Siemens Mobility, as part of a consortium with the Indian company Rail Vikas Nigam, received orders from Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation to participate in the construction of the second line of the metro in Ahmedabad and the first line in Surat. Railway Supply magazine writes about this with reference to zdmira.

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Both cities are located in the state of Gujarat in western India. Siemens, which has an approximately €75 million stake in the consortium, will be responsible for power supply and distribution devices.

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The length of the second line of the metro in Ahmedabad exceeds 28 km with 23 stations and one depot. In Surat, it is planned to build a line with a length of more than 40 km, 38 stations and two depots. In both cities, metro trains will be powered by a 750 kV DC contact rail. In addition, within the framework of the projects, Siemens will provide digital solutions aimed at improving the performance, reliability and energy efficiency of power supply systems, in particular SCADA control and management systems.

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