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Track laying work started for Kanpur Metro Rail Project
Anushka Khare
Posted on: 2021-05-11 16:23:00
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Country: India
City: Kanpur
Kanpur, India (Urban Transport News): The Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (UPMRC) today informed that the project team has commenced track laying work near the proposed IIT Kanpur Metro station.
"Under the Priority Stretch of Kanpur Metro i.e. between IIT & Motijheel, Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (UPMRC) has commenced the casting of the ballastless track. Metro engineers cast the first cross-over yesterday night near IIT. It is to be briefed that cross-overs are the points where Metro trains change their line and direction of movement. Under the Priority Corridor, such cross-overs are at terminal stations viz. IIT & Motijheel and at Geeta Nagar Station, where connection to the Polytechnic Metro Depot are planned," said the official statement.
Praising the dedication of Metro engineers even the pandemic situations, Kumar Keshav, Managing Director of Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation said:
We are progressing toward timely completion of the Priority Section of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project even in the ongoing difficult times. Now, we have moved to the further stages of the Project and we have commenced the works of track, signaling-telecom, electrical and other systems too. I congratulate the track team of UPMRC and GC for their efforts and dedication resulting in such efficient outcomes.
UPMRC has recently awarded a contract worth Rs 93 crores to a swiss company East Metal AG for the supply of Head Hardened (HH) Rails for the Kanpur Metro Project, but with the objective of saving time, they are utilizing existing resources and the rails which had been leftover during the execution of Lucknow Metro Rail Project.
The ballastless tracks are used in the Metro projects as they don’t have ballast (stones) and the least maintenance is required. During the long 15-16 hours of train operations, Metro trains are operated on very tight frequency so there is almost no scope of maintenance during these hours and that’s why an efficient system is needed which can provide the good ridership with the least maintenance requirements. Besides this advantage, there are additional benefits of long life-cycle, stability & ride comfort with such tracks.
The civil construction work on the 9-km long Priority Corridor in Kanpur was started on November 15, 2019, which was inaugurated by Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Since then the construction works of the project are being executed with remarkable pace by UPMRC’s engineers to ensure the availability of a world-class Metro service for Kanpur City in the minimum time frame possible.
Anushka Khare
Anushka Khare is a Post Graduate in Journalism from Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication, Bhopal (MP). She covers stories and updates from India.