Ahmedabad Metro on fast track

Date: 28.02.2014 After the announcement of the new route for Ahmedabad Metro, the Board of Metro-Link Express between Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) Co. Ltd has approved the fresh Detailed Project Report (DPR) in the Board meeting held on 24th February, 2014 which is prepared by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). The DPR has been forwarded to the Government for further approvals. MEGA has proposed to build Metro network for Ahmedabad city with route length of about 36 KM comprising of 32 stations. The route will serve for EastWest corridor from Thaltej gam to Vastral with one maintenance depot at New Cotton Mill premises, whereas North-South line will serve APMC, Vasna to Motera with one maintenance depot at Vasna area. MEGA will be operational on Standard gauge with designed speed of 80 KMPH. Initially 3 car train will be operational which will be gradually increased to 6 cars as per the demand. Total project cost will be Rs.10,000 crore and construction work will start in the year 2014 and expected to be operational by 2018.

DPR OF MEGA PROJECT SYNOPSIS

1. Gauge (Nominal/Standard) 1435 mm

2.

Route Length (between dead ends) Corridors Total Length Underground Length 6.335 6.335 Elevated Length 14.201 15.420 29.621

North-South Corridor Total

East-West Corridor

20.536 15.420 35.956

3.

Number of stations S. No i) ii) Corridor Name East-West Corridor Total: UG 4 Elevated. 14 14 4 28 Total 18 14 32

North-South Corridor

6. Speed Designed Speed 80kmph 33kmph

East-West Corridor

Scheduled speed

North-South Corridor 7. Traction Power Supply a) Voltage

32kmph

c) Power Demand (MVA)

b)

SCADA system

750v dc Third Rail Provided

Power Demand (in MVA)

Corridor 2018 APMC To Motera Traction Stadium (NorthAuxiliary South)

Sub-total

Year 2021 6.38 6.92 8.47 2031 8.14 8.03 2043 11.43 10.01 12.26 34.99 22.73 4.74 6.79 6.38

11.53 17.05

13.30 17.66

16.17 12.04 31.80 19.76

21.44

Thaltej Gam To Vastral Gam (East-West)

Traction

Auxiliary

Sub-total

23.43

26.13

8.

Rolling Stock

d)

c)

b) Axle load

a) 2.90 m wide modern rolling stock with stainless steel body. Seating arrangement Normal Crush Longitudinal 450 Passengers One 16 T

Capacity of 3 coach unit

e) 9.

Class of accommodation Maintenance Facilities

764 Passengers

East-west Corridor 10.

North-South Corridor Signalling, & Train Control

Vasana

New Cotton Mill

CATC (Continuous Automatic Train Control System) based on CBTC (Communication based Train Control System) which includes ATP (Automatic Train Protection), ATO (Automatic Train Operation) and ATS (Automatic Train Supervision) sub-systems using radio communication between Track side and Train.

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Telecommunication and Fare Collection Integrated System with Fibre Optic cable, SCADA, Train Radio, PA system etc. Train information system, Control telephones and Centralized Clock System. Automatic Fare collection system with POM and Smart card etc. Construction Methodology

Elevated viaduct consisting prestressed concrete Box shaped Girders on Single pier with pile / Open foundations, and underground section with Tunnel Boring and station in underground station cut and cover. 13. Summary of Land Requirements 1. Permanent Land requirement. Govt Land permanently required for stations, Depot, Casting Yard, Ramp and running section 77.406ha. 2. Land Required for Property Development 10 hectare land to be provided by Gujarat Government for property development 14. Performance Parameters The recommended performance parameters are: Maximum Design Speed: 90 kmph Maximum Operating Speed: 80 kmph Max. Acceleration: 1.0 m/s2 (with AW3 load) Max. Deceleration 1.1 m/s2 (Normal brake) More than 1.3 m/s2 (Emergency brake)

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Total estimated cost (at March 2014 prices) Corridor-wise Details of Capital Cost

Sr. No.

Name of the corridor

Capital Cost (Rs. Crore)

Taxes & Duties (Rs. Crore) 754 1198 444

Total (Rs. Crore) 5831 9327 3496

2.

1.

East-West Corridor

North-South corridor

5077 Total 8129 3052

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Total estimated completion cost Year wise Investment (Completion Cost including cost of land)
Figures in Rs. Crore

Cost at March-2014 Price Level Corridor-I 5692.00 Corridor-II 3410.00 Total 9102.00

Completion Cost(2021) Corridor-I 6681.00 Corridor-II 3994.00 Total 10675.00

Investment Cost For the purpose of calculating the Financial Internal Rate of Return (FIRR), the completion cost with central taxes has been calculated by taking escalation factor @7.5% per annum. It has been assumed that Gujarat State Government will exempt the local taxes or reimburse the same and provide the land worth Rs. 727.00 crore at March-2014 price level free of cost or it shall provide Interest Free Subordinate Debt. It is assumed that the construction work will start on or before September 2014 and is expected to be completed on 31.03.2018 with Revenue Opening Date (ROD) as 01.04.2018 for the both the corridors.

Although the construction is expected to get over by 31st March 2018, the cash flow spill over up to March 2021 on account of payment normally required to be made to the various contractors up to that period necessitated by contractual clauses. The cost of Land of Rs. 727.00 crore at March-2014 price level included in the above completion cost will be provided free of cost by the Gujarat Government. However, Cost of 10 hectare land to be provided by Gujarat Government for property development has not been included in above. Financial Indices

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a) FIRR (Without PD) : 7.44% b) FIRR (With PD) : 8.54% c) EIRR The EIRR (without taxes) in economic terms work out to be 17.09% for the project. DPR prepared by DMRC is approved by MEGA Board in its Meeting on 24.02.2014 and forwarded to Government for approval.