The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL)has awarded Linxon the complete power supply package (including third rail) forthe new lines of the Phase II corridor Urban Mass Rapid Transit System in Bengaluru.The Bangalore Metro has been operational since June 2011 when it became thefirst metro system to operate in South India and the first metro railproject in India to be commissioned with 750V DC third rail on standard gauge.
The Linxon scope involves engineering,project management, supply, erection, testing and commissioning for thecomplete power supply scope for the new lines of the Phase II corridor. Theproject consists of traction substations, auxiliary substations (along withpower cables), a 750 V DC third rail system and a supervisory control and dataacquisition system for the complete electric traction power.
Linxon will also supply a maintenanceplanning system to BMRCL as part of the project; this will be installed atBMRCL’s operation control centre and integrated with the supervisory controland data acquisition system.
“This project is in line with our vision toprovide a full ‘from grid to vehicle’ package in the transportation segment.The power supply solution that Linxon offered is among the most efficientavailable today and will improve the efficiency of power supply by almost + 10per cent compared with that of our closest competitor for the project,” saidFrédéric Trefois, CEO of Linxon.
“Our success in winning this project is agreat achievement for our team and cements our position of market leadershipfor power supply projects in the Asia-Pacific region. The rail business hastremendous potential for the coming years and Linxon has been a pioneer inserving this segment”, says Dinesh Chadha, APAC Hub Managing Director forLinxon.
“This project is in line with our vision toprovide a full ‘from grid to vehicle’ package in the transportation segment.The power supply solution that Linxon offered is among the most efficientavailable today and will improve the efficiency of power supply by almost + 10per cent compared with that of our closest competitor for the project.”
