India: Kanpur Metro three rakes reach city from Gujarat

Metro Kanpur

Kanpur: For the Kanpur Metro Project, three rakes of the coaches have reached here from the Savli Plant in Gujarat.

The rakes were taken to the polytechnic depot via Bypass and G.T. Road.

The UP Metro Rail Corporation officials will conduct the compiling process of the trains at Polytechnic Depot here.

Three different trailers brought the coaches through Jaipur and Agra and Etawah. After a five-day trip, the rakes eventually reached here.

The priority corridor connects IIT Kanpur to Motijheel that stretches along with a total of 9 stations.

Following completion of the assembling procedure, the trials will go on the tracks set up within the depot premises.

The metro rakes will be evaluated for running at a speed of 90 Km/hr.

After deployment, the trains will be allowed to function at a maximum permissible speed of 80 Km per/hr.