The Metropolitan Commissioner Mr R.A. Rajeev, along with, Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and Mangu Singh, Managing Director, DMRC, participated in a ceremony to commence manufacturing of coaches for Metro Lines 2A, 2B and 7 at M/s. Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. at Bengaluru.

It may be noted that M/s BEML has been awarded a contract of Rs 3015 crore for manufacturing 378 coaches (Rolling Stock) for Metro Lines 2A, 2B and 7 in November last year. It consists of 63 trains of 6 car configuration. An additional work order of 21 trains (126 cars) has also been placed with M/s BEML for catering traffic considering Metro Line extensions. With this, M/s BEML gets the largest order for Metro Coach manufacturing in India. The Mockup coach will be ready by September 2019.