Bombardier Transportation-led consortium wins contract for manufacture, supply of rolling stock for Kanpur, Agra metro projects

The consortium of Bombardier Transportation India Limited and Bombardier Transportation GmbH has won a contract worth Rs 20.51 billion for the design, manufacture, supply, testing and commissioning of 201 standard gauge cars including signalling and train control systems for the Kanpur metro rail project, Phase I, and the Agra metro rail project. Bids for the projects were invited by the Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation in December 2019. The Kanpur metro project involves the development of a 33 km metro rail system at an investment of Rs 110.76 billion. The Agra metro project involves the development of a 30 km metro rail system at an investment of Rs 129 billion.