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Bengaluru Metro inducts first Titagarh-CRRC train on Green Line
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) inducted the first six-coach train from its Titagarh-CRRC rolling stock contract on the Green Line on Monday. The train, numbered TS16, began service between Madavara and Silk…
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) inducted the first six-coach train from its Titagarh-CRRC rolling stock contract on the Green Line on Monday. The train, numbered TS16, began service between Madavara and Silk Institute. Two more trains are expected to be inducted shortly.
The new trains will not immediately increase services or reduce waiting times. BMRCL is using them to withdraw older trainsets for scheduled mid-life maintenance, which takes about 15 days per trainset. The exercise is essential for safety and reliability, officials said.
The Green Line is expected to receive all 21 trainsets by the second quarter of 2027. The remaining 20 trains are being built at Titagarh Rail Systems in Uttarpara, West Bengal. The 17 BEML trains currently on the Green Line will be gradually shifted to the Purple Line, which has the highest passenger demand.
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BMRCL's 2019 contract with CRRC, worth Rs 1,578 crore for 216 coaches, stalled after the Chinese firm failed to set up a local manufacturing facility as required. The impasse led BMRCL to consider invoking a Rs 372-crore bank guarantee before Titagarh Rail Systems partnered with CRRC to finish the order in India. The new trains free up older stock for mid-life overhaul, a process mandated under standard metro maintenance schedules to keep 30-year-old fleets safe. The real measure of success will be whether BMRCL can reduce headways on the Purple Line once the BEML trains are redeployed, and whether the Green Line fleet induction stays on track for the 2027 deadline.
Source: thehindu.com
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