Mumbai/New Delhi: A consortium comprising Siemens, Siemens AG and Siemens, China, has bagged a turnkey project worth about 70 million euros from IL&FS Rail Ltd (a subsidiary of Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd).
The order value is about Rs 574 crore at current exchange rate of Rs 81.77 a euro. Of the order, the share of Siemens Ltd is about 30 per cent or Rs 184.1 crore. The company did not provide the exact share of Siemens AG and Siemens, China citing currency fluctuations.
“The Gurgaon metro project is a first of its kind in India; the first phase is close to completion. We are confident that this project will become a benchmark in the public transportation sector,” said Sanjiv Rai, CEO of IL&FS Rail Ltd.
The project involves extension of the Gurgaon metro line with a new 7 km southern line. The line will add six stations in south-east Gurgaon.
For the new section of the Gurgaon line, Siemens is delivering seven aluminium-bodied metro trains. The trains are to run on standard-gauge track at a top speed of about 80 km/h. The modern signalling and train control system that will ensure required service interval of 120 seconds is achieved during rush-hour traffic. This short headway will enable the metro trains to transport more than 30,000 passengers per hour.
The new southern line of the metro rail link from Sikanderpur station to Sector 56, Gurgaon, will bring respite to the numerous people travelling to the various office complexes and residential areas in this area. Approximately 7,600 commuters per hour are expected to travel on this route in a single direction.
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