On Thursday, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) handed the contract to procure 248 coaches for the 33.5-km-long Metro 3 project to the consortium of ALSTOM Transport India Ltd and ALSTOM Transport S A France. All coaches would be manufactured in India and will be equipped with driverless technology.
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The company will provide 248 coaches, 31 train sets of eight cars each, and design, manufacture, supply, install, test and commission the sets.
Other than Alstom, there were bidders from China, Japan, and Europe that had quoted ₹11 Cr, ₹13 Cr and ₹16 Cr per coach, respectively.
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In order to accommodate heavy passenger traffic and improve train frequency, the rolling stock will be equipped with Communication Based Train Control System, that enables unmanned train operations.
Each train will be 180 metres long and 3.2 metres wide and will accommodate 2,350 passengers, with each coach having a seating capacity of 300.
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