Delivery of 600th BOMBARDIER MOVIA Metro Car Helps Improve Connectivity for Delhi Metro
- Manufacturing sites at Savli and Maneja produce the complete cars, BOMBARDIER
MITRAC propulsion system and BOMBARDIER FLEXX Metro 300 bogies
BERLIN, GERMANY--(Marketwire - October 23, 2012) - 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 comfortably 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."
"The delivery of the 600th car and our support of sustainable mobility in the
growing city of New Delhi demonstrate how the Savli site has rapidly evolved
into a truly Indian production and engineering hub," said Harsh Dhingra.
"Bombardier's Indian sites are equipped with state-of-the-art manufacturing
techniques to support metro rail operators in India. Our employees in India are
fully trained on special tools and processes to ensure quality standards and
practices are maintained."
Kristian Mikkelsen, President of Mainline and Metros, Asia Pacific for
Bombardier Transportation, said: "We would like to thank DMRC for their support
and commitment to the project. This is a truly momentous occasion for us; the
Savli site has achieved exceptional performance in project execution and
delivery. Bombardier will continue to work closely with the Indian railway
operators towards a sustainable future for the country's growing rail network."
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 carbodies 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. (EMD) for its export to Southeast Asia and the
Pacific region.
About Bombardier Transportation in India
Bombardier Transportation, a global leader in rail technology, 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. The
company has the capability not only to address the country's rail industry
requirements for the production of metros and monorails, electric multiple units
and locomotives, advanced IGBT propulsion systems and signalling systems, but
also to supply state-of-the-art made-in-India trains to neighbouring markets in
the region. 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.
About Bombardier
Bombardier is the world's only manufacturer of both planes and trains. Looking
far ahead while delivering today, Bombardier is evolving mobility worldwide by
answering the call for more efficient, sustainable and enjoyable transportation
everywhere. Our vehicles, services and, most of all, our employees are what make
us a global leader in transportation.
Bombardier is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. Our shares are traded on the
Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD) and we are listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability
World and North America indexes. In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, we
posted revenues of $18.3 billion USD. News and information are available at
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