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The Railways’ new ambitious plan is to make double use of a high-speed rail corridor from Delhi to run local metro services to Meerut with the same.

Deemed the 'mother of all metro stations', and under construction by Afcons Infrastructure, the three-decked metro station is expected to open in April 2018

Commuters will be able to avail of the all-new geared smart bikes in a week after more smart bike stations are set up. They have to take up a membership of the Hyderabad Cycling Club to avail the service.

Some of the features include lift operating buttons with information in Braille script at all levels of the station, a tactile strip that will be fixed from the street level till the edge of the platform to aid the visually impaired navigate their way and specially designed ticket vending machines to help the speech impaired folks.

Decked with stunning rangoli designs, majestic elephants for luck and traditional Indian motifs, these buses and trains will run until the end of October.

Trials of the automated trains have begun on the Pink Line corridor, which will be launched between December this year and March 2018.

When 23 TG employees were deployed in June, the criteria for recruitment included their educational qualifications. While Kudumbasree trained them with soft skills, the Metro agency upskilled them in managing ticket counters and housekeeping.

Mumbai’s Metro 2B and Metro VII route, running parallel to Western Railway's suburban corridor, could soon get this form of transport.

Delhi Metro's commitments to eco-friendly and sustainable practices were recognised at a national conference held this week earning it the title of 'the world's first green metro'.

With the opening of Phase 1 of Lucknow Metro stations looming, officials have reported that the city's brand new metro stations will have complimentary drinking water and no charge for toilet facilities, a first for India's metro projects.