Global Business Opportunity: -Link for and (MEGA) Ahmedabad Development Plan 2021

• 2005: Rail Corporation (DMRC) submitted first Detailed Project Report (DPR) to Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB) for a regional Rail System and a Metro Rail System for Ahmedabad. • 2008: GIDB asked DMRC to upgrade DPR 2005. • 2013: Metro Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) Company Ltd. asked DMRC for a further upgradation of the DPR 2008. • In March 2015 DMRC presented the final DPR for the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project. Various Routes

Ahmedabad’s City Development Plan 2021 seeks to maximize the population living within a reasonable walking distance (i.e. 5 minutes or 400 m) of a mass station.

Route Length (between dead-ends) Corridors Total Underground Elevated East – West corridor 19.435 6.335 13.100 North – South corridor 18.493 - 18.493 Total 37.928 6.335 31.593

Number of Stations Corridors Total Underground Elevated East – West corridor 17 4 13 North – South corridor 15 - 15 Total 32 4 28 MEGA Rail Corridors

• Main car shed depot located at Apparel Park (East-West) and Gyaspur (North-South). • North-South connectivity from Stadium to APMC along on most sections. • to Vastral provides East to West connectivity through , Ashram Road, Thaltej and industrial areas in East Ahmedabad. Metro Stations: North - South No. Station No. Station

1 Motera Stadium 9 Income Tax

2 10 Gandhigram

3 AEC 11

4 Sabarmati Railway Station 12 Shreyas

5 Ranip 13 Rajiv Nagar

6 Vadaj 14 Jivraj Park

7 Vijay Nagar 15 APMC

8 16 Gyaspur* * Car shed depot for North – South corridor. Metro Stations: East - West No. Station No. Station

1 Thaltej 10 Kalupur Railway Station

2 Doordarshan Kendra 11 Kankaria East

3 Gurukul Road 12 Apparel Park *

4 13 Amrai Wadi

5 Commerce Six Roads 14 Rabari Colony

6 Stadium 15 Vastral

7 Ashram Road 16 Nirant Cross Roads

8 Shahpur 17 Vastral Gam * Car shed depot for East – West 9 Ghee Kanta corridor. Ridership

Headway, Rakes and PHPDT Year Headway Number of rakes Rakes Number Maximum PHPDT (mins) consist of coaches PHPDT capacity demand available North South corridor 2021 4.50 18 rakes of 3-car 3-car 54 10’463 12’973 2031 2.75 27 rakes of 3 car 3-car 81 17’245 21’229 East West corridor 2021 3.75 22 rakes of 3 car 3-car 66 13’902 12’224 2031 2.50 33 rakes of 3 cars 3-car 99 21’994 23’352

Daily Ridership Corridor/Year 2021 2031 North South Corridor 297’240 492’666 East West Corridor 372’580 630’776 Total 669’820 1’123’442 Trip length 6.99 6.97 Rail Corporation Limited

The nodal agency responsible for the implementation of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project is: Metro Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) Company Ltd. a joint-venture of the Government of India and the on a 50% - 50% basis. MEGA Board of Directors

Government of India Mr. M. Prasad Secretary, Ministry of Urban Transport Chairman Mr. S. Singh Executive Director/ME, Railway Board, Ministry Director of Railways Mr. M. K. Sharma OSD (UT) & EO Joint Secretary, Ministry of Director Urban Transport Mr. P. Prakash Joint Secretary (W), Ministry of Urban Transport Director Mr. S. Ramnathan Director (Projects), Rail Ltd. Director Government of Gujarat Dr. (Mrs) M. Subramaniam Former Chief Secretary Director Dr. J. N. Singh Addl. Chief Secretary, Finance Department Director Dr. R. K. Gupta Principal Secretary, Urban Development & Urban Director Housing Department Mr. A. Bhadoo CEO, Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board Director Mr. T. P. Gautam Managing Director, MEGA Company Ltd. MD Functional Directors Mr. A. K. Gupta Projects & Planning Director Mr. B. Parmar Finance Director Time Frame 2000 Louis Berger undertakes first study on Integrated Public Transport System for Ahmedabad for Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB). 2003 • GIDB commissions DMRC to prepare a Detailed Project Report. • RITES carries out a detailed study for identifying feasible metro lines. 2005 - DMRC submits original DPR (2005) for Ahmedabad Metro Rail Network and 2014 Regional Rail System and updates in 2010 and 2014. 2010 • MEGA officially established as a Special Purpose Vehicle for the Metro project. 2014 Latest DPR (2010) approved by State Cabinet and sent to Ministry of Urban Development. 2015 • March: MEGA converted into a 50:50 joint venture between the Government of India and Government of Gujarat. • September: MEGA appoints Systra-led consortium as General Engineering Consultant. • November: Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) commits soft loan of US$ 940 million; first tranche of US$ 701.7 million to be released next year. • Bidding starts. 2016 Ground work to begin. 2019 Completion of fully operational MEGA Metro. Extension to Gandhinagar in 3rd phase. Project Cost and Financing

Major funding US$ 939.8 million (INR 59.68 billion) 56.43 Soft loan (1.44%) through Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Other stakeholders - State Equity 14.15 - Central Equity 14.15 - Sub-debt by the Central Government 5.84 - Sub-debt by the State Government 5.84 Market Borrowings @ 12% 3.59 Project cost US$ 1.7 billion (INR 105.8 billion) 100% Government of Gujarat Sub-debt for land (US$ 139.53 million or INR 8.86 billion) Interest during construction (US$ 43.94 million or INR 2.79 billion) Total Project completion cost US$ 1.85 billion (INR 105.8 billion) System 1 - Gauge and Track

• MEGA proposed to be on Standard Gauge (1’435mm). • Normal ballasted track in Car Shed Depot (except inside workshops, inspection- and washing plant lines) and ballastless track on viaducts and inside tunnels. • Complete track to be jointless adopting UIC-60 (60 kg/m) rail sections. • Grade of rail on main lines to be 1080 Head Hardened as per IRS-T-12-2009; Car Shed Depot lines of Grade 800. • All rails are to be converted into rail panels by Flash Butt/Thermit welding. • Elevated tracks on box-shaped elevated decking supported by single circular piers or oblong piers located on the median of the road; spacing at 31 m to 34 m. • Underground tracks in separate tunnels drilled by tunnel boring machine. System 2 - Traction System

• 750 V Third Rail Current Collection System. • Rolling stock to have self-ventilated 3-phase AC traction drive. • DC voltage from 3rd Rail stepped up through ‘STEP up Chopper’ to DC link voltage which feeding inverter operated with Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) control technology using Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBT). • Centralized state-of-the-art SCADA System with intelligent Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) controlled from centralized Operation Control Centre (OCC). System 3 - Signaling & Train Control

• Continuous Automatic Train Control system (CATC) based on Communication Based Train Control system (CBTC) including Automatic Train Protection (ATP), Automatic Train Operation (ATO ) and Automatic Train Supervision (ATS ) sub-systems using radio communication between track side and train. • Sub-system/ components will conform to international standards like CENELEC, IEEE, IEC, BS, IS, ITU-T, etc. • Centralized system installed in the Operation Control Centre (OCC). • Entire line equipped with CBI system for operation of points and crossings and setting of routes. • Multi Aspect Colour Light (LED) type line side signals. Non-Trailable Electrical Point Machine capable of operating with 3-phase 380V AC will be used on main line. System 4 - Telecommunication

• A 96 Fiber grade optical fiber backbone to be laid in ring configuration. • SDH STM‐4 based system with SDH nodes at every station, car shed depot and OCC. • Same backbone to carry the traffic of power SCADA, AFC, etc. • IP based telephone exchange with 30 ports at each station and 60 ports at terminals and car shed depots. • Exchanges to be interconnected at channel level on optical backbone and software partitioned for EPABX and Direct Line Communication. • 8-channels mobile radio communication system based on Digital Trunk Radio Technology to TETRA International standard (400/800 MHz band). System 5 - Passenger Control

• Passenger announcement system, linked to signaling system for automatic train actuated announcements, operational from local station as well as from OCC (over‐riding priority in all announcements). • Centralized clock system to ensure accurate display of time through a synchronization system of slave clocks driven from GPS-based master clock at OCC. • Bilingual, visually indicative, passenger information display system, integrated with the passenger announcement system, located at all stations. • IP technology based CCTV system consisting of a mix of High Definition fixed cameras and Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) cameras. • Network Management System (NMS) for maintenance of the entire communication network covering radio communication, optical fiber transmission, telephone exchange and summary alarms of pa/pids, cctv and clock system. System 6 - Automatic Fare Collection

• Passenger operated computerized automatic ticket vending machines (ATVM). • Ticketing system to consist of contactless smart token (single journey) or card (multiple journeys) and contactless readers as per ISO 14443 standard. • Computer controlled flap type automatic gates at entry and exit points. • Station computers (at stations) and central computer (at OCC) synchronized for real time AFC data. • Portable Card Decoder (PTD) be used to check card/token during travel. System 7a - Rolling Stock

• Driver’s cab to have continuous communication with OCC. • Remote electronic automatic door operation from driver’s cabin. • Dual air-conditioning capable of cooling, heating and dehumidifying - thus automatically controlling interior temperature throughout passenger area at 25°C with 65% RH all the times under varying ambient conditions up to full load.

Vehicle dimensions Driving Motor Car (DMC) Trailer Car (TC) Length (excluding coupler) 21.64 m. 21.34 m. Width 2.9 m. 2.9 m. Height 3.9 m. 3.9 m. System 7b - Rolling Stock

Coach construction Lightweight stainless steel body Tare weight DMC (40.0 T), TC (40.0 T) Axle load 16 t Propulsion system 3-phase AC traction drive system with VVVF control Type of traction supply 750 V DC Third Rail Bottom Current Collection System

Driving Motor Trailer Car (TC) 3 car train Car (DMC) Normal Crush Normal Crush Normal Crush Seated 43 43 50 50 136 136 Standing 102 204 110 220 314 628 Total 145 247 160 270 450 764 System 7c - Rolling Stock

• DC voltage from 3rd Rail stepped-up through a ‘STEP up Chopper’ to DC link voltage feeding inverter operated with Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) control technology and using Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBT). • Bolster-less, light weight wagons with rubber springs and air springs at secondary stage along with suitable Vertical Hydraulic Damper. • Brake system to consist of: - Electro‐pneumatic (EP) service friction brake. - Fail-safe, pneumatic friction emergency brake. - Spring applied air‐release parking brake. - Electric regenerative service brake. - Provision of smooth and continuous blending of EP and regenerative braking. System 8 - Ventilation and Air‐Conditioning • Platform and concourse areas to be air‐conditioned using supply Air Handling Units (AHU’s) located in Environmental Control System plant rooms throughout the station. Each platform to be served by at least two separate air handling units. • Reversible tunnel ventilation fans to be installed in fan rooms near vent shafts and, depending on inter‐station distances, may vary from 65 cum/s to 85 cum/s. • Trackway Exhaust System (part of Tunnel Ventilation System) will have 3 fans of each 15m3/sec for each platform. • Following codes and standards apply to all VAC Systems: - SEDH – Subway Environment Design Handbook - ASHRAE – Handbook, current series. - CIBSE – relevant document. - NFPA – 130, 2003 edition. - ECBC – Energy Conservation Building Code. System 9 - Station Facilities

• Air-conditioned stations with Smoke Management System and Tunnel Ventilation System. • State-of-the-art escalators and elevators. • Each station with first-aid rooms, wheelchair facilities and emergency evacuation exits. • Station exteriors with a modern finish - extensive use of granite, glass and stainless steel. • Accessibility to nearby car parking lots. • Energy efficient, smart lighting in station areas. System 10 - Workshop & Maintenance

• Material handling: Travelling overhead cranes, mobile jib crane, underfloor lifting systems for 3-car unit, mobile jacks, mobile lifting tables, , etc. • Bogie shop: Bogie turntables, car body stands, underframe and bogie blowing plant, bogie test stand, rail fed bogie wash plant, etc. • Rotating machinery: Underfloor pit wheel lathe, chip crusher and conveyor, chemical and ultrasonic cleaning tanks, etc. • Other machines required for machine shop, test benches/instruments, material storage, small tools, etc. • Tractors, pallet trucks, electric bogie tractor, vehicle mounted crane, etc. System 11 - Power Supply

• 750V DC. • Specific energy consumption of rolling stock: 75 KWh/1000 GTKM. • Regeneration by rolling stock: 20%. • Elevated/at–grade station load: Initially 250 KW to increase to 400 KW in 2043. • Underground station load: Initially 2000 KW to increase to 2500 KW in 2043. (Designed load – 3000 KW). • Depot auxiliary load: Initially 2000kW to increase to 2500 KW in 2043. (Designed load – 3000 KW). System Technology 12 – Civil Engineering

• Stations constructed by Cut & Cover (CaC) method and New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM). • Tunnels constructed with tunnel boring machines (TBMs) with appropriate Tunnel Ventilation Systems (TVS). • Elevated viaduct consisting of prestressed concrete “Box” shaped girders on single pier with pile/open foundations. • Two maintenance workshops and car shed depots. Bidding Process

• Systra led consortium, as General Engineering Consultant, to assist the MEGA in evaluating tenders. Other partners include RITES Ltd., India, Oriental Consultants Global Co. Ltd., Japan and Aecon Asia Co. Ltd., Hong Kong. • Tendering process digitalized and available only online. • Phase I (East-West) ground work started in March 2015 by J. Kumar Infraprojects Ltd., Mumbai, and for Phase II (North-South) in January 2016 by IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Ld., Mumbai. • In Phase III, the service will extend till Gandhinagar; permission already granted to MEGA to prepare a DPR for this phase of development, for which bids will follow later. Tenders

Separate tenders for the design, manufacture, installation, testing and commissioning of each of the following: • Signaling system/train control system including OCC. • Telecommunication system. • Elevators. • Escalators/travelators. • Automatic Fare Collection System. • Track works, supply, installation and testing of track works. • Rolling stock. • OHE and power supply system. • Other miscellaneous related items. • Latest tenders: http://www.gujaratmetrorail.com/tenders.html. Tenders Published

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