Alstom Delivers 1st Trainset For Kanpur Metro: What You Need To Know

For the Agra-Kanpur metro project, Alstom scope of work includes building, design, and delivery of 201 metro cars and an advanced signalling solution

French multinational rolling stock manufacturer Alstom today delivered the first Kanpur Metro trainset for the Kanpur Metro project to the Uttrar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation. The metro trains were 100 per cent indigenously manufactured at Alstom's rolling stock manufacturing facility situated at Savli in Gujarat, under the 'Make in India' initiative, according to a statement shared by Alstom on Saturday, September 18. (Also Read: Alstom Begins Manufacturing Of Trains For India's 1st Rapid Rail Corridor )

On 29 January, 2021, Alstom completed the acquisition of Bombardier Transportation 2021 and will be responsible for the delivery of Kanpur and Agra metro rolling stock and signalling, including the scope of all Bombardier technologies. 

For the Agra-Kanpur metro project, Alstom scope of work includes building, design, and delivery of 201 metro cars and an advanced signalling solution. The project is valued at approximately Rs 2,051 crore and the new metro projects will benefit around five million citizens of both the cities, according to the statement.

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