‘Track'ing India's Growth

Jean-Francois Beaudoin, Senior Vice President, Alstom Asia Pacific says India’s growth trajectory is set and various infrastructural projects will take the country to new heights. Alstom is helping India upgrade and modernise.

- Swati Deshpande

As India is on its mission of making its cities smart, there has been immense emphasis on infrastructural development. Railways modernisation plans and metro rail construction in multiple cities has created excitement. One of the companies that is helping India in achieving its dream of Smart Cities is Alstom. The company is led by Jean-Francois Beaudoin, Senior Vice President, Alstom Asia Pacific, who believes that the Indian market is extremely fecund in terms of investment right now. “The urban metro rail segment provides a vibrant space for all domestic and global companies since several metro rail projects are on the anvil. For instance, Mumbai Metro and Delhi metro will be expanded. Meanwhile, metro projects in several other cities such as Kozhikode, Guwahati, Pune, Varanasi, Trivandrum, Agra, Indore, Bhopal and Surat are being planned. The sector is poised to grow further with major technological innovations like intelligent signalling and lighter trains with better propulsion systems. As a leader in transport solutions, Alstom is well poised to tap opportunities both in urban and mainline space,” Beaudoin continues.

Elaborating on various projects that Alstom is undertaking in the country, he mentions, “At present, the company is executing metro projects in several Indian cities including Chennai, Kochi and Lucknow, where it is supplying Rolling Stock. In the Mainline space, Alstom is executing signalling and power supply systems for the 343 km section on The World Bank funded Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor.”