Mumbai : The agreement between French mobility company Alstom and MMRDA to develop coaches for Metro 4 has finally been cancelled. by alstom
In collaboration with Bombardier, the contract was taken for the construction of 234 metro coaches for Metro Lines 4 and 4A. As per the agreement with MMRDA, the company was to design, manufacture, supply, test, commission and train 234 metro coaches. Alstom Asia Pacific Company merged with Bombardier Transportation. The company has made metro trains for Delhi, Chennai, Lucknow, Kochi.
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Metro 4 project delayed
The delay in Metro 4 and 4A projects is being cited as the reason behind the cancellation of this contract. According to Alstom, cancellation of coach orders for Mumbai Metro 4 will not affect future projects. The contract to supply 234 coaches or 39 trains for Metro-4 (Wadala-Thane-Kasarvadvali) and Metro-4A (Kasarvadvali-Gaimukh) was signed in March 2021. 1,198 crore was bidding. Bombardier withdrew due to delays in getting land for the carshed along with the project. It was told that only 10 to 15% of the work has been completed so far.
multi purpose project
MMRDA is building a 32.32 km long elevated corridor with 32 stations under Metro Line 4 from Wadala to Kasarvadavali. The project aims to connect Eastern Express Road, Central Railway, Mono Rail, Metro Line 2B (DN Nagar to Mandalay), and the proposed Metro Line 5 (Thane to Bhiwandi and Kalyan), Metro Line 6 (Swami Samarth Nagar to Vikhroli). Is.
will bid again
According to Commissioner SVR Srinivas, after the cancellation of the contract for the supply of coach of Metro 4 project, MMRDA will issue the tender again. This will take some time. The commissioner said that efforts are on to speed up the project. MMRDA is considering alternative options for the depot and may shift it to Thane’s Mogharpara area.
Metro 3 Rack Supply
Alstom is currently building rakes for Mumbai Metro Line 3. Including the work of signaling along with supply of rolling stock. Two train sets are ready for Metro 3 and the third is being ready at SriCity factory in Andhra Pradesh. These train sets will soon be delivered to Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL). The company has 6 industrial units in Bihar (Madhepura), Andhra Pradesh (Sricity), Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore), Gujarat (Savli and Maneja) and West Bengal (Kolkata) as part of Make in India, keeping in view the need of metro rakes in the country.