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In line with the Government of India’s focus on Make in India, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) became the first ministry to issue Phased Manufacturing Plan (PMP) for indigenous procurement of metro rail components. Accordingly, the specification of various components has been standardised to engage and encourage long-term investment in the fastgrowing metro-rail sector, which already has 769.7 km of operational lines in eighteen cities along with more than 700 km of metro rail projects under construction in twenty-seven cities. India is now almost self-sufficient for power supply traction and track material. Further, MoHUA has successful negations with JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) and ADB (Asian Development Bank) to encourage indigenous production and assembling for the upcoming Chennai Metro and Mumbai Metro. MoHUA has also issued Metro Rail Policy 2017 to focus on systematic planning and imple-mentation and guide state governments with emphasis on standardisation and indigenisation of metro technologies keeping in view import substitution, export promotion, sustainability and cost-reduction (Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, 2017). In this edition, we have covered in-depth analysis on Strategy for Technology Acquisition for Make in India - for Rail & Metro Projects and High Speed Trains and How are India’s metro rail systems faring? Apart from this, we have covered interview with Industry leaders such as Dr. Brijesh Dixit, Managing Director, Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha Metro) and Mr. Vikramjiet Roy, Managing Director, Maccaferri India. Please give your feedback on the quality of contents of Metro Rail Today, so that we can make more improvement in future editions. Happy Reading! Stay Safe and Stay Happy!! Mamta Shah Managing Editor editor@metrorailtoday.com

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH OPERATIONAL METRO Ahmedabad Bangalore Chennai Delhi Gurugram Hyderabad Jaipur Kanpur Kochi Kolkata Lucknow Mumbai Nagpur Noida Pune

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MMRDA launched metro train services on 20-km stretch of Mumbai Metro’s Line 2A & 7 After 8 years of wait, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) launched commercial services of metro trains on the 20-km elevated stretch of Mumbai Metro's Line 2A (Dahisar to Dhanukar Wadi) & Line 7 (Aarey to Dahisar) on the eve of Gudi Padwa (April 2, 2022).

Vikas Kumar takes charge of 3rd Managing Director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) 1988-batch IRTS Officer & Director (Operations), Vikas Kumar assumed the charge of Managing Director of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) with effect from April 1, 2022. His appointment on this post was made by Delhi Government after superannuation of Dr. Mangu Singh on March 31, 2022. 08

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Tamil Nadu Govt approves DPR of 139-km Coimbatore Metro Rail Project

RVNL signs MoU with ICF Chennai for 296 CBTC compliant rakes for Kolkata Metro

The state cabinet of Tamil Nadu government has given its approval for implementation of long-awaited 139-km proposed metro rail project in Coimbatore city. On April 1, 2022, Pradeep Yadav, Managing Director, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) had given a detailed presentation of the project in the stakeholder’s meeting headed by principal secretary in presence of all stakeholders. The detailed project report (DPR) of Coimbatore Metro Rail project (nick named as Kovai Metro) was prepared by Systra MVA and RITES Limited.

Indian railways' PSU arm Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Integral Coach Factory (ICF) for acquiring metro coaches for the Kolkata Metro Railway project. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between RVNL and ICF on April 8, 2022, for the manufacture and acquisition of communication-based train control (CBTC) system compliant 74 metro trains (74x4 = 296 numbers coaches) for the Kolkata Metro Railway project, which is currently under execution by RVNL.

NCRTC completes 90% viaduct works for DelhiMeerut RRTS Corridor

NCRTC selects PayTM as banking partner for AFC systems for Delhi-Meerut RRTS Corridor

The construction of 82.15km Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor is going in full swing. 90% viaduct on 17km priority section completed, Five stations taking shape, train trials to begin this year. System contracts track laying progress at pace, said Manoj Joshi, Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA). "The Regional Rail ensures reliable solutions to the commuters by efficiently eradicating the fatigue of traveling with a whole new riding experience, aiming for enhanced quality of life," he added. First RRTS train is expected to receive in the first week of May 2022.

National Capital Region Transport Corporation Limited (NCRTC) has selected PayTM Payments Bank Ltd as a banking partner for providing support for the Automated Fare Collection (AFC) system for the Phase 1 of 82.15 km long Delhi-Meerut Semi-High Speed RRTS Corridor. The Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor will allow QR Code based ticketing (digital QR & paper QR) and EMV enabled (Europay, Mastercard, Visa) open-loop contactless card ticketing based on National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) standards via a contactless bank card, phone, or smartcard at RRTS stations.

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Mumbai Metro One launches eTicketing Solutions on WhatsApp Mobile App Mumbai Metro One’s “Incubator of Innovations” has brought many first in Mass Rapid Transit Systems and all of these are centered on Commuter Experience. Ticketing products like Bank Combo Cards, Mobile QR Ticket and loyalty program – Metro Rewards are leading among them. Now, Mumbai Metro One has launched an e-ticketing facility on the WhatsApp Mobile App which is the first kind of service in the world.

Delegation from European Investment Bank reviews Kanpur Metro Rail Project A seven-member delegation from the agency visited Kanpur Metro Rail Project on April 4, 2022 and reviewed several environmental and economic aspects of the project. They also studied and analyzed several social changes and impact which has been caused by Metro. The team praised the efforts of the Kanpur Metro team and appreciated the measures adopted in the project on every level. Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (UPMRC) is executing metro projects in Lucknow, Kanpur, and Agra which are partly funded by European Investment Bank (EIB).

India’s first underwater metro stretch likely to become operational by 2023 The construction of the country’s first underwater metro tunnel under the Hooghly river in Kolkata is underway and it is likely to become fully functional by the end of the year 2023. This underwater metro tunnel will connect metro services between Howrah and Kolkata. The 520 meters long underwater tunnel is part of the 16.6km East-West Metro Corridor of the Kolkata Metro Rail Project and it is being built under the river bed. The total length of the tunnel is 10.8 km in both directions (up & down line). This tunnel is being developed 33 meters below the riverbed by the consortium of Afcons Infrastructure Limited and Transtonnelstroy Limited.

NHSRCL extends deadline for conducting trial run of first bullet train on Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR The deadline for commissioning the first section of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Bullet Train project is again rescheduled from December 2023 to August 2026. The 50-km stretch from Surat to Bilimora is expected to be completed by 2026. Due to delays acquiring land in Maharashtra, the completion deadline of the entire route has been pushed to October 2028. Now, the trials on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor will be conducted on the first 50-km stretch between Bilimora and Surat in 2026. The first bullet train will run at a speed of 350kmph.

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Maha Govt approves 5-km underground stretch for Pune Metro Extension The Government of Maharashtra gave its approval to extend the existing route of Pune Metro Rail Project Phase1 from Swargate to Katraj (Corridor-2A). The 5.464 km underground extension will cost Rs 3,668.04 crores and will have 3 metro stations.

Delhi Metro to expand Mukundpur capacities for Phase 4 corridors

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The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) is augmenting the capacity of its Mukundpur Metro Depot to cater to the additional requirements of two of its upcoming Phase 4 corridors i.e., Majlis Park to Maujpur (Extension of Pink Line) and Janakpuri West to R K Ashram Marg (Extension of Magenta Line). Some of the existing stabling lines in Mukundpur Depot will be further expanded and some new stabling lines will be added to accommodate more trains for stabling and maintenance. The Mukundpur depot currently has 24 stabling lines. Of these, 11 are being extended in length and will be used for stabling and maintenance of rolling stock of Pink Line, while the rest 13 stabling lines will cater to the needs of Magenta Line.

Techhalli Express: Bengaluru finalised routes of 5km Metro Neo System for Electronic City Bengaluru is thinking about introducing the country's third eco-friendly electric bus system to connect Electronics City with Bangalore Metro Rail Network. The Electronics City Industrial Township Authority (ELCITA) is now planning to come up with a Metro Neo system connecting two upcoming stations on Namma Metro's Yellow Line (RV Road-Bommasandra Metro Corridor) and companies for last-mile connectivity.

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Telangana Govt looking for private partner for ₹5,500 crore Hyderabad Airport Metro project The Government of Telangana has reworked on the financial model for the proposed 30.7 km long Airport Metro Line which will connect Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad from Raidurg at Gachibowli. Now the government has decided to build the project under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) modal through a private infrastructure firms at an estimated cost of about Rs5,500 crore. NVS Reddy, Managing Director of Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited, the special purpose vehicle formed to take up the project, has said that in the light of “changed economic scenario” it was decided to tweak the ‘Concessionaire Agreement’ in vogue to offer much “better conditions” to anyone coming forward to invest and build the Airport Metro project.

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Kochi Metro likely to launch Pettah-SN Junction stretch to public in June Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) is likely to commission the 1.80-km-long Pettah-SN Junction stretch of the Kochi Metro Rail Project Phase 1A in June 2022 which was earlier expected in April. The civil work of this small section has been completed by KMRL itself without taking assistance from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) which was the General Consultant for Phase 1. KMRL has recently completed speed trials on this stretch and the service trial is expected to begin in the first week of May. Also, the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) may be called for a safety inspection of the stretch by the end of May. The finishing works on Vadakkekotta and SN Junction stations are being carried out, while fire safety inspection will be done in a week.

Andhra Pradesh to develop ₹14,300cr Visakhapatnam Metro project on PPP mode

Malaysia-based SMH Rail to supply 40 coaches for Mumbai Monorail

Andhra Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (APMRCL), an SPV formed for the implementation of metro rail projects in Andhra Pradesh state, is planning to develop a metro rail system in Visakhapatnam city on the public-private partnership modal. If things go as per the plan, then Visakhapatnam city will have a metro rail network in the next 8 to 10 years. APMRC will submit the revised Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Visakhapatnam, which is pegged at ₹14,300 crores, to the state government for approval. As per the new DPR, the metro rail will span about 76 km, passing through the city, in four corridors. The groundwork and survey have been on since 2015, but due to some delays in both the governments, the project has slowed down. This project is part of the commitment made in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2014, and it is a collaborative project of both the Centre and the State Governments.

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has awarded a Rolling Stock contract worth Rs 590 crores to the consortium comprising Medha Servo Drives Pvt. Ltd. and SMH Rail Bhd for the procurement of 40 coaches (10 trainsets) for Mumbai Monorail. The supplier has to fulfill the sourcing of 50% local content to align with the government’s Make in India policy.

RITES submits DPR of Rs 13,500 crore Phase 3 corridors of Bangalore Metro Rail project The Rail India Technical and Economic Service Ltd (RITES) has submitted its draft detailed project report of the first two corridors (44.65 km) of Phase 3 of the Bangalore Metro Rail project to the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL).

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CONSTRUCTION UPDATES UNDER CONSTRUCTION Metro Rail Ahmedabad Agra Bangalore Bhopal Chennai Delhi Indore Kochi Kolkata Meerut Mumbai Navi Mumbai Nagpur Patna Pune

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Agra Metro Consulting Engineers Group Ltd. commenced geotechnical investigation work from Taj Mahal to RBS College for Agra Metro Rail Project. This section will be constructed by Afcons Infrastructure - Sam India JV.

The workers of ITD Cementation India Ltd have started casting of 1st undercroft level slab for underground Venkateshpura station under RT 04 of Bangalore Metro Rail Project, Phase 2.

The workers of Afcons Infrastructure – SAM India Builtwell JV started construction work for a 7.93-km underground tunnel section (AGCC-02) connecting the RBS College Ramp and Taj Mahal Ramp of Agra Metro Rail Project on April 25, 2022. Shri Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) inaugurated the commencement of diaphragm wall (D-wall) work at Agra Fort Metro Station.

Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project The engineers of Larsen & Toubro has started erection of first segmental launching girder at section 3 of Mumbai Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor of National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL).

Bangalore Metro The Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Lavi achieved its 2nd breakthrough and completed 1076 meters of tunneling at M.G Road Station under the RT-02 Package of Phase 2 of the Bangalore Metro Rail Project. This TBM was launched on 10.02.2021 at Shivajinagar Metro station by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) team. With this, a total of 7 breakthroughs were achieved in Phase 2 of Bangalore Metro Rail Project..

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Chennai Metro Team HCC-KEC International JV launched the first set of U-girders near Ramchandra Hospital Station for 7.945 km (Porur – Poonamallee Bypass) Package C4-ECV-02 of Line 4 of Chennai Metro's Phase 2 Project on April 10, 2022. These girders weighing 164 MT are 27.90 meters long and have been placed on top of piers P293 – P294.

Cengrs Geotechnica Pvt. Ltd., a sub-contractor of AFCONS Infrastructure Limited - A Shapoorji Pallonji Group Company has started geotechnical and soil testing work for 7.46 km underground contract package DC05 (Derawal Nagar - RK Ashram) of 28.92 km Magenta Line (Janakpuri West – RK Ashram extension) under Phase 4 of Delhi Metro Rail Project. Indore Metro ITD Cementation India Ltd started pre-construction activities at Marina Beach for a 10km underground stretch of Corridor 4 of Chennai Metro's Phase 2 connecting Power House Ramp – Light House Station. Two civil contracts for Packages UG-01 and UG-02 were awarded to ITD Cementation India in January 2022 with a combined contract value of Rs3,743.24 crores.

The workers of Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) have cast the first segment for the Yellow Line of the Indore Metro Rail Project. With this development, RVNL has commissioned 15 hectares casting yard to meet implementation targets.

Delhi Metro The engineers of Logjian - KEC International (JV) have successfully erected 1st Standard Pier Cap over Integrated Elevated Viaduct at Bhajan Pura (East Delhi) for Double Decker Metro Flyover under Package DC-02 of Delhi Metro's Phase 4 Project.

Kolkata Metro Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) commenced mega girder launching for Majerhat Metro station of under construction Line 3 of Kolkata Metro Rail Project. 3 girders (6 pieces) and 4 cross girders were successfully erected by using a 140T crane and bogies on the night of 2/3 April, 2022. The platform has been dismantled for the placement of cranes and OHE modification was done. Apart from this, RVNL commenced mega girder launching for Majerhat Metro station of under construction Line 3 of Kolkata Metro Rail Project. 3 girders (6 pieces) and 4 cross girders were successfully erected by using a 140T crane and

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The workers of J Kumar Infraprojects successfully launched the 1st Steel Girder near Infinity Mall where Mumbai Metro's Line 6 will have a Crossing with Line-2A. The special span has been designed as a Steel Girder of 48m span length. (Contract Package BC-03)

bogies on the night of 2/3 April, 2022. The platform has been dismantled for the placement of cranes and OHE modification was done.

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The workers of RVNL successfully launched the first PSC Girder in Majerhat - Mominpur section of the 15.246 km Joka - Esplanade Metro Corridor (Line 3) of the Kolkata Metro Rail project on April 13, 2022.

The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha Metro) successfully completed the Load Test at Gaddigodam between Kasturchand Park and Automotive Square Metro Stations in Reach-II of the Nagpur Metro Rail Project. The test involved the stationing of trains at the location with the stipulated load. The collective load of two metro trains and sandbags kept on the track was 460 tonnes. The test is conducted to test the strength of the viaduct.

Mumbai Metro The workers of Afcons Infrastructure Successfully launched the 1st Span of Wheel Based Cantilever Arm Beams and Erected Wing Segments at Concourse Level (i.e 5-5 Nos Wings Set on Each Side of Spine Beam ) for Mumbai Metro's Line 05 (Package CA-28). Each Wing is 7.250m long and Weighs around 16MT. Metro Line 05 is the first in Mumbai to use novel Spine and Wings Design to Construct Metro Stations.

Pune Metro The workers of Tata Projects Limited and Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited have been casted the first two pillars of Pune Metro Line 3 (Hinjewadi to Shivaji Nagar) at ESquare & Hinjawadi Phase 3 on April 15, 2022. The 23.3 km Pune Metro Line 3 is being jointly developed by PMRDA, Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited, Siemens Ltd. and Tata Projects Ltd. on the PPP modal. *** WWW.METRORAILTODAY.COM

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ACTIVE TENDERS Project

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Ahmedabad Metro Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Signalling and Train Control System for Ahmedabad Metro Phase-II

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Ahmedabad Metro Annual Maintenance Contract of PSG/PSD System installed at 33 stations 07.04.2022 23.05.2022 GMRCL of Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase -1 Ahmedabad Metro Annual Maintenance Contract of AFC System installed at 33 stations of 08.04.2022 24.05.2022 GMRCL Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase -1 Ahmedabad Metro Contract for Customer Facilitation Services at Metro Stations of 22.04.2022 21.05.2022 GMRCL Ahmedabad Metro Phase-1 Ahmedabad Metro Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of One no. of Hydraulic Wheel Press DC (double cylinder) for Ahmedabad Metro Phase-I Ahmedabad Metro Design, Manufacture, Supply, Testing, Commissioning and Training of 30 NOS. of Standard Gauge Cars for Ahmedabad Metro Phase-II Project

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Bangalore Metro

Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Machine Room Less, Gearless Elevators for Under Ground Stations in Reach-6 under Phase-II Independent Safety Assessment services for CBTC Signalling & Train Control system for Reach-5 of Phase-II

24.03.2022 25.05.2022 BMRCL

Preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Metro Rail Corridor of length 37 km connecting Sarjapura to Hebbala through Agara, Koramangala and Dairy Circle for Bangalore Metro Project, Phase-3 Tender for Licensing of Space for Installation of Ibs/Bts/Cellular Tower/Pole and Wifi Solutions at Metro Stations and Operation for Indoor & Outdoor Cellular /Wifi Coverage in BMRCL Phase-1 Extension Lines. Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of 72 NOS. of Standard Gauge Metro Cars and Training of Personnel under Bangalore Metro Phase-2 Providing and Fixing M S Structural Height Gauges at Ground Level Entrances of Elevated Metro Stations of Line-2 Design, Supply, Implementation, Support and Maintenance of Project Management Information System and its ongoing Enhancement for Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Project Design Supply Installation Testing and Commissioning of Ballastless Track of Standard Gauge including Supply of Fastening System including Elevated and Underground sections along with Ballasted_Ballastless Track in Depot for Bhopal Metro Rail Project Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing Commissioning and Maintenance of open Loop EMV NCMC card and QR code based Automatic Fare Collection_AFC_System based on PPP Revenue Model for Bhopal and Indore Metro Rail Projects

11.04.2022 25.05.2022 BMRCL

Design Manufacture Supply Installation Testing and Commissioning of Heavy Duty Machine Room Less Gear Less Lifts and Heavy Duty Escalators for Bhopal Metro Rail Project and Indore Metro Rail Project Supply of UIC 60_60 E1 Profile_880 Grade Rails Class A_1305 MT for Bhopal and 1260 MT for Indore_for Bhopal Metro Rail Project and Indore Metro Rail Project Supply of Head Hardened Rails 18 m long UIC 60_60E1 profile_IRST_12_2009_1080 Grade HH_Class A_8120MT for Bhopal and 8425MT for Indore Metro Rail Projects Design Manufacturing and Supply of Standard Gauge 60 E1_UIC 60_Turnouts for Bhopal Metro Rail Project and Indore Metro Rail Project

03.03.2022 02.06.2022 MPMRCL

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19.04.2022 27.05.2022 BMRCL 25.04.2022 30.06.2022 BMRCL 25.04.2022 24.05.2022 BMRCL 29.12.2021 23.05.2022 MPMRCL 24.02.2022 23.05.2022 MPMRCL

17.03.2022 02.06.2022 MPMRCL

15.02.2022 19.05.2022 MPMRCL

17.02.2022 19.05.2022 MPMRCL 21.02.2022 23.05.2022 MPMRCL

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ACTIVE TENDERS Project Chennai Metro

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21.10.2021

13.06.2022

CMRL

23.10.2021

13.06.2022

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29.12.2021

16.06.2022

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Construction of Four Underground Stations at Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, 30.12.2021 Thirumayilai , Mandaiveli and Adyar Junction and Two Cross Passage Shafts and One Emergency Escape Shaft and works other than Diaphragm wall of One Underground Station at Greenway Construction of Four (04) Underground Stations at Otteri, Pattalam, 04.01.2022 Perambur Barracks Road and Kellys and works other than Diaphragm Wall of Two Underground Stations at Ayanavaram Puraisaiwakkam Station cum Crossover Box in Corridor3 of Phase II Project Construction of Three (03) Underground Stations at Adyar Depot, 05.01.2022 Indira Nagar and Taramani Road Junction Ramp and works other than Diaphragm wall of One Underground Station at Thiruvanmiyur Metro in Corridor-3 of Phase-II Projec

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03.06.2022

CMRL

Chennai Metro

Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Ballastless Track of 11.01.2022 Standard Gauge including all associated works in Underground, Elevated and Madhavaram Depot

17.06.2022

CMRL

Chennai Metro

Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Ballastless Track of 27.01.2022 Standard Gauge Including all Associated Works in Underground and Elevated Section from Madhavaram Milk Colony to Sholinganallur

20.06.2022

CMRL

Chennai Metro

Design, Manufacturing, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Heavy-Duty Lifts and Escalators for Elevated and Underground Stations from Poonamallee Bypass to Lighthouse including Depot at Poonamallee of Corridor 4 of Phase-II

02.02.2022

27.06.2022

CMRL

Chennai Metro

Operation and Comprehensive Annual Maintenance Contract of VAC 09.03.2022 and TVS Systems in 19 Underground Metro Stations of Phase - I Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning 04.04.2022 of Machinery and Plant at Poonamallee Depot and Training of Personnel on turnkey basis Providing Overhauling Services to CMRL Rolling Stock in Koyambedu 08.04.2022 Depot

20.05.2022

CMRL

02.08.2022

CMRL

23.05.2022

CMRL

Supply of Consumables required for Rolling Stock Maintenance Activity 22.04.2022

21.05.2022

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Chennai Metro

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Design, manufacturing, supply, installation, testing, training and commissioning of RSS, ASS and SCADA for CMRL Phase II Corridor 3 (From Madhavaram Milk Colony to Sholinganallur) and Corridor 5 (Madhavaram Milk Colony to CMBT, including Depot at Madhavaram) Design,manufacturing, supply,installation, testing, training and commissioning of OHE and Switching Stations for CMRL Phase IICorr3(From Madhavaram Milk Colony to Sholinganallur)and Corr5 Madhavaram Milk Colony to CMBT,including Depot at Madhavaram Construction of five UG Stations at Thapalpetti, Moolakadai, Sembiyam, Perambur Market and Perambur Metro and crossover at Sembiyam and works other than diaphragm wall of two UG stations at Madhavaram Milk Colony and Murari hospital in Corridor-3 Construction of UG Stations at Kolathur Junction, Srinivasa Nagar, Villivakkam Suburban Station , Villivakkam Bus Terminus and Nathamuni with Entry/Exit,Ventilation shafts,Plumbing, Earthmat,Architectural finishes, Signages etc incl Twin Bored Tunnel Construction of Five (05) UG Stations at KMC (Kilpauk), Sterling Road, Nungambakkam, Gemini(Anna Flyover), Thousand Lights and Thousand Lights Cross Over Box and works other than Diaphragm wall of Two UG Stations at Royapettah Chetpet Metro in Corridor 3

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Jaipur Metro Jaipur Metro MumbaiAhmedabad HSR

Scope of Work

Issue Date

Design, Manufacturing and Supply of UIC-60 Turnouts and Scissor cross 11.02.2022 over for Ballasted/Ballast less Track of Delhi Metro Phase - IV (Line-7 Extn -Maujpur to MajlisPark and Line-10- Tughlakabad to Aerocity). Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of 16.02.2022 Fibre Optics Transmission System (FOTS) for 3 Priority Corridors of Phase-IV of Delhi MRTS. Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of 18.02.2022 Train Control and Signalling System for Aerocity to Tughlakabad Corridor of Phase-IV of Delhi MRTS Manufacturing and Supply of 16935 MT HH Rails UIC 60/60 E-1 (Class- 21.02.2022 A), 1080 Grade, IRS-T-12-2009, on CIF basis (Indian Port) for DMRP - PhIV Corridors (i) Line-8 Extn. (ii) Line-7 Extn. (iii) Line-10. Providing Graduate Stenographers at Metro Bhawan and other Offices of 06.04.2022 DMRC In Delhi and NCR region. Non Comprehensive Annual Maintenance Contract of Daikin make VRV 20.04.2022 AC Units installed at L-2 (AHNR) Line-5 (ILOK-MUDK incl KNR-SRSM) and Line-6 (LJPN-BAPU and Ajronda Depot) for 03 Years. Annual maintenance of civil works for Shastri Park Train Depot including 20.04.2022 DMRA, Trainees Hostel, ECO Park, Transit Hostel and Staff Quarters at Shastri Park. Water proofing of roof terrace at Tilak Nagar, Janak Puri West, Uttam 25.04.2022 Nagar East, Uttam Nagar West, Nawada, Preet Vihar and Patel Nagar metro station of line-3 and 4. Ultrasonic Flaw detection (USFD) testing of Rails and Welds (using B scan 25.04.2022 machine) in Line-3, 4 and 9 of DMRC network. Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of 29.04.2022 Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) system, for 3 Priority Corridors of PhaseIV Project of Delhi MRTS. To develop a Comprehensive integrated scheme of water supply 11.05.2022 arrangement through pipeline network .. from Krishna Park Ext. to Derawal Nagar section .. and entire Majlis Park to Maujpur corridor of Delhi MRTS Project Phase-IV Operation and Maintenance of 7 RO of capacity 1000 LPH and 5 STP of 11.05.2022 capacity 10 KLD at metro stations of Line-5 extension for 3 years. Replacement and rectification of roof gutters, maintenance of roof truss 11.05.2022 of Line-2 north section Samaypur Badli to Model Town including Khyber Pass depot. Detailed Design Consultancy for Design of Receiving Sub Stations cum 13.01.2022 25 kV AC Traction Substations and 33 kV Auxiliary Main Substations, Extra High Voltage nd High Voltage Cabling, 33kV Network nd Auxiliary Substations, 25 kV Flexible Overhead Equipm Design Supply Installation Testing Commissioning of Ballastless Track of 29.04.2022 Std Gauge Yellow Line Gandhinagar_Bawarshala_Bengali Square and Underground from Indore Rly Station to airport Station, Corridor along with Ballasted/Ballastless Track at Depot Addendum A1: Supply, Installation, Testing, Commissioning and 09.05.2022 Dismantling of Maintenance Free Valve Regulated Lead Acid Batteries for UPS and SMPS Installed at JMRC Corrigendum-2: RFP for Leasing Out Optical Fiber Capacity Between 11.05.2022 Jaipur Metro Stations Carrying out Survey works between Zaroli Village at Maharashtra Gujarat 25.04.2022 Border MAHSR km 156.600 and Vadodara MAHSR km 393.700 in the State of Gujarat in connection with the Construction of Mumbai Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project

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Authority

17.05.2022

DMRCL

23.05.2022

DMRCL

31.05.2022

DMRCL

25.05.2022

DMRCL

17.05.2022

DMRCL

21.05.2022

DMRCL

21.05.2022

DMRCL

17.05.2022

DMRCL

25.05.2022

DMRCL

13.06.2022

DMRCL

13.06.2022

DMRCL

06.07.2022

DMRCL

06.06.2022

DMRCL

16.06.2022

NCRTC

20.06.2022

MPMRCL

30.05.2022

JMRC

25.05.2022

JMRC

25.05.2022

IRCON

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Nagpur Metro

Procurement, Supply, Installation, Testing, Integration, Commissioning and 04.05.2022 Support of Integrated Real Time Enterprise Asset Management System & Advance Analytics for Operation & Maintenance of Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited Projects

25.05.2022 NMRCL

Nagpur Metro

Licensing of Built-up Spaces at Airport Metro Station, Ujjwal Nagar Metro 26.04.2022 Station, Jaiprakash Nagar Metro Station, Chhatrapati Square Metro Station, Congress Nagpur Metro Station, Sitabuldi Inetrchange Metro Station and Gaddigodam Square Metro Station of Nagpur Metro Rail Project for A Period of 20 Years

26.05.2022 NMRCL

Surat Metro

Design, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Ballastless Track from Bhesan to Saroli in Elevated Section Including Connecting Lines to Depot along with Ballasted / Ballastless / Embedded Standard Gauge Track For Corridor-II, Surat Metro Rail Project, Phase

04.05.2022

18.06.2022 GMRC

Surat Metro

Construction of Bhesan Depot Cum Workshop Which Includes DCC, Bcc and Associated E&M Works under Corridor – C2, Bhesan to Saroli, for Surat Metro Rail Project Phase – 1, DC-2

18.04.2022

02.06.2022 GMRC

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TENDER RESULT Project Agra/Kanpur Metro

Scope of Work Engagement of Detailed Design Consultant (DDC) for Civil, Architectural and E and M Works for (a) Corridor-2 of Kanpur Metro Rail Project, at Kanpur and (b) Corridor-2 of Agra Metro Rail Project, at Agra.

Bangalore Metro Construction of Depot cum Workshop at Challaghatta in Reach-2 Extension of Bangalore Metro Rail Project, Phase-2.

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Status

SYSTRA 23.85cr. MVA Consulting (India) – SYSTRA JV

Lowest Bidder

RITES – PMPL JV

499.41cr.

Lowest Bidder

Chennai Metro

Supply, installation, testing and commissioning of track works of L&T standard gauge including all associated works in (a) elevated section between CMBT (excluding) and ELCOT (including) in corridor 5 – up to circular connection to corridor-3 and (b) elevated section between Sholinganallur (excluding) to SICPOT (including) in Corridor 3 and pocket tracks & stabling lines of Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase-2.

342.13cr.

Lowest Bidder

Chennai Metro

Construction of elevated viaduct (approximate length-10 km) including elevated ramp and ten (10) elevated metro stations at Nehru Nagar, Kandanchavadi Perungudi, Thoraipakkam, Mettukuppam, PTC Colony, Okkiyampet, Karapakkam, Okkiyam Thoraipakkam and Shalinganagallur of Chennai Metro Phase 2.

L&T

1143.52cr.

Lowest Bidder

Chennai Metro

Design, manufacture, supply, testing, commissioning of standard gauge metro rolling stock (electrical multiple units) and training of personnel for Chennai Metro Project Phase II

Alstom Transport

946.92cr.

Lowest Bidder

Delhi Metro

Design, Detail Engineering, Manufacture, SITC of 25 KV AC Traction (RIGID OHE), 33KV ASS, Associated Cabling and SCADA Systems for Krishna Park Underground Station of Janakpuri west to R. K Ashram corridor (Extn. of Line-8) of Phase-IV Delhi MRTS

Siemens

19.56cr.

Lowest Bidder

158.16cr.

Lowest Bidder

Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning Siemens Ltd 656.00cr. of CBTC based Train Control and Signaling Systems and Telecommunication systems for KaviSubhash – Biman Bandar Corridor 32 Kms and Joka–Esplanade Metro Corridor 16 Kms of Metro Railway Kolkata in West Bengal, INDIA

Lowest Bidder

Haryana Orbital C-1: Priority Section – Construction of Earthwork, Bridges, Station KCC Rail Buildings, Retaining Walls and other miscellaneous Works in Buildcon connection with laying of New BG Double Railway line of HORC Project from Km 49.7 to Km 55.6 and its connectivity (new BG single line) from proposed Manesar Station of HORC to existing Patli Railway Station of IR Network Kolkata Metro

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he current criteria for considering two million population cities qualifies 19 cities for Metro projects. In addition DPRs for several cities with less than 2 million population are also being considered in the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA). While the requirement of funds projected in the 12th plan itself is nearly USD 22 billion, the actual investments envisaged would be more than 30 billion USD. Further MoHUA is also contemplating a policy of declaring cities with Million Plus population as eligible for Metro. Thus Metro Rails represent a multibillion dollar investment potential in India.

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Need for a Procurement Policy on Metro Projects There is justification for formulating a long term strategy on procurement of Metro systems, given the huge market India’s metro projects offer. The strategy would need to leverage the market that numerous Metro projects offers and address long term sustainability of this relatively capital intensive public transport. At present, Metros are being procured through individual contracts. Thus leveraging of the investment size is not taking place. Unless a supplier of Rolling Stock sees a likely market for bulk supply of train-sets/ signaling systems, bidding for Metro contracts, bidding will not be aggressively competitive. Each Metro authority calling for Rolling Stock and Signaling results in creation of a heterogeneous rolling stock fleet, with serious consequences for sustainability. Maintenance servicing and Spares for Rolling Stock and Signalling Equipment are a major component in Operation and Maintenance costs which will require a detailed consideration for future. As is the practice, the services and spare parts will become more and more expensive, once the suppliers’ original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in Europe, Japan, Korea etc. migrate to new product versions and put the previous generation equipment in “service mode”. Availability of spare parts and maintenance services will thus become more costly and even difficult. Development of an India based OEM industry is therefore critical for sustainability when more than 19 Metros are being planned in the country.

on a single technology platform. The need for a policy framework is also recognized by Ministry of Urban Development. “Presently individual metros are procuring rolling stock in small quantities with different specifications and clause to manufacture 60 to 70% cars indigenously. This does not promote indigenisation of propulsion equipment which is mostly imported. As in case of car body manufacture, indigenous manufacture of complete propulsion equipment in the phased manner also needs to be mandated in the rolling stock tenders,” said the Ministry. Urban Transportation however is a State List subject. A national level policy would be required to direct States pursuing Metro projects to procure standard specification rolling stock and signal systems. Transfer of Technology for “Make in India” driven manufacturing hub Rail Based Metro Transport Systems need to be viewed not merely as a transport solution but from a manufacturing perspective. Rail based transport systems require dedicated rolling stock and signalling systems for ensuring safe movement of steel wheel on steel rail. Rolling Stock and Signal systems constitute nearly 25-30% of project costs and recurring expenditure on spares is high. Thus localization of these systems can become a key driver for manufacturing in India.

Present Scenario not in sync with Make in India Unlike fixed infrastructure, in the area of rolling stock and signalling, it is seen that there is considerable heterogeneity in metro technology platforms. Even when manufacturing units have been set up in India, high value items that comprise the propulsion system are mostly imported from original equipment manufacturers (OEMS) in other countries like China, Korea and EU countries, where the technology resides. Local Manufacturing provisions bring low tech assembly jobs in the country like making car bodies and bogie manufacture. As a result, limited value addition and jobs creation in high end manufacturing and technology take place within the country, despite several thousand crores being spent on metro projects from public exchequer. Need for Standardization of Specifications Standardization of specifications for rolling stock, signalling and development of a vendor base of OEMs in the country will facilitate larger scale procurement

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Under “Make in India” mission, transfer of technology will help upgrade skill sets and technology base of the country to facilitate transformation from low-end technology product manufacturing to high -tech / high-end manufacturing. The transfer of technology would entail communicating not only the designs and drawings but also the system integration and maintenance knowhow, which will eventually lead to standardisation of specifications for Metros in India. Presently the turnover of indigenous rail equipment and component manufacturing industry covering the existing rail technology products is around Rs 35,000 Crores. The new technology

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transfers if used effectively, can raise the newer products like Metro Rail, High Speed Rail and Heavy Haul Freight Rail Rolling Stock, signals, Trains Control and Electrical Systems and the Rail Sector manufacturing business can expand beyond Rs 100,000 Crore. Approach to Transfer of Technology-case study Standardization of specifications for rolling stock, signalling and development of a vendor base of OEMs in the country will require a prior measure – Acquisition of Technology. It has to be a sustained effort, anchored in a manufacturing facility with requisite skills and knowledge and practicing engineers to absorb the Designs, Drawings and Manufacturing processes, metallurgy etc., for high cost components, with training and hand holding all the way till vendor base of OEMs is developed in the country. An example of successful ToT in the Railways has been the procurement of 6000 HP electric locomotives from ABB with full transfer of technology. Technology for production of transformers, Traction Motors, Traction Converters, Auxiliary Converter, Vehicle Electronics, Application Software (Source Code & Tools), Car Body, Bogie etc with full purchase specification for non ABB items. The results were a stunning more than 50% drop in cost of production over the price of the imported locomotives- all through localization. This spun off a large domestic vendor base of Indian OEMs. Intercity High Speed Rail As in the case of Metros, the High Speed Rail offers an opportunity to plan right from the beginning, in the correct direction, of imbibing advance rail technology and creating jobs in India. High Speed Rail train-sets work on distributed propulsion systems. Technology residency in Rolling stock for rail based suburban mass transit systems is available in India. Electric Multiple Unit (EMUs) and Multiple Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) coaches running in Indian Railways’ suburban rail services work on distributed propulsion technology. Even at present, technical clearance of all Metro projects is with Railways.

However, there is need to upgrade this technology base. The transfer of technology negotiations for Metro rolling stock will further strengthen India’s capacity to step up speed of EMUs / MEMUs in India from existing levels up to 200 km/hr and facilitate introduction of faster intercity passenger services on upgraded existing tracks. Tech knowhow for Metro coaches could be developed further by Indian Railways in house R&D, in association with academia, IITs, IISCs etc. to indigenously develop high speed trainsets. Prototypes could be tested on the proposed test track.

Japanese ToT could commence with helping India set up a test track for High Speed and heavy haul rail operations. About 50 kms of different types of track for testing rolling stock prototypes developed for HSR would not cost more than 4000 cr. With this, transfer of technology, absorption of advanced rail technology involved in HSR would also be facilitated. Testing facilities and laboratories for development of prototypes could be explored. The case for Japanese Technology lies in the superior safety record and near zero mortality record, even during severe earthquake induced Rail mishaps involving high speed trains on elevated tracks. Strategy on Transfer of Technology and Localization of Manufacturing of Rolling Stock/ Signalling systems for Rail Metro and High speed rail JICA loans are loffered for Metros as STEP loans with provision for procurement of goods and services from Japan to the extent of 30%. With atleast 15 metro projects likely to be posed for funding, Japanese consortia are presented an opportunity of supplying nearly 9-10 billion USD worth rolling stock/ signalling systems on Japanese technology platform and a long term engagement of its technical consultants for life cycle maintenance. India may seek as its own condition - complete transfer of technology for rolling stock, signalling and train control systems for metro projects under India’s “Make in India” policy, translated as high value addition in India and making a transition from lowend manufacturing towards high end manufacturing in India- more sophisticated advanced technology-intensive goods.

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Negotiations on Transfer of Technology under STEP loan, for both Metro rolling stock and High Speed train-sets, should be conducted by a multi-disciplinary team on the Make in India policy plank. Such negotiations need to be taken beyond financial closure, to ensure India’s interests are well protected. These negotiations need to be backed by a conscious national policy- creating more jobs in the country, upgrading the level of technology and manufacturing base for high end technology products, nurturing India’s GDP and providing a base for R&D in advanced rail technology products. The negotiation team must include experts who have knowledge of critical components of the Transfer of Technology package and a dedicated team to see through the complete process of transfer of technology. The domain knowledge of experts on technology transfer and localisation, must be deployed to convince their Japanese Counterparts about the mutual benefits of collaboration in rolling stock manufacture. Japan has several companies like Kawasaki, Mitsubishi, Hitachi, Nippon Sharyo, Kinki Sharyo, Toshiba and JTREC with expertise in Rolling Stock design and manufacture, who stand to benefit from the investment opportunity. They can form more than one consortium to satisfy the norm for inviting competitive bidding within Japan.

technology be accompanied by design analysis training and hand holding in the entire production process and in understanding the vehicle guidance system and signalling system and train control systems so as to develop an understanding on how each component of the metro system integrates with the other for smooth and safe operation. Thus Transfer of Technology (ToT) Package could then also include hand holding for development of original equipment manufacturers for auxiliary convertor, traction convertor, transformer and other major high value items in the propulsion chain within India. Japan has Heavy Haul Freight Rolling stock technology and India has interest in collaboration with Japanese Manufacturers of 12,000 HP and 9000 HP Locomotives to be used for freight operations including in Dedicated Freight Corridors. Loans for DFC must take advantage of simultaneous transfer of technology and manufacture in India with emphasis on vendor development as Original Equipment Manufacturers and Original Design Manufacturers (OEMs / ODMs) in India. Such localization should reach at least 70% of the value of rolling stock, as suggested by DIPP, within 3-4 years of ToT. Even in heavy haul wagon design we may explore Japanese technical assistance. Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor offers a unique opportunity for setting up Green Field Projects- International Class Planning and Logistics are some of the features which will attract green field OEMs manufacturers in this region. India stands to gain through such a package as on the one hand we get a cheap loan and on the other hand the transfer technology package will ensure imbibing high end technology for further mass production and supply of spares to feed the growing demand for metro rolling stock and signalling in the country. Thus jobs will be created in India instead of Indian money (through loan/public exchequer accounts) being spent on imports from Korea and China etc. Issues to be resolved

India may need to identify a dedicated organization with practicing engineers, capable to absorb and develop the necessary technical skills and technology from Japanese majors. In this regard, PSUs like BEML, BHEL and IR Production Units like ICF Chennai, RCF Kapurthala, Rae Bareily etc could be useful candidates. Transfer of Technology to PSUs/ Govt bodies would give the Japanese firms an assurance that no IPR violation issues would arise. OEMs vendor base would be developed on strict nondisclosure agreements and also for domestic usage only, so that they do not compete with Japanese Companies abroad. The strategy would be to insist that the transfer of

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Having established the case for technology residency in India for Metro and HSR rolling stock, signalling systems with system integration knowhow, the following issues also would need to be addressed. Globally advanced rail technology products are monopolised by a few nations. These nations jealously hoard commercial innovation products. This invariably creates stubborn cartels, even in competitive bidding. Ordinarily, ODAs, ECBs or multilateral funding agencies loans will finance only procurement of Rolling Stock/ Signalling equipment etc. but not transfer of technology. Advanced technology holding Donor nations will not part with such technologies, unless they sight gigantic infrastructure investments opportunities backed by markets. Thus a conscious policy decision has to be taken at the national level on procuring, through international bidding route, on loan funds- Metro and HSR rolling stock, signalling systems etc.

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Ordinarily a STEP Loan too will not accommodate an advanced technology transfer, unless both the donor and recipient nations perceive such advanced technology transfer as a strategic necessity. JICA loans are being offered for Metros as STEP loans with provision for procurement of goods and services from Japan to the extent of 30%.

Competitive bidding benefits will have to be matched with the benefits accruing to the nation from STEP loan over the life cycle of the loan. While a multilateral Agency loan will permit price discovery benefits to accrue, the all in cost of loan debt servicing of a multilateral agency lending could be higher than a STEP loan, when compared on the scale of benefit of lower interest rates and transfer of technology package.

With atleast 8-9 metro projects likely to be posed for funding, Japanese consortia are presented an opportunity of supplying more than 2.5 billion USD worth rolling stock/ signalling systems alone, on Japanese technology platform and a long term engagement of its technical consultants for life cycle maintenance. Through subtle negotiations, India may seek as its own condition- complete transfer of technology for rolling stock, signalling and train control systems for metro projects under India’s “Make in India” policy, translated as high value addition in India and making a transition from low-end manufacturing towards high end manufacturing in India- more sophisticated advanced technologyintensive goods. This is an imperative from the point of view of affordable sustainability of this public transport. Similar would be the case for high speed trains.

A word on Foreign Direct Investment in Metros and High Speed Rail. FDI- does not automatically bring in technology transfer of high value, high end technology products, unless there is a national policy on compulsory substantial localization. Sustainability issues in high speed trains and Metros will require local indigenous production and development of Indian OEMs. Thus a government negotiated transfer of technology package may be necessary for metros and HSR. ***

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MMRDA launches metro services on 20-km stretch of Mumbai Metro’s Line 2A & 7

aharashtra Chief Minister Shri Uddhav Bala Saheb Thackeray, flagged off first phase of bothDahisar to Dahanukar Wadi Metro-2A and Dahisar to Aarey Metro-7, on the eve of Gudi Padwa i.e. April 2, 2022. He congratulated MMRDA officials for overcoming many obstacles to create the additional Metro infrastructure. Ajit Pawar, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, appealed to Mumbaikars to maintain the beauty of the new technology and infrastructure. The Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde said that the new metro corridors will provide a great relief to Mumbaikars travelling on the Western Express Highway and Dahisar to Dahanukar Wadi road. Aditya Thackeray, Environment and Tourism and Suburban Guardian Minister also extended his courtesy to MMRDA officials for completing the 20-km long Metro corridors despite Covid slowing the progress of the city. The Chief Minister and other dignitaries bought tickets. He visited the Station Control Room and had video interaction with the staff in the Operation Control Centre. On the occasion, the Time-Table for the new corridors was also released at the hands of the Chief Minister. Uddhav

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Thackeray also felicitated MMRDA Officials, Contractors and workers for their valued contribution to bringing the first phase of this corridor to Mumbaikars. The MMRDA will deploy ten metro trains daily in service on this 20-km long route. The comfortable and safe journey can be enjoyed with a minimum fare of Rs.10 and a maximum of Rs.40. While the trains will run with pilots at the helm initially, the latest technology has been used in form of CBTC system, signalling and driverless operations. The commuters can use the trains from 8 pm today. Tomorrow onwards the services will run from 6 am to 10 pm on a daily basis. The stations on the route will make commuters’ life easier with facilities such as drinking water, toilets and more importantly the tactile pathway – designed with international standards – which will help visually impaired commuters find their way without much inconvenience. The wheelchaired commuters will also comfortably ride the metro in the first and the last coach. All stations are equipped with CCTV surveillance, security personnel and fire extinguishers. Besides, the latest fare collection technology with paper QR Ticket, Mobile QR Ticket facility will also ease commuters’ journey - 18 stations in all. WWW.METRORAILTODAY.COM

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Dahisar to Dahanukar Wadi Metro-2A Stations Dahisar, Anand Nagar, Kandarpada, Mandapeshwar-IC Colony, Eksar, Borivali (West), Pahadi Eksar, Kandivali (West) and Dahanukar Wadi Dahisar to Aarey Metro-7 Stations Aarey, Dindoshi, Kurar, Akurli, Poisar, Magathane, Devipada, Rashtriya Udyan and Ovari Pada. Mumbai Metro Line 2A & 7 Route Map

Mumbai Metro Line 2A (Dahisar - D.N. Nagar) • Metro Line 2A from Dahisar to D N Nagar is 18.589 km. long elevated corridor with 17 stations. • It shall provide interconnectivity among the existing Western Express Highway, Western Railway, Metro Line 1 (Ghatkopar to Versova), the ongoing Metro Lines 2B (D N Nagar to Mandale) & 7 (Andheri (E) to Dahisar (E)) and the proposed Metro Line 6 (Swami Samarth Nagar to Vikhroli). • It shall facilitate smooth and efficient interchange with the suburban rail system and MRT system at Dahisar and D N Nagar. • It shall provide connectivity between the Western, Central Mumbai and the Northern suburban Mumbai. • It shall provide rail based access to the commercial and geographical landmarks in Mumbai. • It shall reduce the current travel time by anything between 50% and 75% depending on road conditions. Mumbai Metro Line 2B (D.N. Nagar - Mandale) • Metro Line 2B from D N Nagar to Mandale is 23.643 km. long elevated corridor with 20 stations. • It shall provide interconnectivity among the existing Western Express Highway, Eastern Express Highway, Western Railway, Central Railway, Mono Rail, Metro Line 1 (Ghatkopar to Versova) and Metro Line 2A (Dahisar to D N Nagar), Metro Line 4 (Wadala to Kasarvadavali) & Metro Line 3 (Colaba to SEEPZ) under implementation. • It shall provide connectivity between the Eastern & Western Suburban Mumbai. • It shall provide rail based access to the commercial, Govt. bodies and geographical landmarks in Mumbai. • Dedicated Depot is planned at Mandale in up to an extent of 22 Ha. land area. • It shall reduce the current travel time by anything between 50% and 75% depending on road conditions. Mumbai Metro Line 7 (Andheri East - Dahisar East) • Metro Line 7 from Andheri (E) to Dahisar (E) is 16.475 km. long elevated corridor with 13 stations. • It shall provide interconnectivity among the existing Western Express Highway, Western Railway, Metro Line 1 (Ghatkopar to Versova), the ongoing Metro Line 2A (Dahisar to D N Nagar) and the proposed Metro Line 6 (Swami Samarth Nagar to Vikhroli). • It shall facilitate smooth and efficient interchange with the suburban rail system and MRT system at Andheri, JVLR and Dahisar. • It shall provide connectivity between the Central Mumbai and the Northern suburban Mumbai. • It shall provide rail based access to the Mumbai International Airport (CSIA), SEEPZ, National Park and other commercial and geographical landmarks. • Dedicated Depot is planned at Dahisar in an extent of 15 Ha. • It shall reduce the current travel time by anything between 50% and 75% depending on road conditions.

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URBAN INFRA BUSINESS SUMMIT & AWARDS 2022 SEPT. 9, 2022 | HOTEL SHANGRI-LA, NEW DELHI, INDIA To celebrate India’s 75th anniversary of Independence, Urban Infra Communication (India's first Infra PR & Media Company) in collaboration with leading industries, corporates and media platforms, is pleased to announce the second edition of Urban Infra Business Leadership Awards 2022 (previously known as Rail Infra and Mobility Business Leadership Awards) to honour and recognize industry leaders (individuals and corporates) for their extraordinary contribution in developing major infrastructure projects in-country through their innovative ideas, products, and services. The profiles of selected industry leaders will be featured in a special coffee table book titled “75 Leaders Transforming India’s Urban Infrastructure”. The book will be launched at the second edition of excellence in Rail Infra and Mobility Business Leadership Awards 2022 which is scheduled on 9th September, 2022, at Hotel Shangri-La, New Delhi, India.

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RAIL AND METRO PROGRESS INDIA

Rail & Metro Progress Report India Status of Metro & Urban Rail Projects in India

Investment Approved (in Rs/Crores) Agra Metro

12900

Ahmedabad Metro

System

Network Length (km)

OPERATIONAL

Metro Rail

750.2 19.5

Tram

38.0

Delhi Metrolite

Regional Rail (RRTS)

High Speed Rail

Total Network:

3401.2

6941

Chennai Metro

Monorail

2593.5

58193

Bhopal Metro Coimbatore Metro

Suburban Rail

16157

Bangalore Metro

85613 6683

Delhi Metro

117278 5587

Dholera Metro

7000

Gorakhpur Metro

4672

Gurgaon Metro

8736

Hyderabad Metro

18800

Indore Metro

7500

Jaipur Metro

7695

Jammu Metro

4825

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Kanpur Metro

System

Network Length (km)

Metro Rail

712.9

Metrolite

Suburban Rail

Regional Rail (RRTS)

17.0

High Speed Rail

50.0

Total Network:

779.9

11076

Kochi Metro

8086

Kolkata Metro

47524

Kozhikode Metro

2773

Lucknow Metro

12374

Meerut Metro

11544

Mumbai Metro

140814

Mumbai Monorail

3000

Nagpur BG Metro

334

Nagpur Metro

19896

Navi Mumbai Metro

7633

Noida Metro

11185

Patna Metro

NEW APPROVED

System

Network Length (km)

Metro Rail Metrolite/MetroNeo Suburban Rail Regional Rail (RRTS) High Speed Rail Total Network:

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670.2 94.5 252.96 224.7 4097.0 5339.36

13479

Pune Metro

24773

Srinagar Metro

5734

Surat Metro

12020

Thane Metro

7165

Trivandrum Metro

4219

Varanasi Metro

7000

Vijayawada Metro

15000

Visakhapatnam Metro

15933

Warangal Metro

1341

50000

100000

150000

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OPERATIONAL METRO RAIL NETWORK Project

Network (km)

Project

Network (km)

Ahmedabad Metro (Gujarat)

6.5

Meerut Metro (Uttar Pradesh)

20.0

Bangalore Metro (Karnataka)

56.1

Nagpur Metro (Maharashtra)

15.1

Chennai Metro (Tamil Nadu)

54.1

Navi Mumbai Metro (Maharashtra)

11.1

Delhi Metro (Delhi)

348.5

Gurgaon Rapid Metro (Haryana)

12.1

Hyderabad Metro (Telangana)

69.2

Jaipur Metro (Rajasthan)

12.0

Kochi Metro (Kerala)

25.0

Kolkata Metro (West Bengal)

39.2

Kanpur Metro (Uttar Pradesh)

8.7

Lucknow Metro (Uttar Pradesh)

Patna Metro (Bihar)

6.1

Pune Metro (Maharashtra)

52.5

Surat Metro (Gujarat)

21.6

Total Network:

712.9

NEW APPROVED METRO PROJECTS Project

Network (km)

Dholera Metro (Gujarat)

100.0

22.9

Delhi Metrolite (Delhi)

40.85

Mumbai Metro (Maharashtra)

31.4

Mumbai Metro (Maharashtra)

Mumbai Monorail (Maharashtra)

19.5

Nagpur BG Metro (Maharashtra)

268.63

Nagpur Metro (Maharashtra)

24.5

Nashik Metro Neo (Maharashtra)

32.0

Noida Metro (Uttar Pradesh)

29.7

Thane Metro (Maharashtra)

29.0

Pune Metro (Maharashtra)

10.3

Gorakhpur Metro (Uttar Pradesh)

27.4

Gurugram Metro (Haryana)

30.0

Kozhikode Light Metro (Kerala)

13.3

Trivandrum Light Metro (Kerala)

21.8

Total Network:

769.7

UNDER CONSTRUCTION METRO PROJECTS Project Agra Metro (Uttar Pradesh)

Network (km) 7.0

Ahmedabad Metro (Gujarat)

33.5

Bangalore Metro (Karnataka)

118.8

Bhopal Metro (Madhya Pradesh) Chennai Metro (Tamil Nadu)

11.0 118.9

Total Network:

650.58

UNDER CONSIDERATION METRO PROJECTS Project

Network (km)

Coimbatore Metro (Tamil Nadu)

136.0

Ghaziabad Metro (Uttar Pradesh)

11.0

Jammu Metro (J&K)

23.0

Srinagar Metro (J&K)

25.0

Varanasi Metro (Uttar Pradesh)

29.2

Delhi Metro (Delhi)

61.5

Indore Metro (Madhya Pradesh)

16.3

Kanpur Metro (Uttar Pradesh)

14.8

Visakhapatnam Metro (Andhra Pradesh)

Kolkata Metro (West Bengal)

55.7

Vijayawada Metro (Andhra Pradesh)

Mumbai Metro (Maharashtra)

149.0

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87.6

Total Network:

140.2 66.2 430.6

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RAIL & METRO PROGRESS IN INDIA

HSR/RRTS HIGH SPEED RAIL NETWORK Project

Network (km)

Executing Agency

Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR corridor

508.0

NHSRCL

Under construction (50.0 km)

Mumbai-Nagpur HSR corridor

741.0

NHSRCL

DPR under progress

Mumbai-Hyderabad HSR corridor

711.0

NHSRCL

DPR under progress

Delhi-Varanasi HSR corridor

865.0

NHSRCL

DPR under progress

Delhi-Ahmedabad HSR corridor

886.0

NHSRCL

DPR under progress

Chennai-Mysore HSR corridor

435.0

NHSRCL

DPR under progress

Delhi-Amritsar HSR corridor

459.0

NHSRCL

DPR under progress

Varanasi-Hawrah HSR corridor

760.0

NHSRCL

DPR under progress

Delhi-Mumbai HSR corridor

1384.0

HSRCIL

Feasibility study completed

Mumbai-Chennai HSR corridor

1334.0

HSRCIL

Feasibility study under progress

Chennai-Kolkata HSR corridor

1670.0

HSRCIL

Pre-feasibility study under progress

Delhi-Kolkata HSR corridor

1447.0

HSRCIL

Feasibility study under progress

Mumbai-Kolkata HSR corridor

1961.0

HSRCIL

Pre-feasibility study under progress

Delhi-Chennai HSR corridor

2184.0

HSRCIL

Feasibility study under progress

Total Network:

Status

15345.0

SEMI HIGH SPEED RAIL NETWORK Project

Network (km)

Executing Agency

Status

Ahmedabad-Rajkot Semi HSR corridor

227.0

G-RIDE

Pune-Nashik Semi HSR corridor

235.0

MAHARAIL

Approved by State Govt.

Thiruvananthapuram-Kasargod Semi HSR corridor

530.6

K-RAIL

Approved by State Govt.

Total Network:

992.6

Feasibility study completed

REGIONAL RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM NETWORK Project

Network (km)

Executing Agency

Delhi-Meerut RRTS Smart Line

82.15

NCRTC

Under construction (17.0 km)

Delhi-Panipat RRTS Smart Line

103.0

NCRTC

DPR approved

Delhi-Alwar RRTS Smart Line

106.0

NCRTC

Approved

Haryana Orbital Rail

121.7

HRIDC

Approved

Total Network:

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Status

412.85

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How are India’s metro rail systems faring?

movement has become slow in heavy traffic and hence is losing efficiency, particularly over long commute distances. Indian cities have thus begun building metro systems to provide better public transport despite the very high costs. Captain Naveen Chandra Resident of Bengaluru

here are over 200 cities in the world that have a metro system. London’s Metro is the oldest, operating since 1863. Shanghai Metro’s network with nearly 750km is the world’s largest today. It also has the highest annual ridership of 2.83 billion trips (in 2020). India’s growth post-liberalisation ushered in faster economic progress. Metropolitan cities being the biggest job creators began attracting migrants and have grown fast. Higher incomes have led to unsustainable levels of motorization because most cities have narrow streets. Bus

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Kolkata already had a metro system since 1984. India’s first modern metro opened in Delhi in 2002. Delhi metro has expanded very fast and is currently the largest metro system in India. India now has 15 operational metro systems with several more under construction or in planning stages. So, it has been two decades since Indian cities began building and operating metro systems. It is thus a good time now to take stock and analyse their performances. Let’s look at data from stats and figures for systems that have completed a phase or a major part of it and were operational for a year or more as of 2020. Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru metros top in ridership per km, but none close to forecast numbers!

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While Delhi Metro’s annual ridership is the highest among Indian cities, crossing a billion, it is also the one with the maximum length and coverage. However Kolkata, Mumbai and Bengaluru do much better in terms of per kilometre ridership. (Note: The figures referred to are from 2019-20, the last year before the pandemic since for the past two years, Covid has seriously dented the performance of all Metro Rail Transport systems worldwide due to pandemic restrictions).

Table 1: Ridership Data of Indian Metros.

Kolkata, Mumbai and Bengaluru’s ridership per kilometre numbers are well comparable to many global cities. Check the ridership data for some large overseas systems.

high investments made. A scrutiny of the established overseas systems indicates that all have well over one billion per year. Only five out of the twenty Indian and Overseas systems have over 20,000 per km per day (Mumbai, Kolkata, Seoul, Tokyo and Mexico City). • Four have between 15,000 and 20,000. • Another five are between 10,000 and 15,000. • Three are between 5,000 and 10,000.

• The remaining three are below 5,000 (all in India). Mumbai Metro has the highest ridership per km in India and its system is just a small 11.4km solitary east-west line in the city that connects both its trunk suburban rail lines

Table 2: Ridership Data (Overseas Metros)

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besides passing through the CBDs of Andheri and also intersecting the busy Western Express highway. However, it still only makes an operational profit and is yet to clear METRO RAIL TODAY MAY 2022

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its massive debts. Mumbai metro is currently under massive expansion. Delhi Metro actually had good ridership per km (14,570 in 2016-17) but has slipped back by over 40% (8,543 in 201920) after fare increases in 2017-18. Another issue could be that some of the new routes and extensions were unviable, particularly the longer suburban extensions. A recent CAG report had the following observations:

The average ridership achieved is thus 28.09% of forecast ridership, which is very poor. Those shaded on the table are below the average of 28.09%. Only Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai fared better than average in the opening year. Metros running at loss Table-4 shows the financials of Indian metro systems from their Annual Reports for 2019-20.

“Out of the 13 corridors proposed for Phase-III, DMRC recommended two financially unviable corridors with negative Financial Internal Rate of Return”

As can be seen, all metros have reported overall losses! Only Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai made operational profits.

“In four corridors, the Financial Internal Rate of Return was enhanced considering inflated Fare Box Revenue to meet the benchmark of eight per cent.”

Delhi Metro has a huge 43% share under non-fare-box revenues. However, the contribution from estate, rental etc. is small at just 10.4%. The rest (32.6%) is mostly from external projects and consultancy. This is likely to keep reducing as it has in the previous years (it reduced from Rs2,363.9 crores in 2017-18 to Rs2,014.1 in 2018-19 to Rs1,941.0 crores in 2019-20).

A comparison between the forecast ridership (as per DPRs*) against actual ridership after completion of phase proves none were close to forecast.

Table 3: Metro Ridership DPR Forecast Vs. Actuals

Table 4: Financials of the Indian Metro systems from their Annual Reports for 2019-20.

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The declining trend is because other states are becoming less reliant on DMRC for project management as they gain experience building, operating and managing on their own. India’s efforts to capture land values have not been successful. Hyderabad metro which recently completed its phase-1 has also not been able to exploit and capture much value from the huge parcels of land given to it by the state government as part of the PPP agreement. In sharp contrast, Hong Kong and Tokyo easily make profits without even relying on any estate development since their ridership is very high. Their ridership is very high for one or more of these reasons: difficult city terrain, high cost of fuel, high cost of vehicle ownership, long commuting distances, lack of big city motorways, costly tolls etc that are natural barriers for use of private transport. Hong Kong and Singapore have estate development that contributes handsomely to their non-fare-box revenues. How is Bengaluru’s Namma Metro doing? It has been over four years since the completion of Namma Metro’s Phase-1. So, how is it performing? BMRCL’s operating profit of Rs54.1 crores is a consolation but overall losses are on the high side. The bulk of Namma metro’s losses was due to finance costs and depreciation/amortisation. Ridership per km is reasonably good, better than Delhi which has a much bigger network. Namma metro’s ridership needs to go up substantially if losses have to be cut down. Fare-box (i.e., ticket revenues) will be the key source of revenue accounting for a major portion of revenues (probably over 70-80%). Non-Fare-box revenues are poor, in part due to BBMP’s ban on advertising on metro piers, portals and other such metro structures, but they need to go up to the maximum extent possible. Getting Namma Metro on the road to good ridership and profitability

It seems clear that Namma Metro must rely mostly on fare box revenues and increase ridership substantially since capturing land value is going to be very difficult, even if land is made available for estate development. However, land is a scarce commodity in Bengaluru, particularly free government land for Namma Metro’s estate exploitation. Another lesson is to research and plan extensions /additions very carefully, taking full consideration of the possibility of poor ridership. Expansion /extension with huge scope of a hundred or more kilometres in one go in future phases is also to be avoided. Extensions/expansions are to be done after very detailed studies and simulations before routes are selected since lines with poor ridership can become a huge financial burden in later years. While it is true that some lines will always lag behind others on ridership on almost all metro systems, all-out efforts need to be made to improve ridership on all lines. It remains to be seen how other lines that will be opened soon would fare, particularly since work-from-home is now more or less an established business practice, besides COVID-induced reduction in commutes. *** (Captain Naveen Chandra is a resident of Bengaluru, member of 'Praja' and a seasoned mariner.)

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Within years, areas such as Dwarka, parts of Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad and Ghaziabad became residential as well as commercial hubs because of easy metro connectivity. The markets of Old Delhi also got a new lease of life, as people could travel to these areas without worrying about congestion on the streets or parking hassles. Also, the Delhi Metro proved to be a glowing example of sustainable infrastructure development. In 2021, an estimated 5,16,000 vehicles were taken off the streets of Delhi because of the metro.

Rail-based urban transit systems are still the most viable mode of travel for our cities

Vikas Kumar Managing Director Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

apid urbanisation is one of the primary challenges that our planners have faced over the years. It is estimated that by 2030, more than 40% of India’s population will be living in urban areas. And without a robust infrastructure for mass mobility, no urban centre can grow. The growth of the economy and the increase in the number of employment opportunities can happen if a city has quality transportation options. In the case of Delhi NCR (national capital region), we have noticed how the metro came and transformed the economic landscape of the region.

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There has been a tremendous reduction in vehicular emissions as a result. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the Delhi Metro has now triggered a metro revolution in the country’s other ever-expanding urban areas. Currently, over 770 -km of metro lines are operational in 20 cities across the country, making India one of the largest metro rail networks in the world. Over a thousand kilometres of additional lines are being implemented across the country. The Delhi Metro also recognises its role as the biggest metro system in the country and is guiding almost all other metros in varying capacities. Right now, DMRC is involved in the construction work of the Mumbai and Patna metro projects. Other than the metro, a lot of focus is being laid on other rail-based solutions, which are smaller in capacity but can cater to the requirements of our tier-2 cities. Systems such as MetroLite and MetroNeo are in the planning stages for cities that are smaller in size with less population. In Kochi, a very interesting project called the Water Metro is being implemented where metro-like mass transportation services with comfortable travel and enhanced safety will be offered utilising the adjacent water bodies. The ongoing Covid pandemic, however, has posed many new questions regarding the concept of mass mobility. With social distancing being the primary precaution needed to combat the virus, metro services across the globe have been severely impacted. Many people have reverted to their private vehicles to avoid the crowding in trains. However, I would like to reiterate that the bene ts of the metro as a sustainable mass transit option cannot be questioned even in the current scenario. With adequate maintenance of hygiene and cleanliness by metro operating agencies and some discipline and cooperation from the passengers, rail-based urban transit systems are still the most viable mode of travel for our cities. ***

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Dr. Brijesh Dixit is an acclaimed Railway Administrator, efficient infrastructure builder and urban transport professional. Presently heading Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. as Managing Director and leading the Nagpur and Pune Metro Rail projects from the front. He was associated with Indian Railway for over 30 years including association with Mumbai suburban and urban rail transport for over 15 years, at various levels covering planning, designing, constructing and maintaining large scale rail infrastructures & operation of services and administration of institutions on both Western and Central Railways. In a recent conversation with Metro Rail Today, he shared the current status of various metro rail & urban transportation systems being implemented in Maharashtra under his leadership.

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While Metros offer tremendous economic and environmental benefits to the city and Society but face a difficult long-term financial sustainability challenge that needs to be met successfully to sustain the metro project in a long run. Fare-box revenue is inadequate to meet all the apex. Therefore, the world over a lot of emphases is given to the Non-fare revenue.

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First, kindly accept our heartiest congratulations on the opening of the long-awaited Pune Metro Rail Project. What are your next priorities and when the remaining sections of these lines will be commissioned? Two lines of the Pune Metro Rail Project were inaugurated at the hands of Hon Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 6th March 2022. Of the total project length of 33.28km, 12 km section has been made operational. The proposed timeline for completion of the remaining sections of the Pune Metro is as follows: • Reach 1&4 (Phugewadi-Civil Court): 6.91km (June 2022) • Reach 2 (Garware-Civil Court): 2.38km (June 2022) • Reach 3 (Civil Court -Ramwadi): 8.37km (Dec, 2022) • Reach 4 (Civil Court to Swargate): 3.62km (March 2023)

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Maha Metro has been recently appointed consultants for conducting a survey and traffic study of Phase 2 of the Pune Metro Rail Project. What’s the current progress of study? Please highlight new corridors/extensions planned under Phase 2. Firstly, as part of Pune Metro Phase-I itself, two extensions of the North-South corridor have been approved by Govt. of Maharashtra. i) PCMC–Nigdi length about 4.5 km. ii) Swargate-Katraj underground length is about 5.5 km. They now need GoI sanctions for their execution. Secondly, Govt. of Maharashtra has given a mandate to Maha Metro for the preparation of DPRs for Pune Metro Phase 2 for six lines of about 47 km. They are: • Swargate to Khadakwasla: 13 km • SNDT to Warje: 8 km • Ramwadi to Wagholi: 12 km • Swargate to Hadapsar: 7 km • Hadapsar – Kharadi: 5 km • Vanaz to Chandani Chowk: 2 km (Total Length: 47 km) PCMC • Bhosari to Chakan: 22 km Thirdly, PMC has given a mandate to Maha Metro for the preparation of DPR of Metro Neo on the earlier proposed route of circular HCMTR of the length of 36 km in the PMC area. Fourthly, PCMC has given a mandate to Maha Metro for the preparation of DPR of Metro Neo on the earlier proposed route of circular HCMTR of a length of 28 km in the PCMC area. It has been submitted to Govt. of Maharashtra for approval. The proposed corridors run along the major arterial roads of the city and will provide the commuters with clean, safe, and faster transit. The DPR study is progressing well and most of the required surveys have been completed. The draft DPR should be ready in about 3-4 months, after which the required approvals will be taken.

Are you also taking interest in Pune Metro Line 3 being implemented under the PPP model? When will this line be commissioned for the Public? This line is being executed by Pune Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (PMRDA). Maha Metro is currently working on the implementation of various metro rail projects in Maharashtra and consequently, you have a variety of issues on your plate. What do you think is the most important issue that has to be tackled while keeping the interests of the project in mind? While Metros offer tremendous economic and environmental benefits to the city and Society but face a difficult long-term financial sustainability challenge that needs to be met successfully to sustain the metro project in a long run. Fare-box revenue is inadequate to meet all the apex. Therefore, the world over a lot of emphases is given to the Non-fare revenue. Sources such as Transit-Oriented Development (ToD), Land Value Capture, Property Development, etc. are focused upon in this aspect. Also, Optimization of cost and avoiding time overruns are the most important factors to be tackled for the success of Metro Rail projects. A large section of commuters is eagerly waiting for the commissioning of the Navi Mumbai Metro project. Please throw some light on the current status and completion target of Phase 1 of Line 1. Navi Mumbai Metro project is being implemented by CIDCO. However, they have mandated Maha Metro to take care of the balance of work and Operations & Maintenance for a period of 10 years for Line 1 (From Belapur Pendhar of 11 km length and 11 stations). The Metro corridor from Central Park to Pendhar having a 5.20 km length with 05 stations has been completed and CMRS certification is obtained. The stretch is likely to be commissioned and opened to the public very soon.

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What is the current status of the Nashik Metro Neo project and when the construction of this project will be commenced? What is the current status of the procurement plan of Rolling Stock for this unique and ambitious project? ReplyMetro Neo is a very innovative concept being implemented for the very first time in the country and anywhere globally in this format. Govt. of Maharashtra has approved Nashik Metro Neo Project and it is currently with the Govt. of India at an advanced stage of sanction. I am happy to tell you that, now Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, GoI has adopted Metro Neo for nationwide adaption and has issued standard specifications for that. Maha Metro will be implementing this project under the Make in India policy. A detailed procurement plan shall be worked out after GoI sanctions the project. However, a number of companies have expressed their willingness to manufacture the rolling stock and other equipment required for the project under the Make in India policy including BHEL Ltd, Titagarh Wagons Ltd, and Tata Motors Ltd, etc. We can see that most Metro projects have missed their completion deadlines and consequent escalation in costs, how are you planning to mobilize funds for the projects?

I am very happy to say that both Pune Metro and Nagpur metro projects have not missed the deadlines except for some minor impacts due to the pandemic Covid. Nagpur Metro Projects with a network of 38 Kms is at the completion stage whereas Pune Metro has very recently started its commercial operation on 6th March 2022 after Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi had flagged off the maiden metro train. 12 km of the total 33.28 km have been opened for the public in Pune. In both the projects, there is no major escalation of cost except for Land acquisition which has been acquired after the new LAPA Act, and foreign exchange and inflation beyond the provision of DPR during the intervening period. With the growing population and the pressure on infrastructure in the Metropolis like Nagpur, Pune and Nashik etc., what would you advise urban planners on ways to ease urban mobility? The urban planners should focus on the proper Land use policies including Transit Oriented Development (ToD), land value capture etc. so that the mass transit projects undertaken would have a long-term financial and environmental sustainability. What is your take on our publications i.e. Metro Rail Today and Urban Transport News? Is there anything about the publications you think we could do better? You are doing well and I wish you all the best. ***

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Will speeds of Indian trains ever increase?

evelopment of Train 18 — Vande Bharat Express — the first semi-high-speed train of Indian Railways (IR), and the subsequent announcement of its large-scale proliferation with 400 rakes in three years, raised the hope that India would soon have a sizeable sector of such trains. The semi-high-speed sector is ill-defined but in the Indian context, stuck as we are in the mail/express train speed range of 110 to 130 km/h for decades, it would mean passenger train operation in the speed range of 160 to 200 km/h. The reality, however, is far removed from the hope. IR has only a small stretch of track and allied infrastructure between Delhi and Agra which is fit for trains to run at 160 km/h.IR has been talking about running coaching trains at 160km/h speed for more than five decades since the 1960s and the timeline for achieving the number of times has been revised, embarrassingly, on several occasions. IR’s flagship trains, Rajdhanis and Shatabdis continue to ply at the same maximum speeds up to 130 km/h since their induction.

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Another important aspect which is perhaps as important, if not more, than the maximum speed of operation is the average speed of trains. It calibrates the capacity of IR to run passenger trains consistently at a good speed. Comptroller and Auditor General of India recently tabled a report in parliament, berating IR for not making any perceptible improvement in the running speed of mail/express trains despite spending a significant amount of `2.5 lakh crore on track infrastructure between 2008 and 2019. The report stated that the average speed of such trains in 2019-20 was only 50.6 km, which is less than a percent higher than what was registered a decade back. IR has talked about ‘Mission Raftaar’ since 2016-17, which envisaged raising the average speed of these trains from 50kmph to 75kmph by 2021-22. While the target has been missed by a mile, there appears to be no hope of achieving an average speed of even 60 Km/h in near future. A project to increase the maximum speed of operation to 160 km/h on the Delhi-Howrah and Delhi-Mumbai section is in hand for some years. While the declared target date of completion is March 2023, the project is not likely to see completion by then, or even by 2024. IR must look at its strategy closely as such default indicates some gaps in planning, financing and execution. Let us see this from a global perspective. There are more than 20 countries where passenger trains run at a speed of 200kmph or more; there are many countries that have achieved this by upgrading their existing track, allied infrastructure and rolling stock, including tilting, to raise average and maximum speeds to the range of 150kmph and

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225kmph respectively; but after the fiasco of the Talgo train trial drama, this may be a distant dream for IR. This is evident since so far as IR has not even formulated the guidelines for construction and maintenance of assets for speed beyond 160kmph, although R&D arm of IR, RDSO was assigned the task more than three years ago. A glance at the timetable published by the IR (for the period July 2019-June2020) shows that even for trains like Vande Bharat, Tejas & Shatabdi expresses on different routes, there is a vast difference in actual average speeds. While the highest average speed is only 96 Kmph for Varanasi-New Delhi Vande Bharat, it is as low as 53 Kmph for Dehradun and Kathgodam Shatabdi. This is mainly on account of various permanent and temporary speed restrictions and operational factors like a number of halts & time allowances provided in the timetable for planned maintenance works and unforeseen incidents. Unless these impediments are removed in a time-bound manner, merely increasing the maximum speed will provide an only limited advantage in terms of the overall reduction in travel time in spite of prohibitive capital expenditure. The average speeds remain low even with the induction of more powerful locomotives also because of differential speeds of various trains as all of them, including freight trains, share the same track with curves on which speeds are regulated and the maximum speeds are achieved only for a small time in a run. The impact of laying flatter horizontal curvature on average speeds is evident from the experience of the Mumbai and Madgaon section of the Konkan Railway which was originally built for 160kmph speed potential with flatter curves and hardly any permanent speed restrictions; on this section, Tejas express is able to achieve an average speed of 85kmph in spite it being non-electrified single line. With multiple objectives of speed and capacity, IR sanctioned the project to increase the speed to 160kmph on the New Delhi-Howrah and New Delhi-Mumbai Central routes, to be completed by March 2023, at a cost of about Rs17,000cr. The scope of the project includes fencing, Automatic Train Protection System, Mobile Train Radio Communication and automated and mechanized diagnostic systems. A major portion of Rs17,000 cr is planned through institutional financing (about Rs16,000 cr) and till March 2020, no expenditure has been incurred. In addition, the cost of removal of all level crossings is funded separately. Under the circumstance, completion of these two works by end of this fiscal looks too far-fetched and there is a high risk of severe cost and time overruns. It is conceivable that once this infrastructure is put in place, the maximum speed capability of Train 18 type rolling stock can be increased to 200kmph with minor inputs from IR engineers themselves. As for the increase in average speeds, IR should try out tilting in some Train 18s to assess its reliability in the Indian environment. WWW.METRORAILTODAY.COM

With the fillip given in recent years to the construction of expressways, improvements in designs and comfortable speeds of cars, affordability of modern tourist taxis and higher penetration of air travel, IR will find it difficult to even retain its present share of passenger traffic. If the travel time of inter-city Shatabdi type day trains is not reduced by increasing the average as well as maximum speed, rail travel may no longer offer a significant journey time advantage over road, beset as it is already with an extra travel time to and from the station. Readers would recall that the Mumbai-Pune Shatabdi express had to be discontinued because of poor patronage after the commissioning of the Mumbai-Pune expressway. Similarly, unless the travel time of Rajdhanis is reduced drastically, making services like New Delhi to Mumbai and Howrah truly overnight, a similar scenario may emerge after the completion of new expressways. It is obvious that irrespective of the road quality, a Ferrari will run only with the speed of an auto-rickshaw in Chandni Chowk; for the same reason, if IR is genuinely serious to run semi-high-speed trains on existing tracks, with a decent average speed, say around 120 km/h, then the whole eco-system needs a relook; improvements in rolling stock, particularly on reducing the gap between freight and passenger train speed, time-tabled running of goods trains, reliability of assets and completing the two projects of 160kmph, without much permanent speed restriction, expeditiously. With a young and dynamic minister in charge of Railways, the time to act is now. *** This article is co-authored by Mr. MK Gupta & Mr. Sudhanshu Mani. Gupta is a retired Member (Engineering) and Mani is a retired General Manager, Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Indian Railways. Both are independent rail consultants. The views expressed are personal.

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Andhra Pradesh to develop ₹14,300 crore Visakhapatnam Metro project on PPP mode

ndhra Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (APMRCL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV) formed for the implementation of metro rail projects in Andhra Pradesh state, is planning to develop a metro rail system in Visakhapatnam city on the public-private partnership modal. If things go as per the plan, then Visakhapatnam city will have a metro rail network in the next 8 to 10 years. APMRC will submit the revised Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Visakhapatnam, which is pegged at ₹14,300 crores, to the state government for approval. As per the new DPR, the metro rail will span about 76 km, passing through the city, in four corridors. The groundwork and survey have been on since 2015, but due to some delays in both the governments, the project has slowed down. This project is part of the commitment made in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2014, and it is a collaborative project of both the Centre and the State Governments. "One corridor will be from Visakhapatnam Steel Plant to Kommadi Junction, spanning about 34 km, and the others are Gurudwara in Seethammdhara to Old Post Office with a length of about 5 km, Thatichetlapalem to Chinna Waltair of 6.75 km and Kommadi Junction to Bhogapuram airport, which would span over 30 km," said UKM Rao, Managing Director, APMRC. He said that Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is very keen on this project and monitoring it closely. "The metro rail project is the need of the hour, as the city is growing exponentially. It is an affordable, swanky, safe, fast mode of transport, hassle-free, pollution-free, reliable, comfortable and energy saver. In India, there are close to about 29 cities, where there is metro rail. In about 15 cities they are already operational in phases and in others they are either in the construction phase or planning stage," said Rao.

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Talking about the efficiency and effectiveness of metro rail projects, he said that metro can ferry about 60,000 people in one direction in one hour. In Visakhapatnam, our estimate, once all the four corridors are operational, it would cater to about at least 5 lakh commuters on a daily basis. The Visakhapatnam metro will have two cars of 200 capacity each, which means it can ferry 400 passengers at a time. While in cities such as Delhi it is 400 per car. All the cars are driverless and will run on the remote control and each can run independently. So if one breaks down, the other can continue its journey. The cars will run on electricity and operate on third rail technology, with traction at the bottom and not on the overhead. The duration of frequency for each train has been projected for 8 minutes, which can be adjusted to 5 minutes during peak hours and the proposed operational time has been fixed from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. According to DPR, the minimum average distance between each station in the first three corridors is around 1 km and even less at times and in the fourth corridor (Kommadi to Bhogapuram) the average is around 1.5 km. "It has been seen that with the operation of the metro rail, there has been a spurt in the GDP at least by 8 to 10% in the cities, where they are operational. This is called transitoriented development, as development is directly linked to logistics and transport. Most importantly, metro travel is said to be the safest and most reliable mode of transport," rao added. There is a provision for the construction of station buildings, with a minimum of six floors. While two floors will be used for the station's purposes and its utilities, the others can be let out for commercial space. This will also generate revenue, as in total about 54 stations in all the corridors are being planned. Moreover, the use of metro rails will bring down vehicular pollution and the load of vehicles on road. “Once the DPR is approved, we will go for global tenders and the project will be built on public-private partnership (PPP) model. There will be some share from the Union and the State Governments, but the share component will depend on the offer and terms and conditions of the bidding company. The project will be leased out for 33 years and, as per a conservative estimate the break-even period is 15 years," said Rao. According to him, the estimated project time is at least five years for the first three corridors and another three years for the fourth one. But the fourth one depends on the construction and operation of the Bhogapuram international airport. ***

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Telangana Govt looking for private partner for ₹5,500 crore Hyderabad Airport Metro project

he Government of Telangana has reworked on the financial model for the proposed 30.7-km long Airport Metro Line which will connect Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad from Raidurg at Gachibowli. Now the government has decided to build the project under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) modal through a private infrastructure firm at an estimated cost of about Rs5,500 crore. NVS Reddy, Managing Director of Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited, the special purpose vehicle formed to take up the project, has said that in the light of the “changed economic scenario” it was decided to tweak the ‘Concessionnaire Agreement’ in vogue to offer much “better conditions” to anyone coming forward to invest and build the Airport Metro project. He said that this is an open offer on behalf of the government to any private entity willing to invest in the next phase of the Hyderabad metro rail project. The government is ready to offer more concessions than what L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited got in the building and operating of the first phase of the project built across 69-km through three major traffic corridors of the twin cities. He informed that the ‘hybrid annuity model’ being planned for the Airport Line Metro is to be eased further with the government offering to provide financial assistance not only during the construction of the project but also in the first 5-10 years of operations.

"If the average cost of the steel, cement and other construction material is taken into account (not the current super-high rates), it is estimated that the metro second phase can be built at about Rs165 crore a kilometre from the usual Rs300 crore a kilometre cost likely for the kind of work done in the metro first phase," he added. This is possible by reducing height of the elevated structures and considering not much land acquisition will be required as the line will passing on the road median and later along the Outer Ring Road (ORR). “The precise details of the initial financing, annuity payments and others will be worked out at the bidding stage. It is a real challenge to build large infrastructure projects in the present scenario,” he further said. In September 2021, GMR Group had shown interest to invest Rs 519.52 crore in the proposed Airport Line Metro Corridor by 2024. The proposed Airport Metro Corridor will connect Rajiv Gandhi International Airport to Raidurg through eight elevated metro stations at Bio-Diversity Junction, Nanakram Guda, Narsingi, TS Police Academy, Rajendra Nagar, Shamshabad, Airport Cargo and Airport Terminal. The detailed project report of this project was prepared by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRCL) in 2019. This new metro corridor will be developed under Phase 2 of the Hyderabad Metro Rail Project. ***

“From the metro first phase experience, it was noticed that the concessionaires face tremendous financial pressure during this period as these are large capital expenditure projects with returns over a long term. At the same time, we do not want to do away with the ‘risk’ element for the private player totally,” Reddy said. WWW.METRORAILTODAY.COM

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The necessity of the hour is to align India's economic growth with the country's infrastructure capacity. Better infrastructure, both in number and quality, contributes to increased physical capital and human productivity, and hence to national progress. To achieve smooth and quick growth, India requires considerable and timely investment in high-quality infrastructure. Well-developed infrastructure stimulates economic activity, frees up budgetary space by expanding the government's revenue base, and ensures that government investment is directed toward productive sectors. Infrastructure companies require a healthy bond market, prompt resolution of infrastructure disputes, optimal risk sharing through enhanced and balanced PPP contracts, and contract integrity and enforcement. India must guarantee that infrastructure and infrastructurerelated businesses have easy access to high-quality inputs at competitive pricing. Moreover, India requires long-term solutions that are more environmentally friendly than conventional solutions. India needs to build a green economy with sustainability at the core of its developmental plan. In addition to the current provisions for public investments, efforts must be taken to channel opportunities for private engagement in the sector effectively. Although no combination of measures will ensure absolute rates of success for PPPs in all areas of infrastructure development, a well-thought-out set of reforms, if carefully executed, can build the groundwork for future growth and augmentation in the sector. Before the suggested reforms run out of steam, a deliberate effort must be undertaken to continually expand on them, through both rigorous periodic evaluations and careful procedures of execution. What are the major issues faced by EPC companies engaged in major infrastructure projects in India? The construction industry is the second most important

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sector in India's economic and industrial sector, after only agriculture. A number of significant obstacles confront the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) industry, including lengthy delays in land acquisition, regulatory bottlenecks, and issues sourcing working capital funding. Among EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) companies, a single project could be spread out over multiple teams from the engineering team to general contractors. Construction projects are large-scale collaborations that necessitate communication between all stakeholders involved. In case communication gaps arise, work tends to be very fragmented, and functioning can prove to be a major difficulty. This breakdown of communication not only lowers productivity but could also be financially costly. Second, construction work is well-known for involving a huge amount of physical and manpower resources. Many hazards exist on construction sites for the workers who work there, and this is the most serious one I believe. The safety of workers should be prioritised and supported by industry practitioners and government policies. Do you think that design and construction will become an outdated concept in the future as infrastructure becomes multi-functional? With economic development and rapidly rising populations driving major urbanisation, the demand for new infrastructure is expected to skyrocket in the next decades. Other new challenges include changing demographics, rising expectations of businesses, service users, and the general public, as well as the need to reduce carbon emissions and waste. These factors all contribute to a dynamic and testing environment for the industry and those commissioning new projects. The digital world is evolving at the same rate that innovators are keeping up with trends. The creation of smart cities exemplifies how development in infrastructure design and construction is not a one-dimensional idea. Looking at it from a macro perspective, a linked society extends beyond sensors in buildings and seeks to produce value by aiding with a variety of technologies such as automatic lighting, real-time social data collection, and multi-purpose apps. How do you view the Indian government’s ambition to create Metro Railways, RRTS and HSR networks in the country?

infrastructure has accelerated and improved the efficiency of a country's development. Moreover, good physical connectivity in the urban and rural areas is essential for economic growth. India, the world's seventh-biggest country with a population of more than a billion people, has one of the world's largest transportation industries and has made several critical decisions to modernise its rail transportation networks. I have been following the RRTS project for a long time, and it is without a doubt a turning point for India's urban and regional growth in the next years. It will help to develop a rapid transportation network in tier 2 and tier 3 urban areas. The first high-speed rail line (HSR) is planned between Mumbai and Ahmedabad in western India, which will reduce travel time from the current eight hours to two hours, according to plans. A new era in train connection will soon dawn in the country, owing to the planned Regional Rail Transit System (RRTS). Commuting trains with high speeds and frequencies would connect minor towns in Rajasthan, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh with the Gurugram-DelhiNoida rail network in the coming years. The new transit facility would improve connectivity while also boosting economic growth along the corridors and in the centre of the National Capital Region (NCR). What are your takes on Govt. of India's 'Aatmnirbhar Bharat' initiative? Will this help India to achieve the '5 trillion economy' goals by 2025-26? The government's economic packages are playing a crucial part in India's goal of being "self-sufficient. Aatmanirbhar Bharat is supported by five pillars: the economy, infrastructure, system, a lively demographic, and demand. We are unavoidably advocates for contributing to growth, specifically sustainable development because infrastructure is one of the cornerstones. By promoting 'Make in India Make for World,' Atmanirbhar Bharat paints a picture of India's ambitions to become a USD 5 trillion economy. Several projects, like the Bharatmala Project, the Paravatmala Project, and the Setu Bharatam Project, have already begun to enhance Indian infrastructure. This goal can be achieved as a result of our integration into the global economy. The emphasis will be on infrastructure and manufacturing joint ventures, supply chain integration, and leveraging sovereign wealth funds. ***

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French firm Systra to complete DPR for new metro rail projects in four cities of Gujarat “Considering long-term development needs, the Gujarat government intends to develop such metro systems in four cities and GMRC has been entrusted with the task of implementing these projects,” he added.

rench consultancy firm Systra MVA has been given the responsibility to conduct the feasibility study survey and prepare the detailed project report (DPR) 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. “The feasibility studies will lay the foundation for constructing either Metro Neo or Metro Lite projects in these four cities and it will be much cheaper than the conventional metro-rail projects. The DPR is expected to be ready by the end of 2022,” said a senior official of GMRC.

“Compared to Ahmedabad metro, these projects will have metros with two or three cars instead of six. When train lengths reduce, the width of stations reduces and costs of the entire project come down. In other words, compared to Rs 300 cr spent on building one kilometer of phase-1 of the Ahmedabad Metro, then Metro Lite will cost approximately Rs 150 crore and Metro Neo will cost just Rs 100 crore. All these bring down the cost of constructing rail-based MRTS in smaller cities,” he further added. The eco-friendly Metro Neo or Metro Lite projects will be similar in experience for commuters. The land requirement in Metro Lite and Metro Neo is less as stations are smaller in size. Secondly, in some portions, the metros will not need an elevated corridor and will run parallel to the road. ***

According to the assignment, SYSTRA will not only conduct the detailed project feasibility survey & prepare reports for rail-based MRTS for all the four cities, but it will also identify the possible corridors for operating the metros, and conduct a traffic demand analysis and identify growth centers in each of these cities. “High magnitude metro systems have given their high capacities and high costs, do not make a case for an appropriate mode to serve the mobility needs of Tier-2 of Tier-3 cities. The Government of India has developed new systems named Metro Neo and Metro Lite which will fit into medium to smaller cities and are expected to be efficient,” said the official.

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