Siemens-Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL) consortium has bagged an order for about Rs 766 crore from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) for the electrification of the Bengaluru Metro Phase-II project.
Siemen's share of the order as part of the consortium is approx. Rs 558 crore for the design, engineers and to install and commission the rail electrification technologies as well as a digital solution comprising supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems. The project covers 30 stations, spanning over 58 km connecting Bengaluru Airport terminal to the Central Silk Board via KR Puram and two depots.
With this order, Siemens is present in 11 out of 20 cities with a Metro, in India.