t appoint ladies at sites. This is not about one company. She heard same reply from other Indian construction companies too. Do you think this kind of discrimination

work at project site also with this MNC. Now, it has become very difficult for her to find job in her experienced field. Hope, the CEOs of such companies would understand their responsibility towards nation and the society. ***

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TENDER & CONTRACTS UPDATE

RECENT CONTRACT AWARDED Contract Winner

Description of Work

Project

Alstom Transport India

Contract Package 17: Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of 31 (8 Car) trains of Rolling Stock.

Mumbai Metro Line 3

LIVE TENDER NOTICES Chennai Metro Rail Project, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India Description of Work

Tender Cost (INR)

Closing Date

Issuing Authority

Expression of Interest for General Consultants for Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase-II

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31.08.2018

Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)

Supply, Installation, Testing, Commissioning and Training of EnM works including Electrical, VAC, Fire Protection, SCADA works for Wimco nagar Depot and Auto coach washing plant at Wimco Nagar and Metro Bhawan at Nandanam

19.5 Crore

04.09.2018

Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)

Engagement of Detailed Design Consultant (DDC) for the Works and Services of the Detailed Design and Drawings for the Civil, Architectural, MEP, TVS, VAC Track Works

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15.09.2018

Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | LIVE TENDERS Delhi Metro Rail Project, New Delhi, India Description of Work

Tender Cost (INR)

Closing Date

Issuing Authority

Installation, Testing and commissioning of Ballastless Track on elevated and underground section of Dwarka - Najafgarh including Najafgarh Depot and Ramp to Bahadurgarh Depot (Line - 5) of Standard Gauge Corridor of Delhi MRTS Project of Phase-III Operation and Maintenance of RO and STP at New Ashok Nagar Metro Staff Quarter at Line-3.

10.23 Crore

20.08.2018

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

60.8 Lakh

23.08.2018

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

Providing the workstation /Modular control desks in Backup control center at vinod Nagar Depot of Mukundpur - Yamuna Vihar corridor of Phase-III Delhi MRTS Project Design, Supply, Erection, Testing & Commissioning for Shifting modification raising the Height of 220kv DC Transmission Line of DTL using Steel Monopole Structures for Construction of FOB Near Mohan Estate Metro Station Facility Management Service at IT Park (Block-1, 2 & 3), Shastri Park

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25.08.2018

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

4.15 Crore

28.08.2018

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

31.38 Crore

29.08.2018

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

Maintenance of horticulture work for three years in Shastri Park Depot, Trainees Hostel, Prakriti Metro Park, Shastri Park Staff Quarters and its approach road to depot at Shastri Park Complex Maintenance contract for civil works from Majlis Park to Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus Stations of Line-7

2.5 Crore

29.08.2018

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

2.4 Crore

29.08.2018

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

Maintenance contract for firefighting system of Ajronda Depot, Ajronda Staff Quarter and Line-6 Extension section (Sarai to Escorts Mujesar)

1.4 Crore

30.08.2018

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

Installation of Additional AFC Equipment at Various Operational Stations

1.0 Crore

30.08.2018

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

Indore Metro Rail Project, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India Description of Work

Tender Cost (INR)

Closing Date

Issuing Authority

Design and construction of elevated viaduct of length 5.290 km between ISBT/MR10 Flyover and Mumtaj Bag Colony (excluding stations) for Indore Metro Rail Project, Phase – I.

257.00 Crore

07.09.2018

Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Co. Ltd. (MPMRC)

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | LIVE TENDERS Kochi Metro Rail Project, Kochi, Kerala, India Description of Work

Tender Cost (INR)

Closing Date

Issuing Authority

Design, Detail Engineering, SITC of regenerative traction energy recovery system for 750 V DC Traction System, integration with Auxiliary and Traction Substations and associated SCADA interconnection with existing system installed at KMRL

16.35 Crore

24.09.2018

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

Mumbai Metro Rail Project, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Description of Work

Tender Cost (INR)

Closing Date

Issuing Authority

Design Verification, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of E and M, Fire Detection and Fire Suppression Systems including DG Sets for Elevated Corridors of Mumbai Metro Rail Project

97.49 Crore

23.08.2018

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

Design, Manufacture, Installation, Testing and Commissioning (including integrated Testing and Commissioning) of Machine Room Less Elevators including Maintenance for 2 Years During DLP for Mumbai Metro Line 2A ( Dahisar(E) D.N. Nagar.

20.71 Crore

11.09.2018

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

Design, Manufacture, Installation, Testing and Commissioning (including integrated Testing and Commissioning) of Escalators including Maintenance for 02 Years During Defect Liability Period for Mumbai Metro Line 2A (Dahisar East - D.N. Nagar).

49.38 Crore

18.09.2018

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

Description of Work

Tender Cost (INR)

Closing Date

Issuing Authority

Design and Construction Works for Construction of Sabarmati HSR Terminal for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Railway Project.

35.00 Crore

04.10.2018

High Speed Rail Corporation of India Limited (NHSRCIL)

High Speed Rail Project, New Delhi, India

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