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Sunday, 4 December 2016

06:30

NOKIA WORLD FIST LTE-R MOBILE NETWORK FOR RAILWAYS

NOKIA WORLD FIST LTE-R MOBILE NETWORK FOR RAILWAYS

SOUTH KOREA: Telecoms group Nokia is to supply Korea Rail Network Authority with what it says would be the ‘world's first’ LTE-R mobile broadband network to support railway operations.

The contract announced on November 14 covers the 120 km Wonju – Gangneung route which is under construction for opening ahead of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games.

The communications network will be based on the LTE-R version of 4G LTE technology which is being developed for mission-critical railway applications, and will support train operations at speeds up to 250 km/h. Nokia said the project is intended to serve as a model for future LTE-R deployments, and would help to support standardisation efforts.

Nokia is supply radio access network base stations, along with its NetAct network management software. As well as covering trains, stations and other facilities on the route, the network will be designed to be interoperable with other LTE networks supporting public safety and maritime operations, as well as legacy VHS and trunked radio system networks.

Source:RG

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.

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.