Delhi Meerut RRTS: In May 2020, Alstom won a contract to design, build, and deliver 210 regional commuter and transit train cars along with maintenance services for a period of 15 years.

Delhi-Meerut RRTS: The operational speed of the rapid rail corridor will be 160 kmph

In May 2020, Alstom won a contract to design, build, and deliver 210 regional commuter and transit train cars along with its comprehensive maintenance services for a period of 15 years. Alstom will deliver 30 regional commuter trainsets of six cars each and 10 intracity mass transit trainsets of three cars each, according to the contract.

The train sets for the regional rapid rail corridor are 100 per cent indigenously manufactured, with over 80 per cent localisation, keeping in line with the government’s ‘Make-in-India’ guidelines, according to a statement shared by Alstom.

The trains are being manufactured in Alstom’s factory situated in Savli, Gujarat. The factory will manufacture the car bodies, bogies, and undertake the train testing. The propulsion systems and electricals are being manufactured at the company’s factory located in Maneja, Gujarat.