http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/metros/navi-mumbai-orders-csr-metro-trains.html
CSR Zhuzhou, China, announced on September 10 that it has signed a $US 49m contract with Navi Mumbai City and Industrial Development Corporation to supply a fleet of three-car trains for the initial phase of the Indian city's first metro line.
The 25kV 50Hz sets will accommodate up to 1128 passengers, 150 of them seated, and will have a maximum speed of 80km/h.
The 23.4km 20-station Line 1 will link Belapur to Khandeshwar and is due to be completed in 2016. Additional vehicles will be ordered to lengthen the trains as subsequent phases of the line are commissioned.
CSR Zhuzhou, China, announced on September 10 that it has signed a $US 49m contract with Navi Mumbai City and Industrial Development Corporation to supply a fleet of three-car trains for the initial phase of the Indian city's first metro line.
The 25kV 50Hz sets will accommodate up to 1128 passengers, 150 of them seated, and will have a maximum speed of 80km/h.
The 23.4km 20-station Line 1 will link Belapur to Khandeshwar and is due to be completed in 2016. Additional vehicles will be ordered to lengthen the trains as subsequent phases of the line are commissioned.
