Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has taken a significant step to enhance the reliability and performance of its oldest and busiest lines, the Red Line (Line-1) and Yellow Line (Line-2), by signing a contract with Alstom Transport India Limited (ATIL).
These lines, operational since 2002 and 2004 respectively, currently use Distance To Go (DTG) technology for signalling.
“The agreement was signed by Manuj Singhal, Director Infrastructure of DMRC, and Sachin Deora, Director Commercial of ATIL, in the presence of Dr. Vikas Kumar, Managing Director of DMRC, along with other officials from DMRC and ATIL at Metro Bhawan,” a DMRC spokesperson said on Friday.
This initiative underscores DMRC’s commitment to maintaining high standards of service and operational efficiency on its critical metro lines.
The contract agreement between DMRC and ATIL spans 6 years, with an option to extend it by a further two years.
This partnership focuses on ensuring the availability of adequate onboard spares for the signalling systems and upgrading of existing data logging facility for better root cause analysis of failures.
Under the contract, Alstom will also provide continuous backend technical support through their global experts for diagnosis and rectification of failures, and will carry out system Audits, etc.
The primary objective of this collaboration is to improve availability, reliability, and overall performance of the system through continuous technical support from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) experts.