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The Hindu
24-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Vizag Metro Rail to have two metro depots, near VIMS and Vizag Port
As part of the Vizag Metro Rail (VMR) project, two Metro Rail Depots (MRD) are proposed to be set up at two different locations, Old Dairy Farm (ODF) near Visakhapatnam Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS), and near Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA), in the city. In particular, the Metro Depot is a crucial part of infrastructure that ensures the efficient and safe operation of the metro system. The MRD is a facility that stores, maintains and repairs metro trains/cars. It serves as an operational base for the metro system, providing parking, servicing and administrative functions. The depots are equipped with various facilities including inspection lines, maintenance workshops and train wash plants. They are also storage centres to keep the train coaches/cars when they are not in service, ensuring that they are readily available for the next operational period. This MRD also serves as a central hub for train movements like shunting and manning. Depots often have administrative offices to manage metro operations and staff. For this, each depot requires at least 35 to 40 acres of land. The VMR requires about 100 (99.75) acres of land for the entire 46.23 km phase-1 on the three corridors in the city. The potential investment for land alone is about ₹890 crore. As part of the land acquisition process, a social impact assessment (SIA) is currently being conducted. The land requirement includes about nine acres of private land and about 87 acres of government land. Visakhapatnam district authorities are currently working on it with the SIA team, as per the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Act, 2013. The SIA survey was officially announced on May 30, 2025, through an official notification by the district Collector's office. The SIA aims to verify the public interest of the project, land requirement, explore alternative land options and impact on local food security. According to the data submitted by A.P. Metro Rail Corporation (APMRC), the land to be acquired or alienated includes more than 9 acres of private land, and 87 acres of government land (36 acres of VPT, 4 acres of railways, 47 acres Animal Husbandry and other departments at the Old Dairy Farm, and less than one acre of D-patta houses. 'Yes, the Visakhapatnam district administration is currently working on land allocation related works. We are waiting for a call from the Visakhapatnam Collector, who may receive the final SIA report soon,' APMRC Managing Director N.P Ramakrishna Reddy told The Hindu on June 23 (Monday).
The Hindu
10-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Vizag metro rail: AIIB team review project
The Beijing-headquartered Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has sent a two-member team to Visakhapatnam as part of its expression of interest in providing 60% financial aid for the Vizag Metro Rail (VMR). The remaining 40% will be funded by the State and Central governments, each contributing 20%. The team, led by Senior Investment Officer Mr. Pascal Roussel (from France), over the past two days toured all the 43 proposed metro rail stations of the first phase, which spans 46.23 km. They were accompanied by N.P. Ramakrishna Reddy, Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (APMRC), who briefed them on the project's scope and progress. In an interview to The Hindu on Tuesday, APMRC MD Mr. Ramakrishna Reddy said, 'We want to begin civil works by October, 2025 and are expediting all aspects of the project. The AIIB team visited the city as part of the process of sanctioning a loan (60% of the total project cost). We will prioritise Phase-1 first and will follow with Phase-2 after the international airport at Bhogapuram becomes operational.' Mr. Reddy explained that the 46-km-long phase 1 is divided into two segments: a 20-km-long double-decker system and a 26-km-long metro rail system. The double-decker will be divided into two parts – one spanning 15 km from Carshed Junction (PM Palem) to Thatichetlapalem and the other 5 km from Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (entrance gate) up to Gajuwaka. 'No other double-decker system of this length exists in India,' he said. The double-decker system will have two transport networks – on the first level, a flyover for motor vehicles, and on the second level, the metro rail. Both the levels will be on the same pier (pillar). 'This unique double-decker system will be built with an additional cost of ₹2,000 crore on top of the total estimated investment (₹11,498 crore) in the first phase. The extent of land area to be acquired will be around 99.75 acres, and its estimated cost will be around ₹882 crore as per current records. This is also additional to the project investment,' Mr. Reddy added. Currently, the AIIB has sanctioned funds for metro rail projects in e Chennai, Kochi (second phase) and Mumbai (metro line 5).
Hans India
19-05-2025
- Business
- Hans India
Semi high-speed circular suburban rail on anvil
Vijayawada: The State government has planned to establish semi high-speed circular suburban rail services for improving connectivity and traffic facilities in Vijayawad-Guntur-Tenali (V-G-T) area. Accordingly, an alignment connecting the important places in the vicinity has been chosen Vijayawada – Namburu – Amaravati – Guntur - Tenali – Vijayawada. Andhra Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (APMRC) has appointed Urban Mass Transit Company Limited (UMTC) for preparation of feasibility study and a detailed project report for the suburban rail services within V-G-T area. Vijayawada and Guntur are the major cities falling within the APCRDA (AP Capital Region Development Authority) and other surrounding growth centres including Krishna Canal, Duggirala, Tenali, Vejendla, Mangalagiri, Sattenapalli, Nuzvid, Gudivada and Gannavaram. The present situation of the existing rail system is that, a passenger train takes 1 hour 20 minutes and an express train takes one hour travel time from Guntur to Vijayawada of 32.17 km. The Howrah-Chennai East Coast corridor of Indian Railways is fully busy and over saturated. The branch lines have few trains and are slow in mixed traffic movement. As such, faster passenger trains are not able to be run for the regional commuters in this area. A faster commuting semi high-speed suburban rail system is therefore required for the development of this regional hub. The Union Ministry of Railways has conveyed in-principle approval to the project. It is planned to be taken up under joint venture model under Suburban Rail Policy - 2017. The semi high speed circular suburban rail covers Vijayawada, PNBS Station, Krishna Canal, Peddavadlapudi, Chiluvuru, Duggirala, Kolakaluru, Tenali, Sangam, Vejandla, Old Guntur, Guntur, Koritepadu, Hindu College Hostel, Guntur City, MG Inner Ring Road, Auto Nagar, Namburu, Kaza, Mangalagiri, Tadikonda, Peddaparimi, proposed Reservoir station.
Time of India
28-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
AP metro rail corp seeks consultant for Vizag proj
Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh metro rail corporation (APMRC) has issued a request for proposal (RfP) for the appointment of a general consultant for the Visakhapatnam metro rail project phase one. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now APMRC board of directors recently approved the implementation of both Vizag and Vijayawada metro rail projects under the EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) model, by engaging general consultants. This decision was made in light of the numerous advantages offered by this approach. If interim consultants were appointed instead, they would charge approximately 0.2% of the project cost—around 20 crore—for a 12-month period to assist with preliminary activities until the general consultants were engaged. According to APMRC officials, adopting the EPC model with general consultants is expected to save 20 crore for both the Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam metro projects. To facilitate this, APMRC issued RfP for the general consultant for the Vizag metro project, in accordance with the requirements of multilateral funding agencies such as the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), Agence Française de Développement (AFD), and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Moreover, the regional office of the metro rail corporation will be relocated to the VMRDA office in Visakhapatnam, with operations expected to commence there in the next few months. APMRC has also issued another tender for furnishing and installation works of the regional office at the VMRDA office in Siripuram. According to APMRC officials, there could be several drawbacks to engaging an executing agency on a turnkey basis. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now This could lead to objections from multilateral funding agencies, increased costs due to turnkey overheads, limited control over procurement and quality, and potential delays arising from coordination with local stakeholders. Given these disadvantages, APMRC has decided to execute the projects on an EPC basis with general consultants. The chosen consultant will support in procurement, design, construction management, supervision, system integration, interface management, testing, and commissioning of the Vizag metro rail project.
