SYSTRA was chosen through an international call for tenders by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) to carry out the project management for the Bangalore metro, within a consortium led by RITES (India). The contract agreement was signed on June 21st 2007.
The first phase of the Bangalore Metro consists of two lines of electrified double track. The first one, East– West, will be 18km long and the second, North – South, 15 km long.
They will cross at Majestic station. The greatest part will be elevated, except for 6.7 km underground near Majestic station, City Railway Station, Vidhana Souda and City Market.
The project is partly funded by the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).
The project management team would give assistance to the owner BMRC on all aspects of the project, in particular : supervision and commissioning of works, monitoring of quality, integration of the metro with the other modes of transport in Bangalore city.
The contract period is till December 2012.
Bangalore is the third Indian metropolis, after Delhi and Mumbay, to choose SYSTRA for its metro project. SYSTRA is also recognised in India for its know-how concerning major civil works (Signature Bridge, Pragati Maidan Bridge).
