Jindal Steel Wins Rail Supply Bid for Bengaluru Suburban Rail
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Jindal Steel Wins Rail Supply Bid for Bengaluru Suburban Rail

Jindal Steel and Power Ltd has been awarded the contract to supply rails for the Bangalore Suburban Railway Project, after emerging as the lowest bidder in the procurement process led by Rail Infrastructure Development Company Karnataka Ltd (K-RIDE).

The tender, floated in 2024, had a delivery timeline of three hundred and sixty-five days. Only one bid was received and evaluated, with technical assessments conducted on five April 2025 and financial bids opened on eleven April 2025. Jindal Steel quoted a bid value of twenty point six million rupees.

The contract scope includes the supply of 60E1 (UIC 60), 880 Grade rails, as per IRS-T-12-2009 standards, for the Bengaluru Suburban Rail system.

The suburban rail project, currently under construction, will span 149.35 kilometres across four corridors:

Corridor One – Sampige Line (KSR Bengaluru – Yelahanka – Devanahalli): 41.48 km

Corridor Two – Mallige Line (Baiyyappanahalli Terminal – Chikkabanavara): 24.87 km

Corridor Three – Parijaata Line (Kengeri – Whitefield): 35.52 km

Corridor Four – Kanaka Line (Heelalige – Rajankunte): 46.29 km

This is a key milestone for Bengaluru’s urban mobility, aiming to enhance daily commuter rail services across the city.

Source: Metro Rail News

Jindal Steel and Power Ltd has been awarded the contract to supply rails for the Bangalore Suburban Railway Project, after emerging as the lowest bidder in the procurement process led by Rail Infrastructure Development Company Karnataka Ltd (K-RIDE). The tender, floated in 2024, had a delivery timeline of three hundred and sixty-five days. Only one bid was received and evaluated, with technical assessments conducted on five April 2025 and financial bids opened on eleven April 2025. Jindal Steel quoted a bid value of twenty point six million rupees. The contract scope includes the supply of 60E1 (UIC 60), 880 Grade rails, as per IRS-T-12-2009 standards, for the Bengaluru Suburban Rail system. The suburban rail project, currently under construction, will span 149.35 kilometres across four corridors: Corridor One – Sampige Line (KSR Bengaluru – Yelahanka – Devanahalli): 41.48 km Corridor Two – Mallige Line (Baiyyappanahalli Terminal – Chikkabanavara): 24.87 km Corridor Three – Parijaata Line (Kengeri – Whitefield): 35.52 km Corridor Four – Kanaka Line (Heelalige – Rajankunte): 46.29 km This is a key milestone for Bengaluru’s urban mobility, aiming to enhance daily commuter rail services across the city. Source: Metro Rail News

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