MUMBAI: When the city’s first underground Metro line starts operations, the eight-coach trains that will traverse around the 33-km community will have the opportunity to run with out a driving force. And in a primary for Mumbai, these driverless trains will come from production units located in India, even if constructed through a overseas firm.
French rail transport manufacturer Alstom was on Thursday awarded the contract to construct 31 trains for the Cuffe Parade-Seepz Metro three at a price of Rs 10.14 crore consistent with trainer. In the bidding procedure, Alstom’s competitors from China, Japan and Europe had quoted Rs 11crore, Rs 13crore and Rs 16 crore consistent with trainer, stated Ashwini Bhide, MD of Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC).
“Being the most aggressive a number of the pre-qualified bidders, the contract has been granted after receiving clearance from JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency), the investment company,” the MMRC stated.
An professional stated the consortium of Alstom Transport India Ltd and Alstom Transport SA France shall be accountable for “design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 31 trains”. Alstom already has production facilities at Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu and Sri City in Andhra Pradesh. The eight-coach trains, with longitudinal seating arrangement, will have an approximate wearing capability of 2,350 passengers every. An MMRC spokesperson stated the cutting-edge trains shall be additionally supplied with Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) System.
Another French firm, Veolia Corporation, had equipped rakes for the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro, however the coaches had been manufactured in China.
French rail transport manufacturer Alstom was on Thursday awarded the contract to construct 31 trains for the Cuffe Parade-Seepz Metro three at a price of Rs 10.14 crore consistent with trainer. In the bidding procedure, Alstom’s competitors from China, Japan and Europe had quoted Rs 11crore, Rs 13crore and Rs 16 crore consistent with trainer, stated Ashwini Bhide, MD of Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC).
“Being the most aggressive a number of the pre-qualified bidders, the contract has been granted after receiving clearance from JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency), the investment company,” the MMRC stated.
An professional stated the consortium of Alstom Transport India Ltd and Alstom Transport SA France shall be accountable for “design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 31 trains”. Alstom already has production facilities at Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu and Sri City in Andhra Pradesh. The eight-coach trains, with longitudinal seating arrangement, will have an approximate wearing capability of 2,350 passengers every. An MMRC spokesperson stated the cutting-edge trains shall be additionally supplied with Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) System.
Another French firm, Veolia Corporation, had equipped rakes for the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro, however the coaches had been manufactured in China.
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