Bengaluru Metro Awards Track Supply Contract to JSPL

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.