Bombardier Transportation has informed that the company has secured an order worth USD 137 million for an additional 84 MOVIA metro cars from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (DMRC).

This latest order follows on from a contract awarded in July 2007 to supply 340 MOVIA metro cars, making a total of 424 metro cars ordered.

As stated in the contract, DMRC has requested a change to the configuration of the trainsets and the revised scope will be 37 trainsets of 4-car and 46 trainsets of 6-car.

The new units will be produced at Savli in South Gujarat, where Bombardier is setting up a facility for manufacturing and assembly of the coaches and bogies.

Delivery of the latest order is scheduled to begin upon completion of the earlier deliveries.

Bombardier Transportation has been present in India for over 35 years. It has supplied Indian Railways with technologically advanced rail products, such as the WAP5 and WAG9 electric locomotives for passenger and freight applications and the Mumbai Traffic Management System.

The company has its global headquarters in Berlin, Germany with a presence in over 60 countries.

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