Alstom Secures Rs 4.22 Billion Delhi Metro Maintenance Contract

17 Sep 2025 CW Team

Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has signed a 10-year maintenance agreement with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for the Delhi Metro Rail Project.

Contract value: €42.09 million (Rs 422 million)

Contract duration: 3,650 days (10 years)

The contract covers the comprehensive annual maintenance of Bombardier-made metro trains, associated machines and plants, and housekeeping services for both the trains and the Badli Depot of Delhi Metro.

Scope of work:

The agreement includes the annual maintenance of Bombardier metro trains, related machines and plants, as well as housekeeping services at the Badli Depot.

Olivier Loison, Managing Director of Alstom India, commented, “We are honoured to be entrusted by DMRC with this critical maintenance mandate. With India’s urban transit networks rapidly growing and modernising, safeguarding the reliability and longevity of essential assets such as metro trains is more important than ever. We take pride in our long-standing partnership with DMRC to uphold the highest standards in one of the country’s most advanced metro systems. This project also reinforces our commitment to delivering efficient and sustainable mobility solutions for millions of passengers every day.”

In addition, Alstom has signed a maintenance contract for onboard signalling equipment installed in all 103 trains on Lines 1 and 2. The scope includes failure diagnosis, technical support, and provision of spares for onboard automatic train control (ATC) and underframe ATC equipment. Alstom will also supply and install data logger cards to enhance fault diagnosis.

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