BEML receives Rs 645 cr order from Delhi Metro

The contract is for design, manufacture and supply of 74 broad gauge coaches

Defence PSU BEML today said it has received an order worth Rs 645 crore from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation for supplying 74 broad gauge coaches.

DMRC signed a contract agreement with BEML for design, manufacture, supply testing and commissioning of the coaches, the company said in a statement. It said BEML has forayed into manufacture and supply of metro cars in 2002 and is the reliable Make in India partner in Metro Rolling Stock.

BEML has supplied so far more than 600 metro cars or coaches to DMRC and 150 units to Namma Metro  of Bengaluru for its Phase I, the statement said, adding that it is also the rolling stock supplier to the Jaipur Metro project and supplied 40 cars, the revenue operations of which have commenced recently.

The defence PSU now claims that it has emerged as the preferred metro coach manufacturer in the country to encash upon the emerging opportunities in the Metro segment.