MASS TRANSPORT HyderabadHyderabad MetroMetro BringingBringing inin LifestyleLifestyle ChangesChanges Hyderabad Metro Rail, a PPP project involving the Government of Telangana and L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited (LTMRHL) is poised to give Hyderabad, India’s IT and pharmaceutical powerhouse, a people-friendly, green, seamlessly connected intermodal mass transit system. 26 TrafficInfraTech• August - September ’14 • www.trafficinfratech.com MASS TRANSPORT he project, one of the world’s The project won the best Global largest PPP Metro project, aims Engineering Project of the Year 2013 Tto bring lifestyle changes in award given by the Global Infrastructure Hyderabad and transform it into the Leadership Forum, from among the nation’s preferred city. Hyderabad world’s top 100 infrastructure projects at Metro Rail (HMR) will be integrated the Forum’s 6th Annual Conference held with existing railway stations, the in New York. present suburban railway network It also won the RoSPA (Royal Society (MMTS) and bus stations. The 72km for Prevention of Accidents) Gold Award long, elevated metro will run through for Construction Safety and Occupational three high density corridors of the city Health for the year 2013 at Glasgow, UK, and will have modern, high-class metro Metro Rail Project of the Year 2013 from stations every 1km of the route. But Construction Week India, Mumbai as well HMR is not a simple Metro, rather it is an as the American Concrete Institute (ACI) urban redesign and rejuvenation effort Award for the year 2013 at Mumbai designed to transform Hyderabad into a people friendly green city. The ‘Transit+’ A metro rail project is usually thought concept on which it is based provides last of as an engineer’s paradise, but at mile connectivity with Non-Motorised HMR, the emphasis is on building Transport (NMT), pedestrian facilities a People’s Project, in spite of some & street furniture, eco-friendly stations remarkable engineering achievements with natural ventilation, sky-walks, that the project boasts of, such as the ramps, escalators, elevators and a host of unique cantilever design, the first metro commuter-friendly facilities. to have this in India. Hyderabad, the fifth most populous city of India with a There will be a total of 66 stations population of about eight million people, along the three corridors. Parking facilities has witnessed a enormous growth of and circulation areas are being offered at private vehicles due to which it has been strategic locations along the corridors on experiencing tremendous pressures on land provided by the state government. its transport services, especially with www.trafficinfratech.com• August - September ’14 •TrafficInfraTech 27 January 7, 8, 9 - 2015 MASS TRANSPORT New Delhi, India Smart & Safe Mobility Green Initiatives the absence of sidewalks. Thus one and Paris to Bogota, Singapore, Hong clearance required for the road below is of the principal aims of HMR project Kong and Bangkok to study their metro 5.5m. It is in the 3m space between the is to make Hyderabad a happier city systems. At Bogota, the mayor Enrique two that the skywalks are being built. for the citizens. This begins by making Peñalosa had created quality public Engineering Features it a city for citizens and not cars. The space, provided good connectivity and project will make it a city for children, introduced bicycle stations at the bus The metro stations’ cantilever type senior citizens, differently abled and stops, transforming one of the worst design, mentioned earlier, has each women, providing gender equality in cities into one of the best. In London, station resting on just 10 central pillars, its services. It will provide Better Air the team found that the commuter a spine & wings and no side-pillars Quality due to the sharp reduction in did not have to walk more than five – the first such design in India. This fossil fuel usage, quality public spaces. minutes to take the metro. HMR is also design avoids portal structures and Improved accessibility and affordable implementing Singapore’s ‘one-hour tunnel effect over the road at Metro transportation can enhance productivity. city’ concept where no journey within stations and gives a clear, open view of the city will take longer than one hour. the road below. Bus-bays and auto-bays will also be A major inspiration for HMR’s skywalks constructed beneath the metro rail The metro would have check rails, came from the BTS Skytrain elevated stations, besides green plantation and also called restraining rails, procured mass transit system in Bangkok. In case other concepts as part of a strategy of from Tata Steel, France, to minimise of the Skytrain, after construction, it landscaping the areas under the viaduct wear and tear of the main rails, and was observed that the space between of metro rail corridors. HMR plans to prevent trains from derailing while the elevated tracks and road below to have exclusive women metro rail negotiating sharp curves. Another was unused. This space was then used stations besides a few stations catering special feature is the Track Master, a to construct skywalks that connected to youth and farmers. unique instrument for checking the the mass transit stations to retail, parameters of tracks and to enhance HMR has been inspired and draws entertainment or educational facilities. the quality of track installation. This from the best of mass transit systems HMR uses a similar design and has been procured from M/s Trimble the world over. NVS Reddy, Managing concept. The tracks are situated at USA. This instrument is being used Director, Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited, a height of 8.5m height while the in India for the second time after and his team visited cities from London 28 TrafficInfraTech• August - September ’14 • www.trafficinfratech.com January 7, 8, 9 - 2015 New Delhi, India MASS TRANSPORT Smart & Safe Mobility Chennai; L&T is the first to introduce efficiency, cost considerations & better this technology in India, both in economics of the elevated system. Chennai & Hyderabad. Another first The difficult terrain and crowded is the simulation study based track spaces have been tackled with better design used for the project – the first engineering solutions and fine tuning time this has been used for a metro of the alignment. The construction project in the country. In this process, method is PSC segmental method and before the tracks were actually 70% of the construction is through designed, the probable speed of train pre-casting. in a particular stretch was determined by carrying out a simulation study. A prominent feature of the Based on this data the track was Hyderabad Metro is its emphasis on accordingly designed only for that intermodal integration. The metro particular speed in that particular will be integrated with existing rail stretch. This avoided the need for terminals, the city’s suburban rail designing the track for much higher MMTS stations & bus depots and will speeds than required. also link to a new bus rapid transport (BRT) system throughout the city. Further, this process offers better One of the principal aims There will be “Merry go round” feeder ride comfort to the passengers, reduces buses between metro stations & of HMR project is to rail and wheel wear as well as loading catchment areas, with seamless travel make Hyderabad a happier on the Viaduct and increases the being ensured between these different productivity in track installation. city for the citizens. This modes and the Metro by the facility HMR is a completely elevated Metro of travel on the same ticket. Unlike begins by making it a city Rail project. Underground construction most mass transit systems in the for citizens and not cars has been avoided because of the world where intermodal connectivity tough rocky terrain conditions of is retrofitted, HMR will have built in Hyderabad and also for energy intermodal connectivity. www.trafficinfratech.com• August - September ’14 •TrafficInfraTech 29 January 7, 8, 9 - 2015 MASS TRANSPORT New Delhi, India Smart & Safe Mobility buildings, commercial establishments, shopping complexes, and malls, thereby eliminating the need for commuters to go down to the roads, thus relieving congestion on the road. There will also be separate bus-ways, auto-ways and car & two-wheeler parking areas and street furniture at the ground level. HMR stations have been designed with stringent security considerations, making security resemble the security at airports. The IP based Comprehensive Perimeter Security System includes CCTV cameras and other surveillance equipment, sensors and alarms for monitoring of NMT and last mile connectivity bicycles will be available at the metro unmanned areas, access-controlled facilities include bicycle lanes, footpaths stations. About 200 skywalks will be passenger entry and baggage checking and special pedestrian facilities built in the city as a part of the project. systems, installation of intrusion including sky-walks below the viaduct. These skywalks will connect the metro detection systems, onboard surveillance Cycling will be encouraged and free to schools, hospitals, government through video recording in trains and Hyderabad Metro Rail Corridors 1 JNTU 3 Traffic corridors (72 km) in phase I. Cost Rs.14, 132 Cr. Miyapur KPHB Colony 1. Miyapur – L.B.Nagar : 29 km; 27 stns Kukatpally 2. Jubilee Bus Station – Falaknuma : 15 km; 16 stns Balanagar 3. Nagole – Shilparamam : 28 km; 23 stns Moosapet Bharat Nagar Erragadda Jubilee Bus Station ESI 2 Prakash Nagar S.R.Nagar Paradise