Bombardier Transportation receives contract to supply 210 commuter and intracity trains in India

Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has won a contract from India’s National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) to build and deliver regional commuter and intracity transit trains with comprehensive maintenance services. The trains will run on Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut semi-high-speed rail corridor under Phase 1 of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS).

The company will provide 30 regional commuter trainsets of six cars each and 10 intracity mass transit trainsets of three cars each. It will also provide rolling stock maintenance for 15 years. NCRTC can extend the contract for an additional 90 cars and two years of maintenance.

Mr. Vinay Kumar Singh, Managing Director at NCRTC said, “Finalization of the Rolling Stock bid process is an important milestone in the implementation of India's first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project. Our partnership with Bombardier Transportation to supply 100 per cent locally manufactured train sets for the entire Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS with over 83 per cent local content will be a shot in the arm for the Make in India initiative of the Government of India.”

Rajeev Joisar, Country Leader for India at Bombardier Transportation, said, “We are proud to be chosen to deliver India’s flagship regional rapid transit system project which will expand public transport in the national capital and connect adjoining fast-growing cities. Our new trains will be truly designed and manufactured in India, and they will enhance passenger comfort and safety.”

“This project award for India’s first and most advanced semi-high-speed regional trains, together with maintenance services, reaffirms Bombardier's pioneering position in India’s rail industry. This is also the first project in India for regional and local transit services operating on the same network, progressively realizing India’s vision for the multi modal integration of transport networks.”

The trains will be manufactured at Bombardier’s Vadodara sites in India. The rolling stock will be designed at the Global Engineering and Technology Centre in Hyderabad, India. The local teams will provide maintenance services through two project and maintenance depots in Duhai and Modipuram.

India’s first semi-high-speed rail corridor will connect Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut with a new 82km line. The trains will reduce travel time from Delhi to Meerut to less than 60 minutes. The expected ridership is around 800,000 passengers a day.