BEML awarded contract worth ₹866.87 crore to build indigenous high-speed trainsBEML Limited, a public sector company, has secured a contract worth ₹866.87 crore to build two indigenous high-speed train sets for the Indian Railways. Each set will comprise eight coaches, costing ₹27.86 crore each. The trains will be manufactured at BEML's Bengaluru complex and are expected to be delivered by the...
more... end of 2026. The contract includes design, manufacturing, and commissioning, and covers one-time costs for development, fixtures, tooling, and testing facilities, which will benefit future high-speed projects. The trains will have a test speed of 280 kmph and will feature air-conditioned chair car configurations with modern amenities like reclining and rotatable seats, provisions for passengers with limited mobility, and onboard infotainment systems. The contract comes as India negotiates costs for Shinkansen technology for bullet train projects. While the Shinkansen technology costs over ₹46 crore per coach, BEML's coaches are priced significantly lower.
BEML Limited, ek public sector company, ko ₹866.87 crore ka contract mila hai, jismein unhe Indian Railways ke liye do indigenous high-speed train sets banana hai. Har set mein aath coaches honge, aur har coach ki cost ₹27.86 crore hai. Trains BEML ke Bengaluru complex mein banai jaengi aur unhe 2026...
more... ke end tak deliver kiya jaana hai. Contract mein design, manufacturing, aur commissioning bhi shamil hai, aur isme development, fixtures, tooling, aur testing facilities ke liye one-time cost bhi include kiya gaya hai, jiska fayda future high-speed projects ko bhi hoga. Trains ki test speed 280 kmph hogi aur inme air-conditioned chair car configurations honge, jismein modern amenities jaise reclining aur rotatable seats, limited mobility wale passengers ke liye provisions, aur onboard infotainment systems honge. Yeh contract tab aaya hai jab India bullet train projects ke liye Shinkansen technology ki cost negotiate kar raha hai. Shinkansen technology ki cost ₹46 crore se zyada per coach hai, lekin BEML ke coaches ki price kaafi kam hai.