Scania Metrolink coaches delivered to SRS

Scania Commercial Vehicles India delivered the first Scania Metrolink Coaches to SRS Travels in Bangalore. SRS Travels located in Karnataka, is a leading travel firm that is known for its regularity and on-time performance.

Scania Metrolink range was launched in February 2013. These are multi-purpose coaches for medium and long distance travel on the Indian market. The coaches reflect the Scania virtues such as robust design, maximum passenger and driver safety. The buses also deliver good fuel economy and are trouble-free over long distances.The buses also come with an emergency doors which are a boon to passengers in case of emergency.

Among those who were present at the occasion for the delivery of the coaches included Anders Grundströmer, Managing Director, Scania India and Senior Vice President, Scania Group, Ramalinga Reddy, Minister of Transport & Minister in Charge- Bangalore Urban, Government of Karnataka and K.T. Rajashekhara, Proprietor, SRS Travels, Bangalore.

Grundströmer noted that his company was delighted to formally handover its first Scania Metrolink Coaches to SRS Travels. “The advanced technology and design of these coaches introduces a new level of performance on the Indian market. It offers significant fuel savings and thereby CO₂ reductions, as well as outstanding comfort and safety for the passengers,” he said.

Scania has been represented in the Indian market since 2007, when a partnership was initiated with Larsen & Toubro (L&T). L&T has successfully established Scania’s trucks and services and has developed a close partnership with customers in the off-road segment. L&T currently operates about 10 Scania service workshops at various mining sites in the country and continues to be a trusted partner for off road including mining trucks.

In 2011, Scania established the company Scania Commercial Vehicles India Pvt. Ltd. in order to boost its presence through sales to additional segments of the Indian commercial vehicle market. Since then Scania has launched a range of on-road haulage truck models specially adapted for the Indian market - the R 500 6x4, the G 460 6x4 and the P 410 6x2 and also the off-road P 410 8x4 mining tipper. The company inaugurated its Industrial Facility in Narasapura in Oct 2013. The facility came up with an investment of Rs. 250 crore.

Source: Scania