Indian Railways has now signed a memorandum of understanding with Spain, having already established relationships with Belgium, Austria and Switzerland for better cooperation between the countries’ rail sectors.
The MoU was signed recently in Delhi between Indian Railways, RENFE-Operadora and ADIF (Spanish Railways Infrastructure Manager) of Spain.
“Under the MoU, both the countries will promote cooperation and information exchange in the areas of high speed railway, upgradation of speed of passenger trains on existing lines, improving safety of train operations, modernization of rolling stock, construction and maintenance technologies for fixed infrastructure – track, bridges, tunnels, OHE, power supply systems, signalling and telecommunications and other cooperation in railway related technology developments,” Indian Railways said in a statement.
The move comes after Indian Railways is planning to develop six high-speed corridors by 2020 that may open up investment opportunities for train manufacturers and maintenance service providers globally.
Talgo, a Spanish manufacturer of intercity standard and high-speed passenger trains has its presence in India by its representative, Subrat Nath serving as director India and Asia Pacific at Talgo.
The company is eyeing high-speed rail contracts in India with Indian partners or its subsidiary.
Spain’s Minister of Public Works and Transport, Ms. Ana Pastor Julián, was on a tour in India
