Alstom to provide solutions for Kochi metro

Alstom has been awarded two contracts worth over €65 million from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to supply signaling, telecom and electrification solutions for the new Kochi metro line. The projects will be implemented in early 2016 and commercial service for first section is scheduled to begin in March 2016.
Twenty five Alstom metropolis trains will circulate on the new Kochi metro line which is 25-km long and includes 22 stations. In the beginning, these trains will carry up to 15,000 passengers per hour and direction.
Alstom is in charge of the design, manufacturing, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of Urbalis 400, its communication-based train control solution. In addition, Alstom will provide an integrated telecom solution comprising of radio, CCTV, passenger information display system, passenger announcement system and giga bit network to guarantee comfort and security of passengers.

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