The Delhi Metro is a rapid transit system serving Delhi‚ Gurgaon‚ Noida and Ghaziabad in the National Capital Region of India. The network consists of six lines with a total length of 189.63 kilometres (117.83 mi) with 142 stations of which 35 are underground. It has a combination of elevated‚ at-grade and underground lines and uses both broad gauge and standard gauge rolling stock. Four types of rolling stock are used: Mitsubishi-ROTEM Broad gauge‚ Bombardier MOVIA‚ Mitsubishi-ROTEM Standard gauge
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Chennai Metro Rail – The Future of our mass transport Introduction Cities are a matrix of functions and activity and at the helm of this activity is mobility. Before the intervention of automobiles commuting was slower and cleaner. But as the cities grew in numbers the need for commuting more people also grew. There has been a significant transformation in the urban transport sector in Chennai‚ from its earlier dependency on waterways to its current mode of rail and road transport. Since the Urban
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001 Design of the Dubai Metro Light Rail viaducts - Substructure David A Smith Chris R Hendy BEng CEng MICE MA(Cantab) CEng FICE Group Manager Special Structures‚ Highways & Transportation Atkins Epsom‚ UK Head of Bridge Design and Technology Highways & Transportation Atkins Epsom‚ UK Abstract The Dubai Metro Light Rail scheme is a flagship project in the United Arab Emirates. It will be the longest‚ fully automated rail system in the world‚ and is currently one of the largest civil engineering
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Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corporation 1. Why does CSX want to buy Conrail? How much should CSX be willing to pay for it? 1‚ If the CSX buys Conrail‚ this combination would create the second largest rail system in the United States and the largest rail system east of the Mississippi River. The new company would get the $8.5B in rail revenue and almost 70% of the Eastern Market‚ which means it would have monopoly position in the Eastern Rail Market. 2‚ The combined rail networks would facilitate
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Discuss the operation of defence of necessity in England and Wales. The necessity defence is a complete defence1 which protects an accused who was compelled to break the law in order to avoid an even worse consequence2. For policy reasons (especially the fear of opening up the floodgates)‚ the application of the defence is extremely narrow and it is rarely ever argued successfully3. The difference is that necessity is a threat from something occurring imminently naturally‚ whereas duress
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* Introduction * Delhi Metro is being built and operated by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC). * The Delhi Metro (Hindi - दिल्ली मेट्रो Dillī Meṭro) is a rapid transit system serving Delhi‚ Gurgaon‚ Noida and Ghaziabad in the National Capital Region of India * As of November 2010‚ DMRC operates around 2‚700 trips daily between 6:00 and 23:00 running with an interval of 2.5 minutes between trains at peak frequency. * The trains are mainly of four coaches‚ but due
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Hedging Corporate Revenues with Weather Derivatives: A Case Study Master of Science in Banking and Finance - MBF Master’s Thesis Antoni Ferrer Garcia Franz Sturzenegger Universit´ de Lausanne e Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales HEC - 2001 Abstract This paper searches for the implications in the use of a new generation of financial derivatives known as Weather Derivatives as a form of hedging future corporate revenues. According to the US Department of Commerce about 22 per cent of
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The Lucknow Metro is a proposed rapid transit system in the city of Lucknow‚ India.Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation Limited or LMRC is responsible to build and operate this network.[1] The metro project will be the most expensive public transport system in the state of Uttar Pradesh‚ costing 12‚500 crore (US$2 billion). It will provide speedy mass transport and help in de-congesting city roads.[2][3] The proposed metro rail network was planned to consist of two corridors: North-South and East-West
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Every now and then i see one or the other organisation opposing the metro. No doubt they entitled to their views‚ but do they ever see the benefits any metro brings to cities‚(especillay the crowded ones like bangalore‚ mumbai etc) Let me quote a few points from PIB regarding the delhi metro‚ i am sure such benefits will accrue to bangalore also once the metro is complete „« Fuel cost saving: The annual saving on account of reduced fuel consumption will be Rs.180.89 crore in 2009‚ more than double
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To study the financial aspects of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Rationale: Metro rail service in Delhi has come as a much awaited gift for the people of Delhi‚ which has indeed changed the transport facility of the city. It has become the "life line" of Delhi as people are dependent on Delhi Metro for commuting to different places within the city. Delhi Metro Project has been recognized all over the world for its specialty in terms of a hi-tech rail‚ better equipped transport system and punctuality
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