The first vehicle in the new high-technology fleet of Bombardier MOVIA metro cars, ordered by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation for its phase-II expansion, arrived in New Delhi recently. The first of 424 vehicles was built in only 18 months. It was transported directly from Germany to Delhi International Airport in an Antonov aircraft, where it was received by DMRC and Bombardier Transportation representatives.
The first MOVIA train-set will commence track tests in March while the service introduction is scheduled for the second week in June. The first 36 vehicles for DMRC will be built in Goerlitz, Germany, and the following 388 cars at Savli in Vadodara district of Gujarat, where Bombardier recently inaugurated a modern railway vehicle manufacturing facility. The investment in this greenfield facility is €33 million.
Bombard-1.jpg“This moment is a truly historic one for Bombardier in India. It represents the success of our efforts here over the last 35 years, and is a sign of how much more we can achieve together with the Indian railway operators in terms of sustainable, eco-friendly mobility in the future," said Rajeev Jyoti, President and Managing Director, Bombardier Transportation India.
The first line of the Delhi Metro network opened in December 2002. Phase-I consisted of three lines totalling 65 km with phase-II, now under construction, representing an additional 125 km.
In phase-II, the modern MOVIA-capacity vehicles will transport four million passengers every day. These vehicles are designed to comfortably accommodate some 1,480 passengers per four-car train unit. Air conditioning is included and CCTV and open gangways ensure security and visibility throughout the train. In addition, emergency speaker units, installed on the vehicles, will enable passengers to communicate directly with the driver. The safety egress door via the driver’s cab also allows for easy passenger evacuation in the event of an emergency.
The MOVIA vehicles incorporate Bombardier MITRAC propulsion and control system, featuring IP technology, a sophisticated passenger information system that includes predefined messages and notification of upcoming stations as well as a digital route map highlighting journey progress.
The vehicles are designed and constructed for optimum environmental operation, entailing solutions that are part of the innovative Bombardier ECO4 portfolio of technologies launched last year. Such outcomes are lower energy consumption, minimal noise emissions and recyclability levels of up to 90 per cent. Overall, the new ECO4 portfolio offers energy and cost-efficient solutions for total train performance.
"The touchdown of the Antonov in New Delhi heralds a new era of progress for the Indian railway industry, of which Bombardier is proud to be a part," Rajeev Jyoti said.
Source : projectsmonitor
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