Delhi Metro uses its new international arm to chase consultancy, construction, and operations work abroad, and the move nearly turns a domestic operator into a lean, globally oriented service brand.

This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Delhi Metro expands global reach with new international arm
Delhi Metro (Vivan Mehra/The India Today Group/Getty Images)

Delhi Metro and DMIL’s shift to a global market play

DMRC set up Delhi Metro International Limited (DMIL) during the 18th Urban Mobility India Conference in Gurgaon so it could separate international deals from its crowded domestic schedule. Senior managers say the stand-alone vehicle helps them ring-fence risk and staff time.

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DMIL now handles consultancy, construction, turnkey, and operations assignments for foreign governments, multilateral lenders, and metro companies. In real terms, that means one team sells Indian know-how while another still runs trains at home.

DMIL also takes over DMRC’s operating and maintenance contracts in Mumbai and Chennai, and leaders see this consolidation as overdue. The change simplifies reporting lines, and it lets planners match specialist crews to each complex corridor more predictably.

Delhi Metro and DMIL’s hunt for overseas transit projects

DMIL scans opportunities from London to Sydney and across emerging hubs in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. In practice, the team tracks early feasibility studies, pre-qualification notices, and bid calendars because timing often decides who wins advisory work.

According to internal planning papers, DMIL sells a full-cycle package: network planning, design, feasibility work, project supervision, operations playbooks, and advice on policy or funding models. As one planner put it about over-stretched networks, “we can see the cliff coming.”

Meanwhile, DMRC upgrades its training academy and builds an Incubation Centre that invites universities, start-ups, and industry partners into the same room. The corporation quietly treats talent and home-grown tools as its real long-term advantage.

Source: swarajyamag.com

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