Metro Rail News April 2017

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| Metro Rail News | April 2017 | www.metrorailnews.in Editor’s Note Increasing fuel consumption, the resultant pollution and inefficient urban sprawl caused by incessantly expanding private motorized transport are all compelling reasons for prioritizing public transport. Investing in public transport is now imperative. In this context, the recently announced Metro Railway Policy by the Ministry of Urban Development encouraging cities with more than two million population to plan and implement high-capacity and high-speed metro rail systems is a welcome directive. Since these large cities would accommodate the bulk of the burgeoning urbanizing population in future, planning for their growth and mobility is necessary. The metro rail, which takes on an average about 10 years to plan and fully implement, could play a significant role in shaping their future. The successful Delhi experience has also strengthened the case of metro rail as an important urban transportation option and places such as Kochi and Jaipur have already commenced implementation. However, planners should not make the mistake of treating the metro rail as a panacea for all their urban ills. There are a few caveats and notes of caution they need to consider before taking the plunge. The usefulness of a metro rail project would depend on how well it is integrated with the spatial and functional planning of the city. Cities often tend to crowd development around metro rail corridors to take advantage of the high-capacity system, but this, in the absence of a comprehensive development plan, could result in lopsided urban growth. For instance, Chennai has pushed for intense building activity along the already crowded rail corridors to enhance ridership — at least 20,000 people travelling during peak hours in the peak direction — to make the metro rail network economically sustainable. This move may increase the number of rail users, but the question is whether it is desirable. Second, many cities with a population of two million have a large number of medium-demand transport corridors, which can be well served only by a bus system with affordable travel fares. Hence, a city cannot limit itself to developing only metro rail, and other transportation modes are equally critical. Even for the metro rail to function well, it needs a good feeder bus network, connecting pedestrian paths and seamless modal transfer. Unfortunately, the Working Group on Urban Transport for the Twelfth Five Year Plan, which has recommended Rs. 1, 30,726 crore for metro rail projects in 19 cities, has only provided Rs. 22,519 crore for bus transport for the entire country. It is important to expand transport options, but without comprehensive development, mobility within cities would not be efficient and convenient. This edition will explore our readers a lot of information on current development in Mass Rapid Transit Systems in India. We would like to thank all the contributors and companies who are associated with the Metro Rail News. We highly appreciate your support and hope to continue our collaboration further. Mamta Shah Managing Editor Metro Rail News 6
| Metro Rail News | April 2017 | www.metrorailnews.in EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD (APRIL 2017) Vol. I / Issue 4 | APRIL 2017 Managing Editor Mamta Shah Group Editor Shashi Prabha Associate Editor Lallan Prasad IRSE (Retd.), S. K. Aggarwal Vice President– Reliance Jio Reliance Industries Ltd. New Delhi (India) (Ex-GM/CR, Indian Railways) IFS (Retd.), Kishore Dudani Ministry of External Affairs Advisor - UNO Technologies Ltd. New Delhi (India) Advertising Rajesah Maheshwari Creative Design N.K. Shah Circulation In-charge Priyanka Sahu Editorial & Business Office Metro Rail News | Symbroj Media Pvt. Ltd. Plot# 64, Gyan Khand-I, Indirapuram Ghaziabad – 201014, INDIA New Delhi – 110032 (India) Tel: +91 9650720167, 9990454505 E-mail: editor@metrorailnews.in Web: www.metrorailnews.in © Symbroj Media Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi Subscription Inland Overseas 3 Years (12 Issues) 10800.00 $ 360.00 2 Years (24 issues) 7200.00 $ 240.00 1 Year (12 Issues) 3600.00 $ 120.00 None of the information contained in this publication may be copied, otherwise reproduced, repackaged, further transmitted, disseminated, redistributed, resold, stored for subsequent use for any such purpose, in whole or in part, in any form or manner or by means whatsoever, by any person without prior written permission from Symbroj Media Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. The Editorial Board may or may not concur with the views expressed by various authors in this publication. Edited and Published by Mamta Shah on behalf of Symbroj Media Pvt. Ltd., Plot# 64, Gyan Khand-I, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad – 201014, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA Onala M. Atala Vice President - AECOM Toronto (Canada) IRSE, Ajit Kumar Mishra Addl. General Manager DFCCIL, Indian Railways New Delhi (India) Shailendra Kumar Shahi Line Manager WS Atkins India Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon (India) Sunil Srivastava Managing Director Barsyl Ltd., Hyderabad (India) (Founder & Member of Governing Council Institute of Metro & Rail Technology) Journalist, Md. Tariq Khan Special Correspondent Hindustan Times Lucknow (India) Divakar B. Design Manager - ETOE Rail Bengaluru (India) 7
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