According to officials, the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) has published a worldwide tender for the purchase of 2,856 Vande Metro coaches for Mumbai’s suburban network. They claimed that this was a component of the extensive Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP).
A senior MRVC official stated that bids have been requested for the purchase of 2,856 coaches, which equates to 238 trains with a 12-coach composition, under MUTP Phase-3 and 3A projects worth Rs 10,947 crore and Rs 33,690 crore, respectively.
The official cited the tender document when stating that in addition to purchasing and maintaining Vande Metro rakes for their entire lifespan, the winning bidder would also be required to build new repair depots for Vande Metro and enhance the current maintenance facilities.
