Alstom’s Movia metros entered operation in Bhopal making their inaugural trip, on 22 December attended by Mohan Yadav, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and Shri Manohar Lal Khattar, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, from the Subhash Nagar metro station.
The new Movia metros are equipped with the latest generation of Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling system to ensure safe, reliable, and sustainable mobility to the Bhopal commuters.
Under the ‘Make in India’ initiative, the Bhopal and Indore metro trainsets, a combined order from Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MPMRCL), have been manufactured 100% domestically at Alstom’s state-of-the-art rolling stock manufacturing facility at Savli, Gujarat.
In June 2022, Alstom was awarded a EUR 387 million contract to design, manufacture, supply, install, test, and commission 52 state-of-the-art Movia metro trainsets (27 for Bhopal and 25 for Indore), along with 15 years of comprehensive maintenance. Beyond the rolling stock, the order also included the implementation of Alstom’s cutting-edge Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling system, alongside advanced train control and telecommunication systems, each backed by seven years of comprehensive maintenance. This landmark deal marks Alstom’s second combined order of this nature in India, building on the success of the Agra-Kanpur metro projects.
Built in record time of fourteen and a half months from its Notice to Proceed, the first trainset for Bhopal was delivered in August 2023, followed by the second trainset in September 2023 within a span of 15 days. These ultra-modern, light-weight trains will operate at a top speed of 80 km/h, across 31.5 km line in Bhopal with 30 stations. The priority section flagged off includes 8 stations and close to 7 km. The metro trains have a capacity of 144 seated and 981 standing passengers. So far, nine trainsets have been delivered to Bhopal and nineteen to Indore.
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