Chinese company supplies trains to Delhi Metro

Beijing – CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive, a subsidiary of major Chinese train manufacturer, CSR Corporation Ltd., has sold 21 trains to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, it said Saturday.

The sale marked the company’s second order from India. The company exported 15 metro trains to New Delhi in 2010, reported Xinhua.

The locomotive company said the trains would be more energy efficient and thus be an industry model in India which is affected by power shortages.

CSR is China’s leading bullet train maker and CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive manufactures European-standard metro trains.