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Monday, 25 June 2018

07:29

Chairman, Railway Board conducts review meeting with Central Railway and Western Railway

Chairman, Railway Board conducts review meeting with Central Railway and Western Railway 
Chairman Railway Board, Shri Ashwani Lohani held a review meeting regarding all the ongoing and future projects with General Manager, Central Railway, Shri D.K. Sharma and General Manager, Western Railway, Shri A.K. Gupta, at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai today.  Shri Ashwani Lohani also held discussions with Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Ltd (MRVC) regarding capacity enhancement works under Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP), particularly Diva-Thane and Kurla-Parel 5th and 6th lines.  On this occasion, Principal Heads of Departments of Central, Western Railways and MRVC were present. Presentation was given on various developmental works by Divisional Railway Managers Mumbai, Mumbai Central and also Director MRVC. Shri Ashwani Lohani also addressed Press and Media at the Heritage Hall before inspecting the station.  

Shri Ashwani Lohani first inaugurated the Self Ticketing Zone at the Suburban booking concourse (Star Chamber) where one can buy tickets through CoTVM, ATVM and QR code. Besides, Shri Lohani interacted with the UTS App booth staff popularising the app amongst the commuters. Mobile charging station was also inaugurated at CSMT main line concourse.  The mobile charging station supports 12 direct charging and 8 USB charging points. Such stations will be provided at CSMT (total 7 stations), Dadar -4 and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus -5 soon.  
Shri Ashwani Lohani also inaugurated the child helpline 1098 day and night helpdesk at CSMT where destitute and run away kids are after identification sent to their homes back or to the shelter homes as the case may be.  Such helpdesks are available at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Kalyan. Shri Lohani also met Ms. Rekha Mishra, who has rescued and united hundreds of destitute and runaway kids.  Shri Lohani also met outstanding sports persons of Central Railway and appreciated their contribution to the Nation.  
General Manager, Central Railway, Shri D.K. Sharma then gave a presentation on the Self Propelled Inspection Car (SPIC) which has been converted from Diesel Power Car. Shri Lohani also inspected the 250th periodical overhauled (POH) Siemens EMU train.  This POH is done by Matunga Workshop by replacing all conventional lights with LED, Screen Printing of instructions, Aluminium chequered plate on doorways, Polyurethane (PU) painting and intensive cleaning of the rake.  Shri Lohani also inspected the passenger facilitation centre, signage board (you are here map) at CSMT.  The facilitation centre is equipped with all basic amenities such as wheel chair, stretcher, battery operated cars, etc.  
During the meeting with branch managers of Mumbai Division, Chairman enquired from officers whether they regularly meet their staff or not.  Shri Lohani reiterated the need to look after the well-being and welfare of the staff.  Shri Lohani also enquired about the result of decentralisation of many powers.  The feedback of staff was very encouraging.  There has been remarkable momentum in execution of works due to decentralisation of powers.  Shri Lohani also encouraged officers to come up with innovative ideas without any hesitation and fear for the betterment of the organisation.

Source:PIB
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Tuesday, 14 June 2016

07:46

CST-Panvel corridor -Mumbai Port Trust

CST-Panvel corridor -Mumbai Port Trust

Mumbai: The Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) has given in-principle approval for the CST-Panvel corridor on its land on the condition that the railways build a station there.

MbPT chairman Sanjay Bhatia said, “We have given in-principle approval on the condition that a railway station be built here for commuters who will visit the area after it is redeveloped with promenades, landscaping and entertainment and leisure activities.” The master plan for the port land redevelopment project is still on the drawing board.

“We do not mind adding more stations if its serves MbPT’s purpose,” said Prabhat Sahai, Managing Director, Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC). The agency has planned 11 stations on the 47-km railway corridor. The Rs 15,000-crore project is crucial to reduce the burden on the saturated Harbour line corridor, which only has slow lines.

MRVC has also changed the alignment for the CST-Panvel fast corridor. “We now plan to build the corridor along Mansion Road instead of P D’Mello Road till Reay Road,” said an MRVC official. The agency feels that it will be easier to execute the project via Mansion Road as it sees less traffic compared to PD’Mello Road and even the relief and rehabilitation work will be easier on Mansion Road.

The detailed project report on the new alignment is being prepared. “From CST (near platform no. 18), the alignment will pass via Mansion Road, enter railway land at Reay Road and then follow the existing alignment till Mankhurd,” said the official. The corridor will be elevated up to Kurla and move on the ground level from Mankhurd. As suggested by Cidco, the corridor will be built along Palm Beach Road.

The CST-Panvel fast corridor is expected to have 21,000 peak hour-peak direction trips by 2019 and 39,000 by 2031. MRVC expects 30% shift from the suburban line and 20% from road traffic once operations begin on the corridor.

Source:RailNews
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Thursday, 31 March 2016

18:57

Andheri-Virar elevated rail gets boost

Andheri-Virar elevated rail gets boost

Mumbai: Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) has sent the modified state support agreement (SSA) for Western Railway’s (WR) elevated corridor between Andheri-Virar, to the Maharashtra government.
Railway minister Suresh Prabhu, in his budget speech on February 25, announced that the Churchgate-Virar elevated corridor project would be taken up.
MRVC’s chairman and managing director Prabhat Sahai said, “We have offered to carry out the work between Andheri-Virar since the state earlier expressed reservations against building the corridor up to Churchgate.” He added, “We can execute the project on a public-private-partnership (PPP) model. The Andheri-Virar section is expected to cost around Rs 10,000 crore.”

While the SSA is crucial for execution of the project, the previous Democratic Front government refused to sign the agreement as it had serious reservations about some clauses. The SSA puts the responsibility on state agencies to clear all hurdles like rehabilitation, shifting of utilities, etc in a time-bound manner. “The draft SSA has been sent to the state government with minor modifications,” Sahai said.
In 2013, state government has asked the railway ministry to run the corridor between Bandra-Virar instead of Churchgate. It felt that Metro III corridor (Colaba-Bandra-Seepz) corridor will already take care of commuters in South Mumbai.
A study conducted by MRVC in 2013, on actual footfall, revealed Andheri registered 6.04 lakh passengers, the highest for any WR station, followed by Churchgate and Bandra with 5.05 lakh and 4.91 lakh passengers respectively. Comparatively, Dadar station (WR) had a passenger count of 2.87 lakh.
Another official said, “Andheri has become a major hub as MMRDA too has built a Metro corridor between Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar. The other two metros, for which tenders are floated, are also between Andheri-Dahisar on the Western Express Highway and DN Nagar-Dahisar via Link road.”
The MRVC has left out the Andheri-Bandra stretch for now as it will have to be built underground, which will delay the project and also lead to cost escalation. In the past too, MRVC mooted the idea of building a curtailed elevated corridor from Andheri up to Virar as taking the line up to Bandra didn’t appear feasible due to paucity of land on this stretch to lay the track or build a pier.
Elevated corridors: a case of misplaced priorities? Experts say the plan hinges on projects that haveso far remained confined to paper

Elevated Metro Rail corridor a neglected oneThe announcement of Churchgate-Virar and CST-Panvel elevated corridors by Railway minister Suresh Prabhu during his budget speech failed to enthuse Mumbaikars.

For starters, they say the solution to an overstretched suburban rail network no longer rests on North-South connectivity; instead there was a need to connect the eastern and western ends of the city.

On the CST-Panvel corridor, experts said the plan hinges on projects that have so far remained on paper.

Western corridor already well-served

Apart from the Western Railways suburban line, which connects Churchgate to Dahanu, the western suburbs are also connected by the Western Express Highway.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) also plans a coastal road, from Marine Drive to Mira Road, and eventually extending to the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway. And the ambitious Metro-III project — an underground Metro line being implemented by MMRDA — two stretches up to Seepz in Andheri from Colaba in South Mumbai.

The proposed 62-km-long 26-stations elevated corridor will be yet another addition to the North-South connectivity list.

As per a government estimate, it could cost approximately Rs 7000 crore. With the Metro-III project (estimated cost Rs 23,000 crore), and the coastal road (Rs 12,000 crore) that is Rs 42,000 crore on the Western corridor alone.

“The elevated corridor between Churchgate and Virar can never be a feasible option,” said Ashok Datar of the Mumbai Environmental Social Network (MESN). “We have to stop focusing on the Western [Railway] line. When the population in south Mumbai is not growing and business centres are shifting to the suburbs, is it feasible to invest thousands of crores on such projects?”

“We have been saying that the elevated corridor must be redesigned and should [run] from Andheri to Dahanu,” said Shailendra Kamble of Pravas Adhikar Andolan Samiti. “The minister should have gone through the project in a realistic manner. Money should be spent on the right projects.”

CST-Panvel: connecting projects on paper

The CST-Panvel elevated corridor, Mr Prabhu said in his address, will be connected to the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport as well as to the Metro project.

Mr Kamble pointed out that neither of the two projects has commenced. “One should not be overjoyed just because of the announcements. No work has actually begun on any of these projects,” he said.

Subhash Gupta, member of Central Railway’s Zonal Railway Users’ Consultative Committee (ZRUCC), said the commuters had expected more trains, and more trips on the Harbour line.

“While an elevated corridor is a welcome step,” Mr Gupta said, “it is not going to alleviate commuter hardship for at least a few years more. Making all trains 12-coach, and increasing the number of trains, were the only options, but nothing seems to have been done.”
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Thursday, 17 September 2015

15:37

Maharashtra Railway Infrastructure Development Corporation soon

Maharashtra Railway Infrastructure Development Corporation soon

CM Devendra Fadnavis chairs rail meet, decides to fast-track state railways. State Rail Infrastructure to get boost with new body in three months

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government and the ministry of railways will be setting up Maharashtra Railway Infrastructure Development Corporation (MRIDC) within three months to provide a boost to railway infrastructure projects in the state. The decision was taken in a review meeting held by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday.

The CM held discussions with the General Managers of both the railways (Central and Western) and Mumbai Railway planning body Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) on Wednesday and formally announced the formation of MRIDC within the next three months.

Central Railway GM Sunil Kumar Sood has said that the state was briefed about the air-conditioned locals that are supposed to come on the Harbour and the mainline soon. “We were asked about how we were supposed to go about getting AC coaches for the CR. We said that the last and the first three coaches on the Harbour line would be air-conditioned, while the middle compartments will be replaced with AC ones on the mainline,” said Mr Sood.

Among the projects discussed was the Rs 2826 crore Ahmedanagar-Beed-Parli new corridor which the government wants to complete by March 2019. As reported earlier, the railways has already set out tenders of almost Rs 300 crores for the project which the state government is banking on in a big way to clear its electoral prospects in drought-hit Marathwada. The state government also assured the railways that the land acquisition for the Wardha-Yavatmal-Nanded line will be completed by July 2016. The line will be a connector between Vidarbha- from where chief minister Fadnavis hails- and Marathwada.

The feasibility of a major source of future revenue in the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) that will pass through Panvel was also asked. “We were asked about the progress of the DFC as well as the 5th and 6th line between Kurla and CST and we did tell them about the issues of land procurement on this line,” he added. n Turn to Page 7

While the Western Railway (WR) were asked about the delayed arrival of their very own AC train, WR GM G.C. Agarwal said, “We have told them that the coach is being readied in Chennai and expected in November but we have also informed that there is no definitive timeline for the arrival. Eventually the train will be put for public use after two-three months of the trains arrival since we will also do the needed trials.”

Mr Agarwal also mentioned that important land procurement issues for the sixth line of WR was discussed and the state has duly noted the problem and said that they will look into the issue.

MRVC chief managing director Prabhat Sahai who was also present at the meeting said that it was review meeting and a formal announcement of the company, “It was a way for the state to be updated before the launch of the company in three months,” said Mr Sahai.

The meeting also stressed on the fact that the Virara-Vasai-Diva-Panvel suburban corridor, expected to cost upwards of Rs 10000 crores at current prices, should be speeded up and should be included in the next railway budget for the financial year 2016-17.

A long-pending plan, to connect Bandra Terminus and the Western Express Highway, was also discussed. This has been a long-time demand of Western Railway and a couple of years ago the construction department of WR and the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) had discussed three options.

The high-power meet also dicussed ways to bring about uniformity in various infrastructure plans so that the construction of the Navi Mumbai airport as well as the elevated CST-panvel corridor could be done in tandem.​
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Wednesday, 9 September 2015

18:02

MRVC to begin construction of works on Thane-Diva Stretch

MRVC to begin construction of works on Thane-Diva Stretch

Mumbai: Work on the Thane-Diva fifth and sixth lines is likely to gather steam in a couple of months as the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) plans to begin construction of platforms, subways and foot overbridges.

The MRVC recently invited tenders for these and other civil works worth Rs.27 crore, the last contract in the entire project for the Thane-Diva additional tracks. The sanctioned cost of the entire project, which is scheduled to be completed by December 2017, is Rs 287 crore.

“Around 60% of the work on the project has already been completed,” an MRVC official said. “We are on course to complete the project in time provided rehabilitation issues get resolved.”

Encroachments along the 9.8-km corridor have already delayed the project over rehabilitation issues, besides niggles like Tree Authority approvals.

“The tunnel work has already been completed,” the official said. “Even the work on the road overbridge at Mumbra is in an advanced stage of completion. Nearly 80% progress has been achieved on minor bridges.”

There are still some 100 structures for which rehabilitation is awaited, but the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has assured the MRVC of resolution of the issue soon.
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Saturday, 30 May 2015

10:59

Signaling System used in Metro Rail systems proposed for Harbour Line to better services, frequency

Signaling System used in Metro Rail systems proposed for Harbour Line to better services, frequency

Mumbai: Talks are on to introduce an advanced signalling system, prevalent in metro rail networks, in the Harbour line to improve service frequency and prevent failures.

The Harbour line only has a slow corridor, and in cases of signal failure the entire system comes to a halt as there is no option of diverting trains to the fast or slow corridors as is done in the Western Railway and Central Railway main line networks.

“We have held discussions with Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) to have cab signalling technology to improve services,” said CR General Manager S K Sood.

The cab signalling or communication-based train control system works on digital technology. A motorman receives the signal in his cab about the speed and location of the train, braking distance, etc. It allows trains to move closer behind each other taking into account the safety buffer.

“If it is introduced, the frequency of trains will come down from four minutes to two minutes. This will improve punctuality and ease overcrowding on the Harbour line which is witnessing a huge rush due to increase in population in Navi Mumbai,” said an MRVC official.

The entire project would cost Rs 1,700 crore. “Around Rs 700 crore will be spent on cab signalling and another Rs 1,000 crore on procuring rakes to run additional services,” added the official.

As of now, the Harbour line is serviced by 37 rakes. Officials estimate around 20 more rakes would be needed as services are expected to jump by 70-80%. CR now runs 583 services in Harbour and it could go up to around 1,000.

MRVC officials feel the project can be executed in three years with the existing rakes retro-fitted to adapt to the cab signalling technology.
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Friday, 10 April 2015

09:31

Give feedback on Bombardier via Mobile App

Give feedback on Bombardier via Mobile App

Mumbai: Western Railway commuters can submit their feedback about the recently introduced Bombardier rakes through the M-indicator mobile application from April 10.

An M-indicator official said, “Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC), which has procured these rakes, is going to run a mobile survey on M-Indicator app for getting reviews of commuters about the Bombardier rakes.”

MRVC has already planned field as well as online surveys to ascertain commuter feedback. WR has introduced two rakes which are capable to run 12 services each on any given day. Based on the survey, modifications will be carried out in the rakes that are expected to come in future.

M-Indicator will show the survey on its exit page. It will be also available in the Rail Alerts section for two weeks.

MRVC chairman and MD Prabhat Sahai, however, said, “I am not aware of any survey being carried out in association with M-indicator.
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Wednesday, 20 August 2014

07:27

CR use MRVC’s ‘Railys’ software to analyse stoppage of fast trains at Parel after Dadar

CR use MRVC’s ‘Railys’ software to analyse stoppage of fast trains at Parel after Dadar

Mumbai: The Central Railway (CR) has turned to Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) to use its software ‘Railys’ to analyse if fast trains can be stopped at Parel after Dadar, since they do stop at Mulund and Thane during peak hours.

Commuters have been asking the CR to use platform numbers three and four, which are currently used for special trains to transport railway employees, as a halt for a fast train. Parel has seen an increase in footfall in the last five years.

CR general manager Sunil Kumar Sood has asked Mumbai’s railway planning body, MRVC, to use Railys, a train-time-table software procured from a German firm called R M Com to study its feasibility. “We will ask MRVC to use their software to look into whether the plan is feasible. We currently run 16 services during peak hours and if we stop a fast train at Parel the number of services might decrease to 15 or lower.”

Mr Sood was speaking to journalists at a press conference during the inauguration of the longest foot overbridge (270 metres) at CST.

Shiv Sena MP, Arvind Sawant who was present at the event suggested that the CR considered stopping eight of the 16 services at Parel alternately. “I requested the GM to see if the Parel halt is possible because a lot of corporate offices have come up at Parel and there has been a sudden increase in the number of commuters,” he said.
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Thursday, 14 August 2014

13:28

Additional Tracks laying on Thane-Diva line gets delayed as Rlys fail to reclaim encroached lands

Addl.Tracks laying on Thane-Diva line gets delayed as Rlys fail to reclaim encroached lands

Mumbai:  The laying of additional fifth and sixth ine railway tracks between Thane and Diva may not be completed before its deadline of December 2016 as Railways has failed to reclaim the encroached lands.

The project is being handled by Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC). Officials said that the land near the rail over bridge (ROB) near Mumbra station has been encroached upon. Reclaiming that land may push the deadline well into mid-2017.
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