MMRDA floats bid for ₹18,650-mn metro cars rolling stock

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has invited bids from the rolling stock manufacturer for supply of 234 metro cars (Rolling Stock) for Mumbai Metro Line-4 entailing a cost of ₹18,650 million. The scope of work in the venture includes design, manufacture, supply, testing and commissioning of 234 standard gauge Metro cars, including training of line 4 and extension corridor Wadala – Kasarvadavali -Gaimukh of Mumbai Metro Rail project. The 32.32 km long metro corridor is planned to be fully elevated and is expected to consist of 32 stations from Wadala (Mumbai) to Kasarvadavali (Ghodbunder road, Thane) via Ghatkopar, Mulund and Teen Hath Naka, a popular traffic crossing in Thane. It is estimated to cost ₹14,549 crores and is expected to be completed by 2022. After commissioning of the Mumbai Metro Line 4, the line will provide interconnectivity among the existing Eastern Express Highway, Central Railway, Mono Rail, the ongoing Metro Line 2B (D N Nagar – Mandale), and the proposed Mumbai Metro Line 5 (Thane – Kalyan), Mumbai Metro Line 6 (Swami Samarth Nagar – Vikhroli) and Mumbai Metro Line 11 (Wadala – CSMT).