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CONTENTS  Metro Rail News  May 2018  Vol. II  Issue 17

12 Kolkata Metro Rail

16 India could be the first

35 Exclusive Interview with

Project – Overview

country to get Hyperloop One

Laurent Troger, VP, Bombardier Transportation

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From the desk of Managing Editor

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Editorial Advisory Board

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Status of Metro Rail Projects in India

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News Highlights

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BEML Ltd to supply 72 Metro rakes to Kolkata Metro this financial year

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Expert says ridership may help light rail systems score over metro in smaller cities

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How unseen hands steer driverless Delhi Metro trains

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Mumbai Metro Line – 3 (Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ) completes 2 km alignment

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Travel demand management to ease congestion in metro trains

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Challenge of Hyperbaric Intervention Health Aspects of Working in Tunneling Operations

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Recent Contract Awarded / Live Tenders

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Upcoming Industry Events

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Metro & Railway Job Openings

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Special Edition on Hyperloop Technology and Kolkata Metro project

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37 Hyperloop Technology: A SWOT analysis of the most popular new age transportation technology

46 Dr. Brijesh Dixit: Metroman of the Month

From the desk of Managing Editor

Dear Readers & Contributors, Mamta Shah Managing Editor

Greetings from Metro Rail News !

Narendra Shah Director

India has amazing potentialities right now because it has the right density, the lack of infrastructure and the political willingness to change. This combination of factors could be disruptive in a country that we know would be leading the world in the next few decades.

India has everything in terms of the resources and minds. It is a responsibility to embrace innovation because it is the only way to actually fix the problem.

Darshana Shukla Associate Editor

To counter modern infrastructure challenges, disruptive innovation is the need of the hour and it can only be brought about by people who manage to challenge conventional wisdom.

Richard Branson and Elon Musk are two such visionaries who have it in them to disrupt the status quo and deliver innovative solutions to real-world problems. Hyperloop is one such emerging technology which has a huge potential to impact the quality of our lives in the future.

The construction work of Kolkata Metro East – West Project is running in full swing and the company Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation has achieved many milestones recently. The first phase of Kolkata Metro Rail Project was already commenced its commercial services in India since October, 1984 and considered first metro rail system in the country.

In this issue we have focused on future of Hyperloop Train Technology in India so that our readers can understand the importance of advanced transport systems.

I would like to express my deepest appreciation to you, our valuable authors, reviewers, and readers, for your contributions, service, and interest.

I highly appreciate your support and hope to continue our collaboration further.

Mamta Shah Director & Managing Editor E-mail: editor@metrorailnews.in

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Ved Mani Tiwari President & COO Sterlite Power Transmission Ltd. New Delhi (India)

Sunil Srivastava Member Governing Council Institute of Metro & Rail Technology Hyderabad (India)

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Journalist, Md. Tariq Khan Special Correspondent Hindustan Times Lucknow (India)

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Manas Ranjan Panda Dy. Project Director (Sr. RS Expert) AYESA India Pvt. Ltd. Lucknow (India)

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

Operational Projects Total Length (km): 467.45 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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Under-construction Total Length (km): 474 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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Bihar Govt. to submit revised plan of Patna Metro rail project to center soon Delhi Govt. declares two new corridors of Delhi Metro’s phase IV project economically unviable LMRC prepares draft DPR, two corridors planned for Gorakhpur Metro rail project DB-led consortium bags MMRDA’s Mumbai Metro Line-4 construction contract Delhi High Court directs DMRC to take over debts of RInfra’s DAMEPL PM Modi flags-off the first 12,000 horsepower electric locomotive in Madhepura

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PROJECT OF THE MONTH

KOLKATA METRO The First Metro Rail Project in India, renewing public transport system in the ancient city The Kolkata Metro initiative had to wait for two decades when the Urban Transport Project began in the year 1969. Accordingly master plan prepared was prepared in 1971 covering a metro rail network of 97.50 km consisting of three North-South corridors. Out of which three corridors were opted for detailed planning by the Government. These three corridors were Tollygunge-Dumdum, Ramrajatala-Bidhannager and Thakurpukur-Dakshineswar. Based on traffic studies report, the Tollygunge-Dumdum corridor was opted for implementation and work started on 29th December, 1972. The first section with a length of 3.4 kms (approx.) between Bhowanipur-Esplanad, was completed on 24th October 1984 as the first metro rail system in India. Thereafter, the project were extended in pieces and some new extension made gradually. This line was was extended to New Garia until the year 2010. The Kolkata Metro currently caries about 5.0 Lakh commuters per day.

The master plan had already identified the corridor way back in 1971. The experience of India’s first metro and the success of the Delhi metro network contributed to the sanction of the East – West corridor connection Howrah Railway Station and Bidhannagar through an order dated 30th July 2008. Thus began the fascinating journey of building the East–West corridor, the line which would connect Howrah and Sealdah Railway Stations, two of the busiest railway stations in the world and which would pass through under Hooghly river, the first such river crossing in the country.

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Line 1 (Extn): Dakshineshwar – Noapara (4.11 km) Line 2: Howrah Maidan – Salk Lake Sector V (31.55 km) Line 3: Joka –Esplanade (17.75 km) Line 4: Noapara – Barasat (18.5 km) Line 5: Baranagar – Barrakpore (12.42 km) Line 6: Kavi Subhash – Airport (29.10 km)

Rolling Stock Supplier • BHEL (1000 Series) • ICF (NGEF 2000 Series) • BHEL/Knorr Bremse (3000 Series) • BEML • CNR Dalian • ICF/MEDHA

Line 1: Kavi Subhash – Noapara (28.10 km)

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The foundation stone of the project was laid by Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, on 29 December 1972 and the construction work started in 1973-74.

The Kolkata Metro which started is first metro railway system in India, started its commercial services from 1984.

On 29 December 2010, Metro Railway, Kolkata became the 17th Zone of the Indian Railways, operated by the Ministry of Railways.

Presently there are 300 metro services daily carrying over 650,000 passengers making it the second busiest metro system in India

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The rolling stock of Kolkata Metro Line 1 uses Indian gauge a broad gauge track which is manufactured

by Integral coach factory, Chennai (ICF), and the electrical components are manufactured by NGEF, Bangalore.

Kolkata metro has 24 stations, 15 of which are underground, 7 are elevated and 2 stations are at grade.

Kolkata metro trains operate on typical Indian Railways automatic signalling technology.

The Kolkata Metro provides seats in every compartment which are reserved for women and senior citizens.

Kolkata Metro Route Map (Source: Metro Railway, Kolkata

Kolkata Metro East West Project Kolkata Metro Line 2, also known as the East-West Corridor of the Kolkata Metro is a rapid transit system under construction which will connect Salt Lake in Kolkata with Howrah by going underneath the Hooghly River/Ganga in the Indian state of West Bengal. It would

consist of 12 stations from Salt Lake Sector V in the east to Howrah Maidan in the west, of which 6 would be elevated and 6 would be underground, with a total distance of 14.67 km.

• Phase I: Salt Lake (Sector V) – Sealdah (9.4 km) (Elevated - 5.74 km, Underground - 3.62 km • Phase II: Sealdah – Howrah Maidan (7.2 km) (Underground)

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Spain’s Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) awarded for supply of Rolling Stock.

Gammon and Simplex Infrastructure awarded contract for construction of elevated stations and viaduct.

ITD-ITD Cementation JV awarded contract for construction of underground section from Subhash Sarabor to Central Station.

Afcons awarded contract for construction of underground section from Central Station to Howrah Maidan.

Rolling Stock contract which was awarded to CAF cancelled due to cost escalation.

BEML awarded Rolling stock contract for supply of 14 metro trains having 6 coaches.

Panasonic Manufacturing and Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric awarded contract of platform screen doors on all 12 stations.

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Elevated Corridor: Out of the total length of 5.75 km the entire length have been completed. The 375 meters portion at Duttabad was completed using steel girders instead of pre-stressed balance (PSB) cantilever. This 375 meter section have been delayed due to resistance of local people. Construction could only start after rehabilitation of the people. Ballast less track have been laid on the elevated section.

Elevated Station : Structural work and roofing work for elevated stations have been completed.

Architectural and electrical work in the elevated stations is supposed to be completed in March 2018.

Underground Tunnel for Phase 1: 5490 meters of tunnel have been constructed. Two tunnel boring machines have been deployed in this section. All the cross passes between the two tunnels have also been completed.

Underground Stations for Phase 1: Underground stations are to be constructed by cut and cover method.

Underground Tunnel for Phase 2: The section between Sealdah and Mahakaran station was realigned due to the objection of State Government.

Work at Howrah Maidan have started in March 2016.

The section between Howrah Maidan and Esplanade station has been built by Afcons – Transtonnelstroy JV team, two tunnel boring machines from Herrenknecht are being used to dig the tunnel. This section will pass through the river Hooghly for a distance of 520 meters. The section under the river is at a depth of 30 meters (roof to ground distance) whereas the average

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roof to ground distance is 17 meters. The Howrah station on the west side of the river will be at a depth of 30 meters. Tunnelling started from Howrah Maidan side. On 23rd May one of the TBM named Rachna completed the tunneling under the Hoogly river in 36 days. The other TBM named Prerna also completed the tunnelling work under the river on 21-June-2017.

There were some concerns during tunnelling under Brabourne road as the tunnel would pass within 100 meters of heritage structures and there were also many old and dilapidated buildings in this section.

KMRC received permission from Archaeological Survey of India in June 2017. Construction of tunnel till Mahakaran station was completed in November 2017.

For the Mahakaran-Esplanade section tunnelling of one of the tunnel have been completed. The Esplanade - Sealdah section will be executed by ITDITD Cementation JV and is scheduled to start on May2018.

Underground Stations for Phase 2: Construction of Howrah Maidan station and Howrah Station Metro Station have started. At Esplanade the tram depot have been moved and work for construction of station have started. The Esplanade station will be intersection of three metro lines, this station have been designed by RITES. At Mahakaran existing bus stand have been moved to facilitate the construction of station by cut and cover method. Due to closure tram routes at Esplanade and Mahakaran several tram routes had to be stopped.

Salt Lake Train Depot: Construction completed, Electrical and Mechanical work is being carried out.

Rolling Stock: Two rakes delivered to Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation by BEML.

ESTIMATED PROJECT COST Corridor

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COVER STORY

India could be the first country to get Hyperloop One

Hyperloop technologies could revolutionize travel: Here's everything you need to know about the technology and the companies involved.

What is Hyperloop?

Hyperloop is a new form of ground transport currently in development by a number of companies, which could see passengers travelling at 700 miles an hour in floating pods within low-pressure tubes.

What makes Hyperloop different?

Steve Ranger TechRepublic Steve Ranger is the UK editor-in-chief of ZDNet and TechRepublic, and has been writing about technology, business and culture for more than a decade.

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There are two big differences between Hyperloop and tradition rail. The pods carrying passengers travel through tubes or tunnels from which most of the air has been removed to reduce friction. This should allow the pods to travel at up to 750 miles per hour.

Rather than using wheels like a train or car, the pods are designed to float on air skis, using the same basic idea as an air hockey table, or use magnetic levitation to reduce friction. A number of different companies are working to turn the idea into a functioning commercial system.

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What are the benefits of Hyperloop?

Supporters argue that Hyperloop could be cheaper and faster than trains and car travel, and cheaper and less polluting than air travel. They claim that it is quicker and cheaper to build than traditional high-speed rail; as such, Hyperloop could take the pressure off gridlocked roads, making travel between cities easier and potentially unlocking major economic benefits as a result.

When are the first Hyperloops going to be available?

However, it is entrepreneur Elon Musk who really reignited interest in the concept with his 'Hyperloop Alpha' paper in August 2013, which set out how a modern system would work -- and how much it would cost.

special environment," Musk wrote.

How does a Hyperloop tube work?

The basic idea of Hyperloop as envisioned by Musk is that the passenger pods or capsules travel through a tube, What is Hyperloop Alpha? either above or below ground. To reduce friction, most -- but not all -- of the air is Musk outlined his vision of what removed from the tubes by pumps.

Hyperloop would look like in his Hyperloop Alpha paper. He set out the Overcoming air resistance is one of the case for a service running between Los biggest uses of energy in high speed Angeles and San Francisco, which would travel. Airliners climb to high altitudes to be cheaper and faster than a proposed travel through less dense air; in order to high-speed rail link, arguing that his create a similar effect at ground level, Hyperloop could be safer, faster, more Hyperloop encloses the capsules in a affordable, weather-proof, self-powering reduced-pressure tube, effectively and less disruptive to people living along allowing the trains to travel at airplane the route. speeds but on the ground.

Hyperloop technology is still in development even though the basic concept has been around for many years.

At the moment, the earliest any Hyperloop is likely to be up and running is 2021.

Musk said that a Hyperloop service could be the answer to travel between cities Where will Hyperloop services run? less than about 1500 km or 900 miles apart: beyond that, supersonic air travel It's still not clear where Hyperloops will would be more efficient, he said. actually be established but a number of companies have sketched out routes in "Short of figuring out real teleportation, the US, Europe, and elsewhere. Potential which would of course be awesome routes include New York to Washington (someone please do this), the only option DC, Pune to Mumbai, Kansas City to St for super fast travel is to build a tube Louis, Bratislava to Brno, Vijaywada and over or under the ground that contains a Amaravati, and many more.

In Musk's model, the pressure of air inside the Hyperloop tube is about onesixth the pressure of the atmosphere on Mars (a notable comparison as Mars is another of Musk's interests). This means an operating pressure of 100 pascals, which reduces the drag force of the air by 1,000 times relative to sea level conditions, and would be equivalent to flying above 150,000 feet altitude.

What is the history of Hyperloop?

The idea of using low pressure or vacuum tubes as part of a transport system has a long heritage. The Crystal Palace pneumatic railway used air pressure to push a wagon uphill (and a vacuum to drag it back down) way back in Victorian south London in 1864. Similar systems using pneumatic tubes to send mail and packages between buildings have been in use since the late nineteenth century, and can still be seen in supermarkets and banks to move money around today.

One clear predecessor of the Hyperloop is the 'vactrain' concept developed by Robert Goddard early in the twentieth century; since then, many similar ideas have been proposed without much success.

Source: Hyperloop Transportation Technologies

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How do Hyperloop capsules work?

How much would a Hyperloop cost to build?

The Hyperloop capsules in Musk's model float above the tube's surface on a set of 28 air-bearing skis, similar to the way that the puck floats just above the table on an air hockey game. One major difference is that it is the pod, not the track, that generates the air cushion in order to keep the tube as simple and cheap as possible. Other versions of Hyperloop use magnetic levitation rather than air skis to keep the passenger pods off the tracks.

For the LA to San Francisco Hyperloop that Musk envisaged, he came up with a price tag of under $6bn. Musk envisioned an LA to San Francisco journey time of half an hour with pod departures every 30 seconds, with each carrying 28 passengers.

Spreading this capital cost over 20 years and adding operational costs, Musk came up with a $20 plus operating costs for a one-way ticket on the passenger The pod would get its initial velocity Hyperloop. from an external linear electric motor, which would accelerate it to 'high subsonic velocity' and then give it a boost every 70 miles or so; in between, the pod would coast along in near vacuum. Each capsule could carry 28 passengers (other versions aim to carry up to 40) plus some luggage; another version of the pods could carry cargo and vehicles. Pods would depart every two minutes (or every 30 seconds at peak usage).

Total Estimated Cost of the Passenger Transportation System

Hyperloop

How would Hyperloop be powered?

The pods will get their velocity from an external linear electric motor comes in; effectively a round induction motor (like the one in the Tesla Model S) rolled flat.

Under Musk's model, the Hyperloop would be powered by solar panels placed on the top of the tube which would allow it to generate more energy than it needed for operation.

How is Hyperloop different from high- Most of the cost of the system is in speed trains? building the tube network: the overall cost of the tube, pillars, vacuum pumps, Supporters argue that Hyperloop is and stations was calculated at just over significantly better than high-speed rail. $4bn for the passenger version of It is lower cost and more energy efficient Hyperloop ($7bn for a slightly larger because, among other things, the track version that could also take freight). The doesn't need to provide power to the cost of the capsules was put at around pods continuously and, because the $1.35m a piece; with 40 needed for the pods can leave every 30 seconds, it's service the cost of these is around $54m more like an on-demand service. It's also (or ÂŁ70m for a mix of passenger and potentially two or three times faster cargo capsules). That's less than nine than even high-speed rail (and ten times percent of the cost of the proposed the speed of regular rail services). passenger only high-speed rail system.

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What will it feel like to travel in a Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Hyperloop?

(HTT) said it expects "a profitable system with low ticket price projections".

Critics of Hyperloop have warned that travelling in the tube might be an Will Hyperloop be a success? uncomfortable experience, with nauseainducing acceleration, plus lateral G- This is the huge and, as yet, unanswered force on bends in the route. question of Hyperloop. The concept has However, Virgin Hyperloop One says been around for a long time but until now that a journey via Hyperloop will feel the technology has been lacking. about the same as riding in an elevator However, the technology may have just or a passenger plane. caught up with the concept now. There are well-funded companies racing to be "Although Hyperloop will be fast, the the first to deliver a working service but systems we are building will accelerate despite the optimistic timescales these with the same tolerable G forces as that projects are still very much in the pilot of taking off in a Boeing 747," it said. and experimental stages; the BBC recently Acceleration and deceleration will be ran a Hyperloop story with the headline gradual, it added, with no G forces and 'Future or fantasy?’. turbulence.

Travelling in a concrete pipe in a windowless pod means there isn't going to be much to look at; Musk's original vision said that "beautiful landscape will be displayed in the cabin" and each passenger will have access their own personal entertainment system.

How much will Hyperloop tickets cost?

Musk's LA to San Francisco version offered tickets at just $20 but Virgin Hyperloop One is more vague on its plans: "Difficult to say as it will depend greatly on the route, but the goal is to make it affordable for everyone," it said.

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Critics argue that lots of pods will be required to achieve the same passenger numbers as more traditional rail which uses much bigger carriages. And there are many engineering hurdles to overcome, like building the tubes strong enough to deal with the stresses of carrying the highspeed pods, and finding energy and cost efficient ways to keep them operating at low pressure. Moving from a successful test to a full commercial deployment is a big jump, and passenger trials are still to come, too. Right now Hyperloop is at an experimental stage even if the companies involved are very keen to talk about the potential.

Can Hyperloop make a profit?

The companies building Hyperloop services argue that they are significantly cheaper to build that highspeed rail services. Musk's Hyperloop Alpha paper claimed his LA to San Francisco route could be built for onetenth of the price of a high-speed rail alternative. Other companies have said their services could be one-third to half the price of rail services and much faster. Being cheaper to build should mean these services can become profitable quickly. However, there are plenty of engineering challenges to be tackled which could push the costs up, and how these services will be funded in the first place is not clear; many of the feasibility studies under way are looking at how these services can be financed, likely through a combination of public and private investment.

startups and others that have been working on the idea for some time already. Among them are Virgin Hyperloop One, HTT, TransPod, Arrivo and more. Each is developing a slightly different set of technologies but the fundamental underlying idea remains the same.

Is Elon Musk building a Hyperloop service?

gave conditional approval to the construction of a Boring Company tunnel from Baltimore to Washington, allowing it to dig under state roads.

What is the Boring Company?

Musk set up The Boring Company which aims to make it easier and faster to dig the tunnels under and between cities that would make Hyperloop projects viable. Tunnels can cost as much as $1bn a mile to dig; The Boring Company wants to dig tunnels at one-tenth of the price. The company says it can do this by digging smaller tunnels, making faster and more efficient digging machines, and replacing diesel-powered machines with electric ones.

Despite saying he was too busy, it looks like Musk remains intrigued by the idea of Hyperloop: last year he said that he had received 'verbal approval' for a New York to Philadelphia to Baltimore to Washington DC Hyperloop, which would cut the New York to Washington DC travel time to just 29 minutes. "Still a lot of work needed to receive formal approval, but As well as building more efficient am optimistic that will occur rapidly," digging machines, the Boring Company he added. also offered a line of caps and more

How is Hyperloop like Linux?

Rather than keeping the Hyperloop to himself, Musk threw the idea open to anyone who wanted to develop it, comparing it to the Linux operating system: an open source design built by a community of developers in order to bring Hyperloop from concept to reality.

Indeed, in his Hyperloop Alpha paper Musk noted that a number of areas still remained to be resolved including the control mechanism for Hyperloop capsules; station designs with loading and unloading of both passenger and passenger-plus-vehicle versions of the Hyperloop capsules; comparisons of Hyperloop with more conventional magnetic levitation systems; and testing to demonstrate the physics of Hyperloop.

Who is building Hyperloop services?

In February, the Washington Post unusually flame throwers, both of reported that Musk's Boring Company which sold out rapidly.

Despite doing much to lay the had received a permit for some groundwork for Hyperloop services, preparatory and excavation work in What is Loop?

Musk initially said he was too busy to New York. develop his own service. There are The Boring Company hopes that one now a number of companies working In October 2017, Maryland's use for these tunnels, as well as to turn the idea into reality, including Department of Transportation also Hyperloops, will be Loop. This is a

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high-speed underground public transportation system which sees passengers carried on autonomous electric 'skates' travelling at 125 to 150 miles per hour. Electric skates will carry between eight and 16 passengers or a single passenger vehicle. Passengers (and vehicles) would enter the pods at street level and then elevators would drop them down to the level of the Loop to continue the journey underground, bypassing street traffic (with pedestrians and cyclists getting priority over cars).

The company is currently working on an initial test tunnel in Hawthorne (near the SpaceX and The Boring Company HQ) and has submitted plans for a 6.5 mile proof-of-process tunnel which would run within the City of Los Angeles and Culver City.

announced the Hyperloop Pod Competition in 2015, which challenges university teams to design and build the best transport Pod. The third instalment: the 2018 Hyperloop Pod Competition takes place in July this year, with a focus on a single criterion maximum speed for a self-propelled pod on the test track or as the competition puts it: "Fastest time without crashing wins!“ What is Virgin Hyperloop One? Virgin Hyperloop One is one of the leading contenders attempting to create a commercially viable Hyperloop system. It was founded in June 2014 and has over 300 staff, and has raised $295m with the aim of building an operational system by 2021.

to three years from the signing of the agreement and serve as a platform for testing. The company said the construction of the full Pune-Mumbai route a 25-minute journey -- would take place in five to seven years, and said the high-capacity passenger and cargo hyperloop route could eventually see 150 million passenger trips annually.

"I believe Virgin Hyperloop One could have the same impact upon India in the 21st century as trains did in the 20th century," said Sir Richard Branson.

The company is also working on a feasibility study into a Hyperloop route linking Kansas City, Columbia, and St Louis running along the I-70 in Missouri, looking at high-level cost estimate and funding model recommendations.

The company said that unlike a subway, there is no practical upper limit to the number of stations that can be built along the tunnel route, as stations can be as small as a single parking space because the service is accessed via lifts.

Each Loop 'station' is made up of a bank of elevators to transport the skates to and from ground level. "Since stations require such a small footprint, they can be easily integrated in busy city-centers, residential communities, or any location along the tunnel route that can accommodate a single parking space," the company said. It has In February, the company announced published a map showing a potential plans for the Indian state of set of routes for the service.

Maharashtra to build a hyperloop between Pune and Mumbai beginning What is the 2018 Hyperloop Pod with an operational demonstration Competition? track. The project will start with a sixmonth feasibility study looking at the Musk's SpaceX has its own Hyperloop route, environmental impact, the test track at its headquarters in economic and commercial aspects of Hawthorne, California -- about one the route, the regulatory framework, mile long and with a six-foot outer and cost and funding model diameter. recommendations.

The company has a 500 meter-long DevLoop, which has a diameter of 3.3m is located 30 minutes from Las Vegas in the Nevada desert. In December, the company said it had completed its third phase of testing achieving test speeds of 387 kilometers per hour.

"The tests were conducted in a tube depressurized down to the equivalent air pressure experienced at 200,000 feet above sea level. A Virgin Hyperloop One pod quickly lifts above In order to accelerate the development Assuming all goes well, an operational the track using magnetic levitation and of functional prototypes and demonstration track will be built glides at airline speeds for long encourage student innovation, SpaceX between two points on the route two distances due to ultra-low

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aerodynamic drag," the company said.

It has identified 11 potential routes in the US, from the short a BostonSomerset-Providence route of just 64 miles -- to the epic -- the CheyenneHouston route which would run 1,152 miles across four states, potentially reducing to 1 hour and 45 minutes a journey that currently takes 17 hours by car or truck. The company has also identified nine routes across Europe potentially connecting over 75 million people in 44 cities, spanning 5,000 kilometers. It has also signed a deal with DP World, the third largest port and terminals operator in the world to explore the options to build a Hyperloop in Dubai.

carry 28 to 40 passengers and travel at a maximum speed of 1,223 kilometers per hour, moving 164,000 passengers a day on one line at full efficiency. The company points to reinsurance company Munich RE deeming its system to be "feasible and insurable" as a reflection of its progress so far.

In September, HTT said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board to build a Hyperloop between the city centers of Vijaywada and Amaravati, potentially turning a trip of more than one hour into a six-minute ride. The project will use a public private partnership with funding primarily from private

What is Hyperloop Transportation investors and starts with a six-month Technologies? feasibility study. The company is also working on the development of a route Founded in 2013, Hyperloop Transport from Bratislava, Slovakia to Brno, Czech Technologies in another company Republic, and a route connecting Abu looking to turn Hyperloop into reality, Dhabi to Al Ain, under the patronage of with a team of 800 engineers, HH Sheikh Falah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, headquartered in Los Angeles. It wants among others. to build a transport system built on a passive magnetic levitation system and Who else is building Hyperloop says its 30m capsules will be able to services?

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Transpod is another contender, and recently released a study which predicted that a TransPod Hyperloop system would cost 30 percent less than high-speed rail line in Europe -- and be more efficient for passengers and freight, at more than three times the speed. It also said a Hyperloop will cost 50 percent less and travel four times faster than high-speed rail between Toronto and Windsor in Canada, and has plans to build a test track in France. In November 2016, TransPod announced the closing of a first $15m round of funding from Angelo Investments. Other companies looking to build Hyperloop style systems include ET3 and Arrivo.

What's next for Hyperloop?

The next stage is for Hyperloop to move beyond the initial test phase and feasibility studies and to start longer distance trials of the technology and, even more importantly, testing the service with passengers. Another challenge will be to find commercial models that work around the world. Only when all this is done will it become clear whether Hyperloop can really become a success.

ROLLING STOCK

BEML Ltd to supply 72 Metro rakes to Kolkata Metro this financial year

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EML Limited, the only Indian company to manufacture hitech world-class Metro rakes, will supply another 72 rakes to Kolkata Metro by this financial year, according to the CMD of the BEML, D K Hota. "BEML is also executing Metro contract for 150 rakes to BMRCL and also supplying metro rakes to DMRC phase-3 project. The extension orders from DMRC and BMRC for about 150 Metro rakes are in the pipeline for BEML," Hota said at the Rail Connect East 2018, a conference organised by CII in partnership with Research Designs & Standards Organization (RDSO), Indian Railways and a few specialised organisations under its umbrella on Friday. BEML has already

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supplied two train sets to Kolkata Metro. Till date more than 1,200 Metro rakes have been supplied by BEML to Kolkata, Delhi, Bengaluru and Jaipur. According to Hota, high-speed trains not only save time and significantly enhance mobility, there is also a strong case from the environmental and sustainability perspective.

High-speed trains are the most fuel efficient mode and has a very small rakebon footprint (Emissions per passenger kilometer is 4 Kg of CO2 by rail, 14 Kg of CO2 by road and 17 Kg of CO2 by air). He maintained that investment in high-speed rail is very high and it ensures reliability, safety and comfort. BEML has tied up with Japanese company Hitachi.

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Earlier on this theme address, S K Gupta, Executive Director (Stores), RDSO, called upon the "vendor community" to join the "massive augmentation and modernisation" exercise by the union government.

"To make this a success, greater industry participation is a must. If you supply quality materials to the Indian Railways, the result will be win-win for all," Gupta said, adding that vendor approval process has become a lot easier, transparent and fair.

"Everything is online now. All manual interventions have been done away with," he added. ***

MOBILITY SOLUTIONS

Expert says ridership may help light rail systems score over metro in smaller cities

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hile high - cost metro services are being planned and rolled out across the country with state governments wanting to replicate the Delhi Metro success, these systems could end up being white elephants, if the host city does not give enough ridership. Experts believe LRTS or the Light Rail Transit System are, therefore, best suited for Tier-II and Tier-III cities which have low population.

Cities like Dehradun, Kozhikode and Trivandrum have been found to be feasible for such systems that can be put up at 40 per cent of the cost incurred for building a metro system.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) was engaged by the state government of Uttarakhand to prepare a detailed project report for a metro project in Dehradun. The corporation, instead, suggested LRTS that would cost less and could be later converted to full metro, if the ridership increases. The peak hour peak direction traffic for the city is not more than 12,000 passengers, and, therefore, it was felt LRTS was better.

Megha Manchanda Journalist

DMRC has suggested LRTS for these cities but the state governments a few months ago. LRTS is an improved tramway system. At present, trams

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cannot run on roads due to congestion, therefore, an elevated platform is needed to run the light rail. LRTS does requires only basic stations which are not as large as metro stations.

Agarwal, however, said LRTS has not been very popular mode of transport because of "not worthwhile" economic saving over the asset life. Since the rolling stock comprises

Saving Money • •

Experts believe Light Rail Transit System can be executed at 60% of the cost of the metro system Light Rail Transit System costs about a Rs.1.4 – 1.5 billion as compared to the Rs. 3 – 4 billion for building a metro system

The LRT system costs about Rs 1.4-1.5 billion as compared to the Rs 3-4 billion for building a metro system. It does not require very sophisticated signalling system and thus this kind of system, which can be later upgraded to a metro system, is being looked into by many cities.

“Normally, the cost of laying the track won’t be very different at various loads unless we bring the LRT at grade. Life of rail coachesis normally 30 years so raising capacity has to be in a phased manner in order to get the best return on investment,” said Abhaya Agarwal partner and PPP leader, EY India.

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15 to 20 per cent and 80 per cent is infrastructure, the overall savings will not be normally more than 10-15% as compared with a metro rail.

Andhra Pradesh is likely to adopt LRTS as opposed to medium metro system suggested by the DMRC. German development bank KfW has been tasked with the preparation of a detailed project report (DPR) for the 46-km proposed LRTS. ***

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"Most of our cities require some sort of public transport system, but lack of space is an issue plaguing every city in the country and thus a bus-based solution is not possible.

- Mangu Singh MD/DMRC

GROUND REALITY

How unseen hands steer driverless Delhi metro trains

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ver the years, Delhi Metro has strived to provide state-of-the-art services.

In its endeavour to introduce the latest and best technology from around the world, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) last year adopted the Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling system for the Magenta and Pink Lines, using it first when the first section of the former (Botanical Garden to Kalkaji Mandir) started operating.

intervention, with operations overseen from a centralised operations control centre. The trains are currently operating with drivers, but DMRC plans to remove them in a couple of years and turn the trains truly driverless.

Delhi Metro’s first operations control centre is at Shastri Park, from where its older corridors, such as the Red and Yellow Lines, are monitored. The Magenta and Pink Lines required a different set up and CBTC, known popularly as that is why DMRC came up with a ‘driverless’ technology, allows new operations centre at its metro to run trains without human headquarters, Metro Bhawan.

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This technology is completely automated and chances of human error are almost negligible as to be fool-proof. While CBTC was capable of running trains at a frequency of 90 seconds, the time between trains was not set to that standard, given that the frequency on other corridors is two minutes 15 seconds at present.

- Mangu Singh

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While the first section of Magenta Line was opened in December last year, the first section of Pink Line between Majlis Park and Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus stations began in March this year. These corridors will become fully functional in phases in the next few months.

The biggest difference between the old and new technologies is that the CBTC is based on live videos streamed from inside and outside the trains. A huge screen at the control centre, divided into 24 different panels, show real time video from the operational line inside the centre. A team of 20 controllers and engineers are on duty in each of the day’s three shifts and their work starts with checking that everything is in place, including the systems controlling braking, electronic

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public control their movement. The tunnel ventilation system is also controlled from Metro Bhawan, and, said the “There is a cycle of videos, and all official, if a train stopped at a location trains are monitored by turn,” for an abnormal time, the system explained a DMRC official. “Say, a started the ventilation process so that passenger presses the emergency passengers aren’t left feeling suffocated. button in a train. In such a case, Fires can also be easily detected and the live video from that train ventilation system helps blow the smoke automatically pops up on the away from the location of passengers. screen.” The official also revealed that apart from live videos, there But the movement of trains on the also are obstacle detection systems tracks is not the control centre’s only in the trains, so that if a large capability. It is from there that even object lay ahead or a person falls elevators and escalators are controlled. on the track, it can be immediately Officials at the centre can also make public announcements along the entire spotted. corridor or at individual stations right Two giant screens display the track from Fire Brigade Lane. layout of the two corridors, with small moving blips indicating an DMRC says that CBTC is the safest accurate location of the trains. technology available worldwide for Each train has an ID number metro train operations at present. allotted, and the traffic controllers watching the screens monitor and *** displays and announcements.

the

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ACHIEVEMENTS

Mumbai Metro Line – 3 (Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ) completes 2 km alignment

Ms. Ashwini Bhide MD - MMRC

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umbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) implementing city’s first underground corridor, Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ has completed 2192 meters of tunneling. MMRC is using Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) at various Launching Shafts for tunnel construction of Mumbai Metro Line III. The line III has so far received eleven TBMs, out of which eight have been lowered and have started main drives.

The line III has so far received eleven TBMs, out of which eight have been lowered and have started main drives.

Appended is the status of the tunnelling work at the different sites: Azad Maidan Launch Shaft: The two TBMs of package 2 will construct 4.5 km of tunnels up to

I appreciate when projects move ahead with required urgency, to achieve desirable results.

The 33.5-km Metro-3 corridor (Colaba-BandraSEEPZ) is showing promising speed in this direction. Our aim is to complete the project, highly needed to reduce traffic congestion in Mumbai within the schedule time frame.

Metros help reduce carbon footprint as well as pollution. It’s the greenest mass rapid transit system.

- Devendra Fadnavis Hon’ble Chief Minister Govt. of Maharashtra

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Grant Road. These TBMs, Vaitarna 1 and 2, have so far completed 450 meters of tunneling.

Naya Nagar Launch Shaft: The two TBMs of package 4 will construct 2.5 km tunnel up to Dadar metro station. These TBMs, Krishna 1 and 2, have tunnelled 1005 meters so far.

Vidyanagari Launch Shaft: The two TBMs of package 5 will dig 2.98 km of tunnels up to CSIA Domestic Airport. These TBMs Godavari 1 and 2 have completed 342 meters of boring so far.

Marol Naka Launch Shaft: The two TBMs of package 7 will construct 1.2 km of tunnels up to CSIA International Airport. These TBMs, Vainganga 1 and 2 have tunnelled 395 meters so far .

Mumbai Metro-3: Launching TBM Shaft at Azad Maidan (Photo: MMRC)

Ms. Ashwini Bhide, Managing Director, MMRC said, “It is indeed a milestone to complete more than 2kms of tunneling in a short span. With 15 TBMs already having completed Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), we hope to have all the 17 TBMs running by July 2018.” She further added, "I would like to thank all the citizens for their continued cooperation. This progress wouldn't have been possible without their support."

The TBMs, Surya, Vaitarna, Tanasa, Krishna, Godavari, Tapi and Vainganga, have been named after the rivers flowing in Maharashtra.

MMRC is responsible for the construction and operation of the underground corridor of the Mumbai rail network, designed to reduce traffic congestion in the city and supplement the overcrowded Mumbai Suburban Railway network.

Assembly work of TBM at Naya Nagar launching shaft in progress (Photo: MMRC)

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Expected to be completed in 2021, the resulting infrastructure will be a crucial part of the network of eight metro railway lines spanning 200 kilometres and 169 stations. The Metro Line 3 will be the first fully underground metro corridor for Mumbai, covering a distance of 33.5 kilometres along 27 stations from Colaba to SEEPZ.

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MEDIA INTERVIEW

Exclusive Interview with Laurent Troger, President, Bombardier Transportation

Laurent Troger President, Bombardier Transportation

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aurent Troger joined Bombardier in November 2004 as Vice President of Services for Transportation in Europe. In 2008, he was promoted to the position of President of Services where he oversaw a major turnaround. In 2013, his role was expanded to include the rolling stock businesses in the United Kingdom, France and Benelux, and he later became President of the Division Western Europe, Middle East and Africa. Then, in 2015, he was successively appointed Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Transportation, assuming responsibility for operational performance as well as integration between the divisions and core functions.

Mr. Troger was appointed as President, Bombardier Transportation in December 2015. Here are what he talks about the impact of digitization on the safety and security of rail and associated costs, harmonisation of technical and legal standards, and industry risks.

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Safety and security are obviously very important in transport, but ensuring them carries significant costs. How can operators and manufacturers make mobility safer and more secure while keeping it affordable?

Rail manufacturers have shown that competition and innovation can deliver the safety standards we need at the price we want. For example, as the technology used to develop autonomous vehicles matures, its price drops and Bombardier is already applying those technologies to our rail vehicles. One example is our system to detect obstacles, a cost-effective breakthrough that exponentially improves tram safety. Taken overall, rail is still a very affordable mobility option. The capital costs for a new train account for around one third of its full lifetime cost and today’s trains are safer, more energy efficient, more reliable and easier to maintain then they have ever been.

Technical and legal standards play a huge role in making transportation safe and secure. From the global player’s perspective, where is more harmonisation needed to further improve safety and security?

We have made great progress with the existing European regulations supported

by European standards and a single EUwide authorisation process. These measures have already reduced costs and removed persistent administrative barriers. Signalling standards such as ERTMS (European Rail Traffic Management System) and ETCS (European Train Control System) are also positive achievements that we should be proud of, but are something we still need to build upon.

Everyone from manufacturer and operator to the owner and the authority has a significant role to play in ensuring our rail systems aren’t compromised.

Do you see digitalisation and innovation as increasing the safety of rail mobility?

Or do you view them as risks?

Digitalization is already improving security.

Due to the relative affordability of advanced sensors, manufacturers are leveraging the power of mobility innovations for rolling stock services. This implies predictive maintenance or communication based train control for signalling. Both have increased safety and reduced the potential for human error while improving efficiency. Of course, the Internet of Things, interconnectivity and the potential integration of personal devices into operator’s platforms do present new challenges. But they are challenges that we will mitigate with cyber security solutions like the introduction of faster and more robust telecommunications – for example the Long-Term Evolution, hi-speed wireless standard for signalling infrastructure. It might not be easy to address these new challenges as they emerge, but it’s certainly not impossible. Either way, Bombardier chooses to see digitalization as an advantage and an opportunity. ***

However, one area where I do see a need to maintain our focus on harmonization is in cyber security. Bombardier is working with other manufacturers, operators, authorities and assessment organizations to create a single, coherent set of safety standards. As critical infrastructures, the cyber security of the entire rail ecosystem’s technical integrity needs to be a focal point in the years ahead.

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We always put safety first, no exceptions. Now more than ever we believe that our relentless evolution of technical safety is a vital prerequisite for successful mobility solutions.

Digitalization is a key enabler to safety standards in the transportation industry. This is for the benefit of rail operators, passengers and society.

- Laurent Troger

TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS

Hyperloop Technology: A SWOT analysis of the most popular new age transportation technology

Nimish Sawant Journalist

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lon Musk’s Hyperloop transit system idea was announced in 2012 promising a pneumatic tube transportation system. The average speed that these Hyperloop pods are expected to achieve is 970 kmph with a top speed of 1200 kmph.

This brings with it the promise of covering long distances in a matter of minutes.

Since 2012, the Hyperloop concept has been taken forward by companies such as Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) and Hyperloop One. Apart from these there are many independent entities

working on the different aspects of this transportation systems such as the pods, the tubes and so on.

Both HTT and Hyperloop One have expressed interest in getting the Hyperloop project to India. HTT chairman Bibop Gabriele Gresta has proposed a loop between Mumbai and Pune in a meeting with transport minister Nitin Gadkari. Hyperloop One, on the other hand, has proposed a country-wide network which connects all the major cities in India.

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One 18 February, Hyperloop One signed a memorandum of understanding with the Maharashtra government to build and develop the world's first hyperloop between Mumbai and Pune.

pods and operating under reduced air pressure, there would be a significant reduction friction and air drag. This is a factor that has to be taken into consideration on all the other modes of transport. This means, more efficient use of energy, and less of it While commercial deployment of the lost to overcoming air drag. loop network across India is still in the pipe dream stage (no pun intended), Less area as compared to other we decided to do a SWOT analysis of transport projects: From the mock up the project. plans we have seen from HTT and Hyperloop One, we are looking at Strengths elevated, concealed tubes which will transport the 'concorde' or the Reduced travel time: This is a no- compartment pod which will have the brainer. With average speeds of 970 passengers. It will require concrete kmph and top speeds of 1200 kmph, pylons at short intervals. When distances could be covered in compared with the infrastructure and minutes. So if one considers the land area required for railway stations average speeds these are the travel and airports (we are not considering times we are looking at between bus stations, as buses are not multiple cities: competition), the Hyperloop could • Bengaluru - Thiruvananthapuram definitely offer better value — 45 mins; proposition over time.

• Chennai - Bengaluru — 21 mins; • Mumbai - Chennai — 80 mins; • Mumbai - Delhi — 85 mins and so on.

Less expensive and easier to build: According to this report in Engadget, the cost of laying the loop is pegged at $40 mn per km, whereas according to World Bank estimates, the high-speed rail project in California for instance, the cost goes up to $56 mn per km. These costs should be lower in India, but the price delta should remain. Furthermore, the report states that building a Hyperloop between Stockholm and Helsinki would cost $21 bn whereas the California high-speed rail project is pegged at $64 bn. We know these comparisons would not be relevant here. But considering there is no such study done on Indian routes, this international case study offers an insight into the cost factor of building a Hyperloop.

Weaknesses

Safety and security: This is by far the biggest weakness. We are talking about a transportation system that is elevated and involves very high speeds inside low air-pressure tubes.

Unlike bullet trains, jets which have past precedents such as a regular train or a commercial aeroplane, the Hyperloop has no semblance with any Reduced friction and drag: Since the means of transportation from our Hyperloop will be using pneumatic present or past. Unless we see actual

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implementation, that fear of the unknown will loom large.

Higher initial ticket costs: While companies such as HTT are claiming that ticketing would not be a major revenue generator for them, as they would be looking at other business models, for all practical purposes there will be a ticket charge to travel in those pods. For the initial few years, the cost of a ticket may be significantly higher than an airfare or a train fare. It will definitely take some time for this mode of transport to get mainstream and prices to come to sane levels. Hyperloop One's chairman Richard Branson has stated though that their Mumbai - Pune project will be for the masses and not necessarily a premium priced service. pods and operating under reduced air pressure, there would be a significant reduction friction and air drag. This is a factor that has to be taken into

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Less area as compared to other transport projects: From the mock up plans we have seen from HTT and Hyperloop One, we are looking at elevated, concealed tubes which will transport the 'concorde' or the compartment pod which will have the passengers. It will require concrete

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pylons at short intervals. When compared with the infrastructure and land area required for railway stations and airports (we are not considering bus stations, as buses are not competition), the Hyperloop could definitely offer better value proposition over time.

chairman Richard Branson has stated though that their Mumbai - Pune project will be for the masses and not necessarily a premium priced service.

But if there is a mode of transportation which cuts down on travel time, then the distance between your residence and work place will matter little. Cities will Land acquisition: Sure, the area definitely see some decongestion as required for the Hyperloop project travel time will significantly come will be less considering it is an down.

Business opportunities: Imagine you are a businessman in Chennai and have your own house there, but have to spend many thousands of rupees to travel to Mumbai and live here as your business clients are here. With a travel time of 80 mins, you could conduct your business in the daytime in Mumbai, and be home for dinner in Chennai without the stress of going through the rigmarole of planning your air travel. This also ties in with decongestion of cities.

Weaknesses Safety and security: This is by far the biggest weakness. We are talking about a transportation system that is elevated and involves very high speeds inside low air-pressure tubes.

Unlike bullet trains, jets which have past precedents such as a regular train or a commercial aero plane, the Hyperloop has no semblance with any means of transportation from our present or past. Unless we see actual implementation, that fear of the unknown will loom large.

Higher initial ticket costs: While companies such as HTT are claiming that ticketing would not be a major revenue generator for them, as they would be looking at other business models, for all practical purposes there will be a ticket charge to travel in those pods. For the initial few years, the cost of a ticket may be significantly higher than an airfare or a train fare. It will definitely take some time for this mode of transport to get mainstream and prices to come to sane levels. Hyperloop One's

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elevated platform, land acquisition still remains a sticky subject in India. To get an optimal route, if the Hyperloop networks runs through your backyard, then not many people may like that fact.

Clean technology could get a boost: Hyperloop could certainly give a boost to the clean energy technology movement. According to HTT, since its track is electrified the transport system consumes little amount of energy as compared to high-speed rails that require significantly higher energy which is subsidised by the state. HTT has stated that it will employ green energy which will allow it to produce 20 percent more energy than it can consume.

Bends or turns could slow it down: It is very difficult to visualise bends or turns in a Hyperloop route, as that would automatically mean getting the speed of travel of the pods down.

Thereby defeating the purpose.

Finding a route that goes without any Boost in the tourism sector: So many bends would be a major weakness working professionals want to take off area. on a long weekend. Travelling for leisure still happens on limited Opportunities occasions in India, thereby limiting the domestic economic boost to Decongestion of cities: Job tourism. But imagine if you opportunities and slow transportation could finish work on a Friday evening have led to a lot of migration in cities. at your Mumbai office, take a This has reached a point that Hyperloop to say Delhi and then carry travelling from point A to point B in a on to Leh via a connecting flight. You city is a pain, thanks to the traffic could reach in time for dinner in Leh, situations. Increasing population in explore it for two whole days, and cities also puts a stress on the take an early Monday morning flight infrastructure — something people back to Delhi and a loop back to living in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru Mumbai to be in time for work. As the and other metros are well aware of.

Hyperloop network expands, it can

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get a lot many unexplored parts of India even more affordable, if they were to come to on the tourist map, thereby boosting India, thereby bypassing the need to pay a the sector. premium for saving time.

Threats

Sabotage: This ties in the with the safety aspect of the entire project. Sabotage can come across in any number of ways. We see a fair share of 'raasta-roko' and 'rail-roko' protests. God forbid, there is some untoward incident that happens on the Hyperloop, what's to stop a raving mob from disrupting services on the loop? Vandalism is another fear. We have too many instances of that happening on a public property.

Bullet trains: Even though infrastructure and investment-wise high-speed railway networks and bullet trains may be expensive, there are already things under way to ensure that they come to India before the Hyperloop. Optimal use of existing railway network could also enable speeding the process. In terms of carrying capacity, one train can transport more people than say one So this is out SWOT analysis. Let us know if we Hyperloop pod. have missed out on anything.

Cheaper air tickets: Airfare has a *** dynamic pricing and considering there is so much competition, airfares can also get cheaper in the future. There are already talks about making air travel affordable for the masses. Affordable airlines such as Southwest, Ryanair, easyJet and so on could make air travel

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MOBILITY SOLUTION

Travel demand management to ease congestion in metro trains

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he classical economic theory terms demand for travel as a derived demand which refers to demand for one good or service in one sector occurring as a result of demand from another. People do not travel for the purpose of travelling but to reach somewhere such as work place, home school etc. Large scale urbanisation, development of urban sprawls, increased emphasis on service industry spread across the city have hugely increased travel demand in the cities. Traffic congestion is one of the most difficult challenges being faced by most of the cities globally. Metro trains have been introduced in these

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cities to meet the ever burgeoning travel demand. The proliferation of metro trains has been successful in meeting the demand to a limited extent as at the same time the demand has witnessed exponential growth offsetting the advantages of metro trains as mass transit system.

has come down from 4.42 million in 2011-12 to 3.54 million in 2015-16 whereas the average daily ridership2 of Delhi metro at the same time has increased from 1.86 million to 2.59 million.

The number of personal road vehicles registered1 in Delhi has increased from 6.98 million in 2011-12 to 9.09 million in 201516 indicating unabated growth in The congestion in metro trains the road vehicles in spite of a has become another challenge proliferation of metro train haunting the traffic situation in services as shown in Fig 1. the cities. The objective of transferring the people from The roads of Delhi are clogged as private to public transport has ever, pollution is increasing and not been met as most of the road accidents have remained a people have shifted from buses cause of grave concern. Even to metro trains. For instance, the recently introduced odd-even daily ridership1 of buses in Delhi scheme in Delhi has limited

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supply side solutions may address the problem of overcrowding in peak hours in short term but this additional capacity will remain underutilised during the non-peak hours. A transport system designed and operated to meet peak hour demand will result in suboptimal utilisation of infrastructure during non-peak hours. The key to address the problem of overcrowding in metro trains on sustainable basis lies in supplementing supply with transport demand management measures.

Fig. 1 (Source: UITP)

impact on level of pollution in the city. Had Delhi metro not been there, the traffic situation in Delhi would have been worst beyond our imagination. However, introduction of metro services in Delhi could not make much dent on prevailing traffic condition in Delhi. One of the main reasons for personal car users not opting for Delhi Metro services is extreme congestion in metro trains in peak hours.

Demand for Urban Transportation The demand for urban transport is usually high during morning and evening peak hours as shown in typical hourly demand pattern for a metro system in Fig 2.0. Similarly, the demand is high near the Central Business District (CBD) of the city and it reduces progressively towards the outskirts of the city. Unusually high demand during peak hours causes extreme congestion in metro trains in peak hours. The level of service, a measure to assess congestion, plummets to the lowest level in the peak hours inside the metro trains.

The traditional approach to address the problem of overcrowding in the trains is to increase the number of trains or cars per train in peak hours, i.e., to increase the supply (availability of occupancy). However, the efficacy supply side solution is limited by the capacity of the system beyond which substantial investment is required to enhance the capacity of the system such as increasing length of platforms, modification in trains and train control system etc. Moreover, the

Transport Demand Management The transport demand management refers to strategies to rationalise the travel demand i.e. passenger trips per hour by redistributing the travel demand over time and space. The demand management in metro rail systems is essential for mitigation of overcrowding and for optimal utilisation of fixed assets. In road sector, the TDM strategies have been deployed quite extensively across the world to reduce the

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demand in peak hours on busy roads. The ‘Congestion Pricing’ is one such TDM measure which has been quite successful in mitigating the congestion on roads in peak hours and CBDs of the cities, where used. The transport demand management measures also need to be adopted ease peak hour congestion in metro trains.

However, there is a fundamental difference in approach for demand management in road and metro train systems. The prime purpose of TDMs in road sector is to reduce over reliance on private modes of transport and encourage people to use public transport whereas the TDMs for metro trains are targeted to control peak hour demand only.

The TDMs for metro train shall be cautiously adopted so as not discourage people from using public transport. The demand side measures recommended for metro trains can be grouped into following categories on the basis of implementation strategy:1.

Metro Planning Measures

The demand is the function of the design of the metro rail system, network plan, forward and backward linkages. These measures are required to be adopted at the planning stage of metro network. (a) Network Design: In the early stages of development, the Metro rail networks in a city are designed radially to connect the high demand corridors with the CBD. The radial network forces everybody to move to the centre of the city even if one has to travel from one radial line to other radial line, resulting in heavy concentration of the demand towards the CBD. The connection of

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radial lines with circular lines helps to minimize he time taken for in spatial re-distribution of the transfer. travel demand over circular lines and reducing the peak hour demand 2. Metro Operations Measures towards CBD.

Rush in Metro Train during peak hours

(b) Integrated multi modal terminals: The metro stations need to be designed and developed as integrated multi-modal terminals which facilitate seamless interchange of passengers among different modes such as metro trains, buses, Non-Motorised Transport (NMTs), para transit modes etc. Integrated multimodal station helps in distributing the travel demand among most suitable mode of transport and thereby manages the demand.

These measures are required to be taken at during the operational phase of a metro system. These measures can be adopted in phased manner by the metro train operator depending upon the level of congestion, efficacy of supply side measures and need of TDMs. Some of these measures are:

(a) Differential fares: Differential pricing entails higher fares during peak hours and lower fares during nonpeak hours. The differential pricing system encourages (c) Convenient transfer commuters to shift from peak hours stations: The transfer (interchange) to nonpeak hours and thereby levels stations among different lines of a the peak hour demand. metro system shall be convenient, hassle free and seamless for optimal (b) Integrated fares: The integrated redistribution of demand across fare system for multiple modes of different lines. The transfer shall not transport encourages hassle free require entry or exit through fare and economical use of multiple control gates. The transfer stations transport options. The transport should be equipped with escalators, demand is optimally distributed lifts, travellators, adequate signages among different modes of transport

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in the regime of integrated fares.

The common mobility card called MORE Card launched by Ministry of Urban Development (MOUD), India in 2014, if adopted by all modes of transport across the country, can proved to be a game changer.

non-peak hours by offering some incentive schemes special facilities for Senior Citizens, differentially abled etc.

Singapore INSINC introduced the scheme to encourage people to travel in non-peak hours.

To promote the travel in non-peak

the metro operator has limited control over them. These measures shall be integral part of the urban transport planning of the city for a sustainable city transport system.

These measures are: (a) Land use planning: Mix land use ensures multiple economic and social activities in a region thereby reducing the need of long distance transport for going to work, market, schools etc. Mix land use planning may greatly help in minimising the overall transport demand. (b) Development of poly centric city: The city with multiple CBDs helps in evenly spreading of transport demand across the city.

Unlike a city with one CBD where a predominant transport demand is concentrated to/from CBD, the polycentric city helps in spatial distribution and levelling of travel demand.

(c) Parking policies: A number of metro train passengers uses their private vehicles to access the metro stations. They park their vehicles in the parking lots available at the metro stations in the morning while going to the office. The higher parking rates during peak hours may encourage the passengers to arrive early (nonpeak hours) at the stations to park their vehicles and use Metro rail in the non-peak hours. The differential parking rates for peak and nonpeak hours may be helpful in levelling of travel demand of metro trains to some extent.

hours, the Singaporean government offers the Incentives for Singapore's Commuters programme ("INSINC programme").

The registered passengers automatically earn 1 point for every 1 km travelled on the train all day Monday through Friday.

A weekday trip of X kms earns X credits, and if the trip was initiated in the non-peak shoulder hours (6.30— 7.29am or 8.30—9.30am), it earns 3X credits. The credits earned by a commuter are redeemable either at a fixed exchange rate (1000 credits = SG$1), or for prizes ranging from $1 to $100 in a fun online game.

(c) Provision of NMT for last mile connectivity: The use of NonMotorised Transport (NMT) such as bicycle, rickshaws, walking may be encouraged as substitute to both public and private transport trips and thereby to reduce the overall demand. However, a conducive user friendly environment is required to be developed to promote the use of NMTs such as separate lanes, cycle stands, cycle on rent schemes, permitting transport of cycles in public transport etc.

(d) Integrated multi modal transport: The transport system in 3. City Level Measures a city is sum total of all modes of (d) Encouraging non peak hour transport. All modes of transport travel: The passengers may be These measures are required to be shall be well integrated to provide encouraged to travel in the implemented by the government as seamless transport service in a city.

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METROMAN OF THE MONTH

Dr. Brijesh Dixit: Making two metro rail projects on track…

Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha Metro) is a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) created for the smooth implementation and operations of the two metro rail projects viz.

Nagpur Metro Rail Project and Pune Metro Rail Project in Maharashtra. It is a joint venture of Government of India & Government of Maharashtra, with 50:50 equity. Maha Metro shall be solely responsible for the successful and timely completion of these project & their operations subsequently.

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r. Brijesh Dixit heading Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation, as Managing Director to implement Rs. 8680 Crore Nagpur Metro Rail project comprising 42 stations over a route length of 41.7 kms and Rs. 11420 Crore Pune Metro Rail project comprising of 30 stations over a route length of 31.25 kms long Mass Rapid Transit system to the city of Nagpur and Pune respectively which is world class, safe, comfortable, accessible, energy efficient and environmental friendly. Was the first employee of NMRCL on its incorporation on 18th Feb’2015 Has led NMRCL since then to tie-ups with bilateral funding agencies, KfW Germany and AFD France, promptly appointing consultants and contractors for quick commencement of work and progress thereof in a short time span and Scaling up the organization to support the progress of work.

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He has successfully handled numerous challenging assignments.

As a young IRSE Officer in North – East Frontier Railway of Indian Railways, ensured uninterrupted vital supplies of Food grains, Petroleum products etc. to border and insurgency affected states of Assam, Mizoram, Tripura and Manipur by drastically reducing rail traffic disruptions due to accidents and other track failures on the only effective route.

As Divisional Railway Manager, Central Railway, Nagpur led the transportation of Railway infrastructure and quality of service to the passengers and other rail users in a short time span over Nagpur Division, Central Railway which provides vial link to North South and East West diagonals of Golden Quadrilateral of Indian Railways.

He has been closely involved in crucial Track Modernization programme of Indian railways whereby Indian Railways has been very successfully able to switch over from environmentally adverse wooden track sleepers to prestressed concrete sleepers on a large scale fully indigenously.

He was able to make a very noteworthy contribution to Indian Railways’ Mumbai Suburban operations in both Central and Western Railway by executing a number of challenging projects ahead of schedule in very cost effective manner.

As a Chief Engineer, constructed over 2 kilometers long new Vasai Creek Bridge which gateway to Mumbai has been constructed using ‘state of the art bridge technology ‘ and using tidal waves for launching of girders along with other vital infrastructure works of stations and yards.

Dr. Brijesh Dixit ensuring safety at construction sites (Photo: Maha – Metro)

He specialized in planning and implementation of timebound mega infra projects involving modern state of the art technology.

For his extraordinary contribution to the nation, Hon’ble President of India awarded him ‘Energy Conservation Award’ of Ministry of Power. He also secured GM’s Overall Efficiency shield Shields for 2 years as DRM in 2013 and Railway Minister’s Medal for Out Standing Services in 1992.

Dr. Dixit did his Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering with A+ grades from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology in 1980.

He achieved Ph.D. degree in the year 2016 from University of Mumbai. ***

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EXPERT OPINION

Challenge of Hyperbaric Intervention Health Aspects of Working in Tunneling Operations

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he city of Mumbai has seen great activity in recent months due to the Metro-3 works. This project of creating an underground tunnel to carry large no of passengers is challenging and need multiple agencies with different skills to work together to ensure smooth and safe project execution.

The role of the medical team is to ensure that the workers are healthy and able to perform their duties. The “occupational health medical officer” looks at the fitness of all employees , the availability of safe food and clean environment and providing medical aid to any illness and injuries which can occur.

The most complex and specialized aspect of medical services in tunnelling is the provision of expert medical help when the cutter head intervention team (CHIT) have to work under “Compressed Air”.

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This activity is called “Hyperbaric Intervention”.

Scott Black states “ Putting people in the TBM under pressure is exactly the same as putting divers underwater.

Your body feels the same effects, so we run under the same laws of physics for diving. Even though you’re not in the water, your body is still exposed to that over pressurization,” The CHIT (like divers) is exposed to decompression sickness, otherwise known as the “bends”. Both divers and CHIT are breathing air while under increased atmospheric pressure and their tissues absorb gases (mostly nitrogen) from the breathing air. The deeper they go and the longer he stays there, the more gas his body absorbs. When the diver / miner returns to the surface and the pressure is relieved, these accumulated gases start to leave the body. If the pressure is relieved too quickly, bubbles

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Prof. (Dr.) Tarun Kumar Sahni Head of Hyperbaric Medicine & Sr. Consultant (Int. Medicine) Apollo Hospital, New Delhi

can form. These bubbles in the tissues are the cause of decompression sickness.

Nitrogen bubbles can cause joint pain and in extreme cases, impaired brain, spinal cord and lungs function. The presence of an experienced hyperbaric medical specialist is an essential requirement to plan the hyperbaric intervention and decompression schedule of this CHIT. With safer practices the incidence of decompression related medical complications is very low and this is the result of adherence to appropriated decompression procedures, acclimatization of workers to pressures and strict medical selection criteria. The rare cases are best treated by the hyperbaric specialist in the onsite treatment chambers, which are a mandatory requirement prior to carrying out hyperbaric interventions.

During Hyperbaric Intervention, compressed air is used to pressurize an area of the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) called the ‘“Man Lock”. The area of tunnel in front of the TBM so that team members can enter the tunnel and carry out inspections, repairs or maintenance or removal of obstruction in the TBM cutter head chamber. This safe ingress and egress from compressed air is the responsibility of the contractor’s health and safety team along with the hyperbaric intervention team under the

leadership of a doctor experienced in the safe conduct of people into and out of this compressed area. Both teams have to work closely at this time.

Dr. Tarun Sahni is Head of Hyperbaric Medicine at Apollo Hospital, New Delhi and Visiting Consultant at SL Raheja Hospital Mumbai. He is founder and Director of Advent Healthcare Pvt Limited and along with his team they have conducted over 500 safe hyperbaric interventions at the Delhi Metro sites.

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RECENT CONTRACT AWARDED Contract Winner

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Reliance Infrastructure Astaldi JV

Contract Package CA-08: Design & Construction of viaduct from Wadala to Amar Mahal Junction with 6 stations

Mumbai Metro Line 4

Contract Package CA-10: Design & Construction of viaduct from Gandhi Nagar to Sonapur with 6 stations.

Contract Package CA-12: Design & Construction of viaduct from Kapurbawdi to Kasarvadavali with 6 stations TATA Projects Limited – China Harbour Engineering Company (TPL-CHEC)

Contract Package CA-09: Design & Construction of Viaduct from Garodia Nagar to Surya Nagar with 7 stations

DB Engineering, Louis Berger and Hill International JV

Contract for project management and construction management services contract, including design review, for Mumbai Metro Line-4

Mumbai Metro Line 4

Larsen & Toubro (L&T)

Design, installation, testing and commissioning of power supply works including receiving sub-stations, 110kV cabling works, traction sub-stations, switching stations, auxiliary main sub-stations, SCADA system and integration with other systems.

Mumbai Metro Line 3

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Mumbai Metro Line 4

Contract Package CA-11: Design & Construction of Viaduct from Garodia Nagar to Surya Nagar with 7 stations

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LIVE TENDER NOTICES Company Name & Location

Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation, Mumbai, India

Description of Work

Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of E&M works comprising of Electrical Sub Stations with HT and LT works, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems (VAC), Fire Detection Systems, Fire Suppression (Fire Fighting) Systems, Building Management System (BMS), EOT cranes, AirCompressors including compressed air piping works and Plumbing Pumps for the Depot Buildings including OCC and at grade Aarey Station for “Mumbai Metro Line 3”

Tender Cost (INR) 62.20 Lakh

Closing Date

23.05.2018

Chennai Metro Rail Limited, Chennai, India

Supply of Turnouts of UIC 60 IRS-T-12-2009 (60E1 PROFILE), Head Hardened Rail Grade 1080 in Ballastless Track for Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase1 Extension

28.05.2018

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd., New Delhi, India

Design and Construction of Pedestrian Subway by RCC Box Pushing technique and cut and cover for Connecting NS Place Market and NS Place Metro Station on Mukundpur-Yamuna Vihar Corridor (Line7) of phase-III Delhi MRTS

10.96 Crore

28.05.2018

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd., New Delhi, India

Miscellaneous finishing works at NCB Colony and Ballabhgarh Metro Stations of Escorts MujesarBallabhgarh Corridor of Delhi MRTS Ph-III Project

95 Lakh

28.05.2018

Chennai Metro Rail Limited, Chennai, India

NIT for Chennai Metro Rail Phase - I project extension – TVS and VAC works

NA

30.05.2018

Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority, Mumbai, India

Supply, installation, testing and commissioning of ballast less track work of standard gauge from Kamraj Nagar (excluding)(ch.8579.434) to DN Nagar (ch. 18174.417) elevated sections of Line 2A corridor of Mumbai Metro Rail project

46.79 Crore

18.06.2018

Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority, Mumbai, India

Design, detail engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 110 KV receiving cum25 KV AC traction cum- 33 KV Auxiliary Main Sub Stations at two locations -DN Nagar and Charkop depot (Line 2A) of Mumbai Metro Rail Project.

127.89 Crore

18.06.2018

Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority, Mumbai, India

Design, Fabrication, Supply and Erection of Prefabricated Steel Roof Structures Including Roof Sheating etc. for Eight elevated Stations of Line 2A, Dahisar (East) to DN Nagar corridor of Mumbai Metro Rail Project, Mumbai.

25.80 Crore

25.06.2018

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May 29, 2018

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June 07, 2018

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June 10, 2018

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June 12-13, 2018

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June 28-29, 2018

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Manager (Operations) – 2 posts Manager (Signalling & PSD) – 1 post Manager (Telecom & AFC) – 1 post Manager (Rolling Stock) – 1 post Manager (Electrical & Traction) - 1 post Manager (P-Way & Works) – 1 post Sr. Supervisor (Operations) – 8 posts Sr. Station Controller/Train Operator – 10 posts Sr. Section Engineer (Signalling) – 2 posts Sr. Section Engineer (Telecom) – 2 posts Sr. Section Engineer (Traction) – 2 posts Sr. Section Engineer (E&M) – 2 posts Sr. Section Engineer (Rolling Stock) – 2 posts Sr. Section Engineer (Track) – 2 posts

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Chhattisgarh Railway Corporation Limited, Raipur, India

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GM/Asstt. General Manager (Geo tech) – 1 post Joint General Manager/ Dy. General Manager (Civil)– 2 posts Joint General Manager (Design) – 1 post Joint General Manager / Dy. General Manager (Land) – 1 post Manager (Electrical) – 1 post Manager (S&T) – 1 post Manager / Asstt. Manager (Civil) – 3 posts Senior Executive (Civil) – 4 posts

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