Chennai, Aug (EPC News): Chennai Metro Rail Limited has awarded Rs14.7 billion order to Alstom Transport to supply 42 four car trains for the two line metro network, which is now under construction.
According to CMRL, each four car train set will have space for a total of 1 276 seated and standing passengers, with a first class area in the driving cars and two wheelchair spaces per set. The stainless-steel cars will have twin-leaf sliding doors and gangways between the coaches. The interiors will feature air conditioning, electronic route maps, a public address system, emergency intercoms and CCTV.
The Rs146 billion Chennai metro project is being undertaken by Chennai Metro Rail Ltd, a special purpose vehicle modeled on Delhi Metro Rail Corp and jointly owned by the central government and the state of Tami Nadu. Two routes are planned, the 23 kilometers North South Line 1 from Washermanpet to the Airport and the 22 kilometers Line 2 from Chennai Central to St Thomas Mount via Koyambedu.
Completion is planned for late 2014 or early 2015, with much of the funding coming from a Japanese soft loan.
EPC News Bureau
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| Posted on:8/17/2010 at 9:10 AM