Alstom bags Lucknow Metro contract worth Rs 1,100 crore

French engineering giant Alstom has announced it has bagged a contract worth 150 million Euro (around Rs 1,100 crore) to supply train coaches and signaling systems for the Lucknow Metro rail project.

"Alstom has been awarded a contract worth over 150 million euro by Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) to provide metro train sets and a signaling solution for the new metro network of the city of Lucknow," the company said in a statement.

Alstom will supply 20 metropolis train sets, each composed of four metro cars. Each car will be fitted with air conditioning and a passenger information system "for a high level of passenger comfort".

The firm will also provide Urbalis, a communication-Based train control (CBTC) solution, which controls movement of trains enabling them to run at higher frequencies and speeds in total safety.

The metro cars will be produced in Alstom's Sri City train manufacturing facility in India. The signaling system will be jointly supplied by Alstom's sites in Bangalore and Saint-Ouen in France, it added.

The Lucknow Metro will cover around 23 km comprising 19 elevated and three underground stations. The project will be completed in two phases beginning with a first corridor of 8.4 km.