HFCL bags Rs.221 Crore order from Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation

HFCL has won a Rs.221 crore order from Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (“UPMRC”) for Kanpur Metro (Corridor-I and Corridor-II) and Agra Metro (Corridor-I) Projects. Under these Projects, the company will be setting up telecommunication systems for 32.4 kms of Kanpur Metro and 14 kms of Agra Metro and this will be completed in next 33 months.

Prior to this, HFCL has successfully executed telecommunication networks for rail projects with Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (“DFCCIL”) (A PSU under Ministry of Railways) for Eastern as well as Western Dedicated Freight Corridors, and international Metro Rail projects in neighboring countries like Bangladesh & Mauritius.

The scope of work under the Projects include design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of Fiber Optic Transmission System, Telephone System, Train Radio Tetra System, Public Address System, Passenger Information Display System, Master Clock System, CCTV System, Access Control System, and uninterrupted Power System (for Signaling, Telecommunication, Automatic Fair Collection and E&M Equipment), Supply of Spares, DLP maintenance, and training of operation & maintenance personnel for these systems.

The construction of Agra Metro Project was inaugurated by the honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in December, 2020. The Agra Metro will connect major tourist attractions like Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Sikandra with the City’s other transport nodes like railway station and bus stands.

On the other hand, civil construction works of Kanpur Metro’s ‘Priority Corridor’ from ‘IIT to Motijheel’ was awarded last year and is being executed at a brisk pace since unlockdown.

Mahendra Nahata, Managing Director, HFCL Limited, said, “We are pleased to share Rs.221 crore order win from UPMRC. In this, HFCL will design, manufacture and install telecommunication systems for Kanpur Metro and Agra Metro that will boost smart rail connectivity of citizens and travelers in these important cities and make them future ready. There were some large Indian and multinational companies participating in this tender but HFCL won the order competitively based on our deep expertise and vast experience in successfully executing such metro & rail projects domestically as well as internationally.”

Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (UPMRC) is a 50:50 jointly owned company of Government of India and Government of Uttar Pradesh for implementation and operation of Metro Rail projects in various important cities in the state of Uttar Pradesh, such as in Kanpur and Agra which have been recently approved by the Government of India.