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Alstom Order won per Design and manufacture 312 metro cars for Delhi Metro Phase IV

• Order price €312 million
• 234 standard gauge cars for extended sections of Lines 7 and 8
• 78 standard gauge vehicles for Aerocity-Tughlakabad corridor including 15– year Maintenance of these 78 vehicles

17 November 2022 – Alstom, a world leader in smart and sustainable mobility has been awarded a contract by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to design, manufacture, supply, test, commission 312 standard gauge metro cars for Delhi Metro Phase IV expansion. The order, worth €312 million, includes:

• Design and manufacture of 234 standard gauge metro cars for Line 7 Extension (Pink Line 12.558 km) on Mukundpur-Maujpur Corridor and Line 8 Extension (Magenta Line 28.92 km) for Janakpuri West – RK Ashram.
• Design and manufacture of 78 standard gauge metro cars for 23.622 km Silver Line between Aerocity and Tughlaqabad, including 15 years maintenance of these 78 cars.

Alstom will supply its class-leading Metropolis trainsets for this order. Metropolis trains ensure maximum performance due to a unique design, extensive configuration and perfect combination of proven and reliable components and innovations. With its extensive track record, low lifecycle costs, and strong focus on passenger experience, Alstom’s Metropolis Metro has set the standard for reliable and attractive metro services around the world.

Alstom has supplied more than 800 metro cars that are in service for the Delhi Metro network. The new trains will be manufactured at Alstom’s largest urban rolling stock manufacturing site in Sricity (Andhra Pradesh), which has a strong portfolio of supplies for major domestic and international projects.

Commenting on this win, Olivier camethe oil Managing Director, Alstom India Cluster said, “Delhi NCR is one of the largest urban clusters in the world. Faced with the reality of climate change, such megacities need reliable and sustainable public transport solutions. Alstom is pleased to continue its partnership with Delhi Metro, one of the largest rapid transit systems in Asia. Our trains have high recyclability of all materials and low weight design to reduce energy consumption which will greatly contribute to reducing the environmental impact in the region.”

Currently, the Delhi Metro network consists of about 391 km. with 286 stations. The network now extends beyond the borders of Delhi to Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Bahadurgarh and Vallabhgarh in Haryana.

In addition to providing rolling stock, Alstom has partnered with DMRC in the past for several other projects including the successful implementation of supply and commissioning of train control and signaling systems for DMRC’s Red Line (L1), Yellow Line (L2), Green Line (L5 ), violet line (L6), pink line (L7) during phases I, II and III.

Alstom has also supplied metro trains for the cities of Delhi, Chennai, Lucknow, Kochi and is currently providing trains and signaling for the Bhopal-Indore Metro Project, Kanpur-Agra Metro Project, Mumbai Metro Line 3 and India’s first semi-high-speed. Rail network, NCRTC-RRTS which connects Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut.

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