BMRCL reports delays due to a disruption in the delivery of two trains from the Chinese manufacturer, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

the introduction of metro trains

Testing on the Yellow Line is postponed due to visa difficulties for CRRC engineers.

Three more hydrogen fuel cell trains have been ordered from Stadler

The operational launch is rescheduled to July, a year later than initially planned.

In 2019, BMRCL ordered 36 autonomous trains from CRRC, but the joint venture with Titagarh Wagons was only finalized in 2022, causing significant delays.

The first train was unveiled in China in October 2023, and in November, Titagarh received the first 6 cars.

By now, visa and supply issues seem to have been resolved.

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