BOMBARDIER WINS METRO CAR CONTRACT WORTH ~2,051 CR

Bombardier on Monday announced that it had bagged a ~2,051-crore contract for supplying equipment and building ‘signal infrastructure’ for the Agra and Kanpur metro projects. The Indian arm of the Canadian major said that 1.4 million daily riders would benefit from new metro services connecting the two cities. It will deliver 201 metro cars and an advanced signalling solution for the lines.

Bombardier announced on Monday it had bagged a ~2,051crore contract for supplying equipment and building ‘signal infrastructure’ for the Agra and Kanpur Metro project.

The Indian arm of the Canadian major said that 1.4 million daily riders would benefit from the new Metro services connecting the two cities.

“Over 1,000 Movia Metro cars and 200 km of Cityflo signalling, ordered by India’s operators, make this country among Bombardier’s largest Metro markets,” the firm said.

Bombardier Transportation has received a letter of award (LOA) from the Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) to build and deliver 201 Metro cars and an advanced signalling solution for the lines.

For the 30-km Agra Metro and 32-km Kanpur Metro, Bombardier’s scope for the contract comprises 67 Movia Metro three-car trainsets, and the advanced Cityflo 650 rail control solution. The LOA is valued at approximately ~2,051 crore ($275 million), with a provision to exercise the option for an additional 51 Metro cars.

Kumar Keshav, MD of UPMRC, Lucknow (India), said: “UPMRC is responsible for implementing the Kanpur and Agra Metro projects in a strict time frame. Manufacturing and supply of 67 state-of-the art trainsets of three-cars each, manufactured in Savli by Bombardier, shall be a feather in the Make In India dream.”

Rajeev Joisar, MD (India) of Bombardier Transportation, said: “The new Metro cars will be designed and built locally, and the rail control will be equipped by our project delivery teams in India.”

This is the second major contract for Bombardier in India this year.