Titagarh Rail Systems bags Rs 2,481 crore order from MMRDA for Mumbai Metro Line 5

New Delhi: Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL) on Friday said it has secured a Rs 2,481-crore contract from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) for the design, manufacture, supply and commissioning of 132 metro coaches and associated systems for Mumbai Metro Line 5.

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The contract also includes signalling for 24.9-km of track, telecommunication systems across 16 stations, platform screen doors, depot machinery and five years of comprehensive maintenance, a statement said.

The project covers both Phase 1 (Kapur Bawdi-Kasheli-Dhamankar Naka) and Phase 2 (Dhamankar Naka-Bhiwandi-Kalyan APMC) of the Line 5 corridor.

This is Titagarh Rail Systems’ second major order for Mumbai Metro, following its earlier mandate for Line 6, it said.

“This milestone demonstrates Titagarh’s growing expertise in delivering end-to-end metro solutions,” said Vice Chairman and MD Umesh Chowdhary.

Manufacturing will take place at TRSL’s advanced Passenger Rail Systems facility in Uttarpara near Kolkata.

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