Alstom has been awarded contracts to equip Mumbai Metro lines 2A, 2B and 7, and Pune Metro lines 1 and 2, with Urbalis 400, Alstom’s latest generation of Communications Based Train Control technology. The combined value of the two contracts comes to over €90 million.
The scope of work includes design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of Urbalis 400. The company will also be supplying on-board equipment for 63 trains of the Mumbai Metro corridors and 31 trains of Pune Metro. The telecommunications scope includes public address, passenger information display, fibre optic transmission and access control systems, and CCTV. Last year, Alstom had bagged the contract to install Urbalis 400 on the Mumbai Metro 3.
Mumbai Metro Line 2A, 2B and 7 is being executed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority, while the Pune Metro is being built by the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.
“We are proud to have been selected by our customers for these prestigious projects. Our cutting-edge technologies will help enhance the quality of life of the citizens of Mumbai and Pune and contribute to the overall development of the cities. We are also proud to be a key partner, via these projects, in the growth of sustainable transportation in the region,” Alain Spohr, Managing Director for India and South Asia, said.