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Jaipur: Bad news for Jaipurites. The commercial run of Jaipur Metro may get delayed further. The ‘oscillation trial’ of the Metro will start after the Diwali festival in November. In oscillation trial, engineers usually check the impact of vibration on the tracks when the train is on the move. Experts also check other things like wobbling of coaches at different locations.

The officials of Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) are yet to announce the date on which it will start the oscillation trial of the train. The Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) wing of ministry of railways will supervise the trial.

Earlier, the JMRC officials were saying that the commercial run of Metro would start in December. But as many trials and formalities are still pending, it seems the commercial run of the train will begin only by the end of January next year. Subodh Jain, a member (engineering), Railway Board and ex-officio secretary to Central government, along with other officials inspected the Jaipur Metro sites on Saturday.

Jain checked the railway tracks, electrification work, signalling system and viaduct. He also took a ride in the Metro from Mansarovar to Shyam Nagar station.

After the inspection, Jain said, “Oscillation trial is a necessary test to be conducted before the commercial run of the Metro. During this trial, engineers will test the impact of vibrations of running train on the tracks. The ‘criteria committee’ will also test the welding of tracks.”



Jain added that every city takes time to ‘adjust to the Metro’. “Jaipur residents will also take time to align their schedule with the Metro services. It is generally seen that the main problem faced by Metro officials is aligning the Metro’s timings with that of local buses, their connecting routes and traffic management.”

According to the JMRC officials, the oscillation trial will take a time of around one month. After the completion of this trail, the file would reach the table of commissioner of Metro safety.