India
Escalators, Lifts Being Installed at India Metro Stations
Work on the Agra Metro Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), including installation of lifts and escalators at stations, is underway in Agra in north India’s Uttar Pradesh state, The Hans...
Hitachi Receives 40-Unit Order for Delhi Multitower Project
Hitachi, Ltd. announced that Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd., and Hitachi Lift India Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., have received an order for 40 high-speed elevators from Unity...
Indian Metro to Remotely Manage Escalators and More
India’s Maharashtra Metro Rail Corp. (Maha Metro) has set up an operation control center (OCC) at the Range Hill Depot in Pune to remotely manage escalators, rail speed, signaling, electricity...
Eight Briefly Caught Inside of Tiruchirappalli Elevator
Eight people were rescued from an elevator on August 20 after they got stuck at the Collector Office at Tiruchirappalli, India, The Hindu reports. The incident occurred on the ground...
Haryana Government Prioritizes Public Safety in Lifts
Most state governments in India have so far responded mediocrely to the problem of lift passenger safety, except for the government of Haryana, which has exhibited foresight and demonstrated that...
Escalator Planned at FoB at Historic Mumbai Train Terminus
The Himalaya foot overbridge (FoB) at the historic Chhatrapatti Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai will get an escalator, mid-day reports. The FoB collapsed in March 2019, resulting in seven...
Delays for FoB Project Served by Six VT Units in India
A redesign and the pandemic are among factors delaying completion of a Foot Overbridge (FoB) served by six vertical-transportation (VT) units — four escalators and two lifts — near the...
India’s Western Railway Commissions Five VT Units in July
Western Railway's (WR) Mumbai Division in India commissioned five vertical-transportation (VT) units — three lifts and two escalators — in July, The Free Press Journal reports. The new units bring...
Residents of Tower With Broken Elevators Take Drastic Measures
Residents living on the upper floors of the 18-story residential Tower D of Elegant Ville in Ghaziabad, India, were seen crossing over to the adjacent Tower E using wooden planks...
Indian State Government: Towers Taller Than 70 M Need FELs
The Maharashtra Government's Energy Development Agency, which covers large Indian cities including Mumbai and Thane, issued an advisory on July 23 stating that all high-rise towers of at least 70...
