Alstom Receives LoA for Train Maintenance Contract of Delhi Metro

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02/08/2025

DELHI (Metro Rail News): Alstom Transport India Limited has received a Letter of Acceptance ( LoA) from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for the 10-year train maintenance contract of the Delhi Metro Rail Project.

DMRC invited bids for this contract with a 3650-day deadline. On 21 February 2025, technical bids were opened, revealing that four firms had submitted bids for the contract. The technical evaluation of the submitted bids took place on 9 July 2025. However, during the technical evaluation round, 2 firms’ bids were rejected.

The financial bids were also opened on July 9, 2025, and the financial evaluation took place on August 1, 2025. On the same day, Alstom was awarded the contract and received the Letter of Acceptance (LoA) from the DMRC.

Financial Bid Values

Firm	Bid Value
Alstom Transport India Limited	₹ 422.1 Cr
Smh Rail Sdn Bhd	₹ 860.7 Cr

Contract Value: Rs. 422 Crores (Approx)

Contract Duration: 3650 Days (10 years)

DMRC Brief Scope: Ten-Year Comprehensive Annual Maintenance Contract of Bombardier Make Metro Trains, Machines and Plants and Housekeeping of Trains and Badli Depot.

Also Read: SKM Contractor Receives LoA for Ticket Vending Services Contract of Delhi Metro

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MRTS-CMRL Merger Receives ‘in principle’ Approval From Railways

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01/08/2025

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CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): The long-discussed integration of Chennai’s Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) with the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) network is expected to move forward, as the Railway Board has given an ‘in-principle’ nod to the proposal. While a formal approval is still pending.

Responding to a query in Parliament by DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed that the Indian Railways and the Tamil Nadu government have collaboratively developed the foundational principles for signing a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the MRTS-CMRL merger. However, he emphasised that the operational integration would depend on resolving critical issues related to train operations, asset maintenance, and safety.

The plan to hand over MRTS operations to Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) had been temporarily stalled, awaiting the completion of the fourth railway line between Chennai Beach and Chennai Egmore. Sanctioned in March 2022 at an estimated cost of ₹279.8 crore, this crucial infrastructure project was successfully commissioned earlier this year, potentially opening the way for progress on the merger proposal.

Chennai MRTS Overview

Phase	Route	Length (km)	Number of Stations	Operational Stations	Status
Phase I	Chennai Beach → Thirumayilai	8.55	8	8	Operational since 1997
Phase II	Thirumayilai → Velachery	11.165	9	10	Operational since 2007
Phase II Extension	Velachery → St. Thomas Mount	5	3	0 (as of 2025)	Under Construction

Chennai MRTS is managed by Southern Railway. Its last section, spanning 5km, faced delays. A Part of the Chennai Metro Phase 2 line from Sholinganallur to Porur via St. Thomas Mount is now being built above the existing MRTS elevated. In October 2023, Southern Railway conducted a massive operation to install girders linking MRTS to the St. Thomas Mount Metro station. However, in January 2024, a collapse of the final girder near Thillai Ganga Nagar subway occurred, which led to further delays. The faulty girder was finally installed in June 2025, clearing the path for final construction works. However, coordination is required between Southern Railway and CMRL to install girders over St. Thomas Mount station tracks.

Once implemented, the merger is expected to streamline operations, improve the commuter experience, and enhance multi-modal connectivity across the city.

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Central Approves ₹11,169 Cr Railway Multitracking Projects

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In a move to railway capacity enhancement, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has granted approval for four major railway multitracking projects on 21 July. These projects are valued at around ₹11,169 crore.

The projects cover 13 districts across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, and Jharkhand. These projects will add 574 kilometres to the Indian Railways network and are targeted for completion by 2028-29.

Project	Type of Work	States Involved
Itarsi – Nagpur	Fourth Line	Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) – Parbhani	Doubling	Maharashtra
Aluabari Road – New Jalpaiguri	Third & Fourth Lines	West Bengal
Dangoaposi – Jaroli (including Barajamda – Banspani)	Third & Fourth Lines	Odisha, Jharkhand

These projects have been undertaken as part of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan, which emphasises multi-modal connectivity through integrated planning and stakeholder consultations.

The proposed railway multitracking projects are expected to bring socio-economic and logistical benefits. Approximately 2,309 villages, comprising a population of around 43.6 lakh, will be directly impacted by these infrastructure upgrades. During the construction phase, the projects are projected to generate an estimated 2.29 crore person-days of direct employment, which will help in the growth of local economies.

These routes will come up along key freight corridors and play a critical role in the transportation of essential commodities such as coal, cement, clinker, gypsum, fly ash, containers, agricultural produce, and petroleum products. By enhancing line capacity and operational efficiency, the upgraded corridors are projected to accommodate an additional 95.91 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of freight traffic.

The augmented network of railways will increase the frequency of operations and help to decongest the existing railway.

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Maha -Metro Finalise New Metro Corridor in Nagpur Metro Phase 3

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NAGPUR (Metro Rail News): While the construction of Nagpur Metro Phase 2 is progressing at a steady pace, a new metro corridor connecting Sitabuldi and Koradi has been finalised under Nagpur Metro Phase 3. This route is a part of the recently presented Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP), which aims to enhance connectivity in the city.

This development was confirmed by senior officials from MahaMetro following a high-level stakeholder meeting held on 27 July 2025, which was attended by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, among other notable participants.

Among the primary proposals in CMP Phase 1 there are two High Capacity Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) corridors. The total estimated cost for these projects is 8,625 crore.

Sitabuldi-Koradi- 11.5 km
Mankapur Chowk-Rachana Junction – 25 km

The Sitabuldi-Koradi line has been prioritised for the development of the metro route. A senior official from MahaMetro stated, “We have finalised the Sitabuldi-Koradi corridor based on Peak Hour Peak Direction Traffic (PHPDT) assessments. The ridership projections and traffic volumes indicate its feasibility for metro operations.”

It is anticipated that the proposed corridor will accommodate a daily ridership of 147,000 commuters by the year 2054. Additionally, there is a proposal for Nagpur Metro Phase IV; however, the specific route has yet to be disclosed.

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Railways to Produce 17,000 Non-AC Coaches in Next 5 Years

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31/07/2025

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The Indian Railways plans to manufacture approximately 17,000 general and non-air-conditioned coaches over the next five years to meet the increasing demand from lower-income passengers, as announced by Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw during a session in the Lok Sabha on 30 July.

Minister Vaishnaw highlighted that the number of general class coaches has increased significantly in recent years. He stated, “These coaches, along with other non-AC variants, comprise approximately 70 percent of the Railways’ total fleet of 82,000 coaches. In terms of capacity, they provide nearly 78 percent of the 6.9 million seats available daily across the network.”

This emphasis on non-air-conditioned travel coincides with a surge in passenger numbers using unreserved coaches, which reached 651 crore in fiscal year 2025, an increase from 609 crore in the previous fiscal year. To accommodate this rising demand, the Railways has already launched the fully non-AC Amrit Bharat trains, with a production plan for 100 such trains currently in progress.

Additionally, the minister provided updates on other major railway initiatives:

A total of 144 Vande Bharat train services are now operational throughout the country. These semi-high-speed trains are experiencing high demand, with an overall occupancy rate of 105.03 percent thus far in the current fiscal year (2025-26).

Overall, the Indian Railways has operated an average of 13,940 passenger trains daily in 2024-25, reflecting an increase from the 13,169 daily trains operated in 2019-20, as reported by the Railways Ministry.

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Bangalore Metro Fare Hike: MP Tejasvi Surya Seeks Prompt Disclosure of Fare-Fixation Report

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31/07/2025

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BANGALORE (Metro Rail News): Tejasvi Surya, the Member of Parliament representing Bangalore South, called for the prompt release of the fare-fixation committee report, which served as the basis for the fare increase implemented by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) in February.

In reference to the fare-fixation committee report, Tejasvi Surya mentioned, “Despite multiple requests over the last four months, BMRCL hasn’t made it public. This is a democracy – the general public, especially those travelling in Metro, have every right to know on what basis BMRCL increased fares by 130 percent.” as reported by ET Infra.

While addressing the matter in Parliament, Mr. Surya urged the central government to expedite the operations of the long-delayed Yellow Line. “The line connects residential areas with Electronics City, and over 8 lakh people will travel on the line once it is open.”

Recently, the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) Inspection began on the long-awaited Yellow Line of Bangalore Metro Phase 2. On 22 July, the CMRS conducted an inspection of Reach 5 and completed one-fourth of the overall assessment. To know more about this news: Click Here.

Furthermore, Mr. Surya appealed to the minister to grant the necessary approvals for the Metro Red Line project, which is planned to extend from Sarjapur to Hebbal.

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DMRC Proposes Noida Electronic City-Sahibabad Extension of Delhi Metro’s Blue Line

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DMRC’s actual ridership is half of the Projected Ridership — Image Source: DMRC

As part of its expansion plan in Phase 5, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has made a proposal to establish a metro link between Sahibabad and Noida Electronic City by extending the Blue Line. The decision stems from the growing focus on multimodal connectivity.

The 5.1 km long extension of the Blue Line will serve the key areas, including Indirapuram, Shakti Khand, Vasundhara Sector 5, and Sahibabad. This corridor has long been in the pipeline of DMRC, but in the absence of sufficient funds, it could not be materialised. Following this, the extension plan was stalled in 2018.

The Delhi Metro Phase 5 is likely to have 18 metro corridors, of which 4 corridors will come up in Ghaziabad. All 4 proposed corridors have been mentioned below:

Route	Length	Type	No. of Stations	Key Stations	Associated Line
Shaheed Sthal to Ghaziabad Railway Station	3 km	Not specified	1	Ghaziabad Railway Station	Extension of Red Line (Shaheed Sthal end)
Noida Electronic City to Sahibabad	5.1 km	Not specified	5	Indirapuram, Shakti Khand, Vasundhara Sector 5, Sahibabad	Extension of Blue Line (Noida Electronic City end)
Vaishali to Mohan Nagar	5 km	Not specified	4	Prahladgarhi, Vasundhara Sector 14, Mohan Nagar	Extension of Blue Line (Vaishali end)
Gokulpuri to Arthala via Hindon Terminal	12 km	4 km Underground, 8 km Elevated	8	Hindon Civil Terminal, Arthala	Extension of Pink Line (from Shiv Vihar/Gokulpuri)

Recently, DMRC instructed the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) to begin DPR work of these 4 proposed corridors as reported by TOI. The total length of these 4 corridors stands at 25km, and the construction of these corridors will likely cost about Rs 7,500 crore.

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MMRDA Invites Bids for O&M Contract of Mumbai Monorail

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30/07/2025

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Mumbai Monorail COO Sacked Over Charges of Bribery and Corruption by MMRDA (Representational Image)

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority ( MMRDA) has invited bids for the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) contract of the Mumbai Monorail (Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk to Chembur).

Tender Details

Opening Date	29 Jul 2025
Closing Date	11 Sep 2025
Tender ID	2025_MMRDA_1204955_1
Tender No	M3OCL/PL/TC/01
EMD	₹ 10,00,000

Contract Details

Contract Value: Rs 297 Crore

Contract Duration: 5 Years

Scope of Work: Invitation for Bids for Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of the Mumbai Monorail (Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk to Chembur)

Additionally, Clear Secured Services Private Limited has also received Letter of Acceptance (LoA) for the Supply of Manpower for maintenance activities of Rolling Stock machinery and Plant, Signalling, Communication, Stores and Procurement Department for the Mumbai Monorail Project from Chembur to Sant Gadge Maharaj Chow.

The Mumbai Monorail, India’s first monorail system, began operations in 2014 and spans 20 km from Chembur – Wadala – Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk, covering 17 stations. Fully elevated, it serves as a feeder link to suburban and metro lines. The cost of the project was Rs. 2,460 cr. (excluding taxes) and has been divided into two phases.

Phase	Route	Length	Operational Date
Phase 1	Wadala – Chembur	8.80 km	02 February 2014
Phase 2	Wadala – Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk	11.20 km	04 March 2019.

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Patna Metro: TBM-2 Records Breakthrough at PMCH Station of Line 2

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PATNA (Metro Rail News): The Patna Metro Rail Project progressed as Larsen & Toubro’s TBM-2 (DZ1091) achieved a breakthrough at the PMCH Station of Line 2, which spans 14.05 km connecting Patna Junction Railway Station and New ISBT.

This development was recorded under the 8km underground Package PC-03, which connects Rajendra Nagar and Patna Junction Railway Station of Line 2. This was the sixth tunnel Breakthrough achieved for Package PC-03 of Patna Metro Phase 1.

TBM-2 (DZ1091) is a 6.65m diameter EPB machine manufactured by China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Co. Ltd. (CRCHI). For its second assignment, TBM-2 constructed a 1068m tunnel for the up-line from Patna University to PMCH. TBM 2 was launched in July 2024 and successfully completed its tunnel drive within a period of 12 months.

In December 2021, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) awarded the Package PC-03 to Larsen & Toubro at Rs. 1989 crore with a 42-month deadline.

Package PC-03’s Brief Scope: Design and Construction of Twin Tunnel by Shield TBM, Tunnel by Cut & Cover, Underground Ramp at Rajendra Nagar and Six Underground metro stations viz. Rajendra Nagar, Moin Ul Haq Stadium, University, PMCH, Gandhi Maidan & Akashvani with Entry/Exits & Connecting subway including Architectural Finishing, Water Supply, Sanitary Installation & Drainage works on New ISBT to Patna Station of corridor-2 of Phase-I of Patna MRTS.

In June 2025, Larsen & Toubro’s TBM-1( DZ1090) working on the parallel down-line tunnel achieved a breakthrough at the PMCH Station of Line 2. To know more about this news, Click Here.

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Delhi Metro: Afcons’ TBM Tejas Records Breakthrough at Tughlakabad Railway Colony Station of Golden Line

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TBM Breakthrough at Tughlakabad Railway Colony Station of Delhi Metro

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Delhi Metro Phase 4 witnessed another milestone on the 23.622 km Tughlakabad–Aerocity corridor (Golden Line) with a tunnel breakthrough at Tughlakabad Railway Colony Station. This breakthrough was achieved by the Tunnel Boring Machine Tejas (S-711) under Package DC-07.

1753785183287 — Image Credit: Mr. Shivendu Verma

TBM (S-711), nicknamed Tejas, is a refurbished Herrenknecht Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) machine. For its current assignment, TBM Tejas began its drive from the Maa Anandmayee Marg (MAM) Station and, after constructing a 782.6-meter tunnel, it reached the Tughlakabad Railway Colony station on 29 July 2025.

For its first drive, which commenced in 2023, TBM Tejas constructed approximately 2.674 km of tunnel from the Air Force Launch Shaft, located just east of Sangam Vihar Station, to Maa Anandmayee Marg Station.

According to DMRC’s statement, “This new tunnel has been constructed at an average depth of approximately 18 meters. About 559 rings have been installed in the tunnel, with an inner diameter of 5.8 meters”.

This development was recorded in Package DC-07, which was awarded to Afcons Infrastructure at Rs. 1669.20 crore in January 2022 with a 42-month deadline. The Package covers about a 6.981 km section which connects Sangam Vihar Station and Sarita Vihar Depot via 3 underground stations:

Maa Anandmayee Marg
Tughlakabad Railway Colony
Tughlakabad (Interchange with Violet Line)

Tunnel breakthroughs on the Golden Line

Package	Contractor	Tunnel Breakthroughs	Alignment Section
DC-07	Afcons Infrastructure	5	East
DC-09	L&T	6	Central
DC-08	J Kumar	2	West
Total	—	13	—

Under the currently approved scope of Delhi Metro Phase 4, a total of 40.109 kilometres of underground lines are under construction, including 19.343 kilometres along the Aerocity–Tughlakabad corridor.

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