Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) has awarded Linxon the complete power supply package (including third rail) for the new lines of the Phase II corridor Urban Mass Rapid Transit System in the city of Bangalore.
Scope of works
The Linxon scope involves engineering, project management, supply, erection, testing and commissioning for the complete power supply scope for the new lines of the Phase II corridor. The project consists of traction substations, auxiliary substations (along with power cables), a 750V DC third rail system and a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system for the complete electric traction power. Linxon will also supply a maintenance planning system to BMRCL as part of the project; this will be installed at BMRCL’s operation control centre and integrated with the supervisory control and data acquisition system.
The Bangalore Metro has been operational since June 2011 when it became the first metro system to operate in South India and the first metro rail project in India to be commissioned with 750V DC third rail on standard gauge.
10 per cent more efficient
“This project is in line with our vision to provide a full “from grid to vehicle” package in the transportation segment. The power supply solution that Linxon offered is among the most efficient available today and will improve the efficiency of power supply by almost +10 per cent compared with that of our closest competitor for the project. Effectively, the solution will reduce the carbon footprint and cut greenhouse gas emissions by around 17 million tonnes over a lifetime period of 25 years,” observed Frédéric Trefois, CEO of Linxon.
Market leadership
“Our success in winning this project is a great achievement for our team and cements our position of market leadership for power supply projects in the Asia-Pacific region. The rail business has tremendous potential for the coming years and Linxon has been a pioneer in serving this segment”, says Dinesh Chadha, APAC Hub Managing Director for Linxon.
(Featured photograph shows a stretch of the Bangalore Metro Rail near Bangalore International Exhibition Centre)
