COVER STORY
Innovation and Best Practices in Metro Operations & Maintenance
Image Credit: DMRC Background Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002. An Act to provide for the operation and maintenance and regulate the working of the metro railway in the National Capital Region, metropolitan city and metropolitan area, and matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. When it was first enacted in 2002, the Act applied only to the National Capital Territory of Delhi. It was amended in 2009 to permit the Central Government to extend the Act to any metropolitan city or area, after consultation with the concerned State Government. However, the amendment specifically prohibits the Centre from extending the Act to the metropolitan city of Kolkata. The Act grants the Metro Railway Administrator (MRA) four main powers: • To acquire, hold and dispose of all kinds of properties owned by it, both movable and immovable
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• To improve, develop or alter any property or asset held by it • To develop any Metro railway land for commercial use • To execute any lease or grant any license in respect of the property held by it.
• To know various innovation and practices in Metro Operation and maintenance • To know the future prospect in metro business opportunity Let’s have a look on innovation in Metro Operational & Maintenance till 2021
After that, Urban rail transit operations have changed from a single line to a multiline network. The network operations have undergone quantitative and qualitative changes, and operations management is facing rapid internal and external changes. In response to the increasing demand for quick transportation between and across cities and nations, rail transportation is experiencing major changes. Drones and smart sensors for inspecting railway lines, remote contact systems, and automated train control are among the key rail industry developments (ATC).
• Overnight Maintenance: Innovations that Make It Easier
Aims & Objective
Many metros have processes in place
Metros all over the world face the difficulty of having short overnight repair periods. Overnight maintenance hours have decreased in 39 percent of COMET metros in the last five years, with more than half expecting to face increased demand to expand service hours in the next five years. Metros usually spend less than 70% of their time on active activities (time-on-tools) during nighttime maintenance hours, typically between 2 and 3.5 hours per night.
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