French transport major Alstom said it will supply 39 driverless trainsets and a Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling system to Mumbai Metro Line 4 under a contract worth “a few” hundred million euros, as per PTI.
The order, which includes five years of maintenance service, is part of a contract awarded by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to Larsen & Toubro (L&T) India to provide an integrated systems package for the Green Line. L&T has partnered with Alstom for the rolling stock and signalling system.
“Alstom has been commissioned to supply 234 Metropolis metro cars (39 trainsets of six cars each) and Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling system with five years of maintenance service, by Larsen & Toubro Limited, India,” the company said in a statement.
The total value of the supply amounts to a few hundred million euros, it added. All 39 trainsets will be manufactured in India at Alstom’s Sri City factory in Andhra Pradesh.
The trains will incorporate electrical braking and cybersecurity features, while the CBTC technology will enable driverless operations across the 35.3 km corridor.
Mumbai Metro Line 4 is a 35.3 km elevated corridor between Wadala in central Mumbai and Kasarvadavali in Thane, with 32 stations. It will connect to the Eastern Express Highway, Monorail and other metro lines in the city.
Ling Fang, Region President, Asia-Pacific, Alstom, said, “This ambitious new project presents more opportunities for us to provide best-in-class solutions to the commuters and contribute to elevating the financial capital’s infrastructure.”
Under the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative, the trainsets will be designed at Alstom’s engineering centre in Bangalore, manufactured at its Sri City facility in Andhra Pradesh, with propulsion built in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, and bogies in Savli, Gujarat.
Alstom’s Sri City facility has an annual capacity of 480 cars and has supplied trainsets for projects in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Montreal and Sydney.
