Metro Rail News October 2017
October Edition 2017. Owned and published by Symbroj Media Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India
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SEP 4, <strong>2017</strong> • Mumbai <strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> Corporation (MMRC) completed 1000 piles of Mumbai<br />
<strong>Metro</strong>-3 Package 1 from Cuffe Parade to Hutatma Chowk.<br />
SEP 5, <strong>2017</strong> • Chief Minister Yogi Aditya Nath and Union Home Minister Shri Raj Nath Singh<br />
flagged off the Lucknow <strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> Services between Transport Nagar and<br />
Charbagh Station.<br />
• Jaipur <strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> Corporation (JMRC) appointed French Firm EGIS <strong>Rail</strong> SA to<br />
review DPR of Jaipur <strong>Metro</strong> Phase-II project.<br />
• Mumbai <strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> Corporation (MMRC) appointed Architects for Kalbadevi-<br />
Girgaum rehabilitation.<br />
• Mumbai <strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> Corporation (MMRC) received first Tunnel Boring Machine<br />
(TBM) from Robbins Company (USA) for <strong>Metro</strong>-3 project.<br />
SEP 6, <strong>2017</strong> • Chennai <strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> Ltd. (CMRL) planned to link IT Parks in Phase-II metro<br />
projects.<br />
• Kochi <strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> Ltd (KMRL) planned to recruit / deploy 60 more transgenders<br />
in metro rail support services.<br />
SEP 7, <strong>2017</strong> • Guwahati <strong>Metro</strong>: State Cabinet gave green signal for implementation of metro<br />
rail project in City.<br />
SEP 8, <strong>2017</strong> • <strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> <strong>News</strong> and Institute of <strong>Metro</strong> & <strong>Rail</strong> Technology (IMRT) signed<br />
Memorandum of Undertaking (MoU) to work jointly for knowledge exchange<br />
and carry out research activity on metro rail development in India.<br />
• Vijayawada <strong>Metro</strong>: <strong>Metro</strong>man Dr. E. Sreedharan sought exemption from new<br />
<strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> Policy for light metro in City.<br />
• German Agency KfW ready to fund 12.5 million euro for Coimbatore <strong>Metro</strong> rail<br />
project.<br />
• Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) shown less interest to fund Delhi<br />
<strong>Metro</strong>’s phase-IV project.<br />
• Telangana CM K Chandra Shekar Rao invited PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate<br />
Hyderabad <strong>Metro</strong> rail services in City.<br />
SEP 9, <strong>2017</strong> • Lucknow <strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> Corporation (LMRC) launches free internet wi-fi facility to<br />
‘GoSmart’ card users.<br />
• Kochi <strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> Ltd (KMRL) signal trial runs in the second reach up to<br />
Maharaja’s College.<br />
SEP 10, <strong>2017</strong> • Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) approved Rs.800 Crore for<br />
1.878km extra length of the corridor of East-West <strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> Project of Kolkata<br />
<strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> Corporation (KMRC).<br />
• <strong>Metro</strong>-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) planned to adopt<br />
the technology of ‘driverless metro trains’ for Ahmedabad <strong>Metro</strong> rail project.<br />
SEP 11, <strong>2017</strong> • Delhi <strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> Corporation (DMRC) planned to open its first section of Pink<br />
Line (Line #7) in December 2018.<br />
• Japanese firm Mitsui secured contract for supply of Head Hardened <strong>Rail</strong>s for<br />
the track work of Ahmedabad <strong>Metro</strong> rail project.<br />
• Delhi <strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> Corporation (DMRC) and Google Maps collaborated to show<br />
Delhi <strong>Metro</strong> network (route maps) on Google for commuters.<br />
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