Alstom initiates local manufacturing of train cars for Delhi-Meerut RRTS

In a notable development, Alstom has started local manufacturing of technologically advanced train cars for the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut semi-high-speed corridor of the regional rapid transit system (RRTS). The company was awarded the contract in May 2020 to design, build and deliver 210 regional commuter and transit train cars, along with comprehensive maintenance services for 15 years. As per the contract, Alstom will deliver 30 regional commuter train sets of six cars each and 10 intra-city mass transit train sets of three cars each. These RRTS trains are 100 per cent indigenously manufactured, with over 80 per cent localisation. They are being manufactured in Alstom’s factory in Savli, Gujarat. The Savli facility will produce bogies and car bodies, and undertake train testing. Meanwhile, propulsion systems and electricals are being manufactured at the company’s factory at Maneja in Gujarat.