Construction of world-class Agra Metro Rail Depot is in full swing

The depot will be used for stabling and maintaining the metro trains inside the depot area after day-long operations.

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Agra metro rail depot
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AGRA (Metro Rail News): A world-class metro rail depot is being constructed in the 15th battalion PAC Premises by Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation. The depot will be used for stabling and maintaining the metro trains inside the depot area after day long operations.
Various structures are being made inside Agra Metro Rail Depot using the PEB Technique (Pre Engineered Building ) Technique which is a modern technique for building various civil structures and uses comparatively lesser time, effort and is more efficient.

The progress of depot construction is going on at a rapid pace and structures like integrated workshop, auto – coach washing plant and stabling yard are being constructed in the depot for various functions.

A shed above these structures is being built and very soon the work of covering these PEB Structures will be complete. Similarly, test track work inside the depot premises is also complete and pit wheel lathe machine has also been installed in the depot which will be used to check any malfunctions in the wheel, its alignment, etc.

It is to be noted that presently, civil construction work is on for the first corridor of Agra Metro Rail Project, which runs from Taj East Gate till Sikandara. The first corridor is 14 kms long comprising 13 stations. The work on the second corridor will also begun very soon.

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