K-Ride to acquire 306 coaches for Bengaluru suburban rail project for 4,270 croresThe Karnataka Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (K-RIDE) has decided to directly purchase 306 railway coaches for the Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project (BSRP) at a cost of ₹4,270 crores. This decision comes after an initial attempt to use a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model failed. The coaches will be purchased from the Integral...
more... Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai and funded equally by the state government and Indian Railways. The new coaches, designed to accommodate 300 passengers each, will be air-conditioned and feature accessibility for women and disabled passengers. These three-coach trains will utilize a Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) system and are expected to be deployed by September 2025, as mandated by funding organizations.
Karnataka Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (K-RIDE) ne Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project (BSRP) ke liye 306 railway coaches directly kharide jane ka faisla kiya hai, jiska estimated cost ₹4,270 crores hai. Yeh initiative state government aur Indian Railways dono ke dwara equally fund kiya jaayega. Initially, K-RIDE ne PPP model use karne...
more... ka socha tha, lekin yeh model successful nahi ho paya. Ab coaches Integral Coach Factory (ICF) se kharide jayenge. Naye coaches 300 passengers ke liye air-conditioned honge aur women and disabled passengers ke liye accessible bhi honge. Yeh three-coach trains Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) system se operate honge. These trains September 2025 tak deployed karne ka target hai, jisko funding organizations ne mandate kiya hai.