MRVC Floats ₹371 Crore Tender For AC Local Maintenance Depot At Vangaon On Western Railway
Mumbai: The proposed AC local maintenance facility at Vangaon on Western Railway has moved closer to reality, with the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) floating a ₹371.49-crore tender for infrastructure development of the depot. The project, which includes a Periodic Overhaul (POH)-cum-EMU maintenance depot and stabling sidings, is expected to be completed within 36 months of appointment…
The Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) has issued a tender for a ₹371.49 crore project to develop an AC local maintenance depot at Vangaon on the Western Railway. This depot, part of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP)-3 and MUTP-3A, will support the growing AC fleet on the Western Railway. The facility, planned on the western side of the Vangaon-Dahanu Road railway line, will include a Periodic Overhaul (POH)-cum-EMU maintenance depot and stabling sidings for suburban trains.
MRVC plans to procure 238 new AC local trains, with the first prototype expected by 2027 and the entire fleet by 2030. The tender, launched on August 12, 2026, will close for online bids by September 21, with technical bid opening on the same day at 3.30 pm.
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