Tender Floated for 39 Rail Coaches for Bhubaneswar Metro rail Project

Bhubaneswar: Tenders have been floated for the procurement of 39 coaches at Rs 509.68 crore for the Bhubaneswar metro rail by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

According to reports, as part of the Bhubaneswar Metro, 13 trains with three coaches will run between Biju Patnaik International Airport and Trisulia in the first phase.

The DMRC floated the tender on July 18. The bids will be opened on September 2. A pre-bid meeting will be held on August 2.

The contract period for these coaches will be three years and the prototype will be delivered within two years. The remaining coaches will be delivered in phases in another one year.

On January 1, 2024, Odisha’s former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had laid the foundation stone for the proposed Bhubaneswar metro rail project at Trisulia.

Odisha government has roped in DMRC for the project with a deadline of four years. The Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) will have an investment of Rs 6,255 crore in the first phase.