State owned BEML has bagged an order from Bangalore’s Namma Metro project modelled on the liens of Delhi metro. Details awaited. The prestigious order from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) is for the supply of 150 metro coaches valued around Rs 1672.50 crore.
The company is also likely to get an additional order for 63 metro coaches for further expansion and extension of proposed metro lines in Bangalore City. The first set of metro coaches will be delivered by October 2010 for test purposes. These coaches will be manufactured at its Bangalore Complex situated in New Thippasandra, a dedicated unit for the manufacture of rail products.
BEML, is in possession of yet another prestigious order worth about Rs 1365 crore for the supply of metro rail coaches to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for its RS-3 Project. Apart from this, BEML has also indigenously developed low-cost metro coaches at an estimated cost of around Rs 6 core per coach to facilitate tier-Il and tier-Ill cities for the implementation of Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTP).