Voith to supply gear units and Scharfenberg Couplers to new metro trains in Delhi

Voith has received a major order from the Korean vehicle manufacturer Hyundai Rotem for the extension of the metro in Delhi, India, until 2018. Voith will deliver 162 automatic and 162 intermediate automatic Scharfenberg couplers for the 81 vehicles of Line 10 of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). The delivery scope also includes 648 semi-permanent couplers and 1,296 SE-347 gear units, all of which will be manufactured in India at the Voith location in Hyderabad. Production will start in autumn 2014, and the delivery will take place from 2015 to 2018. The first Delhi metro train has already been fitted with gear units and Scharfenberg couplers from Voith. The orders come on the basis of Voith’s ability to manufacture in India, thus increasing the share of locally produced components in the trains. So far, Voith has delivered more than 320 semi-permanent couplers and over 668 automatic couplers type 330, as well as about 1,200 gear units and 350 complete wheelsets for DMRC. Voith has been producing semi-permanent couplers for the Indian market at its site in Hyderabad from as early as 2012. From May this year, Line 9 in Delhi will also receive 184 complete wheelsets with SE-344 gear units.