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Tuesday, 10 May 2016

16:11

Indian Railway signed MoUs with 12 countries on Technical Cooperation in the last 2 years

Indian Railway signed MoUs with 12 countries on Technical Cooperation in the last 2 years

New Delhi: Ministry of Railways have signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs)/Protocols during the last two years for technical cooperation in the rail sector with the following foreign countries or their Railways : (i) Sweden, (ii) France , (iii) Japan, (iv) Russia (v) United Kingdom (vi) Slovak Republic, (vii) Kazakhstan (viii) Canada, (ix) South Korea, (x) China, (xi) Czech Republic and (xii) Germany. The MoUs /Protocols enable technical visits, exchange of technical experts, reports and documents, training programme, feasibility studies/pilot projects etc.

The ongoing cooperation projects through these MoUs/Protocol are as under:-

(i) China:- (a) High Speed Rail feasibility study for Delhi-Nagpur section, (b) Feasibility study for upgradation of Speeds to 160 kmph on Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysore corridor, (c) Training Programme for Indian Railway Officers on Heavy-haul Technology.

(ii) South Korea: – Feasibility Study for speed raising of Delhi-Mumbai route to 200 km/h.

(iii) Japan: – Mumbai- Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project- Technical and financial assistance

(iv) France: – (a) Technical and Execution Study for upgrading the speed of passenger trains between Delhi-Chandigarh upto 200 kmph (b) renovation/development study of Ludhiana and Ambala railway stations.

(v) Germany: – Feasibility study for High Speed Rail of one route as mutually agreed.
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Wednesday, 8 July 2015

09:28

Netherlands-based Strukton Rail acquires Dutch Railways’ Industrial Sidings firm NSS

Netherlands-based rail technology company Strukton Rail has acquired NS Spooraansluitingen bv (NSS) from the Dutch Railways.

NSS manages and maintains 130km of track and 391 switches at industrial sites belonging to around 100 companies.

As part of the transaction, the NSS operations will continue under the name of Strukton Rail Short Line, which will soon contact the companies in the Netherlands owning an industrial siding or having an interest in an industrial track.

Dutch Railways has decided to divest the track connections between industrial tracks and the public railway network because they no longer part of its core business.

Strukton noted that the acquisition secures the future of the track connections and it fits well within its strategy of improving rail transport.

A sustainable solution is provided by rail transport in order to solve the problems that industrialisation and urbanisation tend to bring.

Strukton Rail invests in long-term railway management and maintenance in order to develop answers to the current and future infrastructural issues in passenger and freight transport.

The company is responsible for the maintenance of more than 2,700km of track in the Netherlands and more than 2,400km of track in Sweden.

Apart from the Netherlands and Sweden, Strukton Rail is located in Denmark, Belgium, Italy and France.

Strukton Rail Nederland managing director Jacob Zeeman said: “We are taking this next step to reinforce or actually fulfil our belief in the role that railways can and will play in infrastructure. A step that leads to full management and ownership.”

Earlier this year, Strukton Rail had opened a new office in Australia focusing in the field of operational asset management.

The company also also has activities in India, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, South Africa, Surinam and Brazil.
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Thursday, 28 May 2015

20:48

France to fund Bangalore, Kochi Metro rail projects

France to fund Bangalore, Kochi Metro rail projects

Bangalore (SBC): Metro projects of Bangalore, Kochi and Nagpur are likely to receive funding from France, which has decided to increase the credit line to 2 billion euros following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit last month.

A delegation of Agence Francaise de Developpment (AFD), the country’s bilateral financial institution, is here on a two-day visit to discuss about projects that could be funded, especially in the areas of sustainable urban development and smart cities.

“The phase 2 of Kochi and Bangalore Metros and phase 1 of Nagpur Metro are in the pipeline and there is a possibility that these projects could be funded by the AFD.

However, this is only a part of the total funding required for these projects,” said S Selvakumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs.

He was speaking on the sidelines of a function organised at the French embassy here. Selvakumar said the French have also shown interest in other projects which are related to Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan.  This includes a solid waste management plant for Puducherry.

“There are several other projects like sewerage plant for Chennai, but all this depends on the readiness of the project,” he added.

Pascal Pacaut, Director for the Asia department of the AFD, said the cooperation between AFD and India started in 2008 starting with 1 billion euros. However, after Modi’s visit to France, the credit line has been increased to 2 billion euros.

“The level of commitment is more and it is very encouraging for us. The level of commitment concerns several sectors like the biodiversity sector, energy, water sanitation.

“We are considering several projects one of it is in Pondicherry. This is for the historical reasons,” Pacaut said.  Francois Richer, French ambassador to India, said cooperation between the two countries in field of smart cities and sustainable urban development is a very “important endeavour”.

“Another area of cooperation is Prime Minister Modi has launched a very ambitious (Make in India) programme and French companies are looking at 10 per cent growth in their investments,” he said.

Referring to the pre-engineering agreement and an MoU between Areva and Larsen and Tourbo in the field of nuclear energy and in the field of railways, Richer said it is critical to both the countries.

“The 2 billion euros credit line to address sustainable urban development and smart city project can be fulfilled in a practical way,” he added.
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Monday, 25 May 2015

11:12

50 Cities to get Metro Rails for Rs.500000 Crore

50 Cities to get Metro Rails for Rs.500000 Crore

New Delhi: The government has finalised a plan to augment and launch mass rapid transportation systems across 50 cities to minimise commuter woes and ease pollution concerns.

Prime minister Narendra Modi has already cleared a proposal put up by the ministry of urban development, estimated to cost Rs 500,000 crore over the next four to six years. The Union government plans to share the cost of implementing the project with the respective state governments through special purpose vehicles.

And official in the prime minister’s office, who is not permitted to identify himself, said that prospective partners from South Korea, China, Japan, Germany, France, Russia and Canada have evinced interest in participating in the project.

“Every metro rail system would be very important, given our plan to build 100 smart cities and ensure environmentally sustainable transportation facilities,” the official said.

Modi is learnt to have specially discussed the metro rail projects with CEOs of top Chinese companies in Shanghai and Korean firms in Seoul during his recent visit to both the countries.

Most of the metro rail projects would be implemented through special purpose vehicles (SPVs) in which both state governments and the centre would have equity stakes. While most JVs are being planned as 50:50 ventures, certain innovations are also expected in some of the new projects where municipal corporations have expressed their desire to join the proposed SPVs as equity partners.

Already, some 13 metro projects have either been completed or are in various stages of completion. These include networks in Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Che­n­nai, Jaipur, Mumbai (both metro, monorail), Kolkata and Kochi.

Tier-II cities like Lucknow, Kanpur, Gurgaon, Patna, Ahmedabad, Surat, Indore, Nagpur and Coimbatore have also been identified for setting up dedicated metro networks, while proposals are being evaluated for Chandigarh, Bhopal, Ludhiana and Kozikode.

A joint venture between Russia’s Mosmetrostroy and Gammon India has been implementing the Chennai corridor that is expected to be operational in the next few months and is likely to be inaugurated by chief minister J Jayalalithaa who returned to office on Saturday.

The Hyderabad metro, where Larsen & Turbo is the main concessionaire, is reportedly on schedule and is likely to roll out by October.

The latest to join the proposed list is Vijayawada with a link to Amaravathi, the new state capital of Andhra Pradesh, with an investment of Rs 6,823 crore. Delhi Metro’s founding honcho E Sreedharan is overseeing the project.

“Cities wanting to set up metro rail projects may have to compete and come up with innovative and compelling proposals,” the PMO official quoted earlier said.

Several innovations are being planned for implementing mass rapid corridors in different cities. For example, project authorities in Nagpur have been evaluating the possibility of running the network on solar power. Nagpur metro, where both French and German agencies have been in the reckoning, is looking at cost-effective project financing, both through equity and debt.

According to preliminary projections, at least 40 per cent of the required power for operating the system would be sourced from dedicated solar power plants. Land acquisition for the project has commenced earlier this month.
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