Alstom bags €85-m contract for Kochi Metro

Alstom has been awarded a contract worth Euro 85 million from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to supply 25 state-of-the-art metros to Kochi Metro Rail. The first train sets are expected to be delivered in early 2016. They will operate over the fully elevated new Kochi metro rail network which is 25.6 km long with 22 stations. This newly built line is expected to carry up to 15,000 passengers per hour and direction. Alstom will be in charge of the design, manufacturing, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 25 standard track gauge trains with an option to supply 25 additional metro sets. Each train will be composed of three cars, about 65 m long and with a capacity to carry up to 975 passengers. The metro cars will be manufactured in the newly built facility of Sricity in Andhra Pradesh.