“Our journey in India began with Chennai Metro Phase I in 2010, marking our first Rolling Stock order in the country. This new contract strengthens our association with CMRL in helping modernize Chennai’s urban rail mobility landscape.” Olivier Loison, Managing Director – Alstom India
Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has been awarded by Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) a contract worth €135m to design, manufacture, supply, test and commission 96 Metropolis metro cars for Chennai Metro Phase II. This project is approximately 119 km long with over 76 km elevated and 43 km underground, operating within three corridors and their inter-corridor sections.
As a part of the contract awarded, Alstom will manufacture 32 metro trainsets (three-car configurations) and provide 15 years of comprehensive maintenance after the warranty period, including cleaning services, obsolescence management, and maintenance of the plant and machinery at the depot site. Under the ‘Make in India’ initiative, these Metropolis trains will be designed in India at Alstom’s engineering centre in Bengaluru (Karnataka) and built at the world-class manufacturing facility in Sri City (Andhra Pradesh).
Alstom’s Metropolis metro trains are designed with unique aesthetics and the highest safety standards, prioritizing passenger experience and sustainability. Each trainset can accommodate approximately 900 passengers in the three-car configuration. The trains are also designed to run in multiple operation and include train to train and train to track evacuation features.
Commenting on this milestone, Olivier Loison, Managing Director – Alstom India said, “Our journey in India began with Chennai Metro Phase I in 2010, marking our first Rolling Stock order in the country. This new contract strengthens our association with CMRL in helping modernize Chennai’s urban rail mobility landscape. We are proud to be chosen to manufacture world-class, Made-in-India metro trains that will further enhance the commuter experience, with an environmentally friendly, safe and reliable solution.”
Currently, Alstom is building 108 driverless Metropolis metro cars for Chennai Metro Phase-II, linking Poonamallee Bypass to Light House via 30 stations of which 18 are elevated and 12 are underground. Since being awarded its first contract by Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) in 2010, Alstom has delivered 208 metro cars for the phase I of the Chennai Metro. Additionally, Alstom in consortium with Larsen & Toubro has designed and constructed track work in the viaduct, tunnel, underground and the depot in Corridor I and II covering approximately 86 track kilometres across these corridors.
Aligning with the government’s modernization efforts, Alstom has led the way in bringing cutting-edge technologies to India, offering world-class rolling stock, rail equipment, infrastructure, signalling, and services. Alstom has successfully delivered metro trains to Delhi, Chennai, Lucknow, Kochi and Mumbai, as well as the Agra-Kanpur and Indore-Bhopal metro projects, resulting in every third metro in India is made by Alstom.
