Chennai (Urban Transport News): The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) is planning to procure 210 metro coaches for its phase 2 project. The trains will be a combination of three-coach and six-coach trains and will run on the 52 km stretch that will be built initially.
The phase 2 project of Chennai Metro Rail will cover a total metro network of 119 km with 126 stations. Out of 119 km network, construction will be started on 52 km stretch first. The first stretch which will be built initially include Madhavaram to CMBT and Madhavaram to SIPCOT and to operate these two stretches, 210 coaches will be needed.
“We cannot categorically say how many trains will be needed now; this is because we have both three-coach and six-coach trains. We know we will need 210 coaches initially but we will decide later how many three-coach and six-coach trains will be required,” said a CMRL official.
According to sources, the phase 2 metro trains may not have separate special class coaches; one coach will be divided to serve as ladies compartment and a special class. CMRL is planning to make a separation in a coach to serve one half as ladies coach and the other as a special class coach, and the other two remaining coaches will be general compartments.
“The trains for phase II project will be built with Japanese technology and made in India; we have so far been thinking of making a split in a compartment and turn one half as a special class and another as ladies coach. We will soon make a decision,” said CMRL official.
Sources said that an Indian company and a Japanese firm will come together and manufacture coaches for phase II of Chennai Metro Rail project in India but only after the tender process is over and the contract is awarded, it will be known which two firms will come together for this project.
Presently, Chennai Metro Rail Limited is plying four-coach trains in its phase 1 project which were manufactured by a French firm Alstom Transportation. The Alstom has supplied a total of 45 trains to the Chennai Metro.
Source:UTN
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