Metro trains ready for Central Secretariat-Badarpur Line Opening

In view of the tight deadline to open the Central Secretariat – Badarpur section before the Commonwealth Games, the DMRC has started commissioning the Trains required for this corridor at the Mundka Train Depot instead of Sarita Vihar Train Depot since the Sarita Vihar Train Depot which is the Maintenance Depot for the Badarpur corridor is in the final stage of commissioning.

Twenty Nine trains are being commissioned at Mundka Depot and fourteen of these trains have already been shifted by Road to Sarita Vihar Depot in the last 16 days. The remaining fifteen trains will be transported by road from Mundka Depot to Sarita Vihar Depot by 25th September 2010 so that all these trains are available for service before the opening of Central Secretariat – Badarpur line.

A team of 30 Technicians, Engineers and Staff are involved in shifting these trains from one depot to the other and it takes almost 16 hours to complete the entire process of loading, transportation and unloading of these trains since each Standard Gauge Coach weighs 41 tons and requires a 170 ton capacity crane to lift the coach onto the trailers used for road transportation.

Each of the twenty Nine trains needed 30 days for commissioning in the Mundka Depot where all the Sub-Systems such as Brake system, Electrical, Signalling etc. of the Trains were carefully checked and tested.

The Sarita Vihar Depot will be ready before the opening of the Central Secretariat – Badarpur line and includes a workshop-cum-maintenance facility situated over 29 hectares of land with 22 stabling lines with 7 double rake lines so that all the 29 trains can be accommodated together. In addition, a test track, four inspection bay lines, one shunting line and four workshop lines are also available in the Sarita Vihar Depot.

The Civil work of Sarita Vihar Depot started in November 2008 and the Depot is being commissioned in less than two years.

DMRC plans to run trains on this line with the highest ever frequency of 2 minutes 25 seconds to cater to the rush expected at Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium and other Games Venues.

Phase 3 Update (Janakpuri West – Kalindi Kunj)

Two more stations are slated to come up on the Janakpuri West – Kalindi Kunj Metro corridor. While, one station will come up at Sadar Bazar near Palam, the other one will come up at Shankar Vihar between the Domestic Airport and Vasant Vihar.
The main reason for the inclusion of these stations is that, the distance between the already planned Palam and Domestic Airport Metro stations and then from the Domestic Airport Metro station till the Vasant Vihar Metro station was approximately four kilometres each. Additional stations in between will be able to cater to the requirements of the local people in a better way.
The station at Sadar Bazar will be located near the Indian Oil depot on the left of the road, while the Shankar Vihar station will come up in the defence area by the side of National Highway 8. Both will be elevated stations.
The other stations of this 33.494 km long corridor are: Janakpuri West, Janakpuri C-2B, Dabri Mor, Dhasrath Puri, Palam, IG Domestic Airport, Vasant Vihar, Munirka, R.K Puram, IIT, Hauz Khas, Panchsheel Park, Chirag Delhi, G.K Enclave, Nehru Place, Kalkaji, Okhla Ph 3, Ishwar Nagar, Jamia Nagar, Okhla Vihar, Jasola Vihar and Kalindi Kunj. (Amity NOIDA and Botanical Garden will be the additional stations on the proposed Kalindi Kunj – Botanical Garden extension) 

Tender has been floated for the civil construction of Boundary wall and Earth filling at Kalindi Kunj depot.
Tender has also been floated for the civil construction of Bridge Across River Yamuna at Kalindi Kunj (Okhla Barrage). The extension from Kalindi Kunj to Botanical Garden is yet to receive EGOM approval. 
 

BASIC DETAILS OF THE CORRIDOR:

• Total Length: 36.988 kms (including the Kalindi Kunj – Botanical Garden portion of 3.494 kms)
• Elevated: 19.7 kms
• Underground: 17.28 kms
• Stations: 26
• Elevated stations: 12 + 2 new stations as mentioned above
• Underground stations: 12

Delhi Metro- 6.3 Lakh Carbon Credits for Modal Shift Project

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has been certified by the United Nations(UN) as the First Metro Rail and Rail based system in the world which will get carbon Credits for reducing Green House Gas Emissions as it has helped to reduce pollution levels in the city by 6.3 lakh tons every year thus helping in reducing global warming.
Today about 18 lakh people travel in the city’s Metro Rail system which is completely non-polluting and environment friendly and, but for the Metro these people would have traveled by cars, busses, two/three wheelers etc which would have resulted in emission of green House Gases such as CO2, CO, HC, NOx, PM and SO2. Thus, DMRC has helped in reduction in emission of harmful gases into the city’s atmosphere and the United Nations Body administering the clean Development Mechanism (CDM) under the Kyoto Protocol has certified that DMRC has reduced Emissions and thus earned carbon credits worth about Rs.47 crore annually for the next seven years and with the increase in number of passengers, this figure shall increase.

No other Metro in the world could get the Carbon Credit for the above because of the very stringent requirement of the United Nations Body to provide conclusive documentary proof of reduction in emissions. It is difficult to give documentary proof of the difference of energy consumption of two scenarios, i.e. “With Metro and Without Metro”. DMRC proposed an innovative method of proving the emissions using sampling techniques. After rigorous persuasion the UN body has finally agreed with this technique as the technique is very scientific in nature.

 Delhi Metro has helped remove more than 91 thousand vehicles from the roads of Delhi daily. During the last two decades Delhi had an exponential growth in the vehicular population having more vehicles than the combined number in the other three Metro cities of India viz. Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. More than 90% of vehicles circulating are personal vehicles. In absence of the project the passengers move from their trip origination to their trip destination by buses, by taxis, by cars, by motorized rickshaws and by NMT (Non Motorized Transport). In the baseline situation or business-as-usual scenario, these modes of transport would continue to operate and transport passengers from their trip origin to their trip destination. With the construction and operation of Delhi Metro, the Metro complements other modes of transport and replaces partially trips made by conventional or traditional means of transit by Metro. The CDM project replaces trips made by conventional transport modes with Metro, being a more efficient, faster, safer and more reliable transport means. Emission reductions are achieved through reducing GHG emissions per passenger-kilometer, comparing conventional modes of transport with Metro. The resource efficiency of transporting passengers in Delhi by Metro has improved i.e. emissions per passenger kilometer are reduced compared to the situation without project i.e. had the Delhi Metro not operated. 
This is the second CDM project from DMRC to be registered with the UN body in the last three years. DMRC’s first CDM project on regenerative braking had also achieved many international firsts apart from earning valuable foreign exchange for the country.
Every passenger who chooses to use Metro instead of car/bus contributes in reduction in emissions to the extent of approx. 100 gm of carbon-di-oxide for every trip of 10 km and therefore, becomes party to the reduction in global warming.

Rajendra Place Metro Station Involving Five Miscreants on 03rd October 2011

In connection with the incident involving disruption of Metro services at Rajendra Place Metro on 03rd October 2011, the DMRC would like to inform that an FIR has been lodged by the Delhi Metro against the five miscreants involved in the incident. Preliminary investigation indicated that five persons, two of whom were found to be drunk, had entered into an altercation with Housekeeping staff near Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) entry gate of Rajendra Place Metro station and jumped over the AFC gates leading to their disrupting Metro services as they jumped on to the tracks.

The Delhi Metro Rail Police were informed by the station authorities about the incident and the DMRC has also lodged a complaint with the SHO of Rajouri Garden Metro station for taking strict legal action against them for obstructing Metro trains/services and endangering the safety of persons travelling by the Metro railway under Section 64, 67, 68 and 79 of Delhi Metro Railway (Operation & Maintenance) Act, 2002 under which one may be imprisoned for a term which may extend to seven years. The section wise details are attached as  

                                                            ANNEXURE-1 

The five accused namely, 1) Kapil Sharma, S/o-Jeevan Sharma 2) Sagar Sharma, S/o- Jeevan Sharma 3) Sumit Singh, S/o- Manjeet Singh 4) Nadeem, S/o-Shakeel Ahmad & 5) Jatin Gupta, S/o- Ashok Kumar have been arrested by the police.
The DMRC views any such incident by unruly persons very seriously and appeals to the general public not to disrupt or interfere with normal functioning of Metro services for a larger public interest.

ANNEXURE-I

Ø SECTION 79 (ENDANGERING THE SAFETY OF PERSONS TRAVELLING BY THE METRO RAILWAY BY WILLFUL ACT OR OMISSION): If any person obstructs or causes to be obstructed or attempts to obstruct any Metro train shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years.

Ø SECTION 64 (UNLAWFUL ENTRY OR REMAINING UPON THE METRO RAILWAY OR WALKING ON THE METRO TRACK): Any person indulging in such kind of activity shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to 500/- rupees or with both.

Ø SECTION 67 (OBSTRUCTING RUNNING OF TRAINS): Any person indulging in such kind of activity shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to four years or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or with both.

Ø SECTION 68 (OBSTRUCTING METRO RAILWAY OFFICIALS ON HIS DUTIES): Any person indulging in such kind of activity shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.

Delhi Metro entered Vaishali

On 14-July, the satellite town of Ghaziabad became the third city in the National Capital Region (NCR) to find a place on the Metro map, after Gurgaon and Noida.By evening, about 30,000 people from Ghaziabad and adjacent areas in Uttar Pradesh (UP) had taken the Metro from the two new stations -Kaushambi and Vaishali -on the 2.57km extended corridor.

Length of new stretch: 2.57 km	Two new stations: Vaishali, Kaushambi	Train Frequency: 5 minutes 34 seconds
Travel time from Sector 21, Dwarka, to Vaishali: 81 min 22 seconds	Number of stations between Sector 21 Dwarka & Vaishali : 41	Min & Max Fares: Rs.8 & Rs.30
Commuters from Sahibabad can use foot-overbridge (FOB) across Kaushambi and Vaishali stations. Lifts at both entry points of FOB	Kaushambi station has three levels connected by three lifts and 2 escalators; Vaishali station has five levels with 3 lifts and 4 escalators	Kaushambi has 4 ticket counters; Vaishali has 6
Stations to have a total of 22 automatic fare collection gates with Kaushambi having 9 and Vaishali 13	Cars pick-and-drop points, along with cycle rickshaw and auto stands, provided outside both stations	Both stations have toilets for men, women and the physically challenged in the unpaid area
Special ramps inside both stations for movement of physically challenged	Vaishali station to be developed on lines of a mall	Parking: Kaushambi (50 cars, 100 two-wheelers) Vaishali (250 cars and 250 two-wheelers)

Four Metros close for security reasons

Delhi Metro has shut down 4 metros quite close to the Prime Minister's residence for security reasons starting from 3PM onwards. This was done so on the orders of the Delhi Police according to official sources. Other stations will operate as usual. The reason behind this move was to ensure that the protest to be held by Hazare supporters is held peacefully near the Prime Minister's residence at 5 PM. 

Kirti Nagar to AshokPark Main Section

The 3.32 kilometer long Kirti Nagar to Ashok Park Main section of Line No.5 i.e, Mundka to Inderlok/Kirti Nagar (also known as Green Line) is now a part of the Delhi Metro network. 

The section was ceremonially flagged off today by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Delhi Smt. Sheila Dikshit from the new Kirti Nagar Metro station. Sh. Arvinder Singh, the Transport Minister of Delhi, Sh. Ramakant Goswami, the Industries Minister of Delhi, Sh. Anil Bhardwaj, MLA and Parliamentary Secretary to the Chief Minister and Sh. Rajesh Lilothia, MLA also attended the ceremony. 

The line was made operational for the public from 3 pm on 27th August 2011. This section comprises of two stations namely, Kirti Nagar (at grade) and Satguru Ram Singh Marg (elevated).