Bharat Earth Movers Ltd on Thursday flagged off its 2,100th metro coach from its rail coach factory in Bengaluru. The occasion was attended by Madhya Pradesh’ CM Mohan Yadav, who also handed the rail manufacturing company an allotment for its new manufacturing unit in Umeria, Raisen district.The newly-flagged 2100th metro coach was developed for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) through the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). Built in compliance with driverless technology, features state-of-the-art safety systems and smart technologies aligning with global standards.The Madhya Pradesh government sanctioned 60.063 hectares for this upcoming facility, which will focus on producing rolling stock and metro coaches for both regional and national urban mobility projects. The move is expected to boost BEML’s manufacturing footprint while generating industrial development and employment across the state.Speaking at the ceremony, the CM said, “This forward-looking initiative will play a pivotal role in enhancing Madhya Pradesh’s industrial ecosystem, while creating meaningful opportunities for youth, MSMEs, and local communities—strengthening the foundations of inclusive and sustainable growth.BEML chairman and managing director Shri Shantanu Roy announced, “This strategic move will significantly contribute to the expansion of the nation’s rail infrastructure and the advancement of urban mobility solutions.”Roy further added that this milestone not only reinforces the public entity’s role in strengthening India’s infrastructure, “but also supports regional industrialization and employment generation. With this momentum, we are fully geared to manufacture world-class rail and metro coaches—not just for India, but for the global market.”The train set features India’s first onboard condition monitoring system, offering real-time automatic diagnostics via five integrated modules that monitor rail track conditions, overhead equipment (OHE), pantograph-OHE interaction, arc detection and rail profile analysis. These capabilities enable predictive maintenance and remote diagnostics directly from the depot’s control centre.BEML’s metro journey began in the early 2000s with the RS1 project for DMRC. Since then, its metro coaches have become the backbone of urban transit in cities like Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, and Mumbai.
