Metro Rail experts meet in Mumbai at the METRO RAIL CONFERENCE 2023 organised by FIRST Construction Council on January 20, 2023 The ‘Metro Man of India’ Padma Vibhushan Dr E Sreedharan recommended a sustainable future model for the Indian metro claiming that, “The investment for metro projects in our country is meagre. Metro rail still is not being treated...
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DMRC to adopt IOT for its Phase-IV project
Aiming to achieve faster completion of work with safety
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Kolkata metro to have driverless trains
Similar to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), Kolkata to have driverless trains on the upcoming metro lines, including the East-West corridor for which some of the rakes have arrived.
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First reach of Kochi Metro by April 2017
The work on the first reach of the Kochi Metro is expected to be completed by April 2017
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Airport Express Line back on track
Finally, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has turned the fortunes for Airport Express Line metro system. According to DMRC release, the footfall that connects the New Delhi railway station in the heart of Delhi to the airport has increased four times. This is mainly because slashing of fares from Rs.180 to Rs.60 by DMRC.
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Last mile connectivity to and from Metro stations is an area of concern
When the construction work of the Metro was started in Kolkata and later in Delhi, Indian engineers did not have the required experience to execute projects of such mammoth proportions. For the Delhi Metro, we had hired a consortium of foreign engineers who had supervised our first phase of construction
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We don´t have a benchmark. The government will have to start setting it
It seems the government has a few mega projects in hand. These really need to stand the test of time, and how the rollout is going to happen is going to be the single biggest challenge. The numbers are too big. They should get real in terms of achieving these numbers.
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To boost revenue, airport Metro to carry cargo
After slashing fares to bring in more commuters, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is trying other ways of increasing revenue on the Airport line. From March 1, DMRC will start cargo services on the Airport Express line on an experimental basis.
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Kochi Metro to start operations on Kerala Formation Day
Kochi Metro will begin commercial operations on November 1 - Kerala Formation Day, since both Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and Kerala Metro Rail Limited are confident of completing all works and obtaining mandatory clearance by that time, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said.
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AMRC urges state govt for Rs.500 cr
The Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation (AMRC) Managing Director Ramakrishna Reddy has urged the government to take immediate measures for release of funds to the tune of Rs.500 crore.