METROS vs CORONA VIRUS

METROS vs CORONA VIRUS

By now,Quarantine is being followed to protect ourselves from CORONA Virus. I am fed up of hearing the word CORONA. Also, i get angry when i hear that word. So, in this post i will be using the term VIRUS instead of CORONA VIRUS.

As most of the country is shut down due to Virus, Metros, Trains, Buses and Trams don't really serve a purpose anymore. As to the visions of many to imagine India in 2020, it is not relevant to say that India has to be developing, as the country is mostly literally shut down. Children receive online classes, IT staff work from home, not to mention Bankers, also Railways and Airports are closed and people need to be safe in their homes. 

Similar is the condition of Mass Rapid Transit systems across India. Most of them have completely shut down or operate only during peak hours and only allow people engaged in essential services. If you see the news(which i don't as i am annoyed of hearing the same thing), you will see the talents of the police when they try to keep the people in their homes. Many metros including Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai have completely shut down. 

Currently, many metro trains and stations are being sanitized to increase hygene and stop the spread of any virus. Being bored while staying home is not the case you want to be in. You can do things that you thought of doing but didnt have time whilst staying home. Also, do not trust any forwarded messages in Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram etc. 

This post was a more of spreading awarness(which is not required anymore, you go and say that you have Virus to someone, they will try to never see you again) to people.  Comment down below if you are also annoyed of hearing the word CORONA over and over again. (I am sorry if you are one of them as i made you read it 5 times). Thank you for reading this post. 

STAY HOME, STAY SAFE!!!

Chennai Metro

CHENNAI METRO

Welcome to the next post on MRT India. In this post, we are going to finish the metro systems of the 4 Provincial cities of India. In this post, we will discuss the evolution of Chennai Metro Rail. Without further ado, let's get right into it:

Chennai Metro Rail Limited Logo

History:

Chennai originally had a Suburban Railway that stretched from Villupuram to Vellore to Sullurpetta. The first plans to build a metro in the southern Metropolis arouse in the 2000's by the then Chief Minister, M. Karunanithi. The metro slowly became essential as more and more companies and residents moved over to the area. The metro was built along the main routes of the city where Suburban Rail did not exist.

Construction of the Metro strted in June 2009 and the first stretch of the line from Alandur to Koyambedu opened on 29th July 2015. The metro initially had very low ridership, but slowly had increased as the Phase -1 of the metro was completed on 10/02/2018. Nowadays, the metro faces a ridership of 1,22,100 as of November 2019. Ridership has not been recorded in 2020 due to the Corona Virus outbreak.

Phase-II:

Chennai metro Phase-II is set to alleviate most traffic problems aound Chennai as the lines would cover many areas outside the inner Chennai region. This phase consists of Three corridors in addition to the Kilambakkam to Wimco Nagar Blue Line and St. Thomas Mount to Central Green Line.

Dark Green line of Phase-II runs from Madhavaram Milk Colony to SIPCOT.

Blue Line runs from Foreshore estate to Poonamallee Bypass, running through Vadapalani

and Arcot Road.

Red line runs from Sholinganallur to Madhavaram Milk Colony, shring tracks with blue line from Alwarthiru Nagar to Porur Junction, as it will be going through less serviced areas of Medavakkam, Kilkattalai and Perumbakkam.

In addition, the government also wants to convert the MRTS from Velachery to Chennai Beach to a Metro.

All these constructions put together, the total length of Chennai Metro will be around 200km. 

This is the end of the post. Stay tuned for Nowadays' hot topic, how do Metrorails deal with Corona Virus.....Thank You.

Gurugram Metro

Gurgaon Metro

Welcome to the next post on Evolution of Metro rails in India. Here we will see the inception and the evolution of Gurgaon Metro. Without further ado, let's get started!

Rapid Metro Gurgaon was built in 2 phases. It is a privately owned metro and connects areas like Sikanderpur and sector 54 to the DLF cyber city. The original line was proposed to run from Sikanderpur to NH 8. But since DLF hosted the action, they wanted the metro to come to DLF cyber city. The Phase 1 of the metro was built from Sikanderpur and made a loop around DLF cyber city. 

Rapid Metro Interchange with Delhi Metro Yellow Line at Sikanderpur

IL&FS was the only bidder in the construction and agreed to build it on Build-Own-Operate-Transfer basis. This means that the company will operate the metro for a period of time after which the metro was to be transferred to the government of Haryana. The metro then completed construction and was opened on 14.11.2013. The metro was running well when suddenly IL&FS went bankrupt. So the system was transferred to be operated by DMRC and had built an extension from Sikanderpur to Sector 55. It still remains the same to this day.

The trains of Rapid Metro Gurgaon have only 3 coaches and have a ridership of around 50,000 per day. It connects DLF cyber city to Delhi Metro and to the rest of Gurgaon.

Thank you for reading this post on Gurgaon Metro and stay tuned for Chennai Metro next week.

MRT Express - February 2020

MRT Express - February 2020

Welcome to the next post on MRT Express. In this series, news regarding Mass Rapid Transit Projects across in India is shown. Hope you enjoy reading it.

Express - I:

Four plots of land were allocated to NCRTC to consrtuct the Delhi-Meerut RRTS's Depot and maintanence office. Three of them were bought on Delhi Road and one of them was taken on lease.

Express - II:

CMRL receives 10 new metro rakes to maintain frequency on the Blue line and will bw used to conduct trial runs on the 9km Phase - I extension from Washermanpet to Wimco Nagar and from Airport to Urappakkam Bus Terminus.

Express - III:

Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project receives Rs.500 crore as the initial funding for the project to ease traffic congestion in the city as it would be connecting far areas such as Electronic City, Outer Ring Road etc.

Express - IV:

This is the most inportant step taken by Metro Corporations thouought India as many of them have started cleaning the Rakes more carefully due to the outbreak of Corona Virus.

They have sprayed disinfectants, more thoroughly cleaned the rakes and Metro Stations to reduce the risk of spreading the Virus.

Express - V:

It  was thought that metro and Suburban Railway is going to be the Future of Bangalore. But, Karnataka state government suddenly approved the feasibility study for two metrolite corridors by PPP model and construction will start as soon as Detailed Project Report is ready.

Express - VI:

Kolkata's East-West Metro from Salt lake stadium to Phoolbagan is structurally ready and Commercial Services can start as soon as CMRS certificate is issued in May-June. It will mostly start in August.

Thank you for reading this post on MRT Express. Will see you next week with Gourgaon Metro.

Source:

https://www.metrorailnews.in/