Alstom bags contract to manufacture trains for a section of Chennai Metro phase 2 project
The HinduFor a 26-km stretch in Chennai Metro Rail’s Phase 2 project, Alstom has bagged the contract to manufacture trains. In this contract worth ₹798 crore, Alstom will have to design, manufacture, supply, test and commission 78 coaches or 26 trains for one of the key stretches in the Phase 2 project from Poonamallee to Light House, which will run via 28 stations, according to a press release. “In line with the government’s ‘Make in India’ vision, these metro cars will be 100% indigenously manufactured at one of Alstom’s largest urban rolling stock manufacturing facilities, in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh,” the release said. Rajesh Chaturvedi, director, Systems and Operation, Chennai Metro Rail Ltd., said: “The advanced trains delivered by Alstom have been operating on our metro lines for many years now, proving their strong capability to cater to the India market.
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