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Round Up
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH
OPERATIONAL METRO: 769.8 KM
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Ahmedabad Bangalore Chennai Delhi Gurugram Hyderabad Jaipur Kanpur Kochi Kolkata Lucknow Mumbai Nagpur Noida Pune 6.5
56.1 54.1
12.1
69.2
12.0 8.8
25.0 39.2 22.9
24.5 50.9
29.7
10.3 Length (KM)
348.5
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The proposed 235-km Pune-Nashik Semi HighSpeed Rail Project has been approved by NITI Aayog. Beside this, this project is already received approval from the Maharashtra Government and Railway Board. The land acquisition and other processes have also been started by the government. Now, it will need final approval from the Central government cabinet.
Alstom delivers first RRTS train set to NCRTC for Delhi-Meerut RRTS Project
The first six-coach trainset of India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project was handed over to the National Capital Region Transport Corporation Ltd. (NCRTC) by Alstom Transport India on May 7, 2022 at the Alstom's coach manufacturing factory located in Savli, Gujarat.
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inspects ongoing works of Delhi-Meerut RRTS Corridor
Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath carried inspection of the on-going construction works of the Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut RRTS corridor at Bhaisali, Meerut. He took stock of the on-going construction activities being carried out on the entire corridor and inspected tunnelling activities at Bhaisali, Meerut.
Systra to complete DPR for new metro rail projects in four cities of Gujarat
French consultancy firm Systra MVA has been given the responsibility to conduct the feasibility study survey and prepare the detailed project report for proposed Metro rail systems in Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, and Jamnagar in Gujarat. The firm has to submit its draft DPR for these four cities to the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited (GMRC) by end of 2022. The Systra is preparing DPR for the two new kinds of mass rapid transit systems (MRTS) Metro Neo and Metro Lite which are designed specifically for small and medium-sized cities.
JICA keen to fund ₹5,521 crores for Phase 1 of Patna Metro Rail project
The Japanese financial institution Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has shown interest to provide financial assistance for the proposed Patna Metro Rail project in the capital city of Bihar. A delegation from the JICA has recently visited Patna on May 12, 2022, to assess the feasibility of their involvement in the Patna Metro Rail Corporation Limited (PMRC). The JICA team members, during their week-long stay, inspected the ongoing work on the priority corridor and other initial works on networks and metro stations on the ground.
MMRDA sets new deadline to launch Phase 1 of Mumbai Metro Line 3
The city planning body, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has now set a new deadline. Hence, the plan to commence the metro train trial run on an underground stretch of 33.5-km long Colaba-Bandra-Seepz Corridor (Mumbai Metro Line 3) is also stalled. According to MMRDA, some tree pruning is needed for the proposed trial run. Further, neither Phase 1 nor Phase 2 of Metro Line 3 is ready.
Maharashtra Govt holds decision on proposed 36km Metro Neo System for Pune
Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar recently instructed the officials of Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha Metro) not to implement the Metro Neo project in Pune till a similar project is executed elsewhere. The decision has arisen when Ajit Pawar was examining the detailed project report (DPR) for the proposed Metro Neo project on the 36-km stretch of high capacity mass transit route (HCMTR) presented by the Maha-Metro officials .
UP Govt allocates Rs 2,750 crore for Metro and RRTS Projects of various cities
Giving a push to the metro network in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government has proposed a budget of Rs747 crore for Kanpur Metro, Rs547 crore for Agar Metro and Rs 1,306 crore for Delhi-Meerut RRTS Project. A budget of Rs100 crore is proposed for Metro rail projects in Gorakhpur and Varanasi.
CRRC failed to execute ₹855 crore Rolling Stock contract of Bangalore Metro Phase 2
Chinese Rolling Stock firm CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Co. Ltd. has failed to execute the contract worth Rs 854.95 crore which was awarded for the supply of 126 cars with distance-to-go (DTG) technology and 90 cars with communication-based train control technology (CBTC) for Phase 2 of Banglore Metro Rail Project. Now the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is planning to end the contract and float a fresh tender for procurement of Rolling Stock. CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Co Ltd, is a subsidiary of CRRC Corporation Ltd.
CMRS to carry safety inspection of remaining sections of Ahmedabad Metro Phase 1 in July
After two years of delay, Ahmedabad Metro's Phase 1 project is all set to be launched to the public by the end of August this year. Trial runs of metro trains are already started on both corridors of Phase 1. CMRS likely to inspect the both corridors in July. Construction work on Phase 1 began in 2015 and was expected to compete by 2020 but due to the Covid-19 pandemic and land acquisition issues, the work has been delayed. According to officials from Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC), the east-west and north-south corridors in the city will be first opened to the public by August 2022.
The first 61-km of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor likely to launch by 2026
India is confident of achieving the target of running the country's first bullet train by 2026, or at least do a trial run. The deadline of the 508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project was initially December 2023, but due to delay in land acquisition and onset of Covid-19 pandemic, the date for the project kept on extending. At the current rate, the first phase of the project, a 61-km stretch between Surat and Bilimora in Gujarat is likely to be operational only in 2026 and the remaining part of the project in Gujarat is expected to be ready by 2028. .
CMRS concludes three-day safety inspection of Petta and SN Junction stretch of Kochi Metro
The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) Abhai Kumar Rai from the Southern Railways has completed his three days safety inspection of 1.78 km section between Petta –Vadakkekotta – S.N. Junction of Kochi Metro Rail Project Phase 1A on June 11, 2022. The 3 member team inspected the viaduct, rails/tracks, third rail, elevators, escalators, fire fighting system, Alstom signaling & traincontrol system, control room and passenger facilities at Vadakkekotta and SN Junction stations. After satisfaction, the CMRS will issue his approval to commence metro services on this stretch.
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