On June 5, 2009, Candian transportation and aviation major Bombardier Inc.'s Indian unit will roll out the first metro car from Savli, a small town in Vadodara district. The metro car (coach) has been built for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). This will be the first train made by a private company in India.

If all goes well, the metro rail built in Gujarat will be commissioned in Delhi in a couple of months. Bombardier is building a dedicated broad-gauge rail line at Savli unit so that the metro cars being built here can be transported via broad-gauge. The first metro is likely to be transported to Delhi by road as the broad gauge is still under construction at the Bombardier unit.

Anuj Dayal, the chief public relations officer of DMRC , said: “This will be the first metro car to be manufactured by a private player in India. It will also be the first to be a part of phase II of the metro project.”

On being asked when this metro car will be commissioned, Dayal said: “After being delivered, it will take a couple of months for the metro to be commissioned.”

Bombardier has been able to set up the unit and deliver the first metro car in a record time. “We are happy to bring world class technology to India in a record time. We will now be handing over the metro car to DMRC. It is because of them that this project was developed and finally brought to India,” said Rajeev Jyoti, MD, Bombardier India.

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