As India's urban population is expected to grow 40% higher by 2030, the demand for more efficient and future-proof mass public transport is likely to gain momentum.
While the need for Metro Railway was felt long ago, it took 22 years for the first Kolkata Metro to roll out for 17 km with a 14 times cost increase. However, taking lessons from the Kolkata Metro, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) completed the 65.1 km, Phase 1 in a record time of 7 years & 3 months. The second phase of Delhi Metro was also commissioned well before Jan 2011.
Considering that Metro Railway is a fast, efficient and cost effective mode of travel, many new projects have been taken up in Gurgaon, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Jaipur, and Kochi while proposals are being drawn up for MRTS systems in Pune, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Kanpur, Ludhiana, Bhopal, Indore and Faridabad.
About Rs. 3 trillion has been committed for setting up or expanding Metro Rail and Monorail systems in 20 cities. This will bring diverse business opportunities in Rolling stock, Power Supply System, Signaling & Telecom, Automatic Fare Collection, Building Management System and other facility-related requirements.
In the direction of meeting Metro Railway's technology needs, C&A offers two solutions -- Integrated Automatic Fare Collection system and Integrated Building Management System.
Today, the public transportation systems such as Metro and Railways handle large numbers of passengers. Ticketing and fare collection play a vital role in the efficient operation of the system. The AFC system should be simple, easy to operate and maintain.
Metro facilities are equipped with a wide range of systems for monitoring and control like HVAC, Lighting, PHE, Fire-fighting, Access Control, Power Management and Lifts/Escalators. The integration of these systems is critical to improving operations, lowering costs, and achieving the security and comfort demanded in today's dynamic business environments.
Various technology alternatives such as Web Ticketing and Plastic cards are being used for ticketing in mass transit systems. Near Field Communication (NFC) is a currently emerging and yet promising area which will definitely impact the Metro System ticketing operations as NFC would be shortly available on major smart phones - this is detailed out in the 'Industry Trend' section.
In the 'What's New', we have shared highlights of our AFC system and IBMS. Do read our offering section for a better insight.
Under 'Case Study' section, we have featured the Mumbai Monorail Project where C&A has supplied the Automatic Fare collection system.
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Sandeep Bhat
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