Titagarh Rail Systems Limited has been awarded a contract order worth INR 350 crore by the GMRC to supply 10 trains, with 3 coaches each, for Phase 2 of Ahmedabad Metro.

Aug 30, 2023

Titagarh Rail Systems Limited has been contracted by Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) to provide 10 trains for Phase 2 of the Ahmedabad Metro. The company received a Letter of Acceptance (LoA) from GMRC for the design, manufacture, supply, testing, and commissioning of the trains. The project order is worth INR 350 crore.

Each of the 10 trains will have a configuration of three cars. The Phase 2 metro line will connect Motera Stadium to Mahatma Mandir, along with a spur line to GIFT City, connecting it with Gandhinagar, and will be operational by 2024. The 28.2-kilometer-long project was approved by the central government in February 2019 at an estimated cost of INR 5,384 crore.

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This is the second order that the GMRC (Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited) has given to Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd in the last 60 days. Earlier this year in June, the GMRC awarded a contract worth INR 866 crore to Titagarh to supply 24 trains for Phase 1 of Surat Metro, making the recent order the second tender awarded. The GMRC has also contracted Hyundai Rotem, the South Korean company, to supply 32 sets of trains manufactured in South Korea for Phase 1 of Ahmedabad Metro. The project order cost is INR 1,025 crore.

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On concerns related to the hiring of two different suppliers, a senior GMRC official explained, “The trains are usually integrated with the signaling systems, accessories on stations, etc. As the signaling system for both Phase 1 and Phase 2 is the same, there won’t be any major issues in integration. Moreover, the trains that will be built for Phase 2 will almost be similar to the ones already in operation on Phase 1 routes.”