Alstom has secured a contract from Östgötatrafiken to supply three additional Coradia Nordic trains to be added to the existing fleet of 15.

The four-car Coradia Nordic train will be a length of 74m and have a carrying capacity of 510 passengers. The trains are designed to run at a maximum speed of 160km/h.

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The new trains will be constructed at Alstom’s site in Salzgitter, Germany, and will be delivered by spring 2019.

A joint venture (JV) led by Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) has secured a Rs4.97bn ($76.9m) contract from Maharashtra Metro Rail (MMRCL) for the Pune metro rail project.

“The trains are designed to run at a maximum speed of 160km/h.”

HCC holds a majority 51% stake in the JV, while the other partner is Al Fara’a.

As part of the contract, the JV will carry out the construction of nine elevated metro stations, including Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, Tukaram Nagar, Bhosari, Kasarwadi, Phugewadi, Dapoli, Bopodi, Khadki, and Range.

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The JV will also undertake general and structural civil works of station buildings, as well as architectural and site development works.

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