Rail services · India

Rail services in India

Road-rail plant with certified operators, road-rail operators and rail training for your projects in India: Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru.

The rail network in India

Understanding the ground before we mobilise

Network of about 68,000 km, 1,676 mm Indian broad gauge, almost fully electrified. Infrastructure and operations: Indian Railways.

World's fourth-largest network, almost fully electrified, eastern and western dedicated freight corridors, first Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed line under construction, metros in more than 20 cities.

GROUPE ARROUGÉ studies jobs in India case by case: road-rail MEWPs and excavators shipped by road or sea with their certified operators, operators provided on long-distance assignment, training of local teams with AK FORMATION, as a subcontractor to French companies or in partnership with local players.

Our road-rail plant is built for 1,435 mm standard gauge; compatibility with the gauge in use in India (1,676 mm Indian broad gauge) and approval by the infrastructure manager are confirmed during the study.

Road-rail MEWP working at night in a railway tunnel

The three main cities

Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru

Mumbai

CSMT and Mumbai Central stations, world's busiest suburban trains, Mumbai metro

Delhi

New Delhi and Anand Vihar stations, Delhi metro (over 390 km), Delhi–Meerut RRTS

Bengaluru

KSR and Yesvantpur stations, Namma metro, suburban rail project

Our services in India

What we provide

Road-rail MEWP

Electric and diesel road-rail elevating work platforms for overhead line, tunnels, signalling and structures.

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Road-rail excavator

Road-rail excavators with track attachments: earthworks, laying and removal, handling of sleepers and rails.

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Road-rail operator

Certified drivers provided on your own machines, by day or by night.

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Rail training

AK FORMATION sessions: SECUFER, ASP, road-rail operation, overhead-line authorisations, first aid.

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Frequently asked questions

Working in India

Can you work in India with your road-rail plant?

Yes, subject to study: road-rail MEWPs and excavators are shipped by low-loader, container or ro-ro with their certified operators. Lead times, customs formalities and local approval are built into the quote.

Which track gauge in India?

The network in India uses 1,676 mm Indian broad gauge. Our plant is built for standard gauge; adaptation to another gauge is studied with the manufacturer before any mobilisation.

Can you train teams in India?

Yes. AK FORMATION designs in-house sessions in French or English, on site in India or in France: rail safety, road-rail MEWP and excavator operation, overhead-line work, first aid.

Do you work with local companies in India?

Yes. We work as a subcontractor to French or European companies engaged in India, and in partnership with local companies: provision of plant and operators, technical support, training.