Hyundai Rotem has won a KRW 103.8 billion (€79 million) to supply 17 driverless metro trains to Istanbul Metro.
The new four-car trains, which will be delivered from the second half of 2017, will operate on line M2 which connects Yenikapı and Hacıosman.
Hyundai Rotem were chosen ahead of China’s state-owned manufacturer CNR Changchun which submitted to bid 12 per cent cheaper than Hyundai, according to a statement by Hyundai Rotem.
The South Korean manufacturer has built all 92 of the four-car trains currently operating on line M2 and the electric multiple units (EMUs) which serve the Marmaray tunnel beneath the Bosphorous Strait.
The new M2 vehicles will be manufactured at Hyundai Rotem’s factory in Adana.
”The new M2 vehicles will be manufactured at Hyundai Rotem’s factory in Adana.” Please replace the word ‘Adana’ with ‘Adapazari’. Thanks..