Project report for Kolkata light rail submitted
January 28th, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANSKolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) The detailed project report (DPR) of the light rail transit system (LRTS) project for Kolkata, being executed by non-banking financial company Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited, was submitted in November last year, a company chief said here Thursday.
“The DPR was done by Wilbur Smith and it was submitted in November,” Hemant Kanoria, chairman and managing director of the company said on the sidelines of a press meet to declare its third quarter financial results.
The LRTS, a Rs.6,000 crore project, will be executed by Srei Infrastructure Finance-led consortium that includes Czech-based Amex International as the technology partner and the government-run West Bengal Transport Infrastructure Development Limited.
The fast-mode transport system, to be executed in two phases, will connect the northern suburbs with the southern fringes of the city.
The entire route will have 37 stations and touch important city points like Behala, Khidirpore, Esplanade, Sealdah, Panihati and Barrackpore.
The four-coach air-conditioned train will have a maximum speed of 40 km per hour and carry 120,00 passengers daily initially. Later on, it will bear 480,00 passengers daily. Each train has a capacity of accommodating 1,250 passengers, the chairman said.
Kanoria said discussions regarding the project are going on and he is hopeful it will be completed in the next five years.
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