Metro + Light Rail + Hyperloop

Pic Courtesy: Delhi Metro (Pink Line and Orange Line)

Calcutta Metro

The Kolkata Metro or Calcutta Metro (Bengali: কলকাতা মেট্রো) is a metro system serving the city of Kolkata and the districts of South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the first Underground metro railway system in India. It was the first such form of transport in India, opening for commercial services in 1984. It is the 17th zone of the Indian Railways system.

Rolling Stock

The rolling stock of Kolkata Metro Line 1 uses Indian gauge a broad gauge track which is manufactured by ICF,Chennai, and the electrical components are manufactured by NGEF, Bangalore.

Until now, three types of trains have been used by Kolkata metro; these are - *BHEL Rake(1000 Series): 9 Rakes were manufactured by ICF, Chennai and were passed into service in the first phase when the metro initially ran from Esplanade to Bhawanipur (now Netaji Bhavan). These trains were dark green in colour and had a yellow stripe at the bottom. Later the colour was changed to white with a dark blue stripe. Presently they are yellow with a wide brown band at the bottom.

BHEL/Knorr Bremse AC (3000 Series): These are the latest trains that were passed into service in 2010, after the elevated corridor from Mahanayak Uttam Kumar to Kavi Nazrul was completed. Later, as the last extension from Kavi Nazrul to Kavi Subhash was finished, more 3000 Series rakes were introduced. These trains are manufactured by ICF in collaboration with BHEL and Knorr Bremse, Germany. They have microprocessor controlled temperature and humidity, LCD displays inside the motorman's cabins and multilingual electronic LED sign boards both inside and outside the train. Presently there are 13 (3000 series) rakes, which are operating on Line 1.

Kolkata Metro will get 40 new air-conditioned rakes, the first of which has been delivered to the public carrier, Metro Railway sources said here.

“Kolkata Metro has ordered new rakes from Integral Coach Factory (ICF) Perambur, Dalian and CRRC Zhuzhou of China,” Metro spokesperson Indrani Banerjee told PTI here.

Trial runs soon

The ICF Perambur-manufactured air-conditioned rake with advanced features that has arrived in the city, will undergo trial runs before it embarks on passenger service before Durga Pujas in September, Banerjee said.

The country’s first metro railway system will get another new rake from ICF in September, which will be followed by phased arrivals of 38 more rakes.

Apart from the air-conditioned rake that has already arrived, another 15 have been ordered from ICF, Perambur, the spokesperson said.

“The city metro will also start getting delivery of 14 new rakes manufactured by Dalian of China by the year-end,” Banerjee said. The rest 10 rakes have been ordered from CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Company of China, she said.

Kolkata Metro Line 2 (Line 2 or East-West Corridor) is a rapid transit line of the Kolkata Metro in the Indian state of West Bengal. It currently consists of a small operational section within Salt Lake and will eventually connect Teghoria with Howrah by going underneath the Hooghly River.

These will be supplied by Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML). As per news these rakes will have Bullet Train like features.The brand new coaches from BEML will be technologically advanced. These will look like bullet train but made of aluminium instead of steel. All the 14 six coach rakes will have futuristic features and promises to give a bullet train like feel to commuters.

Delhi Metro

Delhi Metro is a metro system serving Delhi (including New Delhi and Old Delhi) and its satellite cities of Gurgaon, Noida,Faridabad and Ghaziabad in the National Capital Region of India. Delhi Metro is the world's thirteenth largest metro system in terms of length and a member of Nova Group of Metros. Delhi Metro is India's third urban mass rapid transport system, after the Kolkata Metro and Chennai MRTS. It is India's first modern rapid transit system too.

Rolling Stock

The broad gauge rolling stock is manufactured by two major suppliers. For the Phase I, the rolling stock was supplied by a consortium of companies comprising Hyundai Rotem, Mitsubishi Corporation, and MELCO. The coaches were initially built in South Korea by ROTEM, then in Bangalore by BEML through a technology transfer arrangement.

The rolling stock for Phase II is being supplied by Bombardier Transportation, which has received an order for 614 cars worth approximately US$1.1 billion. While initial trains were made in Görlitz, Germany and Sweden, the remainder will be built at Bombardier's factory in Savli, near Vadodara.

Standard Gauge

The standard gauge rolling stock is manufactured by BEML at its factory in Bangalore.

Airport Express

Eight 6-car trains supplied by CAF Beasain were imported from Spain.

The first driverless trains, equipped with advanced features, arrived in Delhi and will ply on sections of the Phase-III network.

The new trains, which will begin service with drivers for a short period, are expected to be operational by the end of next year.

“A total of 20 such train sets of Hyundai Rotem will be manufactured in South Korea’s Changwan by the end of this year while the remaining 61 are being manufactured at the Bharat Earth Movers plant in Bengaluru,” a DMRC statement said.

“These trains are significantly upgraded and eco-friendly. They also have additional features to increase passenger comfort and are designed for a maximum speed of 95 kmph and operational speed of 85 kmph,” an official said. He added though drivers will be deputed for operating the trains, they will be gradually withdrawn to move to unattended train operation (UTO). “These new-generation trains are suitable to eventually run on UTO mode, that is, train operators will not be required to operate these trains and the Operations Control Centres (OCC) of the Delhi Metro system will directly regulate the movement of the trains,” the DMRC official said.

Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon

Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon Limited (Raipiḍ Mēţrō Rēl Guḍ.agāṃv) is a metro system in the Indian city of Gurgaon, Haryana, linked with the Delhi Metro system's Yellow Line at Sikandarpur. Built and operated by Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon Limited (RMGL), the system is India's first fully privately financed metro.

The project was initially conceived as a collaborative venture between real estate developer DLF and Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services, or IL&FS. But DLF, facing financial problems, pulled out and IL&FS became the sole owner. It is the only privately funded public metro anywhere in the world.

Rolling Stock

On 21 April 2010, Siemens was awarded a turnkey contract to build the metro line, including five 3-car metro trains. Siemens sub-contracted CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Works to build the 5 aluminium-bodied air-conditioned trains.

Mumbai Metro

Mumbai Metro is a Metro system serving the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra. The system is designed to reduce traffic congestion in the city, and supplement the overcrowded Mumbai Suburban Railway network. Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro is operated by Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL), a joint venture company formed by Reliance Infrastructure, Veolia Transport and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).

Rolling Stock

RIIL consulted a number of major international rolling stock builders to provide the train fleet for the Mumbai Metro. Bidders for the contract included established metro-vehicle manufacturers such as Kawasaki, Alstom, Siemens and Bombardier, but CSR Nanjing of China was ultimately chosen.

BEML was the lowest among Seven Bidders which included 7 Internationally renowned Companies State-of-the-art, driverless trains to be manufactured indigenously by BEML.- supply of trains to begin from Oct 2020 & completed by Dec 2022. BEML bags Contract Purely on Its own Merit - One of the largest orders of Metro Rail Coaches in Recent Times 378 Metro Cars (63 Metro Trains of 6 Cars each) for Mumbai Metro Corridor 2a, 2b & 7 awarded to BEML

Chennai Metro

The Chennai Metro Rail is a rapid transit system under construction in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. About 55% of the corridors in Phase I are underground and the remaining corridors are elevated.

Rolling Stock

Alstom won its first metro rolling stock contract in India to supply 168 cars and 16 additional metro cars to Chennai Metro for €243 million. Alstom will supply Chennai Metro's public operator with 42 train-sets composed of four cars each. Alstom Transport has set up a metro car manufacturing unit at Sri City SEZ at Tada, Andhra Pradesh, about 75 km from Chennai.^[ The first 9 trains will be made in Lapa, São Paulo, Brazil and the remaining 33 will be made in Sri City.

Hyderabad Metro

Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR; Telugu: హైదరాబాద్ మెట్రో రైలు) is a rapid transit system, currently under construction, for the city of Hyderabad, Telangana. It is in Secent Operational model. It is being implemented entirely on public-private partnership (PPP) basis, with the state government holding a minority equity stake.

Rolling Stock

On 12 September 2012, Larsen and Toubro Metro Rail Hyderabad Ltd (LTMRHL) announced that it has awarded tender for supply of rolling stock to Hyundai Rotem.

Bangalore Metro

Namma Metro (literally "Our Metro") also known as Bangalore Metro, is a metro system for the city of Bangalore, Karnataka, India. The agency responsible for its implementation is the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL), a joint venture of the Government of India and the Government of Karnataka.

Rolling Stock

In February 2009, the BEML-led consortium was awarded the contract to supply 150 coaches and rolling stock for the first phase of the project. While Mitsubishi would supply the traction for the coaches, Hyundai Rotem would supply the rolling stock and BEML would supply the coaches for Phase I.

Kochi Metro

Kochi Metro is an under-construction metro system for the city of Kochi in Kerala, India.

Rolling Stock

The Rs 5,189-crore Kochi Metro project is the second contract for Alstom after the Chennai Metro project.

The company will supply 25 sets to Kochi Metro with the first train expected to be delivered in early 2016.

Lucknow Metro

The Lucknow Metro is an under construction rapid transit system in the city of Lucknow, India. Construction on the first phase began on 27 September 2014. Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation Limited or LMRC is responsible to build and operate this network. The metro project will be the most expensive public transport system in the state of Uttar Pradesh, costing Rs 12500 crore (US$2 billion) in phase 1 of construction which is expected to be operational in 2018. Phase 2 will be started in 2018.

Rolling Stock

On October 5, 2015, French Engineering Firm Alstom bagged over 150 million euro contract to provide train coaches to Lucknow Metro. Lucknow Metro will initially have 20 train sets of 4 car each making a total of 80 cars. The trains will manufactured indigenous at Sricity plant of Alstom India.

Nagpur Metro

Nagpur Metro (Marathi: नागपूर मेट्रो) is an under construction rapid transit system for the city of Nagpur, India. It is estimated to cost ₹86.80 billion (US$1.4 billion). In February 2014, the Government of Maharashtra gave approval for the Metro Project, while Government of India's Ministry of Urban Development had given "In Principle" approval for the Project. On 20 August 2014, Union Cabinet gave approval for the development of project, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stone on 21 August on his visit to city. Construction on the project began on 31 May 2015, with trial run expected by the mid of 2017 and an anticipated partial commercial operation on line 1 in 2018.

Rolling Stock

China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) has bagged the contract for the supply of 69 coaches to the Nagpur Metro, by beating BEML and Titagarh Wagon.

Pune Metro

Pune Metro is a metro rail based rapid transit system under construction to serve Pune Central and the areas of Pimpri & Chinchwad. As of December 2019, the system comprises 3 lines with a total length of 54.58 km.

Rolling Stock

In August 2019, Mahametro announced that Titagarh Firema had won the bid to supply 102 aluminium bodied coaches for the project.

Jaipur Metro

The Jaipur Metro (Hindi: जयपुर मेट्रो Jaipur Metro) is a rapid transit system under construction in the city of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Construction of the first part of the first line, comprising 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi) from Mansarovar to Chandpole Bazaar, started on 13 November 2010. The Jaipur Metro Rail system is expected to be India's fifth metro rail system after those in Kolkata, Delhi-Ghaziabad-Gurgaon-Noida(NCR), Mumbai and Bangalore.

Rolling Stock

In December 2011 BEML was awarded a Rs 3.18 billion contract to supply 10 four-car trains for Phase 1.The Jaipur Metro plans to lengthen the trains later to 6 coaches as the traffic increases. The Jaipur metro rolling stock is same as Delhi metro's standard gauge rolling stock on current violet line and green lines.

Ahmedabad Metro

Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad, abbreviated MEGA, or Ahmedabad Metro is an under construction mass-transit rail system for the cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in Gujarat, India.

Rolling Stock:

Hyundai Rotem will provide the metro coaches.

Noida Metro

The Noida Metro is an under-construction metro system connecting the twin cities of Noida and Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh, India. The metro network consists of one colour-coded line, with a total length of 29.7 kilometres serving 22 stations. The system has a mix of at-grade and elevated stations using standard-gauge tracks. Services will operate daily with a headway varying between 5–10 minutes. The trains will be composed of four cars. The power input is supplied by 25kV AC (Single Phase 50 Hz).

Rolling Stock

The metro uses lightweight rakes made of stainless steel and aluminium, manufactured by China's CRRC Corporation. Each train has a seating capacity of 186 and a standing capacity of 848, with total capacity of 1,034 passengers. Nineteen rakes with four coaches each, a total of 76 coaches, will operate of the Aqua Line. The cost of each coach is ₹4 crore (US$610,000). Trains are equipped with a passenger information system, a public address system and an emergency announcement system from the operation control centre.

Mumbai Monorail

The Mumbai Monorail is a monorail system in the city of Mumbai, India, part of a major expansion of public transport in the city. The project was implemented by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), along with a consortium of Mumbai-based conglomerate Larsen & Toubro and the Malaysian infrastructure firm Scomi Engineering Bhd. It is the first monorail in India since the Kundala Valley Railway and Patiala State Monorail Trainways were closed in the 1920s.

Rolling Stock

The monorail cars were built in Malaysia by Scomi Rail Bhd. The first car was shipped to India on 2 January 2010, marking the first time that rail cars manufactured by the company were exported overseas. Six trains currently operate in the first phase of the line.

Calcutta Tram

The Kolkata tram is a tram system in Kolkata, India, run by the Calcutta Tramways Company (CTC). It is currently the only operating tram network in Indiaand the oldest operating electric tram in Asia, running since 1902.

Rolling Stock

There are several types of rolling stock:

· Old SLC Type – The first double-coach tram with wheels between the coaches, manufactured at the Nonapukur workshop.

· SLC Type – This modified variation has a pivot, and is less stylish than articulated trams; it is also manufactured at Nonapukur. The only differences is that its front and back are straight, not slanted.

Articulated tram

· Articulated SLC Type – This is a slightly less-stylish variation of the articulated tram, also manufactured at Nonapukur. The only difference is that its front and back are overhanging, and narrow towards the ends. It also had an improved engine, but was suitable for local routes.

· Renovated SLC Type – After many years of SLC and articulated trams a new type of rolling stock arrived in Kolkata, made by Burn Standard India Limited. It is stronger, heavier and faster than earlier designs. Some trams were partly modified with front glass; two were modified to resemble Melbourne's B-class trams, with fluorescent lights, back glass and double ends. These are the most common trams in Kolkata.

· New Cars – Before the introduction of the single-bogie tram in December 2012, this was the last new rolling stock, built by Jessop India Limited and a variation of the pivot type, introduced about 1984.

· Single-Bogie Type – Currently this is the latest new rolling stock, one of which has been running since 24 December 2012. These trams are claimed to be faster and more manoeuvrable than the current double-bogie trams with the carriage being longer than the carriages in the double bogie trams.

Mumbai Hyperloop

Virgin Hyperloop One said Maharashtra's nod to form a consortium of DP World and Hyperloop Technologies for its maiden project to connect Mumbai with Pune is the first of the many key steps towards bringing the new transportation technology to the masses.

Hyperloop is an ultramodern, superfast transport project to link Mumbai and Pune, located around 200 km apart, shrinking travel time to around 25 minutes from the present three hours.

The Maharashtra government had on Tuesday given the infrastructure status to the Mumbai-Pune hyperloop project that seeks to reduce the travel time between the two cities to just 23 minutes. It also approved formation of a consortium of DP World FZE and Hyperloop Technologies as proponents of the original project.

DP World, a global trade leader and a major ports and logistics operator in the country, is set to invest $500 million in private capital to complete Phase I of the project, which will certify this new technology for passenger operations, establishing India as the epicentre of hyperloop innovation without using public funds, the release stated.

"Once commercialised, it will transform the Pune- Mumbai corridor into a mega-economic region moving people and cargo between these two centers in a cost-effective and sustainable manner.

Harj Dhaliwal, Virgin HyperloopOne managing director for India and Middle East, said, "This process creates a blueprint for a hyperloop network spanning the entire nation."

The FDI in the entire project, which will take seven years for completion, is to the tune of Rs 70,000 crore, as per the government.

In the first phase, the project will be run on a pilot basis for 11.8 km in the Pune metropolitan region at a cost of Rs 5,000 crore, the government statement said.

The hyperloop train will run from BKC in Mumbai to Wakadin in Pune, covering a distance of 117.5 km, at a speed of 496 kmph and cover the distance in just 23 minutes.

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2020/2021 Updates

Kanpur Metro

Kanpur Metro is a rail-based mass transit system which is under construction for the city of Kanpur, India, and extendable to the Kanpur metropolitan area.

Rolling Stock

Canadian multinational firm Bombardier Transportation emerged as the lowest bidder (L1) for providing 201 coaches (rolling stock) and signalling & train-control system for Phase 1 of Kanpur and Agra Metro Rail project.

Agra Metro

The Agra Metro is a proposed rapid transit network in Agra, the fourth largest city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The feasibility study was conducted in 2016, with the government approving the project in early 2019. The Agra Metro is set to consist of two metro lines, with a total length of about 30 kilometres (19 mi).

Rolling Stock

Canadian multinational firm Bombardier Transportation emerged as the lowest bidder (L1) for providing 201 coaches (rolling stock) and signaling & train-control system for Phase 1 of Kanpur and Agra Metro Rail project.

Meerut Metro

The Meerut Metro is an under-construction rapid transit system, which will serve the city of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is being built in two phases, out of which the first phase with the first line will cover 23.6 km (14.7 mi) with 13 stations, from Modipuram to Meerut South.

Rolling Stock

In 2020, Alstom was awarded the contract, and the scope of work includes:

Design, build, and deliver the trainsets - 30 transit train cars

Design, supply and install the signaling, train control and telecommunication system, platform screen door & long-term evolution which is completed for the ~ 17km priority section for the launch

Provide comprehensive maintenance services for 15 years

Bhopal Metro

The Bhoj Metro (also known as the Bhopal Metro) is an under construction rapid transit system intended to serve the city of Bhopal, India, the capital of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The total system consists of 6 corridors covering a distance of 104.87 kilometers (65.16 mi).

Rolling Stock

Alstom, has been awarded the contract by Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MPMRCL) to deliver 156 Movia metro cars with 15 years of comprehensive maintenance for the Bhopal and Indore metro projects.

Delhi–Meerut RRTS

Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (Delhi–Meerut RRTS) is an 82.15 km long, under-construction, semi-high speed rail corridor connecting Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut. It is one of the three rapid-rail corridors planned under Phase-I of Regional Rapid Transport System (RRTS) project of National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC). With maximum speed of 160 km/h (99.42 mph), the distance between Delhi and Meerut will be covered in around 62 min (1.03 h).