Kanpur Revision: The first metro train set, which is marked at the Alstom manufacturing plant in Savli in Gujarat on Saturday, is expected to reach the city of Kanpur at the end of September.
Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) Director of Implementing Kumar Keshav and Managing Director Alstom Alain SPOHR was present at Savli during the seller.
The Metro Kanpur trial is very likely to start from November 15, exactly two years after the launch of Metro Development in the Industrial City.
However, for Denizens Kanpur, Metro operations will begin in January next year.
The first Tetro train set is heading to Kanpur through the road route and after reaching here will be placed on Metro Depot built in the Government Polytechnic.
Each set of metro trains has three bogies and will be able to accommodate more than 950 people.
In the first phase, the Metro will run between IIT-Kanpur and Motijheel.
The priority corridor between which Kanpur Metro will run throughout the nine kilometers and will have nine stations.
CM said, “Uttar Pradesh has the largest Operational Metro project in various cities – Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Noida and Greater Noida.
In addition to operating Metro services in Lucknow, UPMRC is currently executing Metro projects in Kanpur and Agra.
The Government Uttar Pradesh also plans to have Metro projects in the cities of Gorakhpur, Meerut, Varanasi, Allahabad and Jhansi in the coming years.
The DPR Gorakhpur Metro has been approved by the state government and is expected to be immediately approved by the central government.
“CM congratulated the UPMRC team for shipping The train that is on time in less than 14 months (since the date of contracting) is released from the Covid pandemic which is valid since the last half of the year.
He also congratulated Alstom India manufacturers to ensure timely train delivery regardless of serious challenges in getting material from various parts of India and throughout the world despite a serious impact because Covid.
Kumar Keshav, MD, the UPMRC present at the Savli plant, congratulated the entire UPMRC and Alstom team on this occasion.
He highlighted that a number of steps were taken to complete the making of trains in a short time.
Previous UPMRC completed an integrated contract for the Metro train (Stock rolling) and the signaling system to save time.
Furthermore, the train design was completed earlier after a series of web-based interactions with a German producer team even during the Covid period.
A total of 39 trains for Kanpur and 28 for Agra, each of which consists of three trainers for Metro Kanpur are being produced by M / S mission in India in the view of ‘Make In India’ and ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, which is projected by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“We are proud to send the first Metro train for Metro Kanpur in a short time.
After successfully providing a rolling solution and solution to the capital of Lucknow State, we are happy to strengthen this partnership with UPMRC and redefine the needs of Kanpur & Agra mobility” said Alain SPOHR, MD , Alstom India.
“Our Movia Metro is famous in the world for their operational reliability, attractive designs and enhanced safety features – all that makes the Metro Transport Mode interesting,” he added.
The inspiration of the rich Uttar Pradesh cultural heritage combined with the best design in its class has produced an attractive appearance for the latest Indian Metro fleet.
The aerodynamic modular design of the new Metros will offer a number of safety, security and environmental benefits along with great passenger experience.
Built with a stainless steel car body, air-conditioned cars will have automatic sliding doors, comfortable seating and stand room, a special area to enter special abilities, which use wheelchairs and modern passenger information systems, combines to provide that environment Accessible and friendly.
for passengers.
After successful trials and agreements, the priority section of nine kilometers between IIT and Motijheel is planned to be open to the public in January-2022 after inspection and detailed approval of all facilities and systems by the Safety Commissioner of the Metro Railway (CMR).
Kanpur Metro is expected to be the fastest metro project in India after starting construction work starting November 15, 2019.