Metro Revenue Service Begins in Agra with Made-in-India Alstom Trains

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“We are thrilled to witness this moment as Agra becomes the 6th city in Uttar Pradesh with an operational metro service. We have a strong association with UPMRC and are proud to have contributed to almost all metro projects in the state. The metro promises to be a game-changer for Agra as it will enhance tourism by providing a sustainable and efficient mode of transportation to visit the city's cultural treasures, including the iconic Taj Mahal. It will also prove to be a boon for residents as it will offer improved connectivity, reduced travel time, and a modern mobility service.”- Olivier Loison, Managing Director - Alstom India

March 2024 : In a landmark moment, the historic city of Agra witnessed the commencement of metro service with the inaugural run made by the world-class trains built by Alstom. These new Movia metros are equipped with advanced Cityflo 650 signaling solution to ensure safe, reliable, and sustainable mobility to the commuters. . The first train was flagged off by Narendra Modi, Prime Minister, India virtually and Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh from the Taj Mahal Metro Station.

Alstom has designed these trains at its engineering center in Hyderabad with the signaling solution developed at Gurgaon & Bangkok. These trains have been manufactured at Alstom’s state-of-the-art facility in Savli (Gujarat), under the ‘Make in India’ and ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ initiatives. Embedded with modern energy-efficient propulsion systems and regenerative braking that reduce energy consumption, this is a sustainable and eco-friendly alternative to other modes of transportation.

Olivier Loison, Managing Director - Alstom India said, “We are thrilled to witness this moment as Agra becomes the 6th city in Uttar Pradesh with an operational metro service. We have a strong association with UPMRC and are proud to have contributed to almost all metro projects in the state. The metro promises to be a game-changer for Agra as it will enhance tourism by providing a sustainable and efficient mode of transportation to visit the city's cultural treasures, including the iconic Taj Mahal. It will also prove to be a boon for residents as it will offer improved connectivity, reduced travel time, and a modern mobility service.”

The first trainset was delivered to Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) by Alstom in September 2021 in Kanpur, and Kanpur revenue service began in December 2021. So far, a total of 26 trainsets have been delivered to Agra (9) and Kanpur (17). Each trainset can accommodate approximately 960 passengers in the three-car configuration. Over two million residents of the city are expected to benefit from the Agra Metro Rail Project, directly and indirectly.

Sushil Kumar, MD, UPMRC, said, “Uttar Pradesh Metro has the privilege of starting the Metro projects in the fastest phase, and Lucknow was started in three years’ time, while Kanpur priority section was started in two years, two months and now underground section constructed and started in less than two years’ time in Agra. One of the biggest reasons to achieve this target was the fastest commissioning of trains. As most of the prototype testing of the train was done in Kanpur as the Kanpur and Agra trains are the same, we were able to save almost one year time in commissioning of trains and interface with signaling that was huge saving, which was achieved for the first time in India. Support of Alstom team was instrumental in the entire journey”.

Built with stainless-steel car bodies, the air-conditioned cars will have automated sliding doors, comfortable seating and standing spaces, dedicated areas for entry of specially abled, who use wheelchairs and modern passenger information systems, combining to provide an accessible and welcoming environment for passengers. Aerodynamic modular design of the new Movia metros will offer a host of safety, security, and environmental benefits along with great passenger experience.

The trains will be equipped with Flexx metro bogies and the Mitrac propulsion system to increase energy efficiency, reduce operating costs, and ensure the new trains meet the highest environmental standards.

Agra Metro is equipped with Alstom’s advanced moving block CBTC solution Cityflo 650. This includes a modern ATP system with continuous supervision and continuous update of this information through transmissions from the radio. The vehicles and infrastructure are supervised using a modern computer-based control and supervision system. It ensures maximum availability and safety by using redundant interlocking computers. Alstom’s advanced signaling system provides a high level of passenger comfort – smooth braking and acceleration.

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