Mumbai Urban Transport Project-2A

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The objective of the Second Phase (A) of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP-2) for India is to improve the passenger carrying capacity, operational efficiency, level of comfort of, and the institutional capacity of entities involved in, the suburban rail system of Mumbai Metropolitan area. There are four components to the project, the first component being Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) rolling stock fleet increase. Under the project 864 additional EMU cars will be procured. This will increase the total fleet to around 3,124 cars. The Bank loan will finance the electrical equipment for the new cars, to be manufactured at Chennai Integral Coach Factory (ICF), while counterpart funds will cover the remaining costs of production. The second component is the conversion of power supply from direct current to alternating current (including Improvements to signals and telecoms). Three sections of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) Central Railway network will be converted from 1,500V DC traction to 25KV AC. This activity comprises: (i) modifying overhead catenaries, (ii) installing power sub-stations, along with switching stations (iii) procuring catenary maintenance equipment; and (iv) modifying signal and telecom systems. The third component is the EMU maintenance facilities and stabling lines. New stabling lines will be built to accommodate the additional trains supplied under the project. The existing EMU maintenance depot at Kurla on the Central Railway and the maintenance shed at Virar built under MUTP-1 will accommodate the new stabling lines. No new car maintenance shed or overhaul workshop is planned under MUTP-2A. In total, 73 new stabling lines will be built: 34 (including four extensions from 9-car to 12-car) on the Western Railway and 39 on the Central Railway. They will be fully funded by the government. Finally, the fourth component is the capacity strengthening and technical assistance.