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EDITOR NOTE

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MANAGING EDITOR

Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake - Shiv Vihar Metro Corridor Flagged Off For Passenger Operations “Exciting times for our readers who have been eagerly waiting”, as our November edition of Metro Rail News brings all the latest burning issues of Urban Mobility Operating in India. Our new monthly edition is published for enthusiasts who are eager for information related to Urban Transport Mobility.

We would like this to be a source for both information and business development. Inside you’ll find a mixture of news, features and regular columns on a wide range of Metro Rail Projects topics.

I sincerely hope that you will find this edition to be useful and informative. Please do let us know if there are any topics of interest that you would like to see in the future editions and do let us know if there are any topics you’d like to see covered in the future.

While latest Metro projects efficiently delivers news stories to our desktops, laptops and mobile devices, magazines are all about context—how ideas and images are presented in relation to one another, with a broad perspective.

Magazines are about trust and partnership: We, the editors, will always strive to keep you engaged; you, the readers, are free to engage with us or to criticize us.

Our November edition has brought new and special section for the readers in the section Latest Technology in metro projects and various other interesting sections like Upcoming tenders, Upcoming Events, Water Metro and latest technology articles, Metro Man of the Month, Women in Empowerment and so on.

I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the readers, our valuable authors, reviewers, for your contributions, service, and interest. I highly appreciate your support and hope to continue our collaboration further. Please write your valuable feedback and suggestions on this issue.

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Round Up....................................................... 10

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Technology Update....................................... 24

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Industry Watch.............................................. 28

InnoRail 2018................................................ 33

Project Of The Month................................... 30

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Rolling Stock Procurement Forum............ 50

Women In Metro Rail Project...................... 44

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OCTOBER 2018 : HIGHLIGHTS OCT

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Bullet Train gets Rs 5,500 crore loan from International agency JICA. Chandigarh to revive monorail project after 21 years.

Hyderabad Metro | HMRL changing the location of four pillars on the route.

PIB approves Rs 13,359 cr for Bhopal & Indore metros.

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Chennai Metro | Commuter suffers injury at metro station.

Lucknow Metro | LMRC successfully completes the erection of 60 metre special steel span.

Lucknow Metro | school children from differ ent par ts spr ead Gandhiji’s message inside moving metro train.

Mumbai Metro | Mum Metro to celebrate Daan Utsav.

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Cabinet approves Metro projects in Bhopal and Indore.

Pune Metro | Tata-Siemens consortium wins bid for Metro project.

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Maha-metro | MMRC plans alternate route that will increase total project cost.

Bangalore Metro | CM Kumaraswamy flags off second six coach metro train.

NCRTC | Tender for construction of elevated viaduct from end of Ghaziabad RRTS Station.

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Lucknow Metro | LMRC completed their intensive training programme on Soft Skills.

Bhopal/ Indore Metro | MPMRCL gave Letter of acceptance (LoA) to Dilip Buildicon (DBL).

Chennai Metro | CMRL app update with real-time information providing features.

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High speed rail to soon link Meerut, Alwar with IGI. Ahmedabad Metro | First trial run of metro planned in January.

Delhi Metro | CISF commandos train to tackle hostage situation inside Metro tunnel.

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Kochi Metro | Water metro tendering set for December.

Exclusive Interview of IAS Pankaj Kumar Bansal, MD, Chennai Metro Rail Ltd.

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Patna Metro | revised detailed project report stated, will run 20m beneath Bailey Road.

Mumbai Metro | How massive Metro rail project is coming up in the ‘maximum city.

Bangalore Metro| Whitefield Metro will cut peak hour travel time by 21%.

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Kochi Metro | Project report of Vyttila mobility hub phase-II to be ready by next month.

Delhi Metro | Delhi Govt. seeks justification on proposal to procure 150 Metro coaches.

Mumbai Metro | Bombay HC grants hearing to residents objecting to tree cutting proposal.

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Bengaluru Metro Airport line to run through Hebbal.

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Hyderabad Metro | The largest PPP metro project, achieves a big success.

Pune Metro | Activists demand PMC halt Metro flyover project at Nalstop Junction.

Hyderabad Metro | Traffic congestion caused by metro work under check.

Hyderabad Metro | L&T to invest about Rs 2,500 crore more to complete metro.

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Lucknow metro | LMRC Reunites separated child with his parents.

Mumbai Metro | State gives conditional nod to Monorail phase 2.

Mumbai Metro | MMRDA confirmed the contract for 378 metro coaches to be finalized.

Banglore Metro | BMRCL Writes to IL&FS Unit over ORR Metro Line Contract.

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Delhi Metro | DMRC invites bids for supply of 40 broad gauge Rolling Stock coaches.

Delhi Metro | DMRC plans to expand 6-coach trains to 8-coach ones.

Maha Metro Rail Corporation looking for Junior Engineers for Nagpur project.

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Delhi Metro | DMRC construction work to hit brakes after 20 years.

Exclusive interview of APM Mohammad Hanish, Managing Director, Kochi Metro.

Anurita Dubey: A self motivated lady coordinating project OHSE in Mumbai Metro Line-3

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Delhi Metro | CMRS to carry safety check of Shiv Vihar-Trilokpuri section on Pink Line.

Ahmedabad Metro | After Centre objects, Metro rail link to GIFT City shortened by 6 km.

Metro | Indian Railways plans to manufacture metro rail coaches.

Delhi Metro | DMRC repeatedly hiking the price of metro ticket placing the metro beyond the reach.

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Mumbai Metro | Protests against Metro-2B will result in cost escalation of project.

Hyderabad Metro | Metro Rail extension from Hitech City to Raidurg to begin soon.

Job opportunities in India’s first High Speed Rail (bullet train) project Delhi Metro | AAP Government may finally clear Phase-IV Plan In 10 Days.

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Mumbai Metro | MMRC awards Escalators Works contracts for 14 Stations for Metro Line-3.

Lucknow Metro | LDA, Ropeway will run instead of Metro in Gorakhpur-Varanasi.

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Mumbai Metro| MMRDA Upcoming metro lines to have same fares as existing one.

Delhi Metro | DMRC invites bids for supply of 80 broad gauge Rolling Stock coaches.

Lucknow Metro | ALSTOM dispatches last metro train set to LMRC from Sri City factory.

Why Hyperloop is so dangerous and difficult, with Scientific explanation here.

Indian Railway all set to run first engine-less semi high speed train on track.

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Delhi Metro|CMRS issues safety clearance to open Shiv Vihar-Trilokpuri section of Line 7.

Noida Metro | Commuters may enjoy Radio FM programmes in Aqua Line.

Hyderabad Metro | Newly opened Ameerpet-LB Nagar station sees more footfall.

Visakhapatnam Metro | Korea Exim Bank to fund the infrastructure for Vizag metro rail.

Infrastr uctur e in threat after Mumb ai's Tree Author ity alleged it to be Illegal. It however didnt affect it much.

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EDITOR CHOICE Cabinet approves Metro projects in Bhopal and Indore Ahead of crucial state assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Cabinet on Wednesday approved Metro Rail projects in both cities.

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad made the announcement after the Cabinet meeting and said that the project in Bhopal would be a 50-50 arrangement between the central and the state governments and the line would run for 27.87 kilometers. The total expenditure of the project is estimated at Rs 6,941.40 crore and would be completed in four years.

NCRTC | Tender for construction of elevated viaduct from end of Ghaziabad RRTS Station The National Capital Region Transport Corporation Ltd. (NCRTC), a joint venture Company of Government of India and participating States, having its Corporate office at 7/6, Siri Fort Institutional Area, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi – 110049, India, invites open e-bids (Electronic Bid) (Manual bids are not permitted) on International Competitive Bidding (ICB) under single stage two packet system for the following works in 02 (two) Contract Packages under DelhiMeerut RRTS Corridor.

Kochi Water metro tendering set for December The tender for the manufacturing of boats under the Water Metro project will be awarded by December. According to Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) authorities, the Request for Qualification (RFQ) tender evaluation is in progress and Request For Proposal for the boats will be floated shortly. “KMRL is expecting to award the tender by December.

At the same time, tender for four workboats, which are meant for rescue, maintenance, and emergency would be floated by the end of this month,” said KMRL managing director Mohammed Hanish.

Tata-Siemens consortium wins bid for Pune Metro project The TRIL Urban Transport and Siemens consortium of Tata Group firm.

The Project Ventures GmbH has bagged a contract to develop a Metro Line in Pune.

The consortium has been awarded the contract by the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority to develop the Metro corridor from Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that over the Letter of Award to the consortium. “The elevated metro line will originate from Hinjewadi Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, travel via Balewadi to Shivajinagar.

Cabinet approves Metro projects in Bhopal and Indore The Patna Metro, says its revised detailed project report will run will run 20m beneath Bailey Road on the west-east corridor.

The cabinet on Tuesday approved the revised document submitted by the urban and housing development department. It will now be sent to the Centre.

Sharing details, a senior department official closely associated with the Metro project said: “The design of the project has been prepared in such a manner that it would not affect the existing structures and take care to cause minimum disturbance to commuters during its execution.”

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EDITOR CHOICE Exclusive Interview of IAS Pankaj Kumar Bansal, MD, Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. Recently, Metro Rail News has conducted an interview with IAS Pankaj Kumar Bansal, Managing Director of Chennai Metro Rail Limited. In 2013, Mr. Pankaj Kumar Bansal took over the charge of Chennai Metro as Managing Director, he wondered why platforms of 240 meters needed to be constructed when the train required only 140 to 145 meters to park at the station.

It will take minimum 6-8 years to complete the project from the day of the signing of a contract with the multilateral agency. Traffic management plan will be implemented at the workplace to ensure the commuters safety How long will the project take to complete and what sort of arrangements have been made to ensure commuters do not face any hurdle during the construction work?

Metro | Network to be extended 660KM to 15 new cities: Union Minister At an interaction organized on Monday (October 29) with the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that India will have an additional 660 km to 15 new cities, metro line apart from the existing network of 515 km across various cities in the country.

Mumbai Metro | MMRDA confirmed the contract for 378 metro coaches to be finalized The contract for 378 coaches (rolling stock) for three metro lines will be finalized by the end of this month, confirmed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). The coaches are being procured by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the nodal agen-cy for metro 2A (Dahisar to D.N. Nagar); metro 2B (D.N. Nagar to Mandale); and metro 7 (Andheri east to Dahisar east).

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Indian Railway all set to run first engine-less semi high speed train on track.

The Indian Railways is all set to replace their 30 years old Shatabdi Trains with new loco-less fully facilitated Train 18 series.

These trains are being manufactured in Indian Railway’s Chennai stated Integral Coach Factory (ICF). The first trial run of these train 18 series were conducted on October 29, 2018.

The trains have no engine along the lines of a metro train and will be driven by a self-propulsion module sans a separate locomotive and the train can run with the speed of up to 160 km per hour. with advanced technical features for enhanced quick acceleration.

Delhi Metro | DMRC plans to expand 6-coach trains to 8-coach ones On October 16, 2018, Delhi Metro has planned to induct more carriages to expand six-coach trains on its busy corridors to eight-coach ones to facilitate commuters during rush hours, sources said.

For providing immediate relief to commuters, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)plans to procure 156 coaches, out of which, 120 broad gauge coaches are required for converting six-coach train sets into eight-coach trains on Line 1 (Red Line), Line 2 (Yellow Line), Line 3 (Blue Line) and Line 4 (Blue Line), they said.

Delhi Metro | DMRC plans 4831 trips in a day to control air pollution, Brings in 21 Additional Trains The services of additional metro trains started October 31 onwards, providing 812 additional trips.

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Recently, Metro Rail News has conducted an interview with APM Mohammed Hanish, Managing Director of Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL).

Here are excerpts from the interview.

1. Express your feelings on completion of one-year services, what are achievements you made within a year?

Kochi Metro has completed one year of operations and we are very much happy about the present state of affairs.

We have a daily average ridership of around 35000 and have secured 43.5crore as non-fare box revenue so far.

KMRL is also slowly getting sustainability in the energy conservation through Solar Energy. Presently we have the capacity of 2.670 MWp has commissioned until May 2018. The plant has generated solar energy of 28,22 Lakh cumulative units until September 2018. The solar energy generation for the month of September 2018 stands at 2.7 lakh units.

• We have issued 21250 Kochi 1 cards so far, which is also the first the open loop smart card used in transit in India • First benefit is KOCHI 1 Card is that it’s a transit card and it can be used in other modes of transport eventually in all feeder systems and water metro too.

• It can used as a debit card too, in places like petrol pump, shopping mall and get discounts apart from gaining dining delights in selected restaurants. It can also be used to pay your utility services • Using Kochi 1 card will provide the passenger a 20 % offer in each trip

KMRL has set up plastic bottles the recycling in three of our metro stations. We have started free bicycle sharing project in connection with all metro stations from Edappally to Maharajas as part of our NMT initiative.

2 Construction period of Kochi Metro was one of the shortest period, what different strategies and technologies did you use to complete project in short period of time?

4. On 18 June 2017, Kochi Metro launched Kochi one card. How is it benefiting commuters and how is it different from other Metro cards?

Making the land available was the biggest task, but the best R&R package done by KMRL and the timely intervention of government in inter department issues made it easier and quick.

3. What are challenges that you faced faced to bring Kochi Metro from construction line to operation line?

• The trip pass, recently launched by KMRL gives 33% deduction in ticket rates passengers 5. What are the steps KMRL has taken for environment safety and utilization of solar energy?

A capacity of 2.670 MWp has been commissioned upto May 2018. The plant has generated solar energy of 17.66 Lakh cumulative units until April 2018. The solar energy generation for the month of April 2018 stands at 2.5 lakh units.

Presently, the annual energy requirement of KMRL stands at 20 Million units. The enhanced capacity of 2.670MWp is capable of providing about 19% of the annual energy requirement.

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Ground Mount :The plant, once commissioned will be able to generate about 8700 KWh (units) per day, which is about 3.2 Million units per annum. This will improve the share of solar power to 35% of the present total energy consumption of KMRL.

from the Water Metro 8. Do you expect Kochi phase-2 project to reach Tripunithura by December 2020 will accomplished on time?

The solar energy vision is envisaging achieving energy independence or energy neutrality upto 40% of the annual energy consumption by Dec 2019. It is aimed to install solar plant at further Six stations and associated buildings, so as to achieve the above goal.

6. What are the steps KMRL is taking to achieve driver less Metro project in upcoming year?

KMRL is already equipped to go for UTO (Unattended Train Operation)

7. How has KMRL established the connection of Metro to Mainline, as well as to Water Transportation? Can you name one of the unique features of Kochi Metro?

KMRL is expecting to completed Phase -1 extension till S N Junction , Thripunithura by December 2020.

9. Some of Metros are facing fare hike, do you think Kochi Metro must have some committee to tackle the upcoming issues.

It is too early for us to think about fare revision

10. Kochi Metro is planning to buy 36 boats. How would that be useful for KMRL?

Please refer the answer given for question No:7

Kochi Is a city, surrounded by water and when we talk about integrating multi model transportation and making public transport a preferred mode of transport KMRL had to address the issue of connecting with islands around the city too. Though we have an existing water transport system, it is not robust and reliable. That is why KMRL decided to venture into water transport too.

The integrated water transport project executed

by KMRL is expected to cover 15 routes, 76-route km with 78 boats covering 45 terminals. More than 100,000 islanders are expected to benefit

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Mr. Neelesh Dixit is Managing Director of RENMAKCH India Pvt. Ltd, He is responsible for upgrading his company continually and making it future ready for the fast-growing Railways, Metro & High-Speed Sectors. Mr. Dixit is responsible for ensuring the provision of the best in class technology and support to the system, with complete dedication & honesty. He is supported by a very good team of managers, office staff and engineers, who help him very efficiently to run this show. Metro Rail News has interviewed him to understand the company’s expansion plan and status of ongoing projects in India. Here are the excerpts of the interview with him:Mr. Dixit, tell us about your career and experience in Metro & Railways industry? What are your present roles in RENMAKCH? RENMAKCH was started in 1996.

Initially we were services providers to the private and public limited companies in and around Mumbai for Reconditioning & Automaton of Machine Tools.

Since then our experience with the Indian Railways has been very good, as we were not only their service providers, but with our expertise in various fields, we acted more like their consultants helping them in resolving their daily critical issues, even related to Rolling Stock and sometimes even free of cost. Very soon we became their solution providers, which has brought

us to a highly respectable level in the Railway Industry today. We are really thankful to the Indian Railways for having trusted us since over 20 years now.

We became active with the Metros in 2008, when DMRC’s Shastri Park Depot was being commissioned and we assisted in Installation & Commissioning of some of the most critical workshop equipment like Bogie Testing Machine, Battery Operated Shunter, etc. Providing these kind of experienced maintenance services helped us to get associated with various Foreign Manufacturers which were looking for experienced Service Partners in India. Since then we have been active in the Metro Segment as well.

As a Managing Director, I am responsible for upgrading my company continually and making it future ready for the fast growing Railways, Metro & High Speed Sectors. I am responsible for ensuring the provision of the best in class technology and support to the system, with complete dedication & honesty. I am supported by a very good team of managers, office staff and engineers, who help me very efficiently to run this show. I am grateful to them for being a part of this journey of RENMAKCH. Please provide a brief overview of your company and its products/ services.

RENMAKCH is a Comprehensive Solution Provider to Railways & Metros. It gives me a great pride in mentioning that today we are the

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INTERVIEW only company providing Comprehensive Solutions under one roof, viz; Workshop Equipment for Rolling Stock Maintenance, Testing, Condition Monitoring & Research, Turnkey Projects related to Supply / Maintenance / Operation & Maintenance / Wet Leasing of M&Ps (Machinery & Plants), Design, Development & Validation of Rolling Stock, Detailed Project Report (DPR) and Detailed Design Consultancy (DDC) for Setting up of State-of-theArt Maintenance Depots, Bogie Shops, Wheel Shops, Manufacturing Units, Research Centres etc., What inspired you to build the products /services / solutions for Metro & Railways infrastructure projects?

After commencing our journey and support to the Railways in 1997, I got various opportunities with challenging assignments. I was called for the most critical problems, for which even some of the experienced Railway Staff could not find the right solutions. This made me go deeper and deeper into every problem until it is solved and accepting such challenging opportunities increased my technical knowledge to a great extent. Dedication and Determination was the key to every success.

After association with our foreign partners, I got several opportunities to visit the latest Railway & Metro Workshops around the world. This made me realise the real difference between the age old outdated technologies of Indian Railways against those in other parts of the world. Having gained the technical experience of the Railway System, it was easy to understand and decide, what needs to be introduced in the Railways and in what ways, so that Railways can save considerable amount of labour, time and money.

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This was very interesting, challenging and most importantly it was in the interest of the nation.

The products and solutions were brought by us to India with great hope. Lot or promotions were carried out, which still continue rigorously in various forms. Luckily this was the time when the Metro Sector had just started booming, which was more open to adapting such state-of-theart technologies, than the Railways.

They had travelled to foreign countries to see the latest train maintenance depots and realised very soon that they have to implement such high level technologies for smooth, comfortable and trouble free operations of the entire system.

Increase in the number of Metro Systems all over India, increased the demand for state-of-the-art equipment for maintenance & testing as well.

This brought reputed manufacturers from all over the world to India with their technology and solutions.

RENMAKCH became one of the major contributors in this import of latest technologies to India. Today RENMAKCH is an associate for over 15 reputed technology providers of the world.

The import of technology was not easy for all, as it called for higher budgets and thereby increase in the overall project costs. There was a need for indigenisation and fortunately the “Make in India” Policy helped in a great way to open doors to foreign companies for localisation of their technology. RENMAKCH was one of the first companies to come forward and take advantage under this policy by convincing some of the foreign principals and starting the Designing & Manufacturing of Railway & Metro Workshop Equipment in India, under Joint Venture and Transfer of Technology. This helped in a great way in bringing down the overall costs of

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the equipment and in turn bringing the foreign technologies within easy reach of the Indian customers, at reasonable prices.

What was the most challenging part of your journey till now? How did you overcome those challenges?

There were many challenges at all stages which we have successfully overcome. It began with understanding the complicated Railway system, getting our own systems moulded to match with the Railway system, facing the bureaucracy, red tapism, favouritism at different levels, procurement policies, etc. However, most of such challenges were very easily overcome by us, as we were determined to help the Railways for modernisation and our technical expertise was always being welcomed everywhere.

But the biggest of all challenges we faced were; the qualifying criteria, outdated evaluation procedures, L1 policy, no advance / progressive payments, complicated bank guarantees and security deposits, endless contract period in some cases, inspections without any knowhow, joint notes, acceptance certificates, measurement books, billing procedures payment follow ups, penalties and so on, which still keeps our Railway Systems the most complicated in the world. Tender Terms & Conditions are the same for whatever has to be purchased; whether it may be stationery / furniture / consumables / workshop plant & machinery / research equipment / land & building / bridges / track works / Rolling Stock / components / etc., every procurement has the same terms & conditions. These are common and well known problems faced by all without any exceptions. There is absolutely no thought process in line for minimising these problems for smooth and easy working, because nobody likes to take the risk of changing and upgrading the system to international

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The technical challenges were also many. It was not easy to promote advanced technology in Railways because the primitive age old technology still prevails and the system had made itself so dependent on it, that the advanced technologies were either not explored or simply ignored. Focus was more on the maintenance of existing systems, but very seldom on adapting internationally proven technologies.

There are of course many reasons for such reluctancy and some of them are also valid to an extent. But this is a big problem, as the technical experts in the system, who are capable of doing wonders in transformation, are often suppressed off their passions by such lethargic system and reluctancy.

However, since past few years, there is a lot of improvement seen in the system. Railways have taken dynamic decisions and opened fronts for all internationally proven technologies.

With the downfall in the workforce available in maintenance depots, safety requirements growing higher, increase in demand for additional infrastructure, need for higher productivity, etc., have made the Railways to go for the best of the facilities and solutions available.

Tell us about recently developed products of your company and their USPs and how these are helpful to metro & railway industry?

If we talk about the foreign technologies, we have been promoting most of the best in class and stateof-the-art equipment like; Automatic Train Wash Plants (best in class sturdy design and up to 70% water reclamation) Under Floor Wheel Lathes (Standard & Tandem type with complete Redundancy in Operations), Under Floor Lifting Systems for Trains (completely safe 4 Column Lifting System), Mobile

Lifting Jacks (highly compact design with movable anvil), Bogie Turn Tables (highly compact one piece design), Multi Purpose Roof Working Platforms (for carrying out different types of maintenance activities at one station), Bogie Testing Machines (with Wheel Loads Testing) Coli Spring Testing Machines (with lateral stiffness test, for LHB coaches), Damper Testing Machines (most compact design electro-mechanical type), Battery Operated Rail cum Road Shunters (most compact and safe design), etc.

Under the Make in India policy, we have already started manufacturing of this state-of-the-art technology under Joint Venture (JV) and Transfer of Technology (TOT) with reputed European Manufacturers like NEUERO and NENCKI. This includes equipment like; Under Floor Listing Systems, Mobile Lifting Jacks, Bogie Turn Tables, Bogie Testing Machines, Multi Purpose Roof Working Platforms, Customised General Workshop Equipment, etc. and many more to follow Please brief about some metro & railway projects where RENMAKCH is working?

Recently we have completed Installation & Commissioning of Train Under Floor Lifting Systems at DMRC’s Mukundpur Depot, Kalindhikunj Depot and Vinod Nagar Depot.

These systems were supplied from our principals NEUERO, Germany.

Installation & Commissioning of Train Under Floor Lifting System is going on at KMRCL’s Central Park Depot.

This was also supplied from NEUERO, Germany. One set of Mobile Lifting Jacks with NEUERO Germany design has been supplied to Nagpur Metro this year. The first set of Bogie Turn Tables manufactured in India as per NEUERO Germany design, have been supplied to Indian Railways and are under commissioning. Two sets each of Multi Purpose Roof Working Platforms

and Under Floor Lifting Systems of NEUERO Germany are being supplied to Nagpur Metro through EPC Contractor SIEMENS India Ltd. Two sets each of Under Floor Lifting Systems and Mobile Lifting Jacks for two depots of Ahmedabad Metro (MEGA) are under manufacturing and are likely to be supplied in the beginning of 2019. These are of NEUERO Germany design. Order for One complete set of Machinery for a new Long Rail Welding line (Flash Butt Welding Plant – FBWP) for a RITES Project at Sabarmati, is just received from the EPC Contractor SMS Group (India). This set of machines include; Rail Brushing Machine, Rail Grinding Machine, Rail Post Weld Straightening and Machine Rail Weld Test Press, all from NENCKI Switzerland.

As far as our Maintenance Service Contracts are concerned, we have works (Warranty / DLP / AMC / CAMC) going on at Angul, Ludhiana, Bhillai, Liluah, Howrah, Gwalior, Jagadhari, Mysore, Perambur, Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi and Nagpur.

In supervising and delivering the present project, who do you need to liaise with and are there any barriers to timely delivery and quality assurance?

Every project is different in its kind and its responsibilities. There are various departments who may be involved on case to case basis. For example, in case of procurement of M&Ps in the Indian Railways, the purchaser level is different and the consignee level is different. At the purchaser level, there are different departments handling the cases, such as Stores, Technical, & Finance and at the consignee level there could be various departments like Stores, Production, Mill Wright (Mechanical + Electrical + General), Engineering and Administration.

Every department at both the levels have different and important roles to

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Submissions like of GADs and progress reports, Manufacturing processes, Quality Control, Factory Acceptance Tests, Dispatch Documentation, etc, are critical points which could lead to delays in deliveries from the manufacturers side.

Approval of GADs, Site readiness, Stage Inspections, material movement at the installation site, availability of facilities for Installation & Commissioning & Load Trials, uninterrupted good quality power supply, earthing, concrete flooring, leak proof sheds, clean surroundings, proper illumination, skilled operators, lack of knowledge of the equipment, acceptance tests, etc., are some of the most important factors which could be responsible for delays from the consignee side, if not planned and arranged timely at the consignee level.

Other factors could be observation period, commissioning certificates, bill submissions, payment follow ups, etc.

How has RENMAKCH responded to increase in demand of rail-based transportation industries?

RENMAKCH is very proactive and has been contributing to the best possible level to the Railways & Metros in every way possible. This includes support for planning, design & development of best in class infrastructure, bringing in best in class technology for Rolling Stock as well as for Maintenance, Testing & Condition Monitoring Equipment, providing effective solutions for modernisation and transformation, etc.

We keep on upgrading ourselves with the latest technologies & standards from all over the world and continue to support our industry in a very highly professional manner and with unbiased attitude, in the interest of upgrading the most important segments, Railways & Metros, of our country.

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Recently you have visited a mega industry event InnoTrans 2018 at Berlin, Germany. What lessons you have learned from there in respect to the current revolution in railway sectors in India?

Yes, I have been visiting the INNOTRANS since almost a decade now. This is an event which is dedicated to the transportation industry, especially the Railways, Metros and Light Rail Transit Systems LRTS (Trams, Monorail, etc.) and is the biggest event of the industry. There is a display of the latest technologies from all parts of the world. It is the best platform for the decision makers of the Railways & Metros and who are a part of their support system. Many Indian manufacturers also take part in this event and display their capabilities for export possibilities. Interactions and networking during the event help to generate huge amount of business and promotes technology tie ups all over the world.

You are also exhibiting in InnoRail India 2018 event in Lucknow, India on November 22-24, 2018.

Please tell our readers about what are you exhibiting there?

We have been participating in the InnoRail at RDSO Lucknow, since the beginning. It is an event with a special theme of “Innovations in Railway Technology”. This time we would be focusing on Design, Development & Validation of Rolling Stock from PROSE Switzerland, Rail & Wheel Profile Measuring Systems from MINIPROF Denmark, Dynamic Test Systems for Railway Research from RENK Germany and Electrical Test Systems from MEGGER USA. These are some of the special and core requirements in the Railways & Metros and RENMAKCH has been an important source for such sophisticated and internationally proven technologies.

We hope that the event will attract a good number of serious visitors.

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As you are a regular reader of Metro Rail News Magazine, please share your views and suggestions in respect to the content of the Magazine.

I have started reading the Metro Rail News Magazine this year and I should mention that you and your team is really doing a great job. Your activeness and interests in the Railway & Metro segments are clearly seen from the contents of this magazine.

You are covering the latest news from almost all the metros very efficiently and to the minutest details possible. I see that Metro Rail News Magazine is highly active on business networking sites like LinkedIn also, which adds to its glory. With the present boom on the infrastructure and the transport industry, you people are doing a wonderful job by communicating the activities and progress of various projects going on in all parts of the country. Congratulations to you and keep it up.

Any other information, you want to share with us with respect to technology development in metro rail industries and how Trimble is well placed to capitalize on this or has capitalized on it.

Metro Rail is becoming the life line of all the important cities of India very fast, as soon as it is implemented.

High level of Passenger Comfort, High Quality & Safety Standards, Minimum Maintenance and Minimum Manpower are of some of the most importance aspects for its economic viability.

“Make in India” policy involving indigenisation of Design & Technology is the key to success, which should be certainly subject to maintaining the highest possible level of Quality & Safety Standards and cannot be compromised.

COVER STORY

Rapid Metro Gurugram (Gurgaon)

“Rapid Metro, India’s first fully privately financed Metro system connecting NH#8 to Delhi Metro via Cyber City & Golf Course Road, Gurugram. It is a fully elevated rapid transit system for the commuters and citizens of Gurugram, Haryana.”

Overview Rapid Metro is a fully elevated rapid transit system for the commuters and citizens of Gurugram, Haryana. This system provides a transport solution for areas in and around Cyber City, DLF Phase 2,DLF Phase 3, NH-8 & Golf Course Road up to Sector 55-56 Gurugram and provides connectivity to Delhi Metro from Sikanderpur Station. Our aim is to provide a stress free, safe and comfortable journey to all our commuters in a pollution free and eco-friendly manner.

Gurugram has expanded significantly in the last few years resulting in a two-fold rise in population and a five-fold rise in the number of vehicles. Consequently, traffic congestion and pollution has soared and become a way of life. Keeping this in mind, Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) decided to develop a metro system.

leading infrastructure development and finance companies.

IL&FS has a distinct mandate to catalyze the development of infrastructure in the country.

To execute the metro project IL&FS Rail Limited (IRL); formerly known as IERS; was founded in 2008.

A Team of more than 100 was brought on board to ensure successful execution. Rapid Metro Gurgaon has expertise in the area of: •

Project Development

•

Financial Modeling and Analysis

•

Project Management

•

Civil Construction

•

System Engineering

•

Operations & Maintenance

Thus Rapid Metroprovides a speedier link from NH-8 via various hubs of Cyber City& Golf Course Road to the Sikanderpur Delhi Metro station, thereby reducing commuting time substantially.

Technology

The driving force behind Rapid Metro is Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited (IL&FS), one of India’s

• Each train car is provided with four sets of electric biparting and sliding plug doors on both sides

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COVER STORY •

The train draws power supply from third rail, equipped with 750 V DC

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Each coach is provided with roof mounted air conditioning system which controls temperature

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Ballast-less track & Flange lubrication system minimizes vibration, noise and air pollution

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Emergency fans ensure automatic ventilation in saloon

•

Train speed reduces automatically by ATP/ATC system on curves which further reduces sound during turning

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Train regenerates power and re-feeds the line during braking. Regenerative braking technology helps reduce carbon emissions and earns valuable carbon credits under UN’s Clean Development Mechanism

Gurugram (Gurgaon) Metro Map

Rapid Metro Facts •

Each train car is provided with four sets of electric bi-parting and sliding plug doors on both sides

•

The train draws power supply from third rail, equipped with 750 V DC

•

Ballast-less track & Flange lubrication system minimizes vibration, noise and air pollution

•

Train speed reduces automatically by ATP/ATC system on curves which further reduces sound during turning

•

Each coach is provided with roof mounted air conditioning system which controls temperature

•

Emergency fans ensure automatic ventilation in saloon

•

Train regenerates power and re-feeds the line during braking.

Regenerative braking technology helps reduce carbon emissions and earns valuable carbon credits under UN’s Clean Development Mechanism

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Facilities The following facilities are available: • Escalators have been provided from the road level to the concourse levels and from the concourse level to platform level for the convenience of passengers • Elevators/lifts have been provided at all the metro stations, especially for senior citizens, differently abled passengers etc.

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COVER STORY • • • • • •

Ramps are available right next to the elevators to assist travelers in wheelchairs to access the elevators.

Wheelchairs are available on demand at all metro stations to cater to the needs of the passengers.

First Aid services are available at all metro stations to cater to the needs of the passengers All stations have washrooms.

Drinking water is available at all stations for the convenience of passengers.

Real-time updates on train services, timings, disruptions in passenger service, is provided through the PIDs

Route (Phase I) •

The Rapid Metro was built in several phases. The first phase of the project covers a distance of 5.1 km. The section between Sikanderpur and Phase 2 station is double-tracked, while the remaining stations are served by a single-track loop. Platforms are 75m in length. Sikanderpur station offers an interchange with Delhi Metro via a 90m x 9m walkway. A depot is located between Micromax Moulsari Avenue and Phase 3 stations.

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Real-time announcements shall be made through PAS during disruptions in passenger service, emergencies, etc.

There are emergency evacuation plan signage at all stations which will assist passengers in terms of information required for evacuation during emergencies.

Signage are placed at all metro stations with information about directions, entry and exits, layouts, utilities, etc.

Customer care centers are at every station. A passenger can acquire all the required information or assistance from these centers ATMs are at each metro station for the convenience of passengers Various food and beverage facilities are available to passengers at all the metro stations.

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S. No.

Station Name

Opening

1

Sikanderpur

14 November 2013

2

Phase 2

14 November 2013

3

Vodafone Belvedere

14 November 2013

Towers 4

IndusInd Bank Cyber

7 May 2014

City 5

Micromax Moulsari

14 November 2013

Avenue 6

Phase 3

14 November 2013

S. No.

Station Name

Opening

1

Phase 1

31 March 2017

2

Sector 42-43

25 April 2017

3

Sector 53-54

25 April 2 017

4

Sector 54 Chowk

31 March 2017

5

Sector 55–56

31 March 2017

6

Phase 3

14 November 2013

Phase II The second phase is a 6.6 km long southward extension from Sikanderpur to Sector 55 and 56 of Gurgaon and mostly runs through the affluent Golf Course Road. This section of a line opened on 31 March 2017 partially till Sector 53-54. The 2 remaining stations till Sector 55-56 opened on 25 April 2017.

Phase III Following the opening of Phase II, IL&FS Rail Ltd managing director and CEO Rajiv Banga stated that plans for the third phase of the metro were at the “drawing board-level”. Banga stated that authorities were considering a 17-km-long line from Cyber City to Gurgaon Railway Station via Bus stand and Sadar Bazar in Old City passing through Udyog Vihar along Old Delhi Road And Railway Road. This extension will be a big relief for Old Gurgaon people because this line will have a numerous and future interchange station like Swarka-Iffco Chowk Metro interchange at Old Delhi Road near Maruti Suzuki and another

at Gurgaon Railway Station with yellow line extension of Huda City Centre to Sector 23 Palam Vihar (having interchange with DwarkaIffco Chowk Metro) via Hero Honda Chowk, Sector 10 and Gurgaon Railway Station And one more interchange at Sector 4-7 Chowk with pod taxi running between Rajiv Chowk (Gurugram) Badshahpur pod taxi (Dhaula Kuan to Manesar pod taxi master plan) up to Sector 4-7 Chowk.

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TECHNOLOGY UPDATE

Driverless trains: How India is bridging the technology & infra gap

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ail travel seems to be fast capturing the Indian imagination, with the country signing a mega Bullet train deal with Japan, and Maharashtra toying with the idea of introducing Hyperloop trains, a radically new experimental mobility solution, to drastically cut down the travel time between Mumbai and Pune.

India, known to be home to the largest railway network in the world, is steadily keeping pace with other countries in upgrading railways in terms of both, technology and infrastructure. Among other advancements, driverless train technology has already arrived at Indian shores.

Certain routes on metro lines in Delhi and Hyderabad now use Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC), a radio-based signalling system, to ply cars on tracks without a driver.

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Automation systems in trains have been in use for over two decades, but serious advancements and deployment have happened only in the last five or seven years. A milestone was achieved in March this year, when the total line length of fully-automated metros globally crossed 1,000 km, according to the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), a Belgiumbased non-profit organisation tracking advances in public transportation.

For automated metros, France leads the pack with the largest and most advanced network in the world, followed by Canada, Singapore and the UAE. In all, 63 fully-automated lines are functional across 42 cities in 19 countries, according to UITP. India got its first fully-automated trains in November 2017, with Delhi Metro Rail Corp and Hyderabad Metro Rail deploying trains with the new signalling systems on select routes.

However, metro rails in India currently

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use at least one driver on these vehicles, and while there is installed capability to go for full automation, it is still some time away. “We plan to flag off the train in one or two years, once DMRC develops some comfort with the technology and rigorous testing is complete,� said Anuj Dayal, executive director at Delhi Metro.

The automated or semi-automated intra-city metro trains use the CBTC system, which enables precise, continuous and automatic communication between the trains, track infrastructure and a central control centre. Different configurations allow the train operators to implement Automatic Train Protection (ATP), Automatic Train Operation (ATO) and Automatic Train Supervision (ATS) functions, as defined in IEEE 1474, the international standard for CBTC performance and functional requirements.

TECHNOLOGY UPDATE In this approach, dozens of sensors are fitted not only across the perimeter of the train but also in the cab (train’s cockpit) and wayside. They continuously transmit reports on parameters such as the exact position of the train, speed, travel direction and braking distance. The data is transmitted over radio frequency, typically in 2.4 GHz band.

mechanised communication between the train and tracks, allowing the locomotives to automatically and continuously adjust the speed (and minimum braking distance), while maintaining safety and comfort (jerk) requirements. This has allowed highspeed trains to run closer to each other thereby improving frequency, especially during the peak hours.

There are set standards of automation called GoA, or Grades of Automation.

In GoA 1, trains are run by one driver, while in GoA 2 and GoA 3, the starting and halting of trains are automated and a driver is made available for operating the doors and for driving in case of emergencies. The GoA 4 standard, however, represents fully unattended train operations (UTO).

The Delhi Metro itself has plans to reduce the wait time to 90-100 seconds, from a few minutes, in the future.

With modern CBTC systems, a major feat over traditional technology is

Efforts are also being made to make intercity trains driverless. In September, France’s national railway operator SNCF announced the introduction of prototypes of driverless mainline trains for passengers and freight by 2023.

reasons. The median age in Japan, which is battling with ageing population is 46, and the country is preparing for a mass retirement of professionals who were trained in the 1980s. This will also lead to a shortage of drivers going forward. As a remedy, the country is working on autonomous trains, more out of need than choice, and plans to introduce some of those by 2020.

China and a few countries in the European Union are also pushing for automated trains at a renewed pace.

At present, around 10 per cent of the metro and rail routes globally are fully automated. This figure is expected to climb to about 50 per cent (about 2,200 km of automated metro line) by 2022, UITP estimates.

While France is doing it to increase efficiency, others have their own

Vivek Mahalingam, Director CBTC Solution Management at Bombardier.

“The trend for the market is to move beyond a purely product-based approach, instead operating an end-toend integrated solution, one that is scalable as cities and networks expand.”

V

the

InnoTrans illustrated what he sees as

It’s been a long but very rewarding

director of CBTC solutions

a new approach being taken by the

time but I see myself at the beginning

management

transport industry as a whole.

– I have colleagues who have been with

ivek

Mahalingam

is

for

Rail

Bombardier for twice as long as me and

Control Solutions at Bombardier – its signalling arm – and is responsible

Hi Vivek, great to meet you – how did

for

you come to arrive at Bombardier?

ensuring

that

the

transport

company offers the best service and performance to its customers around the globe. Vivek took some time out of his day to speak to SmartRail World’s Dave Songer about what he finds most fulfilling about heading up Bombardier’s CBTC department, the academic and professional route he took to get there and why this year’s

Thanks for having me. Well, I grew up in Bangalore, which is India’s version of Silicon Valley, where I did my Bachelor’s and I then moved to the US to do my Master’s. I joined Bombardier in 2005, so next month will be the start of year 14.

still have many years ahead of them.

I came in as a wayside safety software engineer, which saw me work on several projects in safety software and travel to sites that gave me real experience.

There’s obviously a difference between being behind a desk and actually seeing it being commissioned – doing the latter one understands the realities of what it takes to execute.

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TECHNOLOGY UPDATE I then went on to be a systems

You were at InnoTrans recently,

I wouldn’t call it a challenge as such,

engineer on the London Underground

where Bombardier had a very large

more of learning curve, and that’s been

SSR project and since then have

stand – how was it?

developing a business perspective. I

held various leadership positions in engineering within signalling, which transitioned into my current job as Director of global CBTC solutions

We had a very productive time there, and I don’t think we could have imagined the level of participation

solution management.

and engagement that we had from

What do you most enjoy about your

company it’s a great opportunity to

job?

showcase our new solutions, business

our customers and suppliers. As a

objectives and also how we want to

that’s because the trend for the market is to move beyond a purely productbased approach, instead operating an end-to-end integrated solution, one that is scalable as cities and networks expand. The challenge as I see it is

Bombardier – our model is Together

allied

with

engineering

delivery. So, I would say that’s been an opportunity more than it has a challenge: learn things, expand your horizon and diversify your experience.

will come in rail in the future?

delivering an overall solution. I think

not a one size fits all approach at

outlook

Where do you think the big changes

for customers – understanding and

new people and cultures. It’s certainly

my role now needs a blend of business

a big change from the previous years be a strong mobility solution partner

exciting to get to know new markets,

and am still heavily involved in it, but

work with our customers. What’s been is how we’ve positioned ourselves to

Definitely the global aspect. It’s very

came through the engineering stream

to prove that the mobility solution model is scalable over the next 10 to 15 year lifecycle because technology is developing so rapidly – far more than it did in the previous 30 years.

We Move, so our idea and objective is

What would you say has been your

to work with customers, understand

biggest personal career challenge?

I suspect from the convergence of technology outside the rail industry into the railway

applications –

and one obvious one I believe is autonomous technology. There’s so much investment being made by the automotive industry and I see it all converging in some way – it’s vital that all the different technologies being developed in this area are integrated to make sure we understand passengers, their flow, demand and capacity needs.

The evolution of all those technologies is a big challenge, yet also a big opportunity.

How has the transport industry

their problems and together determine

changed since you began working in

the solution that best addresses their

it?

needs. It’s taken me to a lot of countries; I’m based out of the Pittsburgh office but, given that my role is global, I have travelled to several cities in Europe, the UK and Asia - which is going through a terrific rate of urbanisation.

There are still more markets that we need to penetrate and I’m sure I’ll get an opportunity to go there one day.

The speed of the evolution, particularly since

the

introduction

of

the

smartphone. Right now, if information isn’t available on a smartphone it almost isn’t deemed important enough and the last 10 years have really accelerated where we need to take the industry. It’s perhaps true that signalling as a whole hasn’t evolved as fast over the past 20 years in terms of the latest tech trends, but then we obviously have to bear in mind that

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TECHNOLOGY UPDATE we provide safety-critical systems that

be a strong mobility solution partner

must satisfy much more stringent

for customers – understanding and

safety and industry standards than

delivering an overall solution. I think

How has the transport industry

some of the other solutions such as

that’s because the trend for the market

changed since you began working in

automotive. For us, safety is always

is to move beyond a purely product-

it?

our number one priority.

based approach, instead operating an end-to-end integrated solution, one particular

that is scalable as cities and networks

infrastructure projects that have

expand. The challenge as I see it is

grabbed your attention?

to prove that the mobility solution

Are

there

any

I would be doing something of a disservice if I was to pick only one! The exciting part is to help deliver solutions and then really see the benefits that they bring; different markets have so many different requirements and we all

model is scalable over the next 10 to 15 year lifecycle because technology is developing so rapidly – far more than it

big challenge, yet also a big opportunity.

The speed of the evolution, particularly since

the

introduction

of

the

smartphone. Right now, if information isn’t available on a smartphone it almost isn’t deemed important enough and the last 10 years have really accelerated where we need to take

did in the previous 30 years.

the industry. It’s perhaps true that

What would you say has been your

as fast over the past 20 years in terms

signalling as a whole hasn’t evolved

biggest personal career challenge?

of the latest tech trends, but then we

that show tangible results. We go to all

I wouldn’t call it a challenge as such,

we provide safety-critical systems that

these cities that have our systems and

more of learning curve, and that’s been

must satisfy much more stringent

we see trains moving reliably, seeing

developing a business perspective. I

safety and industry standards than

people prefer riding our systems rather

came through the engineering stream

some of the other solutions such as

than another means of transportation.

and am still heavily involved in it, but

automotive. For us, safety is always

There’s real pride in that!

my role now needs a blend of business

our number one priority.

take pride in helping deliver systems

going

through

a

terrific

rate

of

urbanisation. There are still more markets that we need to penetrate and I’m sure I’ll get an opportunity to go there one day.

outlook

allied

with

engineering

delivery. So, I would say that’s been

Are

an opportunity more than it has a

infrastructure projects that have

challenge: learn things, expand your

grabbed your attention?

horizon and diversify your experience.

Where do you think the big changes

You were at InnoTrans recently,

We had a very productive time there, and I don’t think we could have imagined the level of participation and engagement that we had from our customers and suppliers. As a company it’s a great opportunity to showcase our new solutions, business objectives and also how we want to work with our customers. What’s been a big change from the previous years is how we’ve positioned ourselves to

there

any

particular

I would be doing something of a disservice if I was to pick only one! The

will come in rail in the future?

exciting part is to help deliver solutions

I suspect from the convergence of

they bring; different markets have so

technology outside the rail industry

many different requirements and we all

into the railway applications – and one

take pride in helping deliver systems

obvious one I believe is autonomous

that show tangible results. We go to all

technology. There’s so much investment

these cities that have our systems and

being made by the automotive industry

we see trains moving reliably, seeing

and I see it all converging in some

people prefer riding our systems rather

way – it’s vital that all the different

than another means of transportation.

technologies being developed in this

There’s real pride in that!

and then really see the benefits that

where Bombardier had a very large stand – how was it?

obviously have to bear in mind that

area are integrated to make sure we understand demand

passengers,

and

capacity

their

flow,

needs.

The

evolution of all those technologies is a

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INDUSTRY WATCH

This will be the first factory in the country where coaches will be produced by robots.

Indian Railways plans to manufacture metro rail coaches Indian Railways plans to manufacture metro rail coaches at its Rae Bareillyfacility as part of the Make In India programme.

Railway Board member Rajesh Agarwal said that robots will be deployed to manufacture these coaches, which are expected to be on par with those currently in service manufactured by Bombardier.

“They are expected to be 40% cheaper than those bought from China and other countries.”

These coaches will also include safety features such as door control, signaling, train management systems, and advanced surveillance gadgets.

They are expected to be 40% cheaper than those bought from China and other countries.

The special features is that these coaches will be manufactured by robots and also will be on par with those being manufactured by Canadian firm Bombardier, currently being used by metro trains in the country.

Manufactured coaches for Indian Railways will be equipped with CCTV cameras, mobile charging points, wi-fi, and other facilities.

This is a great initiative taken by the Indian Government. This will boost up the Make In India projects, boost the Indian Manufacturing Company as

well as provide greater employment opportunity. Agarwal told the news agency: “We are making a total of six metro coaches as of now.”

The cost of each coach is expected to be would be Rs80m ($1m), while those procured from overseas cost around Rs120m ($1.6m). The Railway Board has decided to manufacture standardized coaches and has sought investment from the Research Designs & Standards Organisation (RDSO) and the Modern Coach Factory (MCF).

Agarwal said: “We already have had two meetings with the government on producing metro coaches. The Maharashtra government has given its approval for coaches for two metro trains.

This will be the first factory in the country where coaches will be produced by robots The $65m expansion of MCF will be completed by the end of this year.Inian

L&T to invest about Rs 2,500 crore more to complete Hyderabad Metro As a concessionaire, L&T has thus far invested about Rs 13,000 crore of the Rs 14,132 crore elevated metro rail project taken up under the public, private partnership.

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Construction and infrastructure major L&T hinted at investing about Rs 2500 crore more to complete the ongoing Hyderabad metro rail project.

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As a concessionaire, L&T has thus far invested about Rs 13,000 crore of the Rs 14,132 crore elevated metro rail project taken up under the public, private partnership. And the Telangana

INDUSTRY WATCH

As a concessionaire, L&T has thus far invested about Rs 13,000 crore of the Rs 14,132 crore elevated metro rail project taken up under the public, private partnership.

Government has invested more than Rs 2300 crore for land acquisition, right of way and related infrastructure to facilitate the project completion.

Asked about financial implications due to delay, they said: “This could be assessed only after the entire project gets completed.”

Of the 72 km elevated metro rail, thus far a stretch of 45 km spanning two corridors has been completed, and the stretch connecting the Hitec City, the IT hub of Hyderabad, is at the advanced stage of completion.

Detailed project report:

According to NVS Reddy, Managing Director of Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) and KVB Reddy, Managing Director and CEO of L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Limited, efforts are on to complete the Hitec City stretch by December and the third corridor between Secunderabad and MGBS, by the second half of 2019. With this, the project will see the completion of 66 km. However, the Old City section connecting Falaknuma will take some more time as there have been issues relating to the right of way, they explained.

The L&T has set apart equity of Rs 3,000 crore and raised a debt of Rs 12,000 crore for the metro. The project will need to tackle interest of about Rs 1200 crore per annum when it is fully ready, NVS Reddy stated.

Mentioning about metro progress and its role in transforming Hyderabad into a modern city, they said not just the metro, but the entire project is aimed at bringing about urban rejuvenation.

NVS Reddy said that the detailed project report for phase II of Hyderabad metro, which seeks to connect the International airport at Shamshabad and other lines, is expected to be ready soon. The Telangana Government is planning to link the airport from two sections, and the second phase is aimed at taking this up.

Shortlisted: NVS Reddy said that Hyderabad metro has been shortlisted amongst best 15 metro rails in the world. Of the 15 metros chosen for the survey by a UK based firm, Hyderabad metro ranks high and expected to notch up a high ranking.

Referring to the financial viability of metro projects, NVS Reddy said of the 250 metros in the world, only four metros — Singapore, Tokyo, Hongkong, and Taipei have been profitable. “We will have to strive hard and ensure the success of the metro. With the commissioning of the 16 km stretch on Monday, the metro is looking at a ridership of over 2 lakh commuters per day.”

French company, Kiolis today said its satisfaction survey of 15 metros had shown outstanding results for Hyderabad metro.

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PROJECT OF THE MONTH

Light Metro Rail Project, Visakhapatnam Metro

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ntroduction: The AP cabinet has decided to go ahead with the Metro Rail in Visakhapatnam, a long-pending proposal, under the public-private partnership (PPP). The three-corridor Vizag Metro would be built over a stretch of 42.55 km at a cost of Rs 8,300 crore.

Earlier in January this year, CBN had made a fresh plea to the Centre for the construction of metro rail projects in Vijayawada and Visakhapatnamm but the Centre simply put the projects in cold storage.

In regard to the metro rail project in Vizag, The Andhra Pradesh state government has been alleging inaction from the center. A recent cabinet meeting in the state has witnessed the ministers come forth with the decision to proceed with the much-awaited project under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.

With the available land in Vizag not being sufficient for the construction of the metro line, stations, parking spaces, the officials have been instructed to pool another 12 acres of land.

The prestigious project is estimated to be built with an investment of Rs 8300 crore. Extending over 42.55 km in Vizag, the metro would be running across different corridors in the city.

Visakhapatnam Metro Map:

Key figures: • Project Name: Visakhapatnam (Vizag) Metro Rail Project • Owner: Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation Limited, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh • Project Type: Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) • Project Cost: INR 8300.00 Crore • Funding Pattern: Public-Private Partnership (PPP) • Completion Target: 2022

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Proposed Network: 42.55 km • Line 1: Gajuwaka to Kommadi (31 km) – 25 Stations • Station Names: Gajuwaka, Auto Nagar, BHPV, Sheela Nagar, Airport, Kakani Nagar, Nad Junction, GSI, Murali Nagar, Govt. Polytechnic, Kanchara Palem, Thatichetlapalem, Akkayya Palem, Gurudwara Junction, Maddila Palem, Usuka Thota, Venkoji Palem, Hanumath Waka, Aaarsh Nagar, Zoo Park, Endaada, Cricket Stadium, Shilpa Raman, Madhur Wada, Kommadi.

• Line 2: Gurudwara to Old Post Office (5.55 km) – 6 Stations • Station Names: Gurudwara Junction, BVK College, RTC, Dabba Garden, Saraswati Circle, Poorna Market, Old Post Office.

• Line 3: Thatichetlapalem to Chinna Waltair (6 km) – 8 Stations • Station Names: Thatichetlapalem, Railway Colony, Vizag Railway, Allipuram Junction, RTC, Vinayak Temple, HSBC, Andhra University, Chinna Waltair.

• Progress: • February 2014: Urban Transport Department gave in-principle approval for going ahead with feasibility studies and DPR. • October 29, 2015: A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) namely Amravati Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (AMRC) has been constituted for implementation of the Project.

• November 6, 2018: State Cabinet approved the project without taking the assistance of Central Government on PPP mode.

NEW DEVELOPMENT

Delhi Metro Pink Line - Shiv Vihar-Trilokpuri section opens

T

he much-awaited section from

Vihar station, Johri Enclave station,

As Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake is not

Shiv Vihar-Trilokpuri Sanjay

Gokulpuri station, Maujpur-Babarpur

planned as a terminal or interlocking

Lake of Delhi Metro Pink Line

station, Jaffrabad station, Welcome

station, metro services between Trilok-

has been finally opened today. Now

station, East Azad Nagar station,

puri Sanjay Lake and IP Extension

with the opening of the 17.8 km long

Krishna Nagar station, Karkardooma

section will run on single line at a fre-

Shiv Vihar – Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake

Court station, Karkardooma station,

quency of 15 minutes 36 seconds.

section, the entire network of Delhi

Anand Vihar ISBT station, I P Exten-

Metro will become 314 km long, cover-

sion station, Mandawali- West Vinod

Metro services will run as per normal

ing as many as 229 metro stations in

Nagar station, East Vinod Nagar- Ma-

practice between IP Extension and

total. The flagging off of the section is

yur Vihar II station, Trilokpuri Sanjay

Shiv Vihar section, at a peak hour fre-

being done via remote from Metro Bha-

Lake station.

quency of 5 minutes 12 seconds. People

wan by Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister

who are heading towards Trilokpuri

of State (Independent Charge), Hous-

Out of these, three metro stations on

or Shiv Vihar, however, will have to

ing and Urban Affairs and Manish Si-

this section will provide interchange fa-

change the trains at the platform level

sodia, Deputy Chief Minister, National

cility namely- Welcome station for Red

itself at Maujpur-Babarpur station.

Capital Territory of Delhi. From sta-

Line, while Karkarduma and Anand

tions, the route to interchange stations

Vihar ISBT stations for Blue Line.

here is everything you need to know

From Monday to Saturday, metro services will commence at 6:15 AM from

about the newly opened Shiv Vihar –

The Shiv Vihar-Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake

Trilokpuri and from IP Extension and

Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake section of Pink

section will be boon for the northern

Shiv Vihar, at 6:00 AM whereas, the

Line:

and eastern parts of the national cap-

metro services, on Sundays, will com-

ital as it will provide metro connectiv-

mence from 8:15 AM from Trilokpuri

The section will be entirely elevated

ity to areas such as Shiv Vihar, Gokul

and from IP Extension and Shiv Vihar,

and will cover 15 metro stations- Shiv

Puri, Jaffrabad, Maujpur etc.

at 8:00 AM.

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Why India’s first engineless train ‘Train 18’ will be faster than Shatabdi Train 18, India’s first engine-less train which is being regarded as a successor to the 30-year-old Shatabdi Express, is set to hit the tracks for trials on October 29, 2018.

T

rain 18 doesn’t require an engine

Factory General Manager Sudhanshu

System.

to run as it will be self-propelled

Mani said that subsequent production

It

on electric traction like the

would bring down the cost compared to

infotainment.

metro trains. It will replace existing

will

have

onboard

WiFi

and

its current prototype.

intercity express trains including

The

train

will

be

equipped

The self-propelled train, fitted with

with modular toilets with a bio-

CCTV cameras, will have two executive

vacuum

The most prominent feature is that all

compartments in the middle with 52

be accessible toilets for persons with

coaches are inter-connected by fully

seats each, whereas trailer coaches will

disability.

sealed gangways to enable passenger

have 78 seats each.

Shatabdis.

movement from one coach to another.

The

swanky

16-coach

prototype

without a locomotive (engine) will cut

Developed by the city-based Integral

and

there

will

The executive class will have rotating The train has a potential to travel up to

seats which can be aligned in the

the speed at 160 kmph as against 130

direction of travel. The train will have

kmph of Shatabdi.

modular luggage rack with a glass

travel time by 15 per cent compared to the Shatabdi.

system

bottom.

Train

18

has

diffused

lighting,

automatic doors, and footsteps beside

The footstep in a coach’s doorway

GPS-based Passenger Information

slides outward when the train stops at

Coach Factory in 18 months, the full

a station enabling passengers to alight

AC train is designed in such a way

safely with comfort in view of the

that passengers can have a look at the

variation in height between a train’s

driver’s cabin.

floor and the platform.

The estimated cost of each Train 18

Shatabdi was introduced in 1988

vehicle is Rs 100 crore.

and is presently running on over 20 routes connecting metros with

Indian Railways’ Integrated Coach

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PRE EVENT COVERAGE

The UITP Global Public Transport Summit “The Art of Public Transport” … Make Stockholm your destination in 2019 This is how our sector has come to know the UITP Global Public Transport Summit. With almost 130 years of history behind us, the UITP biennial Summit is a truly global occasion that remains the world’s biggest event dedicated to public transport and sustainable mobility.

The 2019 edition will be held in Stockholm, Sweden (9-12 June 2019) under the theme “The Art of Public Transport” and will cover all urban and regional transport modes across the globe.

The Summit will witness a diverse programme full of leading congress sessions, combined with a world-class exhibition displaying the latest and greatest innovations, solutions and products our industry has to offer.

Stockholm has made great achievements in public transport of late, making the Swedish capital an excellent location for the Summit.

The public transport sector will only advance so long as the brightest and best minds come together to discuss its future. Everyone has a stake in the future of public transport, as moving around our cities with accessibility and fluidity is of interest to us all.

Hosting transport ministers, mayors, operators, authorities, industry CEOs, operations and network managers, public transport entrepreneurs, ITS experts, business developers, urban visionaries, managers involved in marketing, finance and IT and more, the UITP Summit is perfect occasion to ask the questions on the future of public transport and hear the answers.

Stockholm is the perfect location for hosting our Summit under the theme ‘The Art of Public Transport’.

In all branches of our sector, we are

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constantly evolving and designing mobility of the future through an art that truly moves you: this is the Art of Public Transport.

Public transport is already a form of art in the capital city of Stockholm. It is believed that there is a genuine craft in using public transport to unite city districts and the archipelago itself – creating a better environment for all, and dynamic growth along the way.

Public transport improves people’s quality of life.

With all of this in mind, UITP is well on the way to hosting our biggest ever Summit with with over 78% of total space sold and 186 stands already booked. Exhibitors now confirmed include sector leaders GIRO, VDL, Volvo Bus Corporation, Alstom, Scania, Daimler, Bombardier, Solaris Bus & Coach and many more.

What visitors can expect come June 2019 is an exhibition with over 330 exhibitors covering 40,000m2 of exhibition space, hosting around 13,000 visitors during the course of the Summit.

Our Summit exhibition is the ideal meeting place to interact, exchange

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ideas, and discover the industry’s latest innovations, products and solutions.

So what else is new for UITP in Stockholm?

At this edition of our Global Public Transport Summit, we will have three brand new spaces where the opportunity to stand out from the crowd will be second to none! If you want the sector to know about you, then make sure you’re here!

First we have “The Studio: Where Ideas come to Life”.

With the rise of digitalisation and new technologies, came the proceeding tide of new mobility services and innovative new business models. At the Global Public Transport Summit, UITP provides a dedicated exhibition space for start-up companies and non-traditional transport players to showcase innovation and what they bring to the urban public transport sector. The Studio is bound to trigger discussion and offer opportunities for partnerships.

This exhibition area offers 32 exhibition spots. These exhibition spaces are sold without profit.

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The Studio will feature one Expo Session per day at lunch time, during which companies from the exhibition area will pitch their ideas.

There will also be two one-hour Poster Sessions per day dedicated to the exhibitors from this zone to ensure high visibility and opportunities to present their product.

Reserve your space at The Studio for the chance to get international recognition for your growing business at the biggest public transport exhibition of 2019!

Then we have the Test Drive Zone.

The Global Public Transport Summit at Stockholm 2019 offers a unique opportunity to test drive electric buses and autonomous vehicles in a dedicated outdoor parking area. Take this chance to get potential clients and exhibition visitors ‘on board’ and show them the benefits of electric buses and autonomous vehicles!

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And finally, we have the Design Zone and Cycling Circuit.

Visitors will experience alternative mobility solutions on the Cycling Circuit on the Exhibition floor and explore the impact of design on travel experience in the Design Zone.

Exhibitors will have the opportunity to showcase a leading contribution to sustainable urban mobility within an international public transport community.

Be part of the industry’s biggest event on public transport and urban mobility by visiting the dedicated website www. uitpsummit.org More about us…

UITP, the International Association of Public Transport, is a passionate champion of sustainable urban mobility and the only worldwide network to bring together all public transport modes. It has 1,500 member companies giving access to 18,000 contacts from 96 countries. The members are public

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transport operators and authorities, policy decision makers, research institutes and the public transport supply and service industry.

More about our 2019 local host…

SL, the Public Transport Administration (Trafikförvaltningen) at Stockholm County Council has overall responsibility for transport services in Stockholm County. Over 780,000 people travel by public transport in Stockholm County every day and the number of travellers is increasing every year. The various means of transport –buses, the metro, commuter trains, local rail services and boats –are all coordinated within an evergrowing transport network.

GREEN BUILDING MOVEMENT IN TRANSIT

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Leads the global green building movement in transit buildings increases revenue generated by bank branches even when they offer the same products and services.3 And 61% of corporate leaders believe that sustainability leads to market differentiation and improved financial performance.4 Understanding the global importance of transit, USGBC in partnership with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation in India has developed LEED certification standards for transit systemsLEED for Transit V4 O&M. This exclusive green certification tool is based on Arc platform to assess the performance and sustainable parameters of metro stations keeping in view the kind of loads, building structure and people movement

Signing of MoU between DMRC & USGBC

in such project types.

Transportation is a rapidly growing sector. Metro stations, railway stations and airports are critical components of physical infrastructure that are called upon to operate 24x7, 365 days a year to support our way of life. There is tremendous potential to have a positive global impact by saving energy, water and reduce the contribution to climate change through efficient operations of these systems.

According to UITP report, there are over 160 cities across the world that have a developed metro network, nearly two thirds of these networks are located in Asia and Europe.

More than 160 million people travel by metros daily across the world. It is very important that we build and operate these systems in an efficient way such that they not only

During

late

2017

and early 2018 few of

DMRC’s

stations

busiest including

Pragati Maidan, Rajiv Chawk, Mandi House, Laxmi Nagar & Hauz Khaz became the 1st few in the world to

Arc Performance Platform Metro Bhawan

achieve LEED gold & silver certification. This certification is dynami c in nature and these stations continuously measures and compares their performance of energy, water, waste, human experience & transportation on a continuous

conserve

basis which is been benchmarked with the global standards.

natural resources but also have a positive impact on the

dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), and particulates

health and wellbeing of users.

In addition these stations also regularly measures carbon (PM), TVoC’s etc. As a part of performance measurement,

USGBC’s LEED certification is the preferred choice as a sustainability benchmark for the built environment. The top two reasons for building green remain client demand (35%) and market demand (33%).1 In a recent Nielsen global survey on corporate social responsibility, more than half (55%) said they are willing to pay extra for products and services produced or offered from companies that are committed to positive social and environmental impact—an increase from 50 percent in 2012 and 45 percent in 2011.5 In addition, companies using LEED are seeing greater revenue in their LEED certified properties. Using LEED-certified

DMRC also conducts the passenger satisfaction survey at regular intervals of time which forms as a part of the overall assessment of performance score for metro stations.

LEED v4 O+M: Transit, allows operational transit facilities to benchmark efficiencies and demonstrate continual improvement. Transit owners can reduce their environmental footprint, engaging both commuters and the public transportation sector, towards minimizing greenhouse gas emissions to attain the goal of sustainable development.

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world most popular LEED certification.

Global Launch of LEED for Transit V4 O&M by Mr Amitabh Kant, CEO Niti Aayog, Government of India along with senior officials from DMRC & USGBC Global launch of LEED V4 for Transit was held at Metro Bhawan, the headquarter for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Mr Amitabh Kant, CEO Niti Aayog along with Dr Mangu Singh, Managing Director DMRC, Mr Mahesh Ramanujam, President & CEO USGBC & GBCI, Mr Anoop Gupta, Director Electrical, DMRC and other senior officials from DMRC, Railways, ministries and associated organizations were a part of this his historic event.

DMRC has engaged in LEED for Transit as their contribution towards UNFCCC’s “Climate Change & GHG Mitigation Mission” and Prime Minister’s “Solar Mission”. With USGBC’s Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DMRC, this rating system will be jointly implemented not only in India but across the globe to make the Mass Rapid Transit Systems sustainable & energy efficient. This world’s first ever transit rating system exclusively for Metro networks was a contribution from DMRC towards Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mission of “Make in India” initiative.

In 2016, Metro Bhawan became the first building in the world to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)- Gold certification through Arc performance partway.

Dr Mangu Singh, MD DMRC receiving 1st ever Greenbuild leadership award Performance Metro Bhawan is continuously monitored via Arc Performance Platform, which facilitates streamlined tracking of data across five performance categories; energy, water, waste, transportation and human experience. Recognizing the immense contribution of DMRC in global green building movement, Dr Mangu Singh, MD DMRC was felicitated the 1st ever leadership award during USGBC’s flagship event “Greenbuild” held during November 2017 at Mumbai.

Due to the uniqueness and ease of adoption, LEED for Transit is becoming the preferred tool to benchmark sustainability and efficiency in transit stations which not only enables metro authorities to operate more efficiently, but also gives an opportunity to obtain

Other sustainability measures that DMRC has adopted during their construction and operations includes: Reduced Heat Island Effect: Heat Island Effect contributes in increasing temperature of the microclimate of the building and reduced energy efficiency of a building. To reduce this effect, the roofs of the stations will be either finished with high reflective materials or/ and landscaped with vegetation.

Landscape Plant Species: The plant species used for the landscaping of the stations (wherever possible) will be either native or adaptive. These consume less water and help in water efficiency of the building.

Insulated Building Envelope: To reduce heat gains in the stations and improve energy efficiency, the walls, roof and windows in the building will be insulated. Insulated building envelope also helps in improving indoor thermal comfort for occupants.

Adequate Fresh Air: To prevent Sick Building Syndrome and other adverse health effects, the Metro stations are being designed to provide adequate fresh air as per ASHRAE 62.1-2004 through ventilation system. Fresh air also improves productivity of the occupants in the building.

Low VOC Paints: VOC are chemicals which exist in paints, adhesives, sealants etc and produce bad odour. These VOC also impact on the health of oc

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GREEN BUILDING MOVEMENT IN TRANSIT cupants when subjected for long durations. To reduce the adverse health effect and improve quality of indoor air, only Low VOC paints, adhesives and sealants are being used in the buildings.

Water Efficient Fixtures: Low water consuming fixtures like Dual-flush Water Closets low flow taps etc will be installed at the stations. These fixtures help reduce water consumption in the building without compromising on the occupants water requirements.

As per DMRC analysis, they are experiencing a saving of 3,66,272 kWh/ Annum in energy consumptions and 345 tCO2/Annum CO2 emission reduction for elevated stations and 10,11,482 kWh/Annum & 953 tCO2/Annum for underground stations respectively. 5 Also as per DMRC sources, In 2008, DMRC became the first railway project in the world to be registered by the United Nations under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), enabling it to claim carbon credits. Then, in 2015, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) registered DMRC as the world’s first transport sector project under the Program of Activities (PoA), making it the managing entity for all other Metros of India.

DMRC and other associated metro authorities are in process of benchmarking performance parameters of their entire portfolio which is expected to be LEED certified in phase manner. Cur-

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rently USGBC & GBCI is working on LEED rating for New Transit stations with expert inputs from leading metro authorities including DMRC, Sheng tong, etc and is expected to be release soon.

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PRODUCT WATCH

01db noise and vibration monitoring solutions are being used throughout the MSungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya MRT Line 2 project.

Rooting for ‘SOUND’ Development As countries race towards urbanisation and revamping public transport systems, there is one challenge that all of them face – How to reduce the impact on environment while building smart cities? The solution to this pressing problem lies in using technological interface that offers sustainable solutions.

O

ver the last 15 years, the issue of

like Ahmedabad, Pune, Nagpur, Patna

for noise reference levels, vibration

monitoring noise and vibrations

and Bhopal will soon have metros rails

impact criteria for detailed Analysis,

has been attracting increasing

up and running.

noise

levels of attention in a variety of fields, including

metro

rail

and

measures,

vibration and

ways

mitigation of

reducing

construction

The general public is happy to travel in

excessive noise and vibration caused

projects, motor sports, town planning

a clean, sophisticated and comfortable

by metro railway projects, hereafter

and the industrial sector.

mode of transport.

referred as transit systems/projects.

The stress is now on improving public

Given these advantages, several metro

As per the report noise and vibration

transport system in order to bring

bodies also face stiff opposition from

from

down noise and air pollution. Many

residents while constructing the metro

adversely

countries are working to put in place

network. It is the noise generated by

during construction and operation.

a robust Mass Transit System to offer

machines while laying down metro

Government of India has proposed

seamless mobility to commuters.

lines that causes inconvenience to the

number of metro corridors in many

people living near the project site.

densely populated cities.

The issue of ‘noise’

The future will see more such projects.

Mass

Transit

Systems

impact

can

environment

India too is taking a lead when it comes to offering metro connectivity. Major cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore,

This would need a frame work of

Chennai and Kolkata boast of having

Delhi

Metro

and

India

Railways

impeccable metro network. Other cities

prepared a document laying guideline

environmental aspects to be taken care of while going for such new

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PRODUCT WATCH developments as well as addressing related problems for existing metro corridors, if any. Since the construction period remains limited, the metro rail systems shall take necessary precautionary measures against environmental impact during construction in consultation with the State Government.

The following are the impact on environment from operation of metro rail services. (i) Air-borne noise (Radiated noise) (ii) Ground-borne vibration in neighbouring buildings (iii) Ground borne noise in neighbouring buildings (iv) Air-borne noise Inside trains Noise and Vibration Analysis for a Project Generally, metropolitan rail transit project planning process includes the consideration of social, economic, and environmental effects. However, at the initial stages, environmental effects are usually considered on a broad scale, for example, overall development patterns, impact on green space/ forests, etc. Noise and vibration impact assessments are not typically done at the systems planning stage since the proposed infrastructure improvements lack the necessary detail.

If Noise & vibration impacts were identified during preliminary engineering/DPS stage, a detailed analysis of vibration impact should be conducted during final design.

Large construction projects in densely populated residential areas may require noise monitoring to make sure that agreed upon noise limits are not exceeded. Vibration testing may be needed in the final stages of construction to determine whether vibration control measures are having the predicted effect.

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Partners for Development

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“Across the world, ACOEM’s 700 employees innovate in the measurement, analysis and control of all environmental parameters through the 01dB, ECOTECH, ONEPROD, FIXTURLASER, MEAX and METRAVIB brands.”

Monitoring activity: Through its monitoring activity, ACOEM is committed every day in the protection of our environment.

ACOEM offers solutions that optimize industrial production tools to reduce their energy consumption and pollutant emissions. In addition, ACOEM monitors the quality of our environment by proposing innovative pollution monitoring tools. The men and women of ACOEM Monitoring are actively involved in improving and protecting our environment to make our world a better world.

Noise And Vibration Monitoring 01dB contributes to reducing noise and vibrations to levels complying with regulations or set out

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in sustainable development strategies.

01dB is aimed at the industrial sector, towns, transportation, the public works and construction sector, wind power and the leisure industry.

For over 30 years, 01dB has been developing noise and vibration monitoring systems with clear objectives in mind: • • •

Flawless metrology Innovative technologies appropriate for monitoring A range of services to suit every need (data sales, sales of turnkey projects, publication on a dedicated website, etc.).

Applications: • Construction site monitoring • City monitoring • Industrial plant monitoring • Airport noise monitoring • Race circuit monitoring.

• Wind farm monitoring 01dB Products Monitoring stations CUBE is a noise monitoring terminal from 01dB, designed to meet the needs of all kinds of application.

CUBE

can

be

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in

carrying with

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batteries,

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PRODUCT WATCH DUO

Sound level meters

sound-level meter to

FUSION 3G is an approved reference Class 1 sound level meter/analyzer. FUSION is now delivered as standard with its 3G modem and several options (Triggers, advanced indicators, aircraft indicators, Push Data…). With only one device, you can carry out all your measurements (environment, buildings, monitoring…).

monitoring station

Acoustic cameras

DUO provides its users with the most complete offering to upgrade from

without changing equipment.

Both Cube and Duo can collect weather parameters thought a direct connection to compatible weather

Noise Inspector is a solution for acoustic cameras, developed by 01dB’ partner CAE Software and Systems. Noise Inspector is at the forefront of technological innovation in the field of sound source localization. With great ease of system setting up, sound and vibration emissions becomes quickly visible.

stations.

01dB Web Monitoring: cloud services for smart noise & vibration monitoring

ORION

covering all

01dB Web Monitoring is a simple and efficient solution for environmental noise & vibration monitoring. For a fixed monthly fee and a 3-month minimum rental period, 01dB offers an extensive range of on-demand services:

vibrations created

•

It is a vibration monitoring terminal,

by human activities.

Vibrations can be monitored, evaluated and analyzed in many situations: demolition sites, construction sites, pile driving, explosions (mines, tunnels, etc.), tunnelling, transport (road, rail).

• • • • •

Supply of monitoring stations with pre-set parameters, Data storage and back-up on the Cloud, Periodic system checks and remote maintenance, Availability of measured data through a customizable website, Real-time alarms based on thresholds for quick decision making.

Cost effective, reliable and versatile, 01dB Web Monitoring takes the hard work out of monitoring and lets you focus on the data and results.

Dosimeters In compliance with European directives, 01dB dosimeters offer the perfect solution for assessing individual exposure to noise (01dB WED) or vibrations (01dB VIB) at the workplace.

Our products ensure

Duo, Cube or Orion instruments are not linked to operations of the Metro.

Most of the time, these instruments are used during the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment Study), to get a baseline of noise and vibration, and then

that metro projects are

monitor during the construction/demolition phase of a metro project.

executed sustainably.

Using this seamlessly technology customers get accurate and real time data.

This data can then be used to take necessary action to bring down the noise level to permissible unit.

ACOEM technological advanced monitoring instruments are designed to be used at each step –during the demolition to the operational stage of Metro Projects.

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WOMEN IN METRO RAIL PROJECT

Sonali Shreyas Nasikkary She has over 21 years of experience in construction industry focusing on Quality operations and assurance; she has worked with MNC’s and is also expert of Six Sigma operations, MBA (operations and HSE).

At present she works for prestigious EPC–Hindustan construction company (HCC) at Mumbai taking care of Quality Assurance of Mumbai Metro Project Line-3 and UGC-02 as HCC-MMS JV. She is one of few Engineers of India who are dual certified for Six Sigma Master Black Belt as Master Implementer also (India and USA).

S

he has so far handled 23 projects with portfolio size 24,000 Cr. Comprising of sector’s like Hydropower projects, Nuclear power projects and Metro projects.

Her Father was Executive engineer with Govt. of Maharashtra and she had opportunity witnessing many infrastructure projects, and this is how she gained liking for Civil Engineering & a passion to take up this as a career.

Her parents always motivated her to follow her own instinct to pursue career. In year 1995 she selected civil engineering by own choice (30% choice that time) on priority which was questioned even by the university before giving me admission of choice.

People were surprised inspite of having nice merit she opted Civil instead of Computers/electronics which other girls would opt for.

She was completely aware of the challenges of this field and the resistance she would face going further.

By nature she love’s challenges, accept them and prove herself! In 90’s a woman being Civil engineer was not a

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common practise working in the fields.

So this hurdle was accepted and completed successfully by her.

Throughout 4 years she faced hundreds of questions, sometimes comments, underestimation by all male dominated society, but her parents were always there to support me.

With guidance of Father and brothers (Engineers) she started part time Job in third year itself, to get knowledge of practical work on sites, which made her strong to handle challenges and troubleshooting. She planned her career well keeping Quality operations in mind, so did MBA with specialisation of Quality operation, She is one of few Engineers of India who are dual certified for Six Sigma Master Black Belt as Master Implementer also.

(India and USA).

For her proving herself started in early days of engineering itself. Instead of following others she set her own path which was a rare combination. She can proudly say that she was a candidate shortlisted by Indian Army two times (IMA Bangalore, IMA Bhopal).

Joining army was one of her dreams.

Unfortunately couldn’t take that due

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to her Mothers illness back home as she had to take care f her and in that situation she left this world due to Brain haemorrhage.

She gave up her opportunity with Indian Army for being with his mother in her last moments. This shock was a turning point of her life, personally and professionally too! It took her years to come out of this trauma.

Joining army was one of her dreams.

Unfortunately couldn’t take that due to her Mothers illness back home as she had to take care f her and in that situation she left this world due to Brain haemorrhage. She gave up her opportunity with Indian Army for being with my mother in her last moments.

This shock was a turning point of her life, personally and professionally too!

It took her years to come out of this trauma. she further studied GIS and also served as lecturer in Engineering College, polytechnic college and guided many students.

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She was selected by Symbiosis Institute Of Management (SIOM) as their Examiner and paper setter Which was a prestigious achievement for her. She was elected as Examiner for National Quality awards Qimpro, in my specialisation of Six Sigma operations. It’s continued till now from year 2014.

She is also on professional advisory board member for engineering forum of Canada and till date guided many students for career options and technical topics.

She give’s full credit of her till date achievements, success to her parents, Bros, husband and Son for being her support system throughout this struggle.

She was fortunate enough to get opportunities to work with big companies who considered her potential and appreciated it. Her Masters in Six Sigma was sponsored by one of the employer.

At BSI she could handle the construction industry of India for audit. Being International trainer and auditor till date she has completed more than 600 assignments.

She has got news coverage by Zee news channel, E Tv Marathi for her work.

Her technical articles are published in newspapers and Infrastructure magazines.

She joined HCC as a Senior Manager in IMS department where she got opportunity to handle 23 mega projects for Quality assurance. Project locations are remote and adverse like Jammu, Kashmir .She worked in temperatures like minus 4 for inspections of sites.

Implementing lean construction was the task later on offered to her. After one and half year now she is at Mumbai Metro line 3 project handling Quality assurance-key position of the project.

Working in challenging conditions day and night and achieving targets was her dream came true at Mumbai Metro project. This is what she always desired in her career plan. She believes when you face the challenges, accept those and overcome the situation it gives you the highest amount of work satisfaction.

Here she got every opportunity to prove herself and achieve the targets handling critical role of Quality Assurance at Mumbai Metro.

She is proud to be a team member of Mumbai Metro –Line 3 project!

Due to continuous support from her team, top management, GC, MMRC (which all are men) she could complete the ISO transition task of one year in one month, which is a big achievement in itself.

Now on 2nd Nov to 5th Dec she is attempting a record for conducting maximum numbers of internal audits in minimum days by a single auditor. Here at Mumbai metro project she is attempting 46 no’s of audits in 24 days.

She met many people who inspired, motivated, guided her and will be always grateful to all of them. No word is enough to express the gratitude for her well wishers .Still she want to say a big thank you to all who made these achievements possible for her.

“Kal shaam aur thi, aaj shaam aur

hai, kal thikaane aur the, aaj Manzil aur hai”

Message to other Women It is we who decide what we want to be, shall we search for common paths for common goals or shall we look out for stars and reach there!

-Sonali Shreyas Nasikkary

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PROJECT WATCH

PROJECT WATCH

STATUS OF METRO RAIL PROJECTS IN INDIA (As on November 9, 2018)

Total Length (km): 532.55

OPERATIONAL PROJECT Mumbai Monorail (Maharshtra)

8.90

Mumbai Metro (Maharashtra)

11.40

Lucknow Metro (Uttar Pradesh)

8.50

Kolkata Metro (West Bengal)

27.39

Kochi Metro (Kerala)

18.30

Jaipur Metro (Rajasthan)

9.60

Hyderabad Metro (Telangana)

46.00

Gurgaon Metro (Delhi-NCR)

11.60

Delhi Metro (Delhi-NCR)

314.00

Chennai Metro (Tamilnadu)

34.56

Bangalore Metro (Karnataka)

42.30 0.00

50.00 100.00 150.00 200.00 250.00 300.00 350.00

UNDER-CONSTRUCTION

Total Length (km): 532.55

Pune Metro (Maharashtra)

31.25

Noida Metro (Delhi-NCR)

29.7

Navi Mumbai Metro (Maharashtra)

11.1

Nagpur Metro (Maharashtra)

38

Mumbai Metro (Maharashtra)

44.5

Lucknow Metro (Uttar Pradesh)

14.4

Kolkata Metro (West Bengal)

16.5

Kochi Metro (Kerala)

8

Jaipur Metro (Rajasthan)

2.5

Indore Metro (Madhya Pradesh)

31.55

Hyderabad Metro (Telangana)

55

Gurgaon Metro (Delhi-NCR)

7

Delhi Metro (Delhi-NCR)

52

Chennai Metro (Tamilnadu)

40

Bhopal Metro (Madhya Pradesh)

27.87

Bangalore Metro (Karnataka)

72

Ahmedabad Metro (Gujarat)

39.26 0

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PROJECT WATCH

STATUS OF METRO RAIL PROJECTS IN INDIA (As on November 9, 2018)

PARTIALLY APPROVED

Total Length (km): 188.5

Visakhapatnam Metro (Andhra Pradesh)

42.55

Patna Metro (Bihar)

31.00

Meerut Metro (Uttar Pradesh)

35.00

Kanpur Metro (Uttar Pradesh)

50.00

Agra Metro (Uttar Pradesh)

30.00 0.00

20.00

40.00

60.00

UNDER-CONSTRUCTION

Prayagraj Metro (Uttar Pradesh) Coimbatore Metro (Tamilnadu)

Dehradun Metro (Uttrakhand) Gorakhpur Metro (Uttar Pradesh)

Guwahati Metro (Assam) Surat Metro (Gujarat)

Vijayawada Metro (Andhra Pradesh)

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METRO RAIL PROJECT - PROGRESS

UNDER CONSTRUCTION METRO RAIL PROJECTS Project

Project Description

Owner

Current Status

Agra Metro

No. of Corri dors: 02 No. of Stations: 30 (Phase-I) Project Cos t: INR 12253.00 Crore Length: 30 km

Utta r Pra desh Metro Ra il Corpora tion Li mi ted

Tender floated for engagement of Detailed Design Consultants for Li ne-1. In-principal a pproval recei ved from the Finance Mi ni stry.

Ahmedabad Metro

No. of Corri dors: 02 No. of Stations: 32 (Phase-I) Project Cos t: INR 10777.00 Crore Length: 39.259 km

MEGA Co. Li mi ted

Rol ling Stock trains will be s upplied from January 2019.

Project wi ll be completed by 2020.

Bhopal Metro

No. of Corri dors: 03 No. of Sta tions: 86 (Phase-I) Project Cos t: INR 22504.25 Crore Length: 198.95 km

Ma dhya Pradesh Metro Ra il Co. Li mi ted

Tender for construction of viaduct between AIIMS to Subhas Nagar a wa rded to Dilip Buildcon. Approval from the Central Govt. received.

Arra ngement of fund a nd land a cquisition work is under process.

Indore Metro

No. of Corri dors: 05 No. of Sta tions: 89 (Phase-I) Project Cos t: INR 26762.00 Crore Length: 94 km

Ma dhya Pradesh Metro Ra il Co. Li mi ted

Tender for construction of viaduct between SBT Flyover to Mumtaj Ba gh Colony a warded to Dilip Bui ldcon. Approval from the Central Govt. received.

Arra ngement of fund and land a cquisition work is under process.

Kanpur Metro

No. of Corri dors: 02 No. of Stations: 31 (Phase-I) Project Cos t: INR 13721.00 Crore Length: 50 km

Utta r Pra desh Metro Ra il Corpora tion Li mi ted

In-principal approval received from the Fi nance Mi nistry. DPR is pending before Central Govt. for approval.

Tender floated but not yet awarded to a ny pa rty.

Meerut Metro

No. of Corri dors: 02 No. of Stations: 29 (Phase-I) Project Cos t: INR 11540.00 Crore Length: 35 km

Utta r Pra desh Metro Ra il Corpora tion Li mi ted

In-principal approval received from the Fi nance Mi nistry. DPR is pending before Central Govt. for a pproval.

Tender floated but not yet awarded to a ny pa rty.

Mumbai Metro Line-3

No. of Corri dors: 01 No. of Sta tions: 27 Project Cos t: INR 23136.00 Crore Length: 33.05 km

Mumba i Metro Rail Corpora tion Limited

Cons truction is in full s wing. Over 5 km tunnelling work completed.

Rol ling Stock tender awarded to Al s tom.

Mumbai Metro Line 2 (A+B) and Line 7

No. of Corri dors: 02 No. of Stations: 39+13 Project Cos t: INR 16552+6208 Cr. Length: 42.25+16.48 km

Mumba i Metropolitan Regi nal Development Authori ty

Ci vi l tenders awarded. Work i n progress.

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Project

Project Description

Owner

Current Status

Nagpur Metro

No. of Corri dors: 01 No. of Sta tions: 27 Project Cos t: INR 23136.00 Crore Length: 33.05 km

Ma ha rashtra Metro Ra i l Corporation Li mi ted

Cons truction work is in full s wi ng. Rolling Stock tender a wa rded to CRRC. Trail run of tra i ns are started.

Navi Mumbai Metro

No. of Corri dors: 01 No. of Sta tions: 20 Project Cos t: INR 4068.00 Crore Length: 23.40 km

Ci ty & Industrial Development Corpora tion (CIDCO)

Cons truction work is in full s wi ng. Project is likely to be commi ssioned in April 2020.

Noida Metro

No. of Corri dors: 01 No. of Sta tions: 22 Project Cos t: INR 5064.00 Crore Length: 29.7 km

Noi da Metro Rail Corpora tion Limited

100% cons truction work compl eted. The project is l ikely to commi ssioned in October/November 2018.

Pune Metro

No. of Corri dors: 03 No. of Sta tions: 53 Project Cos t: INR 19835.00 Crore Length: 54.58 km

Ma ha rashtra Metro Ra i l Corporation Li mi ted

Cons truction work is in full s wi ng. Tender for Li ne-3 a wa rded recently to TATASi emens JV.

Bangalore Metro Phase II

Length: 121.06 km No. of Sta tions: 80 Project Cos t: INR 26405.00 Crore

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Li mi ted

Tender fl oated. Project is likely to be completed by 2022.

Delhi Metro Phase III

Length: 163 km No. of Sta tions: 111 Project Cos t: INR 41079.00 Crore

Del hi Metro Rail Corpora tion Limited

Cons truction work is almost compl eted. Remaining sections will be commissioned by the end of this yea r.

Jaipur Metro Phase I

Length: 11.97 km No. of Sta tions: 11 Project Cos t: INR 3149.00 Crore

Ja i pur Metro Rail Corpora tion Limited

Cons truction work of remaining pa rt of Pi nk line is almost compl eted. The project is l ikely to ful l y become fully oprational by Ja nuary 2019.

Kochi Metro Phase II

Length: 11.2 km No. of Stations: 11 Project Cos t: INR 2577.00 Crore

Kochi Metro Rail Li mi ted

Land evaluation process for the project completed.

Hyderabad Metro Phase I

Length: 72.0 km No. of Sta tions: 63 Project Cos t: INR 2577.00 Crore

Hydera bad Metro Ra i l Limited

Sta ge 4 (Pa rt-I) from LB Naga r to Hi tec Ci ty on Blue line will likel y to be commissioned in December 2018.

UNDER COSIDERATION METRO RAIL PROJECTS Project

Project Description

Owner

Current Status

Patna Metro

No. of Corri dors: 04 No. of Stations: 55 Project Cos t: INR 17887.56 Crore Length: 31 km

Pa tna Metro Rail Corpora tion Limited (under formation)

Bihar cabinet has approved the revised DPR of project, now it will be sent to the central government for approval.

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LIVE TENDER

Delhi Metro Rail Project, Delhi, India S.NO.

Description of work

Tender cost

Closing date

Issuing Authority

1.

Providing Rolling Stock on Lease Basis for Line-

1200 Crore

12/12/2018

Delhi Metro

2.

3.

5 of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. Delhi

Rail Corporation

Limited

(DMRC)

Design, manufacture, supply, testing, commis-

INR 396.00 CR.

14-11-2018

sioning and training of 36 nos. Standard gauge

Rail Corporation

cars for airport metro express project

(DMRC)

Hiring of vehicles on monthly/daily basis at

INR 71.58 CR.

26-11-2018

Metro Bhavan and other site offices of DMRC in

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

Delhi/NCR 4.

Delhi Metro

(DMRC)

Design, manufacture, supply, testing, and com-

INR 23,600/- CR.

19.12.2018

Delhi Metro

missioning of 80 no. Broad gauge cars compatible

Rail Corporation

with existing ‘rs1’ type trains supplied by mrm

(DMRC)

consortium.

5.

Design, manufacture, supply, testing and com-

From 10.10.18 to

missioning of 40 nos. Broad gauge cars compat-

12.12.18 (upto 10:00 upto 11:00

12.12.2018

Rail Corporation

ible with existing rs2 type trains supplied by bt

hrs)

(DMRC)

Hrs.

Delhi Metro

consortium 6.

Design, manufacture, supply, testing and com-

From 17.10.2018

Delhi Metro

missioning of 80 no. Broad gauge cars compatible to 19.12.2018

Rail Corporation

with existing ‘rs1’ type trains supplied by mrm

(upto 11:00 hrs)

(DMRC)

consortium

19.12.2018 upto 11:00 Hrs.

7.

Design, manufacture, supply, testing and com-

From 10.10.18 to

Delhi Metro

missioning of 40 nos. Broad gauge cars compat-

12.12.18 (upto 10:00

Rail Corporation

ible with existing rs2 type trains supplied by bt

hrs) 12.12.2018

(DMRC)

consortium

upto 11:00 Hrs.

Bangalore Metro rail project, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India S.NO.

Description of work

Tender cost

Closing date

Issuing Authority

1.

Manufacturing, Supply And Laying Of Cable

11200 Cr.

23/11/2018

BMRCL

22/11/2018

28000 CR

BMRCL

22/11/2018

112000 CR.

BMRCL

Troughs For Reach-4 Extension And Anjanapura Depot Entry Portion Of Phase-Ii 2.

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) invites through International Competitive Bidding(ICB) the sealed tenders for the work of Detailed Design consultancy services for Power Suppy and Distribution System,750V Dc Third Rail Traction Electrification and SCADA System for phase IIA(ORR Line) and Phase IIB (Airport Line) of Bangalore Metro Rail Project from the eligible qualifies experienced and reputed firms

3.

Engineering, Supply, Erection, Testing and Commissioning of 220/33kV GIS and 66/33kV AIS with 220kV & 66kV Incoming Cabling from Grid Sub-Station for Phase-II

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LIVE TENDER

Ahmedabad Metro S.NO.

Description of work

1.

Engagement of Detailed Design Consultancy Ser- INR 40.80 CR.

Tender cost

Closing date

Issuing Authority

15-11-2018

MEGA Metro

INR 20.50 CR.

22-11-2018

MEGA Metro

INR 2.19 CR.

22-11-2018

MEGA Metro

vices for extension of North- South Corridor from Motera Stadium (Ch: 17343.443) to Mahatma Mandir (Ch: 39484.360) Elevated Viaduct & Elevated Metro-Rail Stations – (Twenty Numbers) including viaduct portion within the station and transition spans on either side of the stations under Metro Rail Project- Phase -2, hereinafter referred as “DDC Services for Ahmedabad MRTS-PH-II” 2.

Engagement of Detailed Design Consultancy Services for Corridor-1 from Dream city Dead End (Ch: 21610.3) to Majuragate (Ch: 12313.80) Elevated Viaduct, Elevated Metro-Rail Stations – (Nine Numbers) including viaduct portion within the station and transition spans on either side of the stations & Depot at Dream city under Surat Metro Rail Project- Phase -1, hereinafter referred as “DDC Services for Surat MRTS-PH-I

3.

Engagement of Geotechnical Investigation Agency for Elevated line (28.26 km) including Twenty Two numbers of Elevated Stations and Depot at Indroda under Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase - 2, hereinafter referred as “Geotechnical Investigation Agency for Ahmedabad MRTS-PHII.

Kochi Metro Rail Project, Kerala, India 1.

Conducting Geotechnical Investigation (Land

INR 1.41 CR

04-12-2018

KMRL

15-11-2018

NMRC

And Marine) Package-2 For Kochi Water Metro Project

Noida Metro, Uttar Pradesh, India 1.

For Annual Maintenance Contract for Civil

INR 3.14 CR.

Works, for metro section from Sec-51 to Sec-148 Stations

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UPCOMING EVENT

Event Date

Event Name

Location

Nov. 02-04, 2018

Urban Mobility India Conference

Nagpur, India

& Expo 2018 Nov. 22-23, 2018

CILT India Expo 2018

New Delhi, India

Nov. 22-24, 2018

InnoRail India 2018

Lucknow, India

Nov. 29, 2018

Global Auto Business Summit

New Delhi, India

2018 Dec. 06-07, 2018

Rail Transit IT Innovation

Chongqing, China

Summit 2018 Dec. 14-15, 2018

Seminar on Urban Rail

New Delhi, India

Network-Building Sustainable Cities Feb 08 - 09 Feb 2019

Exporail India

New Delhi

Feb. 12-13, 2019

MOVE 2019

London, UK

Feb. 26 -27, 2019

Middle East Rail

Dubai

Mar. 19-20, 2019

Asia Pacific Rail 2019

Hong Kong

April 30 – May 1, 2019

Rail Live! Americas 2019

Hilton Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

May 22-24, 2019

Smart Cities India 2019 Expo

New Delhi, India

May 14-16 2019

Railtex 2019

Birmingham, UK

May 22-24, 2019

Transport India Expo

New Delhi, India

Jun. 09-12, 2019

Global Public Transport Summit

Stockholm

June 19-20, 2019

Africa Rail

Johannesburg.

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