Metro ops and maintenance: MMRDA staff to be trained in Singapore
5 years, 2 months ago

Metro ops and maintenance: MMRDA staff to be trained in Singapore

Hindustan Times  

With two Mumbai Metro lines slated to be operational in 2020, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has joined hands with the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit Corporation to train 50 employees in operations and maintenance. MMRDA is building a 32-storey Metro Bhavan in Aarey Colony, which will include a training centre, apart from the main operational control centre for all Metro corridors in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The organisation will also tie up with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, Bengaluru’s ‘Namma Metro’ and the Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd, which runs the city’s first Metro line, Metro-1 for training sessions. The MMRDA was also looking at joining hands with the Mass Transit Railway in Hong Kong, which is considered to be one of the most profitable Metro systems in the world.

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MMRDA mulls alternative route for Metro 9
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3 days, 11 hours ago

MMRDA mulls alternative route for Metro 9

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority is considering an alternative route for the Metro 9 corridor between Bhayandar and Uttan that will help save ₹500 crore. The existing plan envisages the metro line passing through three villages in the 5.5-km stretch while the alternative route will bypass the villages and help the planning authority save on construction, land acquisition …

Metro to be built at twice the speed
4 days, 11 hours ago

Metro to be built at twice the speed

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The metro network in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region will expand at twice the current pace, accelerating from 22-25km per year to 50km per year. The new target was announced by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis after a meeting he held with deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, who is also urban development minister. Metro to be built at twice the speed …

PMRDA serves notice to metro official for damaged roads
4 months ago

PMRDA serves notice to metro official for damaged roads

Hindustan Times  

Pune: The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority has issued a notice to Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited -Pune Metro Line-3 regarding the poor condition of road between Maan-Hinjewadi-Wakad and Shivajinagar area which they blame on the ongoing metro works. PMRDA has issued a notice to Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited regarding poor condition of road between Maan-Hinjewadi-Wakad and …

Thane Ring Metro Project: MMRCL To Issue Tenders For Hiring Consultants To Plan Stations In Detail
5 months ago

Thane Ring Metro Project: MMRCL To Issue Tenders For Hiring Consultants To Plan Stations In Detail

News 18  

Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited is proposing to build the 29 km Thane Metrolite light rail transit system in Thane, Maharashtra. As the state government awaits central clearance for the Shinde government’s ambitious Thane ring metro project, the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited is preparing to issue tenders for the appointment of consultants to plan stations in detail. According to …

MMTS service will be on par with Metro: Etala
5 months, 4 weeks ago

MMTS service will be on par with Metro: Etala

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BJP Malkajgiri MP Etala Rajendar said that people in several colonies on Multi-Modal Transport Service route have been requesting to arrange stations at a closer distance of 1 km or 1.5 km like Metro train route. “The MMTS service will be on par with Metro,” he said assuring them that their proposals would be addressed with the Railway authorities. …

MMRDA merges monorail with metro operations
1 year ago

MMRDA merges monorail with metro operations

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: In an attempt to reposition and revive the Mumbai Monorail—infamously dubbed a white elephant—the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has merged the Monorail Project Implementation Unit with the Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Ltd. HT Image The merger, which has been effected for better operation of the monorail, curtailing losses, cutting costs and saving duplicating expenses, was given the …

Mumbai metro: MMRDA revises train timings on 2A and 7 route from today | Check Details
1 year, 1 month ago

Mumbai metro: MMRDA revises train timings on 2A and 7 route from today | Check Details

India TV News  

Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has revised the timings of last metro services on Lines 2A and 7. Demand to extend timings Extending the timings on Metro routes 2A and 7 in Mumbai is seen as a beneficial move for passengers, especially in response to the demand for extended timings on this route. The Mumbai Metro rail lines …

PMC serves notices to properties to acquire land for PMRDA metro line 3
1 year, 8 months ago

PMC serves notices to properties to acquire land for PMRDA metro line 3

Hindustan Times  

The Pune Municipal Corporation has served notices to various establishments on Ganeshkhind Road to acquire land for the Shivajinagar to Hinjewadi metro line 3 being developed by the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority. The PMRDA had written to the PMC to acquire extra land on Ganeshkhind Road and handover the same for work on metro line 3. Vikram Kumar, municipal …

Rail passengers associations seek single entity for different modes of public transport
1 year, 8 months ago

Rail passengers associations seek single entity for different modes of public transport

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A single entity should operate Mumbai and MMR’s public transport similar to that of London and Singapore, different rail passengers associations across the city said in a meeting, adding that it might improve the efficiency of different modes of transport. “We discussed the need to have a single organisation responsible for operating trains, buses, metro rail, autos and taxis …

Mumbai Metro Line 3 to be operated by Delhi Metro? DMRC emerges lowest bidder
1 year, 8 months ago

Mumbai Metro Line 3 to be operated by Delhi Metro? DMRC emerges lowest bidder

India TV News  

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has emerged as the "lowest bidder" to operate and maintain the proposed Mumbai Metro Line 3 which will run from Aarey to Cuffe Parade. "The Mumbai Metro Line 3 is currently under construction under the MMRDA and is expected to be operationalised in parts from the end of this year onwards," the DMRC said in …

Mumbai to get new Metro lines after seven years, to be operational by May
3 years, 11 months ago

Mumbai to get new Metro lines after seven years, to be operational by May

India Today  

Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority is likely to start services on the much-awaited Metro 2A and Metro 7 routes by May after it received the first indigenously built rake from Bharat Earth Movers Limited this week. The trains running on the two routes will be driverless and will come with a host of features like passenger announcement and passenger information …

MMRDA sets sights on starting work on four new Metro lines
4 years, 11 months ago

MMRDA sets sights on starting work on four new Metro lines

The Hindu  

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority is aiming to start work on four additional Metro lines, comprising a total length of 87.6 km, and commission 35 km of Metro lines this year. R.A. Rajeev, Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA, said, “The target is to implement 337 km of Metro lines in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region by 2026. We hope to start work …

MMRDA panel push for Metro Bhavan in Aarey
5 years, 5 months ago

MMRDA panel push for Metro Bhavan in Aarey

Hindustan Times  

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has taken a step towards constructing Metro Bhavan, a control room for its Metro corridors, at Aarey Milk Colony, even though citizens have been opposing the state’s decision to use the land for projects. The MMRDA has taken a step towards constructing Metro Bhavan, a control room for its Metro corridors. According to MMRDA, …

Work on track: MMRDA starts laying rail lines for Metro 2A, 7
5 years, 6 months ago

Work on track: MMRDA starts laying rail lines for Metro 2A, 7

Hindustan Times  

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority on Monday said that track-laying for two Metro lines – Metro-2A and Metro-7 – has started on the Link Road and the Western Express Highway. In a statement issued on Monday, MMRDA said, “In the wee hours of Sunday, we unloaded the first lot of Metro rails for the Dahisar East to Andheri East …

MMRDA to focus on pedestrian access
5 years, 7 months ago

MMRDA to focus on pedestrian access

The Hindu  

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority is planning to focus on building large pedestrian pathways across the entire length of two upcoming Metro corridors — Metro Line 2A and Metro Line 7 — as part of their Multi Modal Integration plan. The plan seeks to improve last mile connectivity for commuters using different modes of transport and provide a safe …

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