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Chennai Metro: Hitachi Rail Led Consortium Wins Rs 1,620 Crore Bid To Run Automatic Metro Train Operations
A metro station in Chennai. (Jayasankar Madhavadas/Facebook)
A consortium led by Hitachi Rail has emerged winner for the largest signalling tender worth Rs 1,620 crore that would enable automatic train operations, the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd said on Tuesday.
The ultra-modern communication-based train control system would allow Chennai Metro rail to take up automatic train operation without the need for a driver.
Hitachi Rail STS SPA and Hitachi Rail STS India Pvt Ltd has been awarded the bid for the 'design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of signalling, train control and video management system', the Chennai Metro Rail said in a statement.
"This is the largest signalling tender being executed", CMRL said.
This is the phase two project of the agency valued at Rs 1,620 crore and the system would incorporate the metro rail technology currently being used around the world.
For safe transport of passengers, the system would undergo intensive testing on various safety parameters and it would be certified by an independent safety assessment team for highest level of safety as per the international standards.
"On successful clearance, the Train Control System will be put into field trial for validation and integration with all other systems," the CMRL said.
Under the new system, the trains would be able to operate at a minimum gap of 90 seconds.
In addition to the automatic operation of the metro train, the system would integrate the functions of the automatic train movements in the depot, working of platform screen doors, functioning of passenger information and display systems among others.
The system provides real-time monitoring and control from a centralised facility, it said.
(With inputs from PTI)
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