
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd on January 12, 2021 awarded INR 38.06 crore contract for supply of 60 E1 880 Grade Rails as per Indian Railway Specification T-12-2009 for Bangalore Metro Rail Project Phase-2 to Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd had invited tenders for these rails in July 2020 with a 12 month deadline vide notice no BMRCL/Phase-2/60E1 880 Grade Rails/RT01/2020/68 dated 10.07.2020
This is the third such rail/track laying contract for the Phase 2 project. In May 2018, Texmaco Rail and Engineering was awarded the contract to deliver Rs 521 crore worth 60E1-880 grade rails. Similarly, Mitsui & Co was contracted in 2019 to supply 60E1-1080 grade head hardened rails in December 2019.