DMRC plans to export rakes for Queensland and Sydney Metros

New Delhi: The sustained indigenisation efforts of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) have helped them to ​achieve the milestone of manufacturing 90 per cent of Delhi Metro coaches in the country and it is now planning to export rakes to Queensland and Sydney Metros in Australia.

"Delhi Metro's initiatives to indigenise manufacturing is in consonance with the 'Make in India' initiative of the central government and the establishment of three Metro coach manufacturing units in India to cater to the requirements of Metro market is a very positive development," said Mr Mangu Singh, M​anaging ​D​irector​, DMRC.

The contract conditions mandating indigenisation have resulted in major coach manufacturing companies setting up production facilities in India. The contract mandates a cap on upper limit of 25 per cent for production abroad while the balance is to be necessarily manufactured in India either through tie-ups or a wholly-owned subsidiary. Manufacturing units set up to supply coaches to DMRC are now engaged in manufacturing of rakes that will be exported to Australia for Queensland and Sydney Metros.

Three Metro coach manufacturing units have already been established in Savli (Gujarat), Bengaluru (Karnataka) and Sricity (Tamil Nadu).

Besides manufacturing coaches, eighteen major sub systems of these coaches have also been indigenised. This has led to establishment of ancillary industry and skilled man power development in house.

​Window glasses, battery boxes, brake blocks, bogie frames, vacuum circuit breakers, propulsion among others are also being manufactured in India.

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