After receiving the prototype coaches from China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC), China, the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is now expecting the Kolkata-based Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL) to deliver the first set of coaches for Bengaluru Metro’s Yellow Line (RV Road - Bommasandra) between August 2024 and February 2025.
BMRCL officials have said production of the first six-coach train is set to commence soon. “The first set of coaches from TRSL is expected to reach Bengaluru in August, and the second in September this year,” the official said.
On February 14, the BMRCL received the first set of six coaches, which arrived at the Hebbagodi metro depot from China and are now undergoing multiple tests.