Alstom bags euro 85 mn contract from DMRC for Kochi Metro

Global rail infrastructure and power generation firm Alstom today said it has won a euro 85 million (Rs 671.5-crore) contract from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for supply of 25 metro sets to Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL).
"Alstom has been awarded a contract worth euro 85 million from DMRC to supply 25 state-of-the-art metros to KMRL. The first train sets are expected to be delivered in early 2016," the company said in a statement.
These metros will operate over the fully elevated new KMRL network which is 25.6 km long with 22 stations and are expected to carry upto 15,000 passengers per hour.

"Alstom will be in charge of the design, manufacturing, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 25 additional metro sets," it said.
Each train will comprise three cars, about 65 metre long and with a capacity to carry up to 975 passengers.
These cars will run at a maximum speed of 80 km per hour and will be fitted with air conditioning and passenger information systems for a high level of passenger comfort.

They will be manufactured in the newly built facility of Sricity in Andhra Pradesh, India, the company said.
"This is our second metro contract in the country after Chennai. It conforms our committment to provide competitive, innovative and high value products and solutions for our customers while serving the ever growing urban transportation market in India," said Dominique Pauliquen, Senior Vice President, Alstom Transport, Asia Pacific.

Alstom Metropolis is a world leading train that serves global cities including Singapore, Sao Paulo, Shanghai and Amsterdam with more than 10 years of operational experience.
The company said it has sold more than 4,000 metropolis cars worldwide.
Alstom's Sricity manufacturing site is the company's flagship facility.