Alstom India emerges as lowest bidder for Mumbai Metro Project

Alstom Transport India has emerged as the lowest bidder for the supply of signalling and train control devices including the Platform Screen Doors system for Line-4 and Line-4A of Mumbai Metro. Financial bids were submitted by three firms including Alstom Transport India, Hitachi Rail STS India and Siemens India.

The scope of work includes design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of signalling and train control including platform screen doors system for Main Line and Depot of Line 4 and its extension corridor (Wadala – Kasarvadavali – Gaimukh) of Mumbai Metro Rail Project of MMRDA.

Last month, Alstom Transportation also won the contract to design, manufacture, supply, test and commission 234 metro cars, including personnel training for this same Line 4 and Line-4A of Mumbai Metro. The contract value was worth ₹1854 crore. Line-4 (Green Line) comprises the construction of a 32.32 km long elevated corridor with 32 stations from Wadala to Kasarvadavali via Ghatkopar, Mulund and Teen Hath Naka in Thane. Line-4A, an extension of Line-4, comprises the construction of a 2.7 km long elevated corridor connecting Kasarvadavali with Gaimukh with 2 stations. Both lines are expected to become operational in 2022 and will provide interconnectivity among the existing Eastern Express Roadway, Mono Rail and the upcoming Metro Line 2B (D N Nagar – Mandale), and the proposed Metro Line 5 (Thane – Kalyan) and Metro Line 6 (Swami Samarth Nagar – Vikhroli) and both lines aimed at reducing travel time on the route by 50-75%.