Alstom successfully delivers the first train for Pune Metro Line 3

Commenting at the handover ceremony, Olivier Loison, Managing Director - Alstom India said, “We are thrilled to be contributing to this prestigious project by Tata Group. We are confident that our locally manufactured technologically advanced Metropolis metro trains will play a key role in enhancing the quality of life of the citizens and the overall development of the city. At Alstom, we focus on developing sustainable products and solutions that stand the test of time by operating efficiently for decades to come.”

The Pune Metro Line Ill is a ~23 Km elevated Metro rail project connecting the IT hub of Hinjawadi to of the Central business district of Shivajinagar. The work has been jointly undertaken by Tata Group and PMRDA based on the Public Private Partnership (PPP). Tata Group has established Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited as a special purpose vehicle (SPV) company to build this corridor with 23 stations.

In 2021, a joint venture between Alstom India, TRIL Urban Transport Private Limited (a Tata Group Company) and Siemens Project Ventures GmbH (subsidiary of Siemens Financial Services) under Public Private Partnership Route (PPP) was awarded the contract by Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority to provide the rolling stock, electrical and mechanical system works for this elevated metro line. The Project would be developed & operated on a Design, build, finance, operate & transfer (DBFOT) basis.

As a part of this contract, Alstom is manufacturing 22 Metropolis trainsets of three cars each that can carry 1,000 passengers per train.

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