Titagarh Wagons (Titagarh), a design and manufacturer of modern rolling stock, hold a virtual ceremony to mark the flagging off of its first train manufactured for Pune Metro (Maharashtra Metro Cooperation).
Titagarh Wagons along with its subsidiary Titagarh Firema signed the first contract for design, manufacture and supply of 34 trains of 3 coaches each to Maha Metro on 12 September 2019.
Under this contract, the first set of three trains are to be built in Titagarh’s plant in Caserta, Italy and the balance 31 trains will be manufactured in Titagarh’s plant in India.
In another event held Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar inaugurated the mock-up of the Pune Metro coach.
Titagarh Wagons has also newly upgraded and modernised its plant in Kolkata, West Bangal to produce the balance 31 trains in the state-of-the-art facility, which is fully compliant with Industry 4.0 standards.
The production of the first coach in India has already started and Titagarh is expected to deliver the first train from its Indian plant by the end of 2021.
The total contract for 34 trains is valued at an approximate cost of Rs 1100 crore is likely to be executed by the end of FY23.