New Delhi: Bombardier which had provided coaches for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation in phase I and II on Wednesday announced to have won an order for more coaches for Delhi Metro.
The order is for Line 5 (Inderlok to Mundka), Line 6 (Central Secretariat to Badarpur/Kashmere Gate) and the new line corridor of Mukundpur to Shiv Vihar.
The order is worth Rs 956 crore.
The extensions will add almost 35km of double track and 23 stations to the existing 39km and are due to be completed in 2016.
"Bombardier's project includes the design, manufacture and commissioning of the integrated train control and signalling system, including control centres, trackside and onboard equipment," said a Bombardier spokesman.
The sections will extend Line 6 from Central Secretariat to Kashmere Gate and Badarpur to YMCA Chowk , and Line 5 from Mundka to City Park