Bombardier Transportation bags rolling stock tender for Delhi-Meerut RRTS project

The train sets will be manufactured by Bombardier Transportation India Private Limited at their Savli plant in Gujarat under the "Make in India" initiative of the central government, it stated.

The RRTS train will be designed keeping in mind high acceleration and high deceleration that the train needs to undergo, given the maximum operational speed of 160 kmph and stations at every 5-10 kilometres.

As per the terms, the delivery of the rolling stock will start in 2022, the NCRTC, which comes under the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, said.

"The broad scope of work includes design, manufacture, supply, testing, and commissioning of 30 train sets of six cars each for operating regional transit services and then train sets of three cars each for operating local Meerut transit services," it stated.

As against the "Make in India" bid requirement of at least 75 percent quantity to be mandatorily manufactured in India and purchase preference to be given to manufacturers using more than 50 percent local content, the winning bid offered to manufacture 100 percent of the rolling stock in the country using 83 percent local content.

"With the contract going to M/s Bombardier Transportation India Private Limited, all 40 train sets will be manufactured in India.

"So, there will be 100 percent local manufacturing, we will exceed the 75 percent requirement," said Sudhir Kumar Sharma, chief public relations officer, NCRTC.

Enough space for luggage, CCTV cameras, and other modern amenities will mark other features of the train, the NCRTC said.