Last year Alstom bagged a contract from Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation. Tell us about it.
In September 2015, Alstom was awarded the Lucknow metro contract worth over €150 mn by Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) to provide metro trainsets and a signaling solution for the new metro network of the city. Alstom will supply 20 metropolis trainsets, each composed of four metro cars. Each car will be fitted with air conditioning and a passenger information system for a high level of passenger comfort. The company will also provide Urbalis, its Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) solution which controls the movement of the trains, enabling them to run at higher frequencies and speeds in total safety. The signaling system along with the state of the art train sets will enable Lucknow metro to operate with headway of around 100 seconds.
We have recently unveiled the design of Alstom's Metropolis for Lucknow in the presence of Chief Minister, Akhilesh Yadav and are now looking forward to provide the trains and the signaling solution to the city.
Alstom has also delivered trainset to Kochi Metro Rail (KMRL). Can you please elaborate on this project?
For Kochi metro project, Alstom made fresh inroads in several other sub systems that go into making an efficient metro solution. We are supplying not just the trains, but also complete electrification, signalling and telecom. The Kochi trains mark our first ‘Make in India' initiative with the design of the trains and delivery of the signalling solution being done through our development centres at Bangalore. It is the first time that Alstom is involved in end-to-end manufacturing of the trains at its world-class manufacturing facility at Sricity and the propulsion manufacturing centre at Coimbatore. The company will build 25 trainsets for the elevated metro rail network comprising of 25 km long and 22 stations. The unique design of the Kochi metro, has set a new benchmark in urban mobility in India. The front end features LED lights that are in the shape of elephant's tusks and several design features have been included to reflect the local cultural context of the state.
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