Kolkata Metro Adopts ABB's Electrification & Motion Control Solutions
Kolkata Metro has adopted ABB's electrification and motion control solutions to enhance efficiency and reliability. ABB's solutions, including switchgear and VFDs, are deployed across the network, contributing to optimized operations and energy savings of around 25%. This partnership supports India's sustainable urban transit goals.
The adoption of ABB's solutions by Kolkata Metro, a significant public infrastructure project, is a notable win that reinforces ABB's position in the Indian metro rail market and demonstrates the value of its technology in enhancing operational efficiency and sustainability.
The announcement highlights a successful partnership and the adoption of ABB's advanced technology by a major public transport system, indicating positive business development and technological leadership.
ABB India Limited has announced that Kolkata Metro is adopting its electrification and motion control solutions to enhance efficiency, reliability, and safety across its expanding urban transit network.
This 25-year alliance has already contributed to seamless operations across underground and elevated corridors, with ABB's advanced solutions deployed in key metro infrastructure. The 72-km metro system, which operates over 300 train trips daily and serves over half a million passengers, will benefit from ABB's low-voltage and medium-voltage gas-insulated switchgear, lightning protection systems, distribution boards, and variable frequency drives (VFDs). These are installed in various stations and tunnels to optimize space, reduce downtime, and support efficient operations and safe ventilation.
ABB Motion's HVAC-dedicated packaged drives will control critical cooling and ventilation infrastructure, contributing to passenger comfort, safety, and noticeable energy savings of approximately 25 percent. Kiran Dutt, President – Electrification, ABB India, highlighted that ABB's technologies are currently utilized in over 80% of India's metro rail networks, supporting the nation's low-carbon, smart urban transit goals through local manufacturing under the 'Make in India' initiative.
The deployed solutions are engineered for specific infrastructure requirements and operational needs across various metro corridors and facilities, including Sealdah–Phoolbagan, Joka–Majerhat, Barun Sengupta–Nazrul Tirtha, Airport, Shahid Khudiram station, Blue Line corridors, Dakshineswar, Baranagar, Metro Railway Bhavan, and India's largest underground metro station, Jai Hind Bimanbandar.
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