Bengaluru: Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) has invited financial bids to procure 306 air-conditioned, metro-like coaches for the Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project (BSRP).
K-RIDE, a joint venture of the state and union governments, is building the 149-km BSRP over four corridors or lines (Sampige, Mallige, Parijata and Kanaka).
Of the 306 coaches, 264 will be available for passenger service, while the rest will be for maintenance and traffic spare.
In January 2023, K-RIDE invited Requests for Qualification (RFQs) for the design, manufacture, supply, commissioning, operation and maintenance of trainsets. In May, the agency announced it had received the RFQs from Spanish company Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) and Indian PSUs — BHEL and BEML.
