China to supply 14 trains to Kolkata subway.

China will supply 14 subway trains with 112 carriages to Kolkata city, the biggest such contract for a Chinese company in South Asia.

China Railway Rolling Stock Corp Ltd. (CRRC) will provide 14 subway trains with 112 carriages in total to Kolkata, CRRC said in a statement, state-run China Daily reported.

This is the first overseas order that CRRC has received after merger of China's state-owned train manufacturing firms - China North Railway (CNR) and China South Railway (CSR) this month.

The Kolkata order was secured by CNRC subsidiary company - CNR Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stock Company in February.

The value of the order has not been mentioned. As the third-biggest city in India, Kolkata will replace the old trains that have been running for over 30 years in its south-north subway line which reaches a length of 23.45 km in order to ease the transportation pressure, the Daily reported.

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