Alstom delivers first trainset for Meerut Metro project
Alstom has successfully delivered the first indigenously manufactured trainset for Meerut Metro to the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), as part of a contract signed by Alstom in 2020 for the delivery of 210 cars for the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS). The first trainset was flagged off at a ceremony held at Alstom’s manufacturing facility at Savli in Gujarat, in the presence of Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs & Petroleum & Natural Gas (virtually), Vinay Kumar Singh, Managing Director, NCRTC, and Oliver Loison, Managing Director, Alstom India. The Meerut Metro is an urban Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) that will operate across the 25-km stretch of Line-1 (~14.80 km elevated and 4.6 km underground), connecting Partapur to Modipuram via 11 stations. For the convenience of the residents of Meerut, three stations on this line will provide connectivity to the India's first RRTS, connecting Delhi and Meerut. As many as 30 coaches will be supplied by Alstom to serve the line in a configuration of 10 trainsets of three cars each. The rolling stock is based on Alstom’s Adessia commuter train family, incorporating worldwide experience. The primary purpose of this MRTS is a feeder to RRTS and a metro for the Meerut region.
Vinay Kumar Singh, Managing Director, NCRTC, said, “Namo Bharat trains and Meerut Metro are a testament to our unwavering commitment towards the realization of the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s Gati Shakti National Master Plan. In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, both these services will run on the same RRTS infrastructure. The modern Meerut Metro trainsets have been designed and manufactured indigenously under the Make-in-India initiative. Alstom team has worked hard in ensuring timely delivery of these MRTS trainsets in sync with the preparedness of infrastructure.”
Commenting on the delivery, Olivier Loison, Managing Director, Alstom India said, “The Meerut Metro project is a step forward in the country’s ambition to modernise intra and intercity rail travel and we are delighted to be delivering our next generation products towards realising this vision. With its connectivity to the Namo Bharat line, the combined service will drive a long-term positive impact for business and leisure travel in the northern belt.”
