Public Transport

Amnex’s Automatic Fare Collection solution XUP makes the end-to-end payment process fast, easy and transparent. It is designed to minimize frictions, bring about a change in commuter behaviour, and reduce revenue leakages, says Shamik Joshi, Head- Products & Technology, Amnex. The traditional ticket purchasing system in which commuters purchase tickets physically through cash payment has many loopholes- it is time ...

Bentley’s Rail Design Application helped complete the 3D alignment in less than three months Expanding the Metro System in a Densely Populated Area The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is working on its Phase IV expansion to improve rail connectivity between India’s capital and the further regions of the National Capital Region. The project includes constructing a new 104-kilometer metro railway ...

KR Jyothilal, Principal Secretary, Transport Department, Government of Kerala The Kerala Government has been taking initiatives to provide seamless travel by building an integrated multimodal urban transportation system in the state. The formation of Kochi Metropolitan Transport Authority is one major step in strengthening the mobility system in Kochi. KR Jyothilal, Principal Secretary, Transport Department, Government of Kerala, spoke to ...

As India recovers from the impacts of the current epidemic, bus based public transport systems will play a vital role in building back the economy. For hundreds of people who suffered financially due to the nationwide lockdown, buses offer the only low-cost mobility option to access jobs, education and health care. However, the State Transport Undertakings (STUs) that operate public ...

As part of a webinar series to help Indian cities develop COVID-19 transport solutions, the first one focused on Public Transport SOPs to ensure the safety of crew and passengers. The series is presented by Smart City Mission, the Government of India and Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) in partnership with the Transport & ICT Group of the ...

The Mauritius Metro Express is by far the largest infrastructure project in the history of Mauritius funded through a Government of India Line of Credit including a separate grant element as part of enhancing bilateral ties between India and Mauritius. The Mauritius Metro Express is a Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) based Transit system being built by Larsen & Toubro Limited. ...

An advanced Metro system will always give a revitalising facelift to the city. The same will revolutionise the lifestyle of the residents. A Metro should be developed in such a way that it should bring the city up to the global levels and create a unique service that has a lot of innovations. And, that’s what Kochi Metro Rail (KMRL) ...

The future transport and mobility sector in Australia is characterised by shifts from ownership to ‘user ship’, transportation to mobility, and internal combustion engines to electric power trains. There are over 15 connected and automated vehicle trials underway in Australia, supported by a robust research and development (R&D) infrastructure. This includes the iMove Cooperative Research Centre, the Australian Integrated Multimodal ...

As far as the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is concerned the sweep of it’s mandate is very wide. It was exactly one year back on October 24, 2017, that a plan was put in place to develop close to 35,000kms of National Highways as part of Bharatmala in addition to the roads which were taken up under various ...

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has set an ambitious target of constructing 45 kilometres of highways on every day of this financial year. However, several factors have slowed this ideal rate of construction down to just 23 kilometres per day. As one of India’s biggest highway project executing companies, Ashoka Buildcon has an insider’s perspective on the present ...