DELHI NCR ( Metro Rail News):Â KSM Bashir Mohammad & Sons was awarded a contract worth Rs. 265.71 crores to construct the Modipuram Depot and Workshop.
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The Modipuram Depot, situated on a 34.94-hectare land parcel at the northern end of the first semi-high-speed line in Delhi NCR, has been designed to accommodate 20 sets of 9-coach Alstom RRTS trains and 36 sets of 3-coach Alstom MRTS trains. The depot will serve the local Meerut Metro services operating on a 20 km route between Partapur and Modipuram.
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In October 2021, the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) solicited tenders for the construction of this depot, with an unspecified cost and a 700-day completion deadline. In January 2022, the technical bids were opened, revealing four bidders, and in April 2022, the financial bids were opened.
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KSM completed the Polytechnic Depot for the Kanpur Metro in record time in 2021 and is currently constructing the Gandhi Nagar Depot for the Indore Metro.
The Duhai Depot (Package 5A), being built in the Ghaziabad District by KEC-VNC JV and a small stabling yard in Jangpura, Delhi, will primarily support the long-distance RRTS train operations.
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