The design of the train is a tribute to the city's cultural richness, with the front end conceived in the spirit of the gates to some of the city's most important monuments, including the Bara Imambara congregation hall, Asifi mosque and Rumi Darwaza gateway. The V-shape of the lower section of the front symbolises ‘dynamism and rapidity', while the livery is both highly modern and very much inspired by the traditional cashmere craftsmanship of Lucknow.

The project also includes Alstom's Urbalis Computer Based Train Control (CBTC), the second such signalling system installed by the company in India. It is jointly supplied by Alstom's sites in Bangalore and Saint-Ouen in France. The first one was rolled out in Kochi in June 2017.

"Alstom welcomes the commencement of commercial operations of Lucknow metro. It is an honour for us to contribute towards Government's ‘Make in India' plans. The project is a testimony of our commitment to make India a world leader in urban mobility - both in terms of technology and flawless execution. We look forward to continued engagement with the state of Uttar Pradesh to meet their transport infrastructure needs in their growing cities", Bharat Salhotra, Vice President - Sales & Business Development, Asia Pacific commented.

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