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Part 6

Nagpur

Introduction
The Nagpur Metro system is an urban Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) that is being built to serve the city of Nagpur in eastern Maharashtra. Construction for its 38.215 km first phase started in 2015 and is expected to be completed in 2020 (estd.) with a mix of elevated & at-grade level lines. As of now, details of its future phases have not been announced.

Key Figures
Operational: 0 km | Under Construction: 12.11 km | Approved: 26.105 km

Line 1 (North-South): Automotive Square – Khapri: 19.658 km with 17 stations

Line 2 (East-West): Lokmanya Nagar – Prajapati Nagar: 18.557 km with 19 stations

Currently only 12.11 km of line 1 is under construction from the southern terminal of Khapri to Ajni Square in central Nagpur. Construction on the other sections is expected to start in 2016 and be completed by 2020.

Stations:
Line 1 (North-South): Automotive Square, Nari Road, Indora Square, Kadvi Square, GaddiGodam Square, Kasturchand Park, Zero Mile, Sitabuldi (interchange), Congress Nagar, Rahate Colonny, Ajni Square, Chhatrapati Square, Jaiprakash Nagar, Ujjwal Nagar, Airport, New Airport, Khapri

Line 2 (East-West): Prajapati Nagar, Vaishno Devi Square, Ambedkar Square, Telephone Exchange, ChittarOli Square, Agrasen Square, Dosar Vaisya Square, Nagpur Railway Station, Sitabuldi (interchange), Jhansi Rani Square, Institute of Engineers, Shankar Nagar Square, LAD Square, Dharampeth College, Subhash Nagar, Rachana Ring Road Junction, Vasudev Nagar, Bansi Nagar and Lokmanya Nagar

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JAIPUR

Introduction
The Jaipur Metro system is an urban Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) serving Rajasthan’s capital & biggest city. Construction for its 9.63 km Pink line under Phase 1A started in 2011 and became operational in June 2015. Construction on Phase 1B, a 2.35 km extension of the Pink line, started in January 2014 and is expected to be operational in 2018. Phase 2 of the project includes a new Orange line which will connect the heart of the city with the Airport and onward to the Sitapura Industrial Area. This line is planned to be built on the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model and is yet to be approved.

Key Figures
Operational: 9.63 km (Phase 1A) | Under Construction: 2.35 km (Phase 1B) | Proposed: 23.099 km (Phase 2)

Stations:
Pink line: Mansarovar, New Aatish Market, Vivek Vihar, Shyam Nagar, Ram Nagar, Civil Lines, Railway Station, Sindhi Camp, Chandpole, Chhoti Chaupar, Badi Chaupar

Orange line: Sitapura Industrial Area, Pratap Nagar, Haldi Ghati Gate, Sanganer (Airport), Laxmi Nagar, Durgapura, Mahavir Nagar, Gopalpura, Dev Nagar, Tonk Phatak, Gandhi Nagar Mor, Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Narayan Singh Circle, Sawai Mansingh Hospital, Ajmeri Gate, Government Hostel, Sindhi Camp, Subhash Nagar, Pani Pench and Ambabari

Jaipur Metro Yard Pictures

 

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Jaipur Metro Pictures

Under Construction Tunnel

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@anant_s It was the fastest Metro project! Wonder when can Chennai achieve it ... 2010 and counting

 

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Talgo wants Railways to place Rs 3,000 crore order to get to work
MUMBAI: Will the arrival of high-speed Talgo trains from Spain remain a pipe dream? The Spanish firm wants the railways to place a work order to manufacture trains costing at least Rs 3,000 crore to begin production, said a source from the railways.

The super-fast train has already carried out successful trials on the Mumbai-Delhi corridor.
According to sources in the railways, Talgo has indicated that it can manufacture its trains in Spain or set up a manufacturing base in India.

Talgo has said that if it manufactures trains in Spain, it will take at least 18 months from the date of manufacture for the first rain to roll out. Sources claimed that Talgo will be able to roll out two trains in 18 months. Another rider that the Spanish company has put up, said sources, is that India will have to place an order to make at least 500 compartments. Sources said it will cost Rs6 crore to manufacture a compartment.

The other option is for the Spanish firm to set up a manufacturing camp in India. If this happens, it will take at least three years for the first train to see the light of day. The condition in this case is that the Spanish firm will require an order of at least 1,000 coaches. Besides, the land where it will set up shop will have to be provided.

Nine train coaches that can run at a maximum speed of 200kmph reached Mumbai by Ship from Spain in April. However, the width of the coaches is lesser than the specifications laid down by the Indian Railways. Talgo will, however, have to customize the width and interiors of its coaches to conform to the specifications laid down by the Indian Railways.

However, as per procedure, it is mandatory for the railways to float tenders, but there is no guarantee that Talgo will bag the tender, the railways may consider bypassing the bidding process and go for a government-to-government contract, said sources in the railways who spoke strictly on the condition of anonymity.

In a final trial run of the train carried out on September 11, Talgo covered the 1,384 km distance between New Delhi and Mumbai Central in 11 hours 48 minutes at a speed of 150kmph. The Rajdhani Express covers the same distance in 15 hours 50 minutes, running at a speed of 130kmph.

 

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We have the HYD metro running test runs almost every night , hope to get some shots soon as one of my cousins has just started to work for them , he has been assigned to the myiapur depo , supposedly the largest in Asia .
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I have traveled in Jaipur Metro. It is operational on only one route(chandpoll-mansarover). It is nice but not as good as Delhi metro.

Where is @themetrorailguy?? He joined the forum a year ago but haven't seen much from him.

 

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We have the HYD metro running test runs almost every night , hope to get some shots soon as one of my cousins has just started to work for them , he has been assigned to the myiapur depo , supposedly the largest in Asia .

Last year in April, while going to airport from Moula Ali, I saw work at huge swing on Hyderabad Metro. I was quite impressed with the way they were installing concrete pre-cast pieces with minimal impact on road traffic. here is some more on the same.

HYDERABAD

Introduction
The Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) system is an urban Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) that is being built to serve Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana. Construction for its 72 km first phase on the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model started in April 2012 by L&T Metrorail and is expected to be completed in 2019 (est.). Although Phase 2’s new lines & extensions have been announced, it is likely to be modified by the time construction begins in 2019.

Key Figures
Operational: 0 km | Under Construction: 72 km | Proposed: 83 km

Currently the 72 km Phase 1 is under construction of which the Nagole – Mettuguda (8 km) section of the Red line and the Miyapur – SR Nagar (10 km) section of the Green line are expected to open in 2016. Phase 2 is currently in the planning stage.

 

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Last year in April, while going to airport from Moula Ali, I saw work at huge swing on Hyderabad Metro. I was quite impressed with the way they were installing concrete pre-cast pieces with minimal impact on road traffic. here is some more on the same.

HYDERABAD

Introduction
The Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) system is an urban Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) that is being built to serve Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana. Construction for its 72 km first phase on the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model started in April 2012 by L&T Metrorail and is expected to be completed in 2019 (est.). Although Phase 2’s new lines & extensions have been announced, it is likely to be modified by the time construction begins in 2019.

Key Figures
Operational: 0 km | Under Construction: 72 km | Proposed: 83 km

Currently the 72 km Phase 1 is under construction of which the Nagole – Mettuguda (8 km) section of the Red line and the Miyapur – SR Nagar (10 km) section of the Green line are expected to open in 2016. Phase 2 is currently in the planning stage.

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Sir, do you have any idea on why indian companies or not interested in making the metro train coaches?? it is a huge business with even Tier -2 cities starting to build metros.. we need to make sure that the coaches are atleast built in India by foreign companies (Similar to bombardier) so that we can generate good no. of jobs and add value to our economy.

 

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Sir, do you have any idea on why indian companies or not interested in making the metro train coaches?? it is a huge business with even Tier -2 cities starting to build metros.. we need to make sure that the coaches are atleast built in India by foreign companies (Similar to bombardier) so that we can generate good no. of jobs and add value to our economy.

BEML makes licensed/JV hyundai rotem coaches. Alstom also makes in India (Kochi metro sourced them).

I think Siemens was also looking into a production line, and may do so in near future depending on demand and competition climate of India.

@anant_s Do you know if further orders for Rotem sets for Hyderabad metro will be sourced from BEML (Initial ones are coming from the korean plant I heard).

 

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do you have any idea on why indian companies or not interested in making the metro train coaches

Companies like BEML actually are making. However one issue with Indian rail vehicle manufacturers, is that of gauge.
Indian Railway operates on Broad gauge whereas almost all metro lines are standard gauge. foreign suppliers like Bombardier, who have setup a shop in India, use it for export orders as well.

Do you know if further orders for Rotem sets for Hyderabad metro will be sourced from BEML (Initial ones are coming from the korean plant I heard).

Yes the first 3 sets have been manufactured at Changwon plant with electrics by Mitsubishi. This order was delivered in 2014.

Some more sets were received earlier this year (for Hyderabad).

https://twitter.com/x/status/684231882574139393

As for the JV, BEML Rotem have till now supplied to Delhi, Bangaluru and Jaipur and they will shortly supply to Kolkata as well.

 

[Nilgiri]

Yes the first 3 sets have been manufactured at Changwon plant with electrics by Mitsubishi. This order was delivered in 2014

Oh ok. Do you know if the complete order will be sourced by importing from Korea, or will any be provided down the road by BEML facility (since its JV with hyundai)?

Are they making the HYD metro stations 6 car capable and plan to run 3 car trains mostly for the beginning (and say 3 + 3 for peak times?)

 

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Do you know if the complete order will be sourced by importing from Korea

Can't say for sure, but it looks if this phase of project will be met entirely through import order from Korea.
However Hyderabad Metro is going to be one of the largest Metro after Delhi in terms of track length and with future phases planned, future rolling stock orders might come from BEML.

Are they making the HYD metro stations 6 car capable and plan to run 3 car trains mostly for the beginning (and say 3 + 3 for peak times?)

They will follow same operational principle of employing smaller rakes first and then slowly adding on peak routes. This will happen in multiples of 3 as each car set has 3 cars.

 

[Nilgiri]

They will follow same operational principle of employing smaller rakes first and then slowly adding on peak routes. This will happen in multiples of 3 as each car set has 3 cars.

Yup I am reminded of Hong Kong suburban rail (KCR) when growing up there. They had station capacity to run up to 4 sets joined together (12 cars in total).

It used to be a seperate railway from the downtown metro (MTR), but now MTR operates the whole rail network and it has expanded a great deal (but I still remember fondly the older days when there were two companies and "feels" to rail travel in HK).

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