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Alstom commences production for Bhopal & Indore Movia metro passenger trains
Industry News- Mar 17,23
Alstom has started production of the ultramodern, lightweight Movia metro passenger trains for the Bhopal and Indore metro projects. The contract awarded by Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MPMRCL) in July 2022 to Alstom includes designing, manufacturing, supplying, installing, testing, and commissioning 156 Movia metro cars.
Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has started production of the ultramodern, lightweight Movia metro passenger trains for the Bhopal and Indore metro projects. As per the contract awarded by Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MPMRCL) in July 2022, Alstom is provided to carry out the activities-designing, manufacturing, supplying, installing, testing, and commissioning of 156 Movia metro cars with 15 years of comprehensive maintenance. This project will benefit over 5.7 million people in both of these cities.
Bhupendra Singh, Minister for Urban Development & Housing, the government of Madhya Pradesh and Neeraj Mandloi (IAS), Principal Secretary, Urban Development & Housing Department virtually joined the commencement ceremony that took place in the presence of Manish Singh (IAS), Managing Director, MPMRCL and other senior officials from MPMRCL and Olivier Loison, Managing Director Alstom India, at Alstom’s state-of-the-art rolling stock manufacturing facility in Savli (Gujarat).
Bhupendra Singh, said at the ceremony, “I congratulate both Alstom and MPMRCL teams on this milestone. We trust the expertise that Alstom brings in and look forward to having the trains with world-class technology run in the cities of Indore and Bhopal soon.”
52 trainsets of three-car configuration order have to be commenced, out of which 27 trainsets will be for Bhopal and 25 for Indore. These trains can operate at a top speed of 80 km/h and will be deployed across the 31 km line in Bhopal with 30 stations and the 31.5 km line in Indore with 29 stations. As with the Agra-Kanpur metro projects, this is Alstom's second such combined order in India.
“Alstom is committed to providing a world-class efficient and sustainable mass transport system that caters to the special needs of the residents of the cities of Bhopal and Indore. We have designed these trains in record time and are commencing 100 per cent indigenous manufacturing at Savli. Alstom is a proud partner in India’s transition towards green and clean public mobility and we are honoured to collaborate with MPMRCL for this prestigious project”, said Oliver Loison.
The order, which is worth over Rs 3200 crore, calls for the installation of the latest generation of Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling system as well as train control and telecommunication systems. The said systems come with seven years of comprehensive maintenance warranty.
Alstom India has a history of successfully delivering top-notch metro trains for major cities, including Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Lucknow, and Kochi in India and internationally for Sydney, Queensland, and Montreal. Alstom has a significant presence in India with six industrial sites, four engineering centres, and more than 10,000 employees, having a strong footprint in India to cater to domestic as well as several international projects. The company is currently manufacturing metro trains for Agra-Kanpur, Mumbai Metro Line 3, and modern trainsets for India’s first semi-high-speed Delhi-Meerut RRTS project.
Alstom
Bhopal
Indore
Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MPMRCL)
Movia metro passenger
Bhupendra Singh
Neeraj Mandloi
Manish Singh
Olivier Loison
Alstom India
Savli
Delhi
Chennai
Mumbai
Lucknow
Kochi
Sydney
Queensland
Montreal
Agra-Kanpur
Mumbai Metro Line 3
Delhi-Meerut RRTS project
Communications Based Train Control (CBTC)
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