JSL, Braithwaite Ink Deal For Railway Road-Over-Bridges

Marking its foray in structural infrastructure applications, Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Braithwaite & Co Limited (BCL), a Government of India undertaking under the Ministry of Railways, to develop stainless steel foot-over-bridges (FOBs), road-overbridges (ROBs) etc.

- Ritwik Sinha

The MoU intends to fulfill Railways’ vision of world-class railway infrastructure in the country by synergizing the expertise of India’s largest stainless steel producer, JSL and Indian Railways’ trusted fabrication expert, BCL.

This collaboration comes at the right time as Railways is currently in the process of modernization on a massive scale. JSL will be supplying stainless steel to BCL for developing FOBs on railway platforms, ROBs on municipal roads, smart city skywalks, road bridges, and rail bridges. Indian Railways continues to be a prominent customer for JSL with the company holding a share of ~70 percent in the railway wagon segment and 60 percent in the coach segment.

“We are delighted to be a part of this association with BCL, which marks JSL’s contribution in the structural infrastructure segment. It is motivating to see initiation of multiple FOB projects by the government, with many more in the pipeline. We are already working with BCL for developing railway wagons with stainless steel underframes. I am certain that with our quality stainless steel grades and BCL’s expertise in fabrication, we will be able to develop a sustainable railway infrastructure together,” said Vijay Sharma, head of sales at JSL, which is part of the Ratan Jindal group.