The production was commenced at a commemorative ceremony led by leaders from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and Alstom India
Awarded in November 2022, the order aims to deliver 52 train sets, each comprising six cars, the French multinational rolling stock manufacturer said in a statement
On Wednesday, Alstom said it was still studying the feasibility and potential size of a share sale
French rail major bid Rs 151 crore per trainset; Stadler-Medha quoted Rs 169.9 cr
Alstom India on Thursday said it has awarded a grant of Rs 1.5 crore to 10 startups that developed solutions in clean energy, shared mobility and multi-modal solutions as a part of its Sustainability Incubation Programme. Accelerated by NSRCEL-IIMB (NS Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning), the selected startups will be able to use the grant funds to develop and deploy their solutions, the company said in a statement. The statement said an expert jury, including innovation leaders from Alstom, screened over 200 applications and selected 20 startups for the incubation programme. Of these, 10 startups have been selected for grant support. MetroRide, Evoride Motors Private Limited, Epick Bikes, The Energy Company, and Tadpole Projects are among the 10 startups for the grant support.
The technical bids were opened on Thursday and financial bids are expected to be invited soon
At least 4 of the five bidders have formed JVs for the Rs 26,000-crore order
French mobility company Alstom on Thursday said the company has won an order to design and manufacture 312 metro cars for Delhi Metro Phase IV. The order worth 312 million euro includes design and manufacturing of 234 standard gauge metro cars for Line 7 extension (Pink Line 12.558 km) on the Mukundpur Maujpur corridor and, the Line 8 extension (Magenta Line 28.92 km) for the Janakpuri West RK Ashram corridor, a company statement said. The order also includes designing and manufacturing of 78 standard gauge metro cars for the 23.622 km Silver Line between Aerocity and Tughlakabad, including 15-year maintenance of these 78 cars. Alstom said it has delivered more than 800 metro cars that are in service for the Delhi Metro network. The new trains will be built at Alstom's Urban Rolling Stock manufacturing site in Sricity (Andhra Pradesh), which has a strong portfolio of delivering for major domestic and international projects, it added.
Will make 26 metro trains with three coaches each for a 26-kmn corridor connect Poonamallee Bypass and Light House
The goal was to achieve a range of 1,000 kilometres on a single tank of hydrogen, according to Alstom on Thursday. The new hydrogen trains are designed to cover approximately that distance
Manufactured by French company, Alstom, these Coradia iLint trains only emit steam and condensed water and have a range of up to 1,000 km with a maximum speed of 140 kmph
Mobility company Alstom on Thursday said it is looking to add 15 per cent or up to 1,500 additional workforce to its talent pool in India by the end of 2022.
The line is a 35.3-km-long elevated corridor with 32 stations
The factory manufactures Rolling Stock (Metro Trains) for Urban Metro projects and is Alstom's largest such unit in Asia-Pacific
Under the Andhra Pradesh government's Skill AP initiative, this programme will upskill 30 diploma holders from across the state and make them industry-ready
Electric locos allow heavy freight trains to haul 6,000 tonnes at a top speed of 120 kmph and they are expected to increase the average speed by at least 20-25 kmph
The Railways has invited 12 Request for Qualifications for private participation in operation of passenger trains over 109 origin-destination pair of routes
The European Commission has given its go-ahead to the acquisition of the rail business of Canadian engineering firm Bombardier by French train maker Alstom
The locomotives from the flagship Make in India project will be put to service on the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC)
The memorandum of understanding between Bombardier and Alstom was approved by both companies' boards