It is repotted that state run Bharat Earth Movers Ltd achieved a milestone on Friday by rolling out India's first standard gauge metro car.
The first set of metro car was handed over to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.
The stainless steel air conditioned metro cars were manufactured at BEML's Bangalore complex with the assistance of South Korean Rotem with which the Indian company had inked a technology transfer agreement.
In March, Rotem had shipped the first set of four-car train of standard gauge to Delhi Metro. Later, BEML received an order worth INR 1365 crore to supply 196 cars for the second phase of Delhi Metro expansion, which will cover a 125 kilometer track network.
Mr E Sreedharan MD of DMRCL said that "We plan to place an order with BEML for supply of 60 additional cars for the third phase to be built from Delhi to Faridabad in Haryana.”
He added that "Increasing localization and great vendor participation will lower the cost by 15% to 18% when BEML designs and develops cost effective coaches.”
Delhi Metro currently operates about 220 coaches over 62 kilometres, with a daily passenger load of 1.5 million.
(Sourced from Hindu)
