CHENNAI, OCT 25:

Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has successfully delivered the 600th
MOVIA metro car to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). Harsh Dhingra, Chief
Country Representative India, Bombardier Transportation, today handed over the metro
car to Mangu Singh, Managing Director, DMRC, in Savli, Gujarat, in the presence of
management teams and employees of both companies.
MOVIA metros from Bombardier continue to form an integral element of DMRC
expansion plans to improve mobility and expand the current network to the outskirts of
the city. Ridership is expected to reach an impressive 4 million passengers each day.
The modern, high capacity MOVIA vehicles are designed to accommodate 1,480
passengers per four-car train set. This can be increased to 2,220 passengers per six-car
set and 2,960 passengers per eight-car set. Sustainability and eco-friendliness are among
the key aspects of the technologies used, such as the MITRAC propulsion system with
regenerative braking which creates up to 30 per cent in energy savings.
Mangu Singh, Managing Director, DMRC, said: "Delhi Metro has been expanding its
network rapidly and the DMRC is pleased to celebrate the delivery of the 600th metro
car. These coaches will help us to carry the increasing number of metro passengers in
Delhi in a safe and efficient manner."
Bombardier broke new ground as the first multinational company to set up a wholly
owned railway vehicle manufacturing site at Savli, Gujarat, which includes the
production of car bodies and bogies. With an investment valued at 33 million euro, the
site has generated employment opportunities for nearly 800 people and indirectly
generates approximately 3,000 jobs in the Vadodara region of Gujarat. The site recently
had its International Railway Industry Standard (IRIS) certification upgraded, thereby
becoming the only railway vehicle manufacturing unit in India to achieve this
accomplishment.
Bombardier's manufacturing facilities have been involved in the complete range of
railway vehicle manufacturing during the last three years of commercial production, and
are gearing up to expand the company's industrial activities in the country as well as
regionally. Bombardier is also responsible for the train control and signalling system on
two line sections of the Delhi Metro network, covering 39 km.
The Savli site is involved in the manufacturing and supply of semi-finished
BOMBARDIER FLEXX Metro 3001 bogies for Adelaide's Suburban Rail Network in
Australia. In addition, it will assemble and deliver diesel locomotives to Electro-Motive
Diesel, Inc for its export to Southeast Asia and the Pacific region.
Bombardier Transportation offers the broadest portfolio in the rail industry and delivers
innovative products and services that set new standards in sustainable mobility. The
company employs around 1,100 people in India, where it operates a railway vehicle
manufacturing site at Savli including a bogie assembly hall; a propulsion systems
manufacturing facility and software development centre for signalling and traction
applications at Maneja, Gujarat; and an engineering centre in Hyderabad, Andhra
Pradesh, which is already sourcing key global projects.

Bombardier is a Canadian MNC, but Bombardier Transportation is headquartered in

Berlin, Germany, and has a very diverse customer base with products or services in more
than 60 countries. It has an installed base of over 100,000 vehicles worldwide.
ramesh.m@thehindu.co.in
(This article was published on October 25, 2012)
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In June 2007, Bombardier Transportation was awarded a contract by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd
(DMRC) to supply 340 BOMBARDIER MOVIA metro cars in 4, 6 and 8-car trainset configuration for
operation on the extended Delhi Metro network. In March 2008 and July 2010, DMRC exercised the
options for additional 84 and 114 MOVIA metro cars. In 2011, another 76 cars were ordered, bringing
the total number of metro cars ordered to 614 cars.
High capacity MOVIA vehicles reduce the daily travel time for around 4 million passengers, alleviating
the heavy traffic congestion and pollution caused by more than one million cars that commute in New
Delhi every day. The trains provided effective public transport during the 2010 Commonwealth Games
that was held in New Delhi, home to almost 16 million people. Bombardier CITYFLO mass transit
signalling technology was also provided for the same customer, increasing frequency and availability
of services.
Metro Delhi Datasheet (PDF)

Operator

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd

Carbody Material

Stainless Steel

Length (4-cars consist)

89,680 mm

Width

3,200 mm

Max. Speed

85 km/h

Seated Passengers (4-, 6- and 8-cars

consists)

184, 284 and 384

Standees (8 passengers/m2)

1,296, 1,956 and 2,616

Our modern metros: helping cities breathe

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MOVIA metro is on the move

Weve sold more than 4,000 MOVIA metro cars to date. Recent highlights include:

Winning the contract to supply 410 subway cars to San Francisco and 300
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supplying 1,771 new MOVIA vehicles to London Underground, currently the

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supplying 264 fully automated MOVIA vehicles for the Singapore Downtown
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supplying a total of 614 MOVIA metro cars for the Delhi Metro

delivering our 1,500th metro car to China