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Metro Neo - a combination of the metro and bus system

Dear Readers, The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has formed a committee chaired by Maha-Metro MD Brijesh Dixit, to recommend traffic and transport solutions for tier-2 and tier-3 cities in the country.

Central Government suggested that we should consider Metro Neo for all tier-2 and tier-3 cities and appointed a committee to execute this as the system is eco-friendly, energy-efficient, reliable, safe and capable of providing efficient mass public transport system for tier-2 and tier-3 cities.

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

Our September issue focuses on interesting topics such Bogie, Brakes & Pneumatics, Steel Structure and also provides cover story on Metro NEO. Chennai Metro and Kochi Metro are chosen as our project of the month and exclusive Interviews of Mr. Alain Spohr, Managing Director, India & South Asia, Alstom and Shri A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish, Managing Director, Kochi Metro Rail Ltd. along with other regular columns such as new development in metro projects, pre/post event coverages, technology updates, News analysis, articles, opinions, appointments, live tenders, Industry contracts, upcoming events and current job openings are covered in this edition.

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Cover Story : Metro Neo

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Project of the Month : Chennai Metro

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Exclusive Interview of Mr. APM Mohammed Hanish, MD, Kochi Metro

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Exclusive Interview with Mr. Alain Spohr, MD, India & South Asia, Alstom

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Featured Project: Kochi Metro

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Product Watch: Bogie, Brakes & Pneumatics, Steel Structure

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Company Coverage: Fluid Controls

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Pre Event Coverage: CWE Expo 2019

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Post Event Converage: Rail India Conference & Expo 2019

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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Howrah and Kolkata, before rejoining the surface.

About 52 houses in the central part of the city developed cracks and 70 families had to be evacuated in apprehension of further cave-ins. At least a dozen of houses are in very poor condition.

Metro Rail Updates: Yulu Bike ties up with Delhi Metro for last mile connectivity Yulu- Mobility as a Service (MaaS) provider today announced the introduction of the YULU-Miracle in Delhi.

In the first phase, Yulu services will be available at 40 Yulu Zones (Pick up and drop points), at and around 9 metro stations on the blue and yellow line from Dilli Haat INA to JLN Stadium in Central Delhi. The company launched its services in collaboration with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to solve the complex problem of first and last-mile connectivity for commuters and to reduce congestion and pollution in the National Capital. The service was launched by Dr. Mangu Singh, MD- Delhi Metro from Mandi House metro station.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a meeting with Metro officials on Tuesday and asked them to compensate each of the affected families with a minimum of Rs 5 lakh.

Another building, the second one on Bowbazar Street in central Kolkata, came crumbling down on Tuesday. The first house collapsed on Saturday night following the boring for the 16.6 km of East-West flank of the Metro.

Blue and Aqua line metro stations connected by walkway: Delhi Metro In a major ease for commuters, a 300metres walkway connecting the interchange metro stations of Blue and Aqua lines was inaugurated on Sunday, officials said..

When passengers could not be issued tokens (tickets) after fare collection due to the glitch, the authorities allowed passengers to proceed with their onward journey sans the usual tickets or smart cards.

“First, it was thought that the malfunction was only at one station. When we realized that it has affected the system in all other stations as well, the passengers were allowed to use the services without tickets,” a Metro Rail official told PTI. For some time after the glitch was detected, paper tickets were issued, and it was later dispensed with, the official added.

“The walkway built by Noida Metro Rail Corporation will facilitate those traveling to Greater Noida from various parts of Delhi," the DMRC tweeted

Commuters have been waiting for a long time to gain access for this facility to travel travelling between the two cities by transitioning through the two corridors.

The Metro will run underground for a stretch of 10 km, connecting twin cities of 10

Passengers welcomed the initiative, which has avoided inconvenience Hit by a malfunction in its fare collection system for about two and half hours on August 16, 2019 morning, Chennai Metro Rail allowed commuters to use the services free of cost without tickets and smart cards..

The walkway, constructed between the Sector 51 station on Aqua Line and the Sector 52 station on the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's (DMRC) Blue Line, was inaugurated by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary D S Mishra.

Kolkata: Another building collapses in Bowbazar due to Metro work, Mamata demands compensation

Chennai Metro Rail provides free ride to commuters due to server glitch

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Telangana Govt approves MindspaceShamshabad Metro Corridor in Hyderabad

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS The proposal for a metro rail between Mindspace and Shamshabad receives a nod from the State Cabinet and construction works on this corridor will begin soon, said KT Rama Rao, TRS working president and former Industries Minister..

The 30-km long Mindspace-Shamshabad Metro route has been proposed to ease traffic snarls in the IT hubs of Hitec City, Financial District all the way up to the international airport.

Speaking at the launch of JLL India’s new office in Hitec City, Rao said the key challenges before the Government are the rising congestion on the city roads and crumbling infrastructure.

Supplementary Demand of Rs 142 Cr Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia also tabled a proposal of supplementary demands for grants of Rs 142 crore to fund deployment of marshals in buses and Rs 47 crore for the regional rapid transit system corridors, which were approved with a voice of votes.

According to the supplementary demands for grants tabled by Sisodia, the government has set aside Rs 140 crore for free travel for women in the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses and cluster buses, while Rs 150 crore in metro trains.

It may be recalled that work on the proposed Mindspace-Shamshabad Metro rail project is already on and RV Associates, one of the two bidders, had been appointed as its DPR consultants.

In July 2019, the officials announced that the DPR was to be ready in three months and that the project work would start in six months. Electric buses would be used, and the project is expected to take about two-and-half years for completion. It would connect key nodes in the western part of the city, which had a high concentration of office clusters.

MoU signed for Metro Rail in Bhopal, Indore The MoU has enabled the Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MPMRCL) to access loan from foreign funding agencies for the two projects whose cumulative cost is pegged at Rs 14,400 crore.

The projects are likely to be completed in four years. Union Urban Development and Housing minister Hardip Singh Puri and Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Minister Jaivardhan Singh were present when the MoU was inked.

Delhi Govt. reserve Rs 150 crore for free ride for women in metro The Delhi assembly on Monday passed the government’s demands for grants of Rs 290 crore for free travel to women passengers in buses and metro trains.

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The projects have already received a nod from the Union Cabinet. Jai Vardhan Singh said under the Bhopal metro rail project, two corridors, of the total length of 27.87 km will be constructed with an estimated cost of Rs 6,941.40 crore. The Indore metro rail project with an estimated cost of Rs 7,500.80 crore envisages laying rail lines up to 31.55 km. "It's the

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official go-ahead for the project in Indore and Bhopal. Foreign funding agencies are on board,” said Sanjay Dubey, MP urban administration and housing development, principal secretary, who is also the managing director of the Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail corporation private limited. The projects will be part-funded by the Central and state governments. Loans will be sought from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the New Development Bank (NDB) for Indore Metro and from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the Bhopal Metro.

Both the projects had to be reworked after the Centre announced a new Metro policy for 2017. It also opens a window for private investments in Metro operations by making private participation mandatory for availing Central assistance on Metro projects. The Union government's financial support to the metro rail project is expected to be 20%. In October 2018, ahead of the state Assembly elections, the Union Cabinet had given in-principle approval for the twin projects. Since then, the first civil work package which includes soil testing and laying of groundwork for the two projects have begun. The projects will be executed by the MP metro rail corporation under the joint venture of the Centre and the MP government with 50:50 equity basis. The company will act as a special purpose vehicle. The MP government will bear the cost of land acquisition, relocation and rehabilitation of the affected people.

Bihar cabinet nod to DMRC to execute Patna metro project The state cabinet on September 3, 2019

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS approved the appointment of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) as consultant for the ambitious Patna Metro rail project. According to the proposal moved by the urban development and housing department, the DMRC will be paid a consultation fee of Rs 482.9 crore.

“Talks were on with DMRC and the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited for the execution of the Patna project. But we were more inclined towards DMRC as it has good track record in timely execution of metro projects. Besides, their consultation fee was comparatively lower. Hence, it was decided to hand over the project to DMRC and a final nod was given by the state cabinet on Tuesday,” a senior UDHD official said. Sources said DMRC is also executing metro rail projects in Noida, Lucknow and Gurgaon among others.

Elaborating on the steps to be taken following the cabinet nod, the UDHD official said: “A memorandum of understanding will be signed between the DMRC and the Patna Metro Rail Corporation Limited (PMRCL). DMRC is likely to set up its office in Patna within a fortnight, followed by a survey of right of way and land-acquisition requirements on the two earmarked corridors for the project.

Of the 16.6-km-long east-west stretch, 520 m will be under the river bed.

Constructing the tunnels has been an engineering feat. The tunnels are built more than 33 meters below the riverbed and will connect Kolkata to Howrah.

The fact that not one drop of water can enter the tunnel was the biggest challenge.

The time required to cross the 520-m tunnel will be around 60 seconds. Using the ferry to cross the river takes 20-odd minutes. And crossing the Howrah Bridge may take hours if you are stuck in a traffic jam.

The metro tunnel has several other marvels. The structure is made of rings that are 1.4 m wide. A special gasket has been made which will swell five times if it comes in contact with water. In case water ever enters the tunnel there are enough precautionary steps that have been taken..

India’s first underwater river tunnel is almost ready. As part of the east-west corridor, Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRCL) has dug tunnels below the Hooghly River to lay train tracks.

This section is part of the 33.50 km long Mumbai Metro III line connecting ColabaBandra-SEEPZ (Andheri East) and will be the first fully underground metro in the city.

It is being built at a cost of around Rs 23,136 crore, with a Rs 13,325 crore loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Devendra Fadnavis unveils model coaches for Mumbai Metro line-3 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis unveiled the model of coaches for Mumbai Metro Line-3 (MML-3), a 33.5kilometre-long underground corridor running along Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ (Santacruz Electronics Export Processing Zone, Andheri East), in Mumbai on August 16, 2019.

HCC completes 3.82 km tunnel for Mumbai Metro 3

Kolkata all set for first underwater metro services

An average drilling rate of around 8.20 metres per day maintained by HCC for the 3.82 km long tunnel passing via the station boxes of Kalbadevi, Girgaon and Grant Road.

The Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) has completed boring the first 3.82 km long tunnel passing underneath some of the most thickly populated areas of south Mumbai for the upcoming Mumbai Metro III project.

Spokesperson said that HCC has finished the south-bound tunnel between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Mumbai Central stations, becoming the first contractor among all others to complete the entire length of a tunnel for the Metro III project.

According to Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) which tweeted images of the new model coaches for the Metro line-3, the new metro trains would have features like driverless train operations, airconditioning, LCD screens, digital map indicator, fire extinguisher, smoke detectors and voice communicators for emergency purposes.

Public Address systems and dedicated wheelchair area for specially-abled people would also be made available, the tweet claimed.

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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS the aqua line and is marked with 27 key stations, out of which 26 will be underground.

infrastructure development.

Delhi Metro to commence work on Patna Metro by end Of 2019 Gorakhpur Metro to have two corridors, 27 stations Tree Authority allows cutting of 2700 trees for Mumbai Metro Car Shed The Tree Authority of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on August 29, 2019 gave its nod to cut over 2,700 trees for a Metro car shed in the leafy Aarey Colony area in Mumbai.

The proposal was cleared at the authority’s meeting, chaired by municipal commissioner Praveen Pardeshi, though members from the Shiv Sena opposed it.

A senior civic official said Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRCL), which is constructing the Metro, put up the proposal to cut 2,232 trees and promised to compensate by planting three times as many trees elsewhere in the city.

“MMRCL also sought permission to remove and re-transplant another 469 trees,” the official said, adding that before giving the approval, the members of the authority had inspected the site.

BJP member Manoj Kotak, also the group leader in the civic house, backed the proposal.

“Metro is extremely essential for the city and it is everybody’s duty to support infrastructure-related work. In fact, Metro will not only save fuel but will also protect the environment,” Mr. Kotak told.

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Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) surveyed metro routes in the city and took note of the difficulties being faced in metro construction, officials said.

Its commissioner and the Gorakhpur Development Authority (GDA) vicechairman also held a meeting on the issues.

LMRC Director Kumar Keshav and Chief Engineer Ravi Jain visited the metro route with PWD engineers. The Housing and Urban Planning Department chief secretary will inspect the metro route in Gorakhpur on August 30, 2019.

The officials inspected the routes from Mohaddipur to the railway station, Gorakhnath temple gate to Bargadwa and Shyam Nagar, Gulriha to Transport Nagar via Asurn.

Mr. Keshav told reporters “It is proposed that the metro will run in Gorakhpur on pillars with 2 meters width and the proposed distance between the pillars is 27 meters. It will be difficult to construct pillars on a four-lane road.” Engineers will try to find an alternative so that metro pillars can be built without any hindrance along with the four-lane road’s construction.

The construction of the proposed ?4,100 crore metro project will begin in the city after the Centre’s approval and there will be two corridors and 27 stations on metro route.

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The Bihar Cabinet on September 3, 2019, approved the allotment of Patna Metro Rail Project work to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), an official said..

The cabinet allocated the Patna Metro work to DMRC on nomination basis, which will complete the work on "Deposit Work Method" at a project cost of Rs. 482.87 crore, Cabinet Secretariat Department's Principal Secretary Sanjay Kumar told reporters.

"It is expected that the construction work of Patna Metro will begin by the end of this year by completing tendering process," Mr Kumar said adding that the metro rail envisages two corridors in the first phase.

The entire metro project in the first phase will be completed within five years, he said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 17, 2019 laid the foundation stone for the Patna Metro Rail Project.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 17, 2019 laid the foundation stone for the Patna Metro Rail Project.

The Bihar cabinet had on October 9, 2018 paved the way for rolling out metro rail in Patna as it approved the "Detailed Project Report (DPR)" and sent it for Centre's approval.

Of the two corridors in the first phase, the first corridor will be between Saguna MorBailey Road-Patna Junction-Mithapur bus stand while the second corridor will be from Patna junction to proposed bus stand

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS at Bairiya on Patna-Gaya road.

6-car Metro Trains to run on Namma Metro’s Green Line from October 2019 Passengers travelling on Bengaluru’s Namma Metro's Green Line (Nagasandra-Yelachenahalli) can finally heave a sigh of relief as the authorities have promised to introduce six-car trains on the route from next month. In a release, Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) said that 25 trains of three-car sets have been converted into six-car trains till now, but they could not be introduced on the Green Line due to prevailing issues related to power supply for such trains.

“The constraints in the local capacity of receiving substation have since been addressed. From October 1st onwards, BMRCL is committed to induct more 6-car train sets on the north-south (Green) line at the rate of three or four trains per month. We are targeting to complete commission of the 50 train sets by March 2020," BMRCL Chief Public Relations Officers Yashvanth Chavan said.

to private players, set towards Privatization Chennai Metro Rail Corporation (CMRL) is all set to be privatized. The recent move has seen six of the Station Controllers who are permanent employees being replaced by contract workers in the same position designated as station-in-charges from the midnight of September 1st, 2019.

CMRL is also planning to outsource 10 more stations to private companies, resulting in the privatization of 50% stations of the total 32 stations.

Incidentally, the station controllers are the only permanent employees in the metro stations operated by CMRL. All other staff including ticket issuing staff, security personnel, housekeeping staff and even the metro train operators are contract workers.

Outsourcing at High Amount Costing CMRL The workers of the CMRL allege that the companies, KCIC Private Limited based in Bengaluru and PCI Pest Control Private Limited based in Mumbai have bagged the tenders for appointing the station in charge posts. The workers also allege that these companies are close to the management of the CMRL and continue to enjoy huge benefits due to their close acquaintance with the top-level officials.

No Permanent Employment?

Though two six-car trains have been deployed on the line, they have failed to make any positive impact. In comparison, commuting on Purple Line (Baiyappanahalli-Mysore Road) has become convenient after the introduction of the six-car trains. "All the trains on the east-west corridor (Purple Line) are now running with six cars," the release said.

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A project with huge investments from both the union and state governments is expected to create good number of permanent employment. But the CMRL has a permanent workforce of about 250 while the temporary workers are 600 in number. This further adds to the criticism that of development without employment.

With the recent data of the National Sample and Survey Organisation (NSSO) clearly indicating the steep increase in unemployment rates, the moves of such organisations further dampen the spirit of the young work force of the country.

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- Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) Updates: All RRTS stations to have platform screen doors In a move to prevent suicides and other incidents, the National Capital Region Transport Corporation plans to install platform screen doors (PDS) at all upcoming stations of rapid rail transit corridors. NCRTC, the executing agency of the Rail Rapid Transit System (RRTS), said the move would facilitate safe boarding and deboarding from the train which will have an operational speed of 160 kmph. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has installed platform screen doors at many of its stations owing to instances of people jumping on metro tracks to commit suicide and for crowd management. The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) is executing three proposed RRTS corridors - Delhi-Ghaziabad Meerut, DelhiGurugram-Alwar and Delhi-SonipatPanipat. "In recent times, we have seen untoward incidents like commuters on railway track by accident, trespassing on track and suicide cases. "The installation of PDS at all RRTS stations will increase safety measures," Sudhir Sharma, Chief Public Relation Officer of NCRTC mentioned. He said the PSDs would act as a barrier between the platform and the tracks besides helping in better crowd management at the stations..

Cash-strapped GDA hopes to raise Rs 300 crore by selling land for RRTS station

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS in Delhi to Modipuram in Meerut — is March 2024.

Presentation on RRTS shown to ADB president

The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) plans to sell 24,017 sqm, or nearly 6 acres, of land for Rs 328 crore near New Bus Stand to the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) for construction of a station under the DelhiMeerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project.

The move is expected to provide a big boost to GDA, which is facing a financial crunch and hasn’t been able to pay the salaries of the previous month to nearly 900 employees. Officials said the state government has given the go-ahead to GDA for the plan and a proposal in this regard will be sent to NCRTC for consideration.

Along with the station, the space will also be used for commercial development.

The rate has been fixed at Rs 1.10 lakh per sqm in accordance with the district administration’s circle rate. Besides that, an additional charge at the rate of 22% under the head of corner charge, lease rent and freehold will be imposed. At present, a tourism department-run Hindon Motel is present at the site.

GDA chief engineer VN Singh said altogether 31,000 sqm of land was given to the tourism department on lease for 30 years in 1981, but the contract lapsed in 2011 and was not renewed. Of 31,000 sqm, 7,000 sqm was earlier used for the construction of a road and a roundabout.

Apart from the land where Hindon Motel exists, a request for 8.5 acres near the elevated road at Vasundhara has also been made by NCRTC. A segment of the RRTS corridor, from Sahibabad to Duhai, is set to become operational by March 2023. The deadline for the entire corridor — Sarai Kale Khan

A presentation on the Rapid Rail Transit System has been made to Asian Development Bank President Takehiko Nakao, an official statement stated on Thursday.

According to the National Capital Region Transport Corporation, which is implementing the RRTS project, Nakao on Wednesday visited its corporate office.

"The presentation made to the ADB president included details of India's first regional rail project Delhi-GhaziabadMeerut RRTS corridor, various steps taken for early implementation, risk mitigation measures and green practices," the statement stated.

segment between Sahibabad and Duhai has been targeted for completion by the year 2023. The first semi-high-speed transit corridor of the regional rapid transit system (RRTS) is the 82-km long DelhiGhaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor which will reduce the travel time between Delhi and Meerut to just 55 minutes instead of 1 hour 30 minutes . NCRTC is the organization which is implementing the RRTS project in the national capital region (NCR).

According to information shared by NCRTC, the execution and construction of the Delhi Meerut RRTS’s priority section is in full swing. The RRTS project aims to completely transform the regional transportation system of NCR. The Sahibabad-Duhai section of the Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor will have four stations namely, Guldhar, Duhai, Ghaziabad and Sahibabad, besides a depot which will come up in Duhai..

Nakao was also briefed about how NCRTC is leveraging technology for the execution of the project, it added.

Nakao was also briefed about how NCRTC is leveraging technology for the execution of the project, it added.

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100th pile foundation completed on a 17-km section of Sahibabad-Duhai As part of India’s first RRTS, the National Capital Regional Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has recently completed the foundation of 100th pile on the 17kilometers long priority section from Sahibabad to Duhai of the DelhiGhaziabad-Meerut corridor.

In an impetus to the dream journey between Mumbai and Pune in under 35 minutes, the Maharashtra government has approved the Virgin Hyperloop OneDP World consortium as the "Original Project Proponent" (OPP) for the PuneMumbai hyperloop project — a move that will generate jobs and over $36 billion in various socio-economic benefits.

According to Virgin Hyperloop One, the state government — one of the first proponents of hyperloop technology in the world — has deemed hyperloop a public infrastructure project, setting it up to be the first hyperloop project in the world.

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Bullet Train Updates: DP World (DPW), a global trade leader and a major ports and logistics operator in India, is set to invest $500 million to complete Phase 1 of the project, which will certify this new technology for passenger operations.

"Maharashtra will create the first hyperloop transportation system in the world and a global hyperloop supply chain starting from Pune. Maharashtra and India are at the forefront of hyperloop infrastructure building now and this is a moment of pride for our people," Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in a statement.

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Japanese Bullet Train operates at 280 Km/Hr with one of its doors open A Japanese bullet train hurtling along at 280 km per hour ran for nearly a minute with one of its doors completely open on August 21, 2019, its operator said. The incident, due to human error, was a rare mishap for the Japanese "Shinkansen" bullet train which has a world-famous safety and punctuality record.

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The Tokyo-bound Hayabusa No. 46 train screeched to an emergency stop in a tunnel shortly after leaving Sendai station in northeastern Japan when the conductor saw a warning light that the door of the ninth carriage was open, East Japan Railway said.

"The conductor checked the carriage and found that the door was completely open," a company spokesperson said. "Around 340 passengers were on board, but no one was injured."

The spokesperson added that the train resumed its journey after a check-up.

"The incident occurred after a janitor mistakenly left the carriage door unlocked so that they could manually open and close," he added.

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Mumbaiites.

In an exclusive interview with Mr. Sharma, a former railway officer, said MMMOCL will send its employees to Delhi and Hyderabad to study the Metro systems there before beginning trial runs for Metro-2A (Dahisar-DN Nagar) and Metro-7 (Dahisar East-Andheri East) in 2020. He also said MMMOCL is looking at all sorts of commuter-centric facilities available in modern Metro-systems across the world.

Excerpts from the interview: What will be the role of MMMOCL in the coming years?

MMMOCL will act as an umbrella organisation for the operation and maintenance of all upcoming Metro corridors in MMR. While agencies such as the Mumbai Metropolitan Region

What kind of benefits can commuters expect in the upcoming Metro lines?

We aim to become one of the topmost Metro-systems by providing a world-class experience to commuters. We are looking at safety, security, access, comfort and developing an energy-efficient model. We will provide all facilities, be it in ticketing, customer-interface or grievance redressal systems, just like any other modern Metro system. MMRDA is also working on an integrated-ticketing system which will provide seamless travel; commuters can travel via different modes of transport using just one card.

How will Metro aid in reducing road and rail congestion in the city?

Development Authority (MMRDA), Mumbai Metro Rail

Some of the Metro corridors will be reaching parts of the city

Corporation (MMRC) and the City and Industrial Development

which are not connected via the railway system today. We are

Corporation (Cidco) are undertaking the construction of the

also looking at east-west connectivity which will benefit many

corridors in MMR, once the lines are commissioned, MMMOCL

Mumbaiites. Those travelling by road will also definitely switch

will take charge. We will also look at developing infrastructure

to Metro, considering factors such as time, comfort and

for electric vehicles…the plan is still in process.

reliability. This is a win-win situation for both the government and the citizens.

What is the organisation currently focusing on?

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NEW DEVELOPMENT

Kochi Metro’s new stretch from Maharajas College to Thaikoodam opens for public

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n a big relief to commuters, the much-awaited stretch of Kochi Metro services — from Maharaja's college to Thykoodam — starts on September 4, 2019. The 5.6 km long stretch was inaugurated by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on September 3, 2019. There are five stations between Maharaja’s College and Thykoodam are Ernakulam South, Kadavanthra, Elamkulam, Vytilla and Thykoodam. With the inauguration of the remaining part of the Kochi Metro's first phase, the functioning stretch of the metro services has touched a total of 24 km.

The remaining one kilometre stretch is expected to be complete

by January, 2020. Once the remaining stretch is opened, the Kochi Metro will cover a distance of 25 km from Palarivattom to Aluva reducing travel time by at least an hour or two.

Once the service starts, one can reach Thykoodam from Aluva in less than an hour. The metro service will start at 6 am. As part of the inaugural offer, Kochi Metro Rail Line is offering a 50% discount for all travelers from September 4-18, according to a media report.

The metro fare from Aluva to Thykoodam is ? 60.

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infrastructure," Vijayan said.

Foundation stones for constructing the Petta-SN Junction Section of Kochi Metro was laid on Tuesday. The first phase of Kochi Metro was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June 2017.

Pinarayi Vijayan also said the Kochi Water Metro — the first such urban transport system in the country — would be commissioned in March 2020.

Kochi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRCL) is the implementing body of the Kochi Metro network. According to the Kochi Metro’s official website, some of the specifications of the Kochi Metro trains and its network are as follows:

NEW DEVELOPMENT Kochi Metro trains have a design speed of 90 km per hour and an average speed of 35 km per hour.

The total train length of Kochi Metro is 66.55 metres having three metro coaches and a capacity of 975 passengers, including crush load and seating In Phase 1, the Kochi Metro network spans from Aluva to Petta. However, the stretch was opened just from Aluva to Maharaja College metro station. But now with the inauguration, the corridor has stretched from Aluva to Thaikoodam, with new stations in the present phase The estimated completion cost of the Kochi Metro project is Rs 5181.79 crore The foundation ceremony of Rs 743-crore Kochi Water Metro Project was also held on Tuesday. Land acquisition for the water metro project is being done at a fast pace, Vijayan said.

The Water Metro is an integrated water transport project connecting 10 islands in Kochi's suburbs. Kochi Water Metro Project will provide intermodal connectivity between jetties, bus terminals and metro rail.

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Alstom India hits a century, rolls out 100th Made-in-India metro trainset

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lstom India continues its noteworthy innings in India by rolling out the 100th ‘Make-in-India’ metro trainset today from its state-of-the-art rolling stock manufacturing facility in Sricity, Andhra Pradesh. The delivery of the centurion trainset to Kochi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRCL) also marks completion of the Kochi Metro order for 25 trainsets by Alstom. Kochi operates a 100% ‘Make in India’ metro fleet entirely custom-built at the flagship manufacturing facility at Sricity.

The facility was set up as Alstom’s first global manufacturing centre for rolling stock in the Asia-Pacific region. This plant commenced operations in November 2013 and delivered its first metro trainset to Chennai Metro Rail Corporation (CMRL) in February 2014. The facility currently employs more than 600 employees and has a production capacity of 240 cars per year.

The factory is currently scaling up to double production capacity and also introducing latest industrial technologies.

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customers. This includes delivering completely indigenous trainsets to metro rail corporations of Chennai, Lucknow, Kochi and Sydney (its first international order).

Speaking on this occasion Alain Spohr, Managing Director for India and South Asia, said “We have hit a century by delivering the 100th trainset. This milestone signifies many things, but most importantly, it is a vote of confidence of our customers in our capabilities to deliver world class, custom-made solutions.

This achievement has been possible by our belief in our Indian talent that includes more than 4200 team members working across various locations in India. We are confident to reach greater heights with our commitment to ‘Make in India’ and aligning our business goals with the country’s vision.”

In just six years since its commencement, Sricity facility has cemented its position as a manufacturing hub for Alstom’s domestic and international clients. The supply chain is close to being 75% domestic to ensure localised manufacturing.

Locally, it is also a preferred workplace due to its regular employee development and inclusive programmes with more

INDUSTRY NEWS than 10% of the staff strength being women in various roles as supervisors, planners, engineers etc.

Before end of this year, the facility will commence production for

248 metro cars (31 train sets of 8 cars each) for Mumbai Metro Line 3, 212 metro cars (106 train sets of 2 cars each) for Montreal Metro (RĂŠseau express mĂŠtropolitain) and 10 more train sets for Chennai Metro, which is already under execution.

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a combination of the metro and bus system

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The union ministry of housing and urban affairs

heavy steel wheels. The corridor for Neo Metro will be

has formed a committee chaired by Maharashtra

dedicated and elevated. This model is cost-effective and

Metro Rail Corporation’s (Maha-Metro)

cheaper than the Metro,” he said.

managing director Brijesh Dixit to recommend traffic and transport solutions for tier-2 and tier-3 cities in the country.

Dixit, in an interview, said, “Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had handed over the responsibility to Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation for preparing the traffic and transport plan for Nashik city and Maha-Metro had suggested ‘Metro Neo’- a combination of the metro and bus system.”

Dixit said the Nashik Metro Neo project was formulated after extensive and comprehensive technical consultations and due diligence with several stakeholders.

“The system is eco-friendly, energy-efficient, reliable, safe and capable of providing efficient mass public transport system which is ideally suitable for the traffic needs of cities the size of Nashik,” he said.

He said that Metro Neo has been recommended by MahaMetro to the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation which has commissioned the Maha Metro to prepare the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for a High Capacity Mass Transit Route (HCMTR).

Maha Govt approves innovative ‘METRO NEO' for Nashik city Government of Maharashtra has approved a state-of-the art Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) for the city of Nashik. It is indeed a moment of great pride for the people/city of Nashik which has been selected for this unique, innovative and prestigious project. The rapid transport system, called METRO-

“The central government suggested that we should consider

NEO, is the FIRST such system being developed in the country.

this model for all tier-2 and tier-3 cities and appointed a

The task of providing an efficient, safe, comfortable, reliable,

committee to execute this,” he said.

environment friendly and appropriate transport system for the

Dixit described Metro Neo as an innovation of Maha-Metro in which elements of the tram, metro, bus and BRTS (Bus Rapid Transit System) have been integrated into a hybrid model.

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city of Nashik was entrusted to Maha-Metro by Govt. of Maharashtra in Nov/Dec 2018.

The feasibility report was taken up in January 2019 and after regular consultations with Nashik Municipal Corporation , CIDCO, public representatives and other stakeholders, the

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DPR was prepared and submitted to the Govt. of Maharashtra

'New service every two minutes’

for approval. Govt of Maharashtra on 28.08.19 approved the

He added: “The system has been designed for headway (peak

Nashik City Metro Neo Mass rapid transit system project. The

hour) 2 minute - a new service after every two minutes. The

proposal will now be submitted to Ministry of Housing and

length of electric bus coaches will be 25 /18 meter and carrying

Urban Affairs (MOHUA), Govt of India for final approval.

capacity 200/300 passengers. The buses will have rubber-tyre

The project will be executed at an estimated cost of ?2,100 crore and will be jointly implemented by Maha Metro, City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) and Maharashtra

and draw power from the overhead electric wire having 600750 V DC supply. The buses will take power from overhead electric wire through railway/tram like system.''

Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) said Mr. Brijesh Dixit, managing director, Maha Metro. The cabinet approved two corridors Shramik Road to Nashik Road, which is 18.45km long, and a 9.45km-long Gangapur to Mumbai Naka corridor in Nashik.

Maha Metro MD Brijesh Dixit said,'' Metro-Neo system is a unique concept being adopted for the first time in this country. It is comfortable, rapid, energy efficient, less noisy (compare to diesel buses) and environment friendly. The capacity of main corridors will be 15000 PHPDT (Peak Hour Peak Direction Traffic).”

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No separate charging facility required’ There will be two feeder corridors. The feeder bus batteries while operating on the main corridors that will enable seamless travel with a wider coverage. No separate charging facility will be required.

Two corridors are planned initially. Corridor one, Gangapur to Mumbai Naka, length 10 KM and 10 stations (Gangapur, Jalapur, Ganpat Nagar, Kale Nagar, Jehan Circle, Thatte Nagar, Shivaji Nagar, Panchavati, CBS, Mumbai Naka). Corridor two, Gangapur to Nashik Road, length 22 KM and 15 stations (DHRUV Nagar, Shramik Nagar, Mahindra, Shaneshwar Nagar, Satpur Colony, MIDC, ABB Circle, Parijat Nagar, MICO circle, CBS, Sharda Circle, Dwarka Circle, Gayatri Nagar, Samta Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Nehru Nagar, Datta Mandir, Nashik Road). CBS will be an interchange station, where both the corridors meet.

There will be two feeder corridors. Feeder corridor one will run between Satpur colony – Garware – Mumbai Naka. Feeder corridor two will run between Nashik Road – Nandur Naka – Shivaji Nagar.

Dixit said that the buses will be air conditioned with automatic door closing system, level boarding, comfortable seats, passenger announcement system, and passenger information system with electronic display.

The concept of Metro-Neo was formulated after very extensive and comprehensive technical consultations, interactions and due diligence with several stakeholders/technical experts. The system is ecofriendly, energy efficient, reliable, safe and capable of providing an efficient mass public transport system, which is ideally suitable for the traffic need of cities having population similar to Nashik in India as well as similar cities abroad.

Government of India has been contemplating since long to find an optimal transport solution for cities having population of 2-3 million since appropriate MRTS has not been explored anywhere in India. The model developed for Nashik was discussed on various forums and finally Govt. of India on 21.08.2019 constituted a committee under the chairmanship of Dr. Brijesh Dixit, MD/MahaMetro for standardization of detail specifications for a Rubber-Tyred Mass Rapid Transportation System with a view to implement this across India.

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The length of Electric Bus Coaches will be 25 /18 meter and carrying capacity 200/300 passengers.

The buses will have rubber-tyre and draw power from the overhead electric wire supplying 600-750 V DC. The buses will take power form overhead electric wire through railway/tram like system.

The buses will be air conditioned with automatic door closing system, level boarding, comfortable seats, passenger announcement system, and passenger information system with electronic display.

The stations will have staircase, lift and escalators with passenger information display. The station entry and exit will be provided on both side of the road to avoid road crossing by passengers.

Feeder Bus (12 m) battery-powered will run on the existing road on the 2 feeder routes i.e (i) Mumbai Nakka via Garware to Satpur Colony (12 km) and (ii) Nashik station to Shivaji-nagar via Nandur Nakka (12km). The feeder bus batteries will charge while operating on the main corridors, that will enable seamless travel with wider coverage. No separate charging facility will be required.

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Metro-Neo system is a UNIQUE concept being adopted for the 1st time in the country. It is comfortable, rapid, energy efficient, less noisy (compared to diesel buses) and environment friendly. The capacity of main corridors will be 15000 PHPDT (Peak Hour Peak Direction Traffic).

The system has been designed for headway (peak hour) 2 minute i.e. a new service after every two minutes.

The total cost of the project is Rs 2100.6 crore. Govt of Maharashtra, CIDCO and NMC share (Rs 552.19 cr) and Govt of India share (Rs 307.06+80.5 cr), total govt share Rs 939.3 cr. The remaining 1161.3 will be loan component.

Bhanasi, Mayor NMC, Mrs Devyani Pharande, MLA, Mrs Seema Hire, MLA, Shri Balasaheb Sanap, MLA. Dr Brijesh Dixit, MD Maha Metro, Shri Radhakrishan Game, commissioner NMC and Shri N K Sinha, ED Maha Metro. Maharashtra Govt, MOHUA (Govt of India), CIDCO, NMC, MIDC and Maha metro who jointly worked to make the project a success.

On this occasion Dr Brijesh Dixit, MD, Maha Metro said “Nashik is the first city in INDIA to receive approval for such an innovative, unique, ecofriendly and first of its kind MRTS system, it will be a game changer and milestone for the MRTS system in INDIA and abroad�.

The approval of Metro Neo was possible due to efforts of Shri Hemant Godse, MP, Mrs Ranjana P

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PROJECT OF THE MONTH

Chennai Metro

Introduction

commercially operational which brings the total

he Chennai Metro is a rapid transit system

operational network over 45 km (28 mi) making it the third

serving the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

largest metro system in India, after the Delhi metro and

The system commenced service in 2015 after

Hyderabad metro 56.5 km.

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partially opening the first phase of the project. The

Planning

network consists of two colour-coded lines covering a length of 45 kilometres. It is the third largest metro system

In 2007-08, ?50 crore (US$7.2 million) was sanctioned for

in India after Delhi Metro and Hyderabad Metro. The

preliminary works which included a Detailed Project

Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), a joint venture

Report to be prepared by the Delhi Metro Rail

between Government of India and the Government of

Corporation. The project was approved by the state

Tamil Nadu built and operates the Chennai Metro. The

cabinet on 7 November 2007 and was to be executed by a

system has a mix of underground and elevated stations

Special Purpose Vehicle, the Chennai Metro Rail Limited

and uses standard gauge. The services operate daily

(CMRL). Seven lines were planned by the DMRC for the

between 4:30 and 23:00 with a varying frequency of 10 to

Chennai Metro network. Planning commission gave in-

20 minutes. As of March 2019, about 90,000 people use

principle approval for the project on 16 April 2008. On 21

the service on a daily basis. There are 42 trains with four

November 2009, a deal was signed with Japan Banking

coaches each, making a total of 168 coaches, operating

Corporation for loan.

in the first phase.

Route map

The system has also planned to take over the existing Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System by 2021, which would be upgraded to operate using the rolling stock of the Chennai Metro. CMRL was recognised by the International Association of Public Transport in 2011.

Construction began in June 2009 and the first stretch, covering seven stations from Koyambedu to Alandur over a distance of 10 kilometres, began operation on 29 June 2015. As of February 2019, Chennai Central to St. Thomas Mount on the Green line and Washermanpet to Chennai International Airport on Blue line are 30

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Line

Purple Line

Green Line

Terminal

First operational

Phase I Last extension

Length (km)

Stations

23.1

17

Washermanpet

Chennai International Airport

21 September 2016

10 February 2019

Central

St Thomas Mount

29 June 2015

25 May 2018 22

Total

45.1

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The Blue Line intends to cover the Anna Salai stretch and Green Line covers the Poonamallee High Road and Inner Ring Road with the Blue Line being extended from Washermanpet to Tiruvottiyur. Phase I has a total of 168 coaches (42 trains with 4 coaches each).

Phase II In December 2016, it was announced that Chennai Metro

city. Phase 2 is expected to be completed by 2026. Phase 2 will

Phase 2 would be for 104 km (65 mi) spreading across 104

have trains with three and six coaches, making a total of 210

stations. In July 2017, in a suo motu statement in the State

coaches.

Legislative Assembly, an extension in Phase II, involving an

The stations in phase II will be smaller at 150 metres compared

additional cost of ?38,500 million to the original phase II cost of

with 220 metres in phase I. Phase II will have three depots,

?850,470 million, was announced. This will involve extension of

namely, Madhavaram (27.8 hectares), SIPCOT (4.5 hectares),

Line 4 from Lighthouse up to Poonamallee, with the

and Poonamallee (15.4 hectares).

Madhavaram–Sholinganallur and Lighthouse – Poonamallee lines intersecting at Alwarthirunagar. The key focus for Phase 2

MRTS Takeover

is to provide a stable connectivity between the northern

The Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System is anticipated to be

(Madhavaram, Thiruvottiyur, Redhills) and southern suburbs

handed over to CMRL by the Southern Railway. All the stations

(Siruseri, Sholinganallur) and the east parts of Chennai (Light

from Velachery to Beach will be upgraded with the facilities of

house, Mylapore) to the western part of Chennai city (Porur)

the metro stations which includes tracks, security, ticketing

and also to western suburb (Poonamallee). Tamil Nadu Road

system and the rolling stock.

Development Corporation (TNRDC) has also proposed an

Operations

elevated 17.2 km (10.7 mi) four-lane corridor for the IT corridor from Taramani to Siruseri. CMRL will construct its piers on top of

Chennai Metro runs in standard gauge measuring 1,435

the flyover built by TNRDC.

millimetres (56.5 in) and the lines are double-tracked. The rail tracks were manufactured in Brazil and the raw material was

The lines 3, 4 and 5 are proposed to have 50, 20 and 46

supplied by Tata Steel. The average speed of operation is 35

stations, respectively. More than 80% of the phase 2 is

kilometres per hour (22 mph) and maximum speed is 80

expected to be underground. A depot is also proposed at

kilometres per hour (50 mph). Chennai Metro operates trains

Madhavaram, similar to the existing depot at Koyambedu. And

from 4:30 AM to 11:00 PM with a frequency of one train every

the present estimate for the phase 2 is at Rs.85,000 crore and

4.5 minutes in peak hours and every 15 minutes in lean hours.

approval has been received from the state government.

CMRL plans to increase the frequency to one train every 2.5

Construction for the phase is expected to begin in 2019 after

minutes once footfalls reach 600,000 passengers a day.

approval from the central government. The map and list of stations for all 3 proposed lines to be part of Phase 2 has also been published by CMRL.

Ticketing The minimum fare is ? 10 and the maximum fare is ? 60. The

There are also plans to extend the Poonamallee line up to

first car in each train will be first class with tickets costing twice

proposed township of Tirumazhisai in the western part of the

as much as the second class tickets.

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

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

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r. Mohammad Hanish is an IAS officer, 1996 Batch who worked in the Kerala cadre in various roles such as District Collector, Director of School Education

APM Mohammad Hanish Managing Director, Kochi Metro

Nothing new. It’s the same trainset since the first train.

What is the status of Maharaja’s College – Thykoodam stretch? When will it be operational to the public?

Department, secretary PWD & Urban Development, Secretary received the state E-Governance Award instituted by the Govt.

It was open to public on September 3, 2019 and the ridership

of Kerala for the initiatives taken in Education Department.

already touched twice the number than we anticipated.

Recently, Metro Rail News conducted an interview with IAS

Please provide us with information about the Water Metro

APM Mohammed Hanish, Managing Director of Kochi Metro

Project of Kochi Metro

Rail Corporation Ltd. Here are excerpts:

Kochi Water Metro is fast progressing. Cochin Shipyard bagged the tender to construct 23 boats which will have a

Many Congratulations on Kochi Metro completing two

capacity to accommodate 100 passengers and two

year of passenger’s services. Any latest updates on the

wheelchairs.

project?

Thank you so much, we have just crossed 2.89 crore passenger’s ridership and it is steadily increasing with 40,000 from Aluva to Maharajas.

What is General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS)? How is it useful for public?

Kochi Metro has become the first metro agency in the country to adopt an open-data approach called General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) to improve access to its services.

What are the steps adopted by KMRL for environment safety and utilization of solar energy?

There are solar plants and 60 percent of energy consumption is from solar..

What is the future expansion plan for Kochi Metro?

We are awaiting nod from the Central Government for the second phase of the Kochi Metro from Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to Kakkanad

Information about Kochi Metro services, such as stops, fares

What is the status of ridership and what are the steps taken

and service timings are crucial for commuters to plan their trips,

to improve it?

whether for work, schools or for an emergency.

Do you have any comments on Kochi Metro Employees’ Union (KMEU)?

No comments.

What are new features of Kochi Metro Trainsets supplied

by Alstom India?

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The current ridership from Aluva to Maharajas is 40,000.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Make-In-India has encouraged companies to manufacture and invest in India: Alain Spohr, MD, Alstom

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r. Alain Spohr, Managing Director, India & South

country. Our flagship rolling stock manufacturing facility at

Asia, Alstom has a keen understanding of the

Sricity has delivered rolling stocks for both international and

country’s business environment, its culture and its

domestic projects. Rolling stocks for Chennai, Lucknow, Kochi

growth trajectory. Mr. Spohr has over four decades of

and Sydney metro projects were manufactured and supplied

experience in leadership and managerial roles. Mr Spohr’s

from Sricity. Our order book for rolling stock is healthy. We are

strong exposure in industrial and factory operations have

currently gearing up to deliver Mumbai Line 3 and Montreal

helped steer companies through rapid localization and cost

Metro.

reductions, helping business verticals secure significant market share and overall development. In his current role, his key focus is to expand Alstom’s business across all locations for optimized delivery of on-going projects within India and South Asia.

Apart from rolling stock, we also provide the latest and advanced Urbalis 400 communications-based train control (CBTC) solution and other heavy engineering solutions. Our first CBTC solution was deployed at Kochi Metro. Alstom India won all the new CBTC projects awarded in FY18. Presently,

With several large projects underway in the mainline and urban

India has 473 km of CBTC under execution, of which Alstom is

networks, Alstom is uniquely positioned to meet India and Asia

executing close to 40%. We also won the signalling contracts to

Pacific’s changing and growing mobility needs, believes Alain

equip Mumbai Metro Line 3 as well as Mumbai Line 2A, 2B and

Spohr, Managing Director for India and South Asia. In an

7, and are equipping Pune Metro lines 1 and 2 with Urbalis 400.

exclusive interview with Metro Rail News, Spohr talks about the recent 100th Made in India Trainset, manufacturing facility at Sricity, CBTC technology, Future expansion plan, company’s

Metro Rail News: How did “Make in India” initiative help you to set up a global manufacturing centre at Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, India

projects and strategies.

Mr. Alain Spohr: Make-In-India has encouraged companies to Metro Rail News: Firstly, Congratulations on rolling out 100th Made-in-India metro trainset. What is your current market share in India?

manufacture and invest in India. Alstom has been a strong supporter of the initiative and promotes manufacturing and job creation at the local level. We have synchronised our business

Mr. Alain Spohr: Thank you. The milestone of rolling out 100th

goals with the government’s outcome-focused initiatives. As a

‘Made-in-India’ trainset is indeed a matter of pride for us. The

result—from manufacturing, to localization, to

global vision of Alstom is to become the preferred partner of our

employment—we have been able to contribute significantly to

customers for transport solutions, and delivery of the centurion

‘Make in India’.

set to Kochi Metro reinforces this vision.

Sricity plant is Alstom’s first global manufacturing centre for

Urban transport sector in India is evolving and we are

rolling stock in the Asia-Pacific region. Established in 2012, the

contributing to this phenomenon significantly. Currently, Alstom

facility currently employs 600+ workforce and has a production

is part of a large number of important mobility projects in the

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW has established itself as the manufacturing hub for both

Metro Rail News: What is the current capacity and

domestic and international clients.

expansion plan for Sricity facility?

As far as international orders are concerned, we completed the

Mr. Alain Spohr: Sricity has a production capacity of 240 cars

order of delivering 22 Metropolis trains for Sydney Metro in

per year. The factory is currently scaling up to double

December last year. After the timely and successful delivery for

production capacity and also introducing the latest industrial

the Sydney project, we are gearing up to commence production

technologies.

for Mumbai Metro Line 3, which is Alstom’s biggest urban rolling stock contract in the country. Mumbai Metro Line 3 will be 33.5-

Metro Rail News: What is new in CBTC technology?

km long and will be the first and longest underground metro line

Mr. Alain Spohr: The communications-based train control

in Mumbai. In addition to this, the facility is also gearing up to

(CBTC) system is a continuous, automatic train control system,

commence production of its second international order –

which offers improvement in essential headway and average

Montreal metro—for which we will supply 106 trains comprising

speed performance. Alstom’s state of the art CBTC solution is

212 coaches.

Urbalis400, which uses moving block automatic train protection

Metro Rail News: What are the features of new metro coaches and where will it be delivered?

Mr. Alain Spohr: The new Metropolis metro coaches will be

to shorten headways between trains. This means that more trains can be deployed, resulting in 30% higher capacity on an average. The technology is designed for metros with heavy ridership. Alstom is the first company to introduce CBTC in India

delivered for Mumbai Metro Line 3. Being the business capital

with Kochi and Lucknow metro. We would also be deploying our

of the country, Mumbai requires a sustainable transport system

latest generation of CBTC solution – Urbalis 400 in Mumbai

which can match the international standards. Mumbai Metro

Metro lines 3, 2A, 2B and 7, along with Pune Metro lines 1 and

Line 3 is Alstom’s biggest urban rolling stock order in India.

2.

Alstom Metropolis has high benchmarks in terms of reliable and

Globally, from Mexico to Italy and Singapore to Canada, clients

attractive metro trains. It has an extensive track record, comes

all over the world testify to Alstom’s project management

with a wide range of configurations, has low lifecycle costs and

capabilities in conducting the installation and migration

a keen focus on the passenger experience. The Metropolis

process. We are today a preferred partner to many transport

trainsets are configured to suit customer’s requirements, be it

authorities wishing to revamp and increase the capacities of

design, length, width or seating arrangements. The solution is

their urban rail networks with Urbalis 400..

fully scalable, capable of working in multiple units or being lengthened by adding additional cars. Metropolis not only operates in driver mode but also driverless, leading a growing trend for automatic train operation (ATO).

Alstom is also leading in innovation with designing energyefficient products. Metropolis is a great example of that. Our initiatives and solutions include full electrical braking, light weight design, highly efficient power converters, regulation of climate control according to passenger load, and LED lighting.

Metropolis displays low lifecycle costs due to extended maintenance intervals and easier maintenance.

The Mumbai metro cars will also have 75% motorization, as stipulated by the Ministry of Urban Development guidelines.

This will enable quick acceleration and deceleration, thereby bringing about greater efficiency in operations. It will be Mumbai’s first and India’s second UTO (Unattended Train Operation) project.

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Metro Rail News: What are the next big orders that you are expecting for Rolling Stock?

Mr. Alain Spohr: India is a fast-emerging market in terms of sustainable mobility, and we have been a key contributor to a host of metro projects being implemented currently in the country. Several metro projects are coming up, and as a key transport player with strong project references in the country, we would be actively participating in the upcoming opportunities in the market. As the Government is pushing for smarter cities with better mobility solutions, we hope that a lot of new opportunities will be coming our way in the near future.

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introduction of non-motorized transport corridors in the city, installation of solar panels for power and vertical garden on

he Kochi Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city

every sixth metro pillar. Apart from the regular tickets, it has also

of Kochi in Kerala, India. It was opened to the public

adopted a single card, single timetable and a singular

within four years of starting construction, making it the

command and control. This debit card along with the Kochi One

fastest completed metro project in India until the Lucknow

Mobile App will allow passengers to access all modes of public

Metro overtook it. The Kochi metro project is the first metro in

transportation as well as be utilized for mercantile and internet

the country which connects rail, road and water transport

transactions and will introduce the 'click and collect' feature in

facilities. The first phase is being set up at an estimated cost of

the near future where goods ordered online can be collected in

?51.81 billion (US$750 million). On October 2017, Kochi Metro

the metro stations. Every Kochi Metro station is designed on a

was named the Best Urban Mobility Project in India by the

specific theme around Kerala culture and geography.

Urban Development Ministry, as part of the Urban Mobility India

Route Map

(UMI) international conference hosted by the ministry every year.

Phase II

Then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation

In November 2016, KMRL began the land acquisition process

stone for the Kochi Metro rail project in 2012, construction work

for an extension of the metro up to Infopark. KMRL will widen

was started in June 2013 and a 13.4 km (8.3 mi) section of the

the Kakkanad-Airport corridor to a 22-metre-wide stretch, and

line from Aluva to Palarivattom was opened to passengers on

construct metro pillars in the centre of the stretch. Palarivattom

17 June 2017 by Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of

Junction, Palarivattom Bypass Junction and Collectorate

India.[14] A second 5 km (3.1 mi) section from Palarivattom to

Junction will also be widened. The 11.2 km (7.0 mi) extension

Maharaja's College metro station was inaugurated on October

will link Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium to Infopark via

3, 2017. Another 5.65 km (3.51 mi) section from Maharaja's

Kakkanad, and is estimated to cost ?2,024 crore (US$290

College Stadium to Thaikoodam was inaugurated on

million). Ernakulam District Collector K. Mohammed Y. Safirulla

September 3, 2019 by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and

stated in March 2017, that the land evaluation process for the

Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh

project had been completed.

Puri. Kochi metro also includes the technology for driverless trains and is hoping to implement this in the near future.

The State Cabinet approved Phase II of the Kochi Metro on 17 May 2017. It is estimated to cost

?2,577 crore (US$370

Kochi Metro was lauded for its decision to employ

million). Unlike Phase I, the KMRL will implement Phase II

Kudumbashree workers and also members of the transgender

independently without the involvement of the DMRC. Phase II

community. It is the world’s first rapid transit system whose

comprises an 11.2 km (7.0 mi) extension of the existing metro

entire management operations are handled by women. The

line from Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium to Infopark

system is also involved in sustainable initiatives with the

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Palarivattom Junction, Palarivattom Signal, Chembumukku,

of Steel Authority of India Ltd). The boats complete the 9 km

Vazhakkala, Kunnumpuram, Kakkanad Junction, Kochi

(5.6 mi) Vyttila-Kakkanad journey in approximately 25 minutes.

Special Economic Zone, Chittethukara, Rajagiri, InfoPark I and InfoPark II. Phase III: Airport extension The third phase of the metro includes plans to extend the line from Aluva up to the Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery and to extent the southern end from SN junction to tripunithura railway station. Airport authorities had requested that the State Government build the metro link in the second phase, but the government decided to take it up in the third phase instead.

Boat Service A boat service from Vyttila to Kakkanad, operated by the Kerala State Water Transport Department (KSWTD) was launched on 19 November 2013. It is integrated with the metro and was used for diverting traffic during construction of the metro. The boats were manufactured by Steel Industries Kerala Ltd, Kannur (part

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In February 2017, the Kerala Government announced a plan for Kochi Water Metro service spanning 16 routes in Kochi. The service is expected to be completely operational by FY19.

PRODUCT WATCH

Bogie A bogie is a component found in all types of trains (locomotive, wagon, metro, tram, etc.). A bogie is a frame, placed under the trains, onto which the wheels of the railway vehicle are fixed. As bogies are mobile in relation to the frame of the vehicle itself, they can notably be used to facilitate movement on curved tracks. Metro is emerging as key solutions to fulfil demand for urban transportation in India.

being an importer of metro coaches to become exporter of coaches to other countries. 90% of the coaches supplied to Delhi metro are manufactured in India and also maiden consignment of six metro coaches made in Bombardier facility were shipped to Queensland and Sydney Metros in Australia in January 2016. Bombardier Transportation will export a total of 450 metro coaches over a period of two-and-a-half year.

Further, India will also be exporting 521 bogie frames to Brazil for Sao Paulo monorail.

The contract conditions of DMRC mandate a cap on upper limit of 25 per cent for production abroad while the balance is to be necessarily manufactured in India either through tie-ups or a wholly-owned subsidiary. This condition pushed international manufacturers to setup facility in India. This has helped to also boost establishment of ancillary units and helped generate employment.

To move up in value chain, the companies has started indigenisation process and major sub system of metro coaches have been indigenised. Other parts including window glasses, battery boxes, brake blocks, bogie frames, vacuum circuit

Metro Coaches – ‘Make in India’ The industry has covered the long way in last 15 years from

breakers, propulsion among others are also being manufactured in India.

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PRODUCT WATCH Manuacturing Units in India

filter - Auxiliary compressor -Reservoirs, Pressure governors

The capital costs of Metro coaches in India are substantially lower than the rest of the world. Three Metro coach manufacturing units have already been established in India:

and switches, Pipe system, Automatic coupling actuating equipment Main Compressor – The compressor is a cylinder piston compressor powered by a 415 V AC, 50Hz motor and it has a capacity of approximately 900 L/min free air at 10 bar.

Name of the Company

Facility at

Bombardier Transportation

Savli near Vododara (Gujarat)

Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML)

Bengaluru (Karnataka)

Each bogie is equipped with a spring-applied brake caliper.

Alstom Transport

Sricity near Chennai (Tamil Nadu)

Each bogie has two independent hydraulic circuits: a service

How Metro Braking System works?

circuit and an auxiliary circuit . An electro-hydraulic module (EHM) mounted under the metro body performs China Railway Rolling Stock Corp (CRRC) is planning to setup

simultaneously. The electrohydraulic module contains the

its manufacturing unit in the Multi-modal International Cargo

entire hydraulic brake activation equipment, consisting of

Hub and Airport at Nagpur (MIHAN).

hydraulic pressure generation, pressure regulation, and electric brake control. All components are electrically controlled and monitored via three independent brake control units of type HEY-C which are integrated into the EHM module. Braking and electric control functions performed by the EHM module.

Metro Station Structures Steel structure is a metal structure which is made of structural steel* components connect with each other to carry loads and provide full rigidity.Railway Platform Structure can easily be made for existing stations during modernization or new construction. These stations can be designed in such a way that during day there is no requirement for energy for lighting BRAKES AND PNEUMATICS Brake System Type of Brakes: Service Brake: Electric Regenerative brake and Electro-Pneumatic (EP) friction brake blending, Load weighed and Jerk Controlled Emergency Brake: EP friction brake, Load weighed Parking Brake: Spring applied, air-release parking brake Holding Brake: EP friction brake BP (Brake pipe)-back up brake: Pneumatic friction brake Pneumatic Air Distribution System - General The complete compressed air supply system in each two car (DT & M car) unit consisting of: - Piston type air compressor VV120 - Dual chamber air dryer unit type LTZ015 - Oil separator - Micro oil 40

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hence reducing the power considerably.

Applications Metro Station Platform Structure Building structure Work shop Maintenance shop

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Our engineering and design strength have ensured that millions of Fluid Controls® connectors have been successfully installed on electric and diesel locomotives, motorized coaches and metro cars, providing “fit and forget” assurance to customers.

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Rail India Conference & Expo 2019

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more than 30 speakers and 200+ delegates from across the

growth but on a quantum jump” said Mr Yadav. He talked about

globe.

the various critical and super critical projects identified for the

Key topics of discussion at the summit included the following:

next 5 years. Mr Rajesh Agrawal, Member (Rolling Stock)

he 4th Annual Edition — Rail India Conference and

Expo organised by Messe Frankfurt India, successfully

concluded on 30 August 2019. The forum witnessed

insights on the vision of Indian Railways. “We are looking for meaningful partnerships. Our focus is not on the incremental

Ministry of Railways (Railway Board). He mentioned one of the •

Vision of Indian Railways

most important development in the Indian Economy wherein

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Future Requirements and Opportunities for the Rolling

100% FDI has been granted to the Indian Railways. Project

Stock Industry up to 2030

Swarn, Utkrisht, Tejas, Humsafar, Green Train Stations, Green

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Initiatives Driving Transformation of Indian Railways

Workshops, Coach Mitra, Bio-Toilets, etc. are some of the

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Digitalization of Indian Railways

initiatives being undertaken by the Indian Railways. Mr Akshay

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Vision of Indian Railways

Purkayastha, Director – Transport & Logistics, CRISIL

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Safety of Railway Passengers

Infrastructure Advisory, shared some interesting insights on

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Modern Electronic Signaling Technologies

initiatives driving transformation of Indian Railways. He

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Update on Key Metro Projects

mentioned how commissioning of Dedicated Freight Corridors

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Intelligent Station Lighting Systems

(DFCs) have created opportunities for private sector and envisaged to be the game changers for rail freight

The forum witnessed discussions on the various initiatives

transportation in India. He shared various steps taken by the

undertaken by the Ministry of Railways, Project Swarn and

Ministry of Railways towards Station Redevelopment Program

Project Utkrisht for improving passenger amenities, conversion

such as improvement in passenger amenities, facilities and

of diesel to electric Locomotives, Dedicated Freight Corridor

station infrastructure, development of iconic station in line with

Project, etc.

the character of the city and commercial utilization. Mr. Katsuo Matsumoto, Chief Representative India, Japan International

Special Mentions:

Cooperation Agency (JICA), discussed upon various projects

The chief guest Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman, Railway

financed by JICA such as Ahmedabad Metro, Bengaluru Metro,

Board & Ex-Officio Principal Secretary, Government of India,

Mumbai Metro, Delhi Metro, Kolkata Metro & Chennai Metro.

Ministry of Railways, addressed the conference by sharing his

Various officials of MOR & NHSRCI have been trained in Japan

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POST EVENT COVERAGE (by JICA) for railway system and technology. Mr Puneet

Specialist, World Bank, discussed various ways in which

Chawla, Chairman and Managing Director, RailTel Corporation

railway assets have been financed such as IR & Government of

of India Ltd., shared his thoughts on the digital transformation of

India Budget being the budgetary resources and IRFC-Rolling

Indian Railways. He also shared the roadmap of RailTel

Stock, IRFC-Infra, PPPs, DFCs-Debt and Concor-equity being

wherein he talked about Incubator/Accelerator for railways,

the extra budgetary resources. Smt. Manju Gupta, Additional

Public Safety, Big Data & AI, IO Platform and projects in LTE,

Member Electrical, Railway Board, shared some of the

Signaling & PPDR. He also mentioned how WiFi has been

initiatives of the Railway Board such as electrification of route

installed across 3800 stations in India as on 29 August 2019

km, manufacturing of locomotives (order placed with BHEL for

against a target of 5781 stations. Mr Rajiv Agrawal, General

25 locomotives), power car and exploration of solar panels. Shri

Manager, North Eastern Railway, shared some interesting facts

Sudhanshu Mani, General Manager (Retd.), IRSME, ICF,

on ESMON (Energy & Speed Monitoring System), Auxiliary

Chennai; Team Leader- Train 18, shared various insights on the

Warning System, Anti Collision Device (ACD), Vigilance

journey of creation of Train 18 and its advantages over

Control Device (VCD) and Signal passed at Danger (SPAD). He

traditional locomotive-hauled trains. “Our train must be

shared his thoughts upon how 51% accidents are caused by

launched by the end of 2018, in 18 months. Let’s call it Train 18”

department drivers and how micro sleep and narcolepsy

said Mr Mani while sharing the story behind the idea of Train 18.

contribute towards it. Sh. Ved Parkash Dudeja, Vice Chairman,

Smt. Rashmi Goel, General Manager, Diesel Locomotive

Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA), shared various

Works (DLW), shared how DLW manufactured 334

station development facilities proposed and incentives for

Locomotives including 332 Diesel and 02 Electric Locomotives

lending institutions. Mr. Atul Agarwal, Senior Transport

in 2016-17 and became one of the largest Diesel Locomotive manufacturer in the world.

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Metro Rail or Monorail will not solve the Mumbai transport problem

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umbai’s overburdened suburban rail system is overwhelmed when rainwater floods its tracks. This year, the Central, Western and Harbour lines were the worst hit, with trains running at 30-minute intervals, when they ran at all. Commuters like Sanjay Garg, 32, who are totally dependent on the suburban service to commute to and from work, were forced to take two days of unpaid leave, as heavy rains brought mobility to a complete halt. Sharing his anger and agony were literally millions of Mumbaikars. The only ones who enjoyed the ‘holiday’ were students as schools had to shut down.

With 70 lakh people using the suburban rail system, city authorities went in for metro rail projects and an expensive monorail as alternative commuter choices to ease the congestion on the suburban rail system. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), the nodal agency for implementing infrastructure projects in the city, spent Rs 1,000 crore for an 8.26-km monorail system, running from Chembur to Wadala with seven stations in 48

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between. However, this monorail was used more as a ‘joyride’ by people rather than for work commute.

The second phase, one of the longest monorail corridors in the world was 19.54 km from Chembur to Wadala to Jacob Circle, which became operational in 2019 at a cost of Rs 3000 crore.

Fares on the monorail range from Rs 10 to Rs 40 and these have the capacity to carry 1.5 lakh to 2 lakh commuters every day.

However, it hasn’t proved to be a popular choice of transport for Mumbaikars. With poor last-mile connectivity and long time gap between trains (30-45 minutes), commuters still prefer the local trains and buses. Sujata Singh, 25, whose office is in Lower Parel, is frustrated as she often has to wait at least 20 minutes to ride the monorail from GTB Nagar to Lower Parel. She feels the monorail is for those who can travel at leisure. Though the government was confident that the monorail would achieve high ridership, the reality is that it is catering to just 7,000 commuters daily. Nor has it proved to be a good revenue generator for the city.

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In Mumbai, though there is an option to take shared autorickshaws at the stations, this is not regulated and has sprouted as the outcome of a lack of other transport options. Like Delhi, Mumbai needs to introduce e-rickshaws. To make it popular, the fare can be set at Rs 10 and subsidy can be provided by the government to encourage operators. It will also reduce the need for creating parking space for private vehicles at stations.

The Metro Network The other major mobility project taken up by the MMRDA is the Mumbai metro. Construction for the stretch from Versova to Ghatkopar began in 2007 with over Rs 4000 crore spent on it.

The metro has a carrying capacity of four lakh persons daily and has reduced travel time by 20 minutes on the east-west route. It runs around 200-250 services every day which has to an extent reduced congestion on the roads with carbon dioxide levels too expected to drop by 1,66,000 tons a year.

It is also safer compared to the suburban stretches, where eight people reportedly die daily, while crossing the tracks or falling off the train as people scramble to get in and out. Such accidents are prevented by the metro system.

Overall, it has had limited success so far. The current metro ridership is at seven lakh per day and is expected to rise to 11 lakh. More metro lines are being added which are expected to become functional by 2022. Having a corridor of 58 km, Metro 2A line will cover Dahisar to DN Nagar (18.5 Km), line 2B will cover DN Nagar to Mandale (23.5 Km) and line 7 will run from Dahisar East to Andheri East (16.5 Km), connecting the western and eastern extremes.

There will be 63 new metro trains, each with six coaches, which will be brought in to complete the metro network. The metro fare generally ranges from Rs 10-Rs 40, though no revenue figures are currently available. The $ 926-million project is funded on a loan from the Asian Development Bank.

However, just having a Metro or monorail will not solve the city’s transport woes. Nikshit, 20, who uses the metro from Andheri to Ghatkopar agrees that it is time-saving. But, to reach the metro station, he has to take a bus and then a local. This ‘last-mile’ connectivity is one of the major issues that prevents more commuters from using the metro or monorail. According to the survey done by Centre for Public Research (CPPR) in Kochi, last mile connectivity was an important factor in people using

Linking metro to transit points To bridge the gap between metro station to transit points, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) started 200 feeder bus services on most routes. Recently, DMRC introduced ‘one card’ to pay for all tickets — bus, metro as well as parking fees.

According to a survey by the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) in Delhi, 50 percent of the people who use private vehicles will switch to metro if there is good transit system in place. This survey also pointed out that last-mile connectivity was the key to increasing metro ridership.

The MMRDA does have plans to use some of the funds to improve last mile connectivity enabling more people to use metro and monorail. Recently, MMRDA has approved a Rs 3500-crore project to build ropeways on the Malad-Marve and Gorai-Borivali routes. The project will also include widening of footpaths, improving street lighting, cycle tracks, dedicated parking zones, introduction of e-rickshaws etc. Also, ‘OnGo’- a mobile transport ticketing system will be launched soon, enabling users to pay using phones and scan the codes to open the AFC gates at stations.

Solving last mile issues for monorail travellers Mumbai’s 20-million plus population, who have the reputation of being on the move 24X7, urgently needs alternatives to the suburban rail. While the monorail hasn’t proved to be a popular choice so far, it can be a success with higher frequency and better connectivity to its stations. It runs on an elevated platform METRO RAIL NEWS | SEP 2019 | WWW.METRORAILNEWS.IN

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Though it has only four coaches, with higher frequency it can help reduce vehicular traffic and numbers on the local trains. It can also act as a feeder system. There is no doubt that the metro has far higher passenger capacity-to-cost ratio, but in dense cities like Mumbai, both can work in tandem. This can also take the pressure of an aging bus system which at present caters to below 20 lakh commuters daily.

With the city expanding, the suburbs need better connectivity and alternative transport systems can bring that about. But effective implementation depends on transparency and accountability from MMRDA. Delays and cost increases cannot be written off every time.

Active citizen participation is needed, not just for accountability, but also in planning the routes. Though the Mumbai civic authorities have so far not initiated any citizen participation process for infrastructure development, some groups have been proactive. For instance, last year, residents had protested at Khar against Metro 2B elevated construction over safety

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concerns. They wanted the line to be construed underground.

(Authored by Jahanvi J) Jhanavi J. is based in Mumbai and holds a postgraduate degree in development.

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Re-engineering O&M wing of Metro Railway with Technology

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an metro rail operations catch up with Technological advancements? If you are operations personnel working in Metro Railway Industry, I challenge you to ask this question to yourself.

What’s your answer, yes or no? My answer is yes, what’s yours?

In this article, I am going to share the ways which I believe can be used to re-engineer the O&M wing of Metro Railway. Metro Railway is one of the fastest-growing industries in this country.

Several new Metro rail Projects have been inaugurated in a past couple of months. In those upcoming projects, several latest technologies are being used in the field of signaling and rolling stock to provide uninterrupted train and passenger movement. In the Era of Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and other technological advancements, it is harder to avoid technological interference in Metro Rail Operations.

When the world is redesigning itself with the assistance of latest technologies, it will be wise if we catch the bus in this very beginning. In my opinion, the following are the ways in which we 52

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can take help of technology to smoothen the Metro Rail Operations: – Using AI to empower customer service: Artificial Intelligence can be used to make ticket vending machines more effective and interactive. For all those readers, who don’t have any Idea about Artificial Intelligence, it is a technology which allows machines to have human cognitive functions like learning and problem-solving. In simpler words, with the help of this technology, machines can act and work like humans. This will help us reduce the human workload and remaining manpower can be utilized in other progressive work. A traditional customer interface can be upgraded to AI Powered customer service.

Ticket vending machines can be improvised with the help AI technologies. Al technologies can allow Ticket vending machines to listen and respond to customer requests. For example, those who don’t know how to operate the machine can just talk with a machine. Another feature that I can think of is that there can be vending time restrictions in ticket vending machines. For example, if last revenue train for the certain train

ARTICLE JOB has already departed then ticket vending machine should not vend the tokens for that station directly. It should display and speak that “The last revenue train for that particular station has been already departed, do you still wish to buy a token to that station?”. These types of features will reduce the need for station agents and can reduce the operative expensive to a greater level.

Replacing Registers with Portals: There are several types of registers that are used for the record-keeping purpose on daily basis in every metro rail organization. These registers are generally stored for auditing purpose for in between 3-8 years.

If these registers are replaced with portals, data becomes easily available and reduces the human labor. In a portal-based data collection system, data is stored in the cloud and can be accessed easily.

Data-Driven Decision making: There is a popular saying in the modern work culture, “Without data you are just a person with Opinion”. And, as we all know companies don’t run on opinions. We need facts to base our decision. To know facts, we

need to know the data. And, to know the data, we need to collect a lot of data. Data collection and Data mining can be utilized to predict the trends for footfall, workload etc. For example, if we have the hourly data of ridership, we can predict the number of footfalls in an hour on a specific day. Based on the inputs from the data, we can decide how many housekeeping staffs are required to keep the station clean, we can also decide how much additional staff will be required to provide smooth passenger and train movement.

Interactive E-SOPs: Standard Operating Procedures are generally distributed in printed forms. A Portal or app can be developed to provide SOP in an Interactive electronic format.

Candidates will need to clear the test after reading SOP to get an Assurance certificate. Individual’s Assurance certificates can be collected in the cloud for the auditing purpose.

(Ranjesh Kumar) Ranjesh is a metro rail professional with 3.5 Years of experience in station & revenue operations. Presently working with Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation.

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National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL)

Deputy General Manager-01 Post

25/09/2019

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Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Limited

General Manager – 01 Post

24/09/2019

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Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC)

Deputy General Manager – 01 Post Assistant General Manager – 02 Posts Deputy Engineer – 03 Posts

30/09/2019

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Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)

Section Engineer Station Controller Store Supervisor

07/10/2019

Total Post : 1053

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Metro and Railway Industry Events Calender

Dates

Event Name

Venue

Aug. 29-30, 2019

Rail India Conference & Expo 2019

Hotel The Lalit, New Delhi, India

Aug. 30 - Sep. 02, 2019

Expo1520 Conference & Exhibition

Moscow, Russia

Sep. 12-14, 2019

nextRail 2019 Conference

Zurich, Switzerland

Sep. 18-19, 2019

Smart Rail Conference

Malaysia, Kulalumpur

Sep. 11-13, 2019

Rail NZ 2019 – Light Vs Heavy Rail

Auckland, NZ

Sep. 17, 2019

UK Rail Industry Forum

London, Britain

Sep. 20-22, 2019

CWE Expo 2019

Bombay Exhibition Center, Mumbai, India

Oct. 01-03, 2019

Expo Ferroviaria

Milan, Italy

Oct. 01-02, 2019

6th Railway Forum

Berlin, Germany

Oct. 08 - 09, 2019

Nordic Rail Exhibition

Jönköping, Sweden

Oct. 09 -11, 2019

5th World Congress on Rail Training “Unite-Inspire-Connect”

Rabat, Morocco

Oct. 10, 2019

Acelerate: Rail Infrastructure Conference

London, Britain

Oct. 13-18, 2019

International Railway Safety Council Conference

Perth, Australia

Oct. 15 -16, 2019

Africa Ports and Rail Evolution Conference

Durban, South Africa

Oct. 15-17, 2019

ERTMS Control Command and Railway Communication Conference (CCRCC) 2019

Valenciennes, France

Oct. 22-24, 2019

13th International Railway Equipment Exhibition (IREE) 2019

Aerocity, New Delhi, India

October 21-24, 2019

The Year in Infrastructure 2019 Conference

Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

Oct. 22-24, 2019

ASPECT Conference 2019

Delft, Netherlands

Oct. 24-25, 2019

The Philippine Railway Modernization & Expansion Summit

Manila, Philippines

Oct. 28-Nov 01, 2019

12th World Congress on Railway Research

Tokyo, Japan

Oct. 27-31, 2019

Wheel-Rail Interaction EU 2019 Conference

Vienna, Austria

Oct. 31, 2019

Alpine Rail Optimisation Conference

Vienna, Austria

Nov. 11-13, 2019

UIC Nextstation 2019 Conference

Tehran, Iran

Nov. 12-14, 2019

Rail + Metro China Exhibition

Shanghai, China

Nov 12-14, 2019

InnoRail 2019

Budapest, Hungar

Nov. 15-17, 2019

Urban Mobility India Conference & Expo 2019

Lucknow, India

Nov. 19-21, 2019

Expo Rail China, Conference & Exhibition

Chengdu, China

Nov. 20-22, 2019

8th International Railway Summit

New Delhi, India

Nov. 27-29,2019

Mass-Trans Innovation

Chiba, Japan

Dec. 03-05, 2019

World Rail Festival 2019

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Dec. 03-05, 2019

AusRAIL Plus 2019 Conference & Exhibition

Sydney, Australia

Feb. 25-26, 2020

Middle East Rail Conference & Exhibition

Dubai, UAE

Mar. 03-05, 2020

IT Trans Conference & Exhibition

Karlsruhe, Germany

Mar. 25-26, 2020

Rail Industry Meetings

Valenciennes, France

Mar. 31- April 01, 2020

Rail Live Conference & Exhibition

Madrid, Spain

July 10 - 13, 2020

Asian Machine Tool Exhibition (AMTEX)

Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India

Sep. 22-25, 2020

InnoTrans Conference & Exhibition

Berlin, Germany

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ARTICLE AND AWARDS CONTRACTS

Titagarh Firema bags Rs. 1125 Cr Rolling Stock order for Pune Metro

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n a big boost to PM Narendra Modi’s ‘Make In India’ initiative, an Indian multinational firm Titagarh Wagons has won an international bid from Pune Metro for the supply of 102 Aluminum bodied Metro Rail coaches. The Consortium formed by Titagarh Wagons Limited with its wholly owned subsidiary: Titagarh Firema SPA (‘TFA’) has emerged as the bidder in the tender issued by Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MAHA-METRO) for ‘Design, Manufacture, Supply, Testing, Commissioning Of Passenger Rolling Stock (Electrical Multiple Units) And Training Of Personnel’ for Pune Metro Rail Project.

102 Metro Coaches for Pune Metro Rail.

According to tender documents, first 3 Car Prototype Metro Trainset is required to be supplied in 78 weeks and the balance 33 train sets in several phases over 160 weeks.

According to reports, the bid has been won by Titagarh Firema S P A, which is the wholly-owned Italian subsidiary of Titagarh Wagons Ltd. Titagarh Wagons Ltd is an Indian multinational company based near Kolkata.

As per the contract, the ultra-modern Aluminum coaches will be manufactured for the first time in India.

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The order valued at approximately Rs. 1125 crore, Titagarh Wagons Ltd had announced sometime that its wholly-owned Italian subsidiary has been awarded the ‘Letter of Acceptance’ for design, manufacture and supply of 54 units of Metro for Ferrovia Circumetnea, Italy.

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DEADLINE

8/28/2019

Detailed Topographical Survey Work Using Total Station / Dgps & Drone For Extension Of North - South Corridor From Motera Stadium (ch: 17343.443) To Mahatma Mandir (ch: 39484.36) And Extended Gnlu - Gift City Corridor Elevated Viaduct & Elevated Metro Rai

9/18/2019

Estimated Cost: INR 3,839,378 8/28/2019

Detailed Topographical Survey Work Using Total Station / Dgps & Drone From Sardhana To Dream City Under Surat Metro Rail Project, Phase - I 9/19/2019 Estimated Cost: INR 2,877,118

8/28/2019

Detailed Topographical Survey Work Using Total Station / Dgps & Drone For Extension Of North-south Corridor From Motera Stadium (ch: 17343.443) To Mahatma Mandir (ch: 39484.36) And Extended Gnlu-gift City Corridor Elevated Viaduct & Elevated Metro Rail St

9/18/2019

Estimated Cost: INR 3,839,000 8/28/2019

detailed Topographical Survey Work Using Total Station / Dgps & Drone From Sardhana To Dream City Under Surat Metro Rail Project. Phase - I

9/19/2019

Estimated Cost: INR 2,877,000 8/23/2019

8/23/2019

Cleaning Of Depot Area Including Admin Block, Different Bays, Roads And Maintenance Of Garden Etc. At Apparel Park Depot For Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-1 Estimated Cost: INR 18,300,000

9/13/2019

Cleaning Of Depot Area Including Admin Block, Different Bays, Roads And Maintenance Of Garden Etc 9/13/2019 Estimated Cost: INR 18,300,000

8/24/2019

Expression Of Interest For Dynamic Reactive Power System At 110/33/25kv Substations (3 Nos) /network

9/9/2019

Construction Of Multi-storey Quarters And One Single Unit Quarter Near Gandhigram Railway Colony For Ahmedabad Metro Rail Phase-1

9/16/2019 9/27/2019

Estimated Cost: INR 35,800,000 9/9/2019

Design, Supply, Installation, Testing And Commissioning Of Two Sets Of Fully Automatic Train Wash Plant For Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-i 9/20/2019 Estimated Cost: INR 55,000,000

8/31/2019

Furnished Office Space On Lease Basis For Nhsrcl In Delhi

9/20/2019

8/31/2019 9/6/2019 8/30/2019

Furnished Office Space On Lease Basis For Nhsrcl In Delhi Tender For Appointment Of Internal Auditors Of Nhsrcl For Financial Year 2019-20 Hiring Of Media Monitoring Services For Nhsrcl (1) Package A: Supply, Laying, Testing And Commissioning Of 132kv Cable System On Turnkey Basis For Shifting Of 132kv Fertilizer Gotri D/c Line No. 1 And 2 Between Loc. No. 29 To 33 For M/s Nhsrcl. (2) Package B: Supply, Laying, Testing And Commissionin Estimated Cost: INR 55,202,886 Tender For (1) Package A: Supply, Laying, Testing And Commissioning Of 132kv Cable System On Turnkey Basis For Shifting Of 132kv Ranasan Vatva D/c Line No. 1 And 2 Between Loc. No. 75 To 78 For M/s Nhsrcl. (2) Package B:supply, Laying, Testing And Commi Estimated Cost: INR 38,983,372 Supply, Erection, Testing & Commissioning Of 220kv D/c Salejada - Ahmedabad Tss (nhsrcl) Line With Acsr Zebra Conductor With Opgw Cable & Fote - 34.75 Km On Turnkey Basis.

Estimated Cost: INR 187,965,605 Supply, Erection, Testing & Commissioning Of 220kv D/c Kasor Anand Tss (nhsrcl) Line With Acsr Zebra Conductor With Opgw Cable & Fote 30.20 Km On Turnkey Basis.

Estimated Cost: INR 198,922,357 Supply, Laying, Erection, Testing And Commissioning Of 66kv 1c, 630mm2 Xlpe Cable With Poly. Al. Construction On Epc Basis For 66kv D/c Line From 132kv Chandkheda S/s To Sabarmati Depot Dss Having App Estimated Cost: INR 137,353,085 Supply, Laying, Erection, Testing And Commissioning Of 66kv 1c, 630mm2 Xlpe Cable With Poly. Al. Construction On Epc Basis For 66kv D/c Line From 132kv Sabarmati S/s To Sabarmati Dss Having Approx. Ro Estimated Cost: INR 139,746,616

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