Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon

Rapid Metro

Rapid Metro Gurgaon near Phase 2

Overview
Owner Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon Ltd. (RMGL)
Locale Gurugram, Haryana, India
Transit type Metro
Number of lines 1
Number of stations 11
Daily ridership 35,000 (2016)[1]
Headquarters Ambience Corporate Towers, Ambience Island, NH 8, Gurgaon
Website rapidmetrogurgaon.com
Operation
Began operation 14 November 2013 (2013-11-14)
Character Fully elevated and grade-separated
Number of vehicles 12
Train length 3 coaches
Headway 4 minutes
Technical
System length 11.7 km (7.3 mi)
No. of tracks 2 (7.8 km)
1 (3.7 km)[2]
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge)[2]
Electrification 750 V, DC via third rail[3]
Average speed 35 km/h (22 mph)
Top speed 80 km/h (50 mph)

Rapid Metro is a metro system serving the city of Gurgaon, Haryana. The system provides interchange with the Delhi Metro's Yellow Line at Sikandarpur. Rapid Metro has a total length of 11.7 kilometres serving 11 stations.[4] The system is fully elevated using standard-gauge tracks. Rapid Metro connects the commercial areas of Gurgaon, and acts as a feeder link to the Delhi Metro.

Built and operated by Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon Limited (RMGL), the system is the world's first fully privately financed metro. The venture does not have any investment from the Union Government, Government of Haryana or any public sector undertaking. Services operate daily between 06:05 and 00:36 running with a headway of 4 minutes. The trains are composed of three cars. The power output is supplied by 750 volt direct current through third rail. The metro system was the first in India to auction naming rights for its stations.[5]

Originally planned to open in 2012, the first phase of the system opened on 14 November 2013. The second phase of the project began commercial operation on 31 March 2017.[6]

History

A 3.2 km metro line between Sikanderpur and National Highway 8 was originally proposed in September 2007. The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) invited expressions of interest to construct the metro line on built-operate-transfer basis with a 99 year lease in 2008.[7] However, real estate developer DLF wanted to provide metro connectivity to its Cyber City.[8][9] A new tender was issued in July 2008,[10] with the DLF-IL&FS consortium emerging as the only bidder.[11] The project was initially conceived as a collaborative venture between DLF and Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS), a subsidiary of the Saudi Binladin Group.[12] But DLF, facing financial problems, pulled out and IL&FS became the sole owner. The venture thus does not have any investment by the Union Government, Haryana government or any public sector undertaking. Rapid Metro did not even get the 20 acres of land, which it required to construct the first phase of the project, at any concessional rate from the state.[13]

Rapid Metro is the first fully privately financed metro system in the world.[13][14] The project was implemented as a public-private partnership.[15] The entire cost of the project was borne by the private party and the Haryana Government only provided right of way on l[16]ease hold basis. The private party was also tasked with maintenance and operation of the metro at its own cost.[17] While HUDA initially objected to a private company making profit from public transport, an agreement was eventually reached for the consortium to pay HUDA ₹7.65 billion (US$119.3 million) over 35 years in "connectivity charges" as well as 5–10% of advertising and property development revenue.[2]

The contract for the ₹9 billion (US$140.3 million) project was awarded in July 2009, with completion scheduled in 30 months' time.[2] The foundation stone was laid on 11 August 2009.[18] The line was built and is operated by Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon Limited (RMGL). The project was estimated to cost ₹10.88 billion (US$169.7 million) as of October 2012.[19]

Originally planned to open in 2012, the first phase of the system opened on 14 November 2013.[20]

Phase II

On 11 June 2013, IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Limited informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that it had been awarded a contract worth ₹ 266.5 crores to construct the elevated viaducts for Phase 2 of the project. The company also stated that the project would be completed within 24 months.[21] The company was later awarded a contract worth ₹ 84.3 crore to construct all 5 elevated stations in Phase II. The project completion period was specified as 24 months.[22][23] The southward extension is 6.6 km long double track and will extend from Sikanderpur to Sector 55 and 56 in Gurgaon.[24] It is estimated to cost ₹2,423 crore (US$380 million).[25] There are six stations on the extension and it will take around 20 minutes to travel the entire route. Land for the project and right of way will be provided by HUDA.[26] Trial runs were held on the first phase of the metro, between Phase 2 and Phase 3 stations, on October 2012. On the same day, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh laid the foundation stone for Phase 2 of the project.[27]

Construction work on Phase 2 began in April 2013, and was given an initial deadline of July 2015. However, the deadline was later revised to mid-2016, September 2016 and then the last quarter of 2016.[28] By June 2016, 75% of work on the Phase 2 was complete.[29] Trial runs were conducted along the 6.3-km Phase-2 route between in December 2016.[28] Rapid Metro authorities applied for inspection of phase II by the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety in March 2017.[30] The second phase of the system was opened to the public on 31 March 2017.[31]

Phase III

Following the opening of Phase II, IL&FS Rail Ltd managing director and CEO Rajiv Banga stated that plans for the third phase of the metro were at the "drawing board-level". Banga stated that authorities were considering a 17-km-long line from Cyber City to Gurugram Railway Station via Bus stand and Sadar Bazar in Old City passing through Udyog Vihar along Old Delhi Road And Railway Road. This extension will be a big relief for old gurgaon people because this line will have a numerous and future interchange station like dwarka-iffco chowk metro interchange at old delhi road near maruti suzuki and another at Gurugram Railway Station with yellow line extension of huda city centre to Sector 23 palam vihar (having interchange with dwarka-iffco chowk metro) via hero honda chowk, Sector 10 and Gurugram Railway Station And one more interchange at Sector 4-7 chowk with pod taxi running between rajiv chowk(gurgaon) badshahpur pod taxi(Dhaula kuan to manesar pod taxi master plan) upto sector 4-7 chowk [32]

Route

Phase I

Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon as part of the Delhi Metro rail network

The Rapid Metro was built in several phases. The first phase of the project covers a distance of 5.1 km. The section between Sikanderpur and Phase 2 station is double-tracked, while the remaining stations are served by a single-track loop.[2] Platforms are 75m in length.[33]

Sikanderpur station offers an interchange with Delhi Metro via a 90m x 9m walkway.[34] A depot is located between Micromax Moulsari Avenue and Phase 3 stations.

Stations
# Station Name Opening Connections
1Sikanderpur 14 November 2013      Delhi Metro Yellow Line
2Phase 2 14 November 2013 None
3Vodafone Belvedere Towers14 November 2013 None
4IndusInd Bank Cyber City 7 May 2014 None
5Micromax Moulsari Avenue 14 November 2013 None
6Phase 314 November 2013 None

Phase II

The second phase is a 6.6 km long southward extension from Sikanderpur to Sector 55 and 56 of Gurgaon and mostly runs through the affluent Golf Course Road.[6] This section of a line opened on 31 March 2017 partially till Sector 53-54. The 2 remaining stations till Sector 55-56 opened on 25 April 2017.[6]

Stations
# Station Name Opening Connections
1Phase 1 31 March 2017 None
2Sector 42-43 25 April 2017 None
3Sector 53-54 25 April 2017 None
4Sector 54 Chowk 31 March 2017 None
5Sector 55–56 31 March 2017 None

Infrastructure

The system is fully elevated and operated automatically.[35] Because of the features, several articles in railway magazines define the system as Light Metro.[36][37][38]

Rolling stock

On 21 April 2010, Siemens announced that it had been awarded a turnkey contract to build the metro line, including five 3-car metro trains.[39] Siemens sub-contracted CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Works to build the 5 aluminium-bodied air-conditioned trains.[3] The first three-coach train set built in China, arrived in Gurgaon on 11 September 2012.[40] RMGL ordered an additional seven 3-car metro train sets for the second phase expansion of the metro. The final 4 of these 7 rakes arrived in Gurgaon on 5 February 2016.[41]

Each train with 3 coaches costs ₹300 million (US$4.7 million) and is silver and blue in colour.[42] The total length of a 3 coach train is 59.94 metres (196.7 ft). The coaches are 2.8 metres (9.2 ft) wide, have roof-mounted air conditioning and have 4 doors on each side of each coach. Each train has a capacity of approximately 800 passengers.[43] The metro is designed to carry 30,000 passengers per hour.[44]

Operations

Operator

The line was built and is operated by Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon Limited (RMGL), founded as a joint venture between real estate developer DLF and IL&FS. DLF owns many properties near the stations, while IL&FS was the majority stake holder in the JV.[8] DLF later sold its stake to IL&FS, and exited the joint venture. Following the transaction, IL&FS Transportation Networks Ltd (ITNL) held 82.8% stake in RMGL, and ITNL's subsidiary IL&FS Rail Ltd (IRL) held 17.2%. On 11 February 2016, ITNL announced that it had sold a 49% stake in RMGL for ₹509.9 crore (US$80 million) to its parent company, Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS), in an effort to reduce debt.[45]

Ticketing

The Rapid Metro charges a flat rate of ₹20 (31¢ US) for the entire line.[46] Delhi Metro tokens and smart cards are accepted on Rapid Metro.[47] The automatic fare collection system is supplied by Thales Group.[48]

Frequency

Trains run from 06:05 to 00:36.[49] Three-coach trains operate at 4-minute intervals.[8] Trains have a maximum speed of 80 km/h, and operate at an average speed of 40 km/h.[8]

Safety

For the passengers' safety, there are Emergency Stop Plungers at every platform, while the Blue Light Station feature enables passengers to contact the Control Room. A Press to Talk Button inside the coaches enables commuters to talk directly to the driver, in the event of any problem.[50]

Security

Security in the Rapid Metro is being handled by PEREGRINE, a private security agency. The system has a dedicated Metro Police Station at Sikanderpur station. Women's Help Desks are located at all five stations, while a Toll Free Helpline (+91-124-2800028) for all passengers is operational for 24 hours. CCTV cameras are used to monitor trains and stations.

See also

References

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  3. 1 2 "CSR Zhuzhou to supply Gurgaon trains". Railway Gazette International. 30 June 2010.
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