ALSTOM SA: Alstom to supply 79 Intercity trains to NS in the Netherlands
18 Juillet 2016 - 8:46AM
A contract worth
over €800 million
Alstom to supply 79 Intercity trains to NS in the
Netherlands
18 July
2016 - Alstom has been
awarded a contract worth over €800 million to supply
79[1]
Intercity New Generation trains to
NS[2].The
trains which can reach a maximum speed of 200 km/h will be
delivered from January 2020 on. They will run on the national
network on the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Breda line and on the Den
Haag-Eindhoven corridor.
"We are pleased
to be entrusted by NS the supply of a highly reliable, energy
efficient, safe and comfortable transport system for their
passengers. With a total capacity of 25,000 seats the new Intercity
trains we offer to NS are a concentration of the best proven
technology from our Coradia platform", said Andreas Knitter,
Senior Vice-President for Europe at Alstom. "Alstom has been committed to the Dutch market for many
years with the delivery of trams and metros to The Hague, Amsterdam
and Rotterdam. Alstom is also responsible for the placement and
maintenance of the European signalling system ERTMS on of the
Betuwe Route and the Hanze Line"
"Proven
technology and at the same time a train that is ready for the
future. That is in short what Alstom is offering us and our
travelers. We very much look forward to the cooperation in the
coming years. From now on we need to push this project forward
together with Alstom because we have an ambitious planning and a
lot has to be done", said Roel Okhuijsen, Programme Director at
NS for new rolling stock. "The new Intercity
trains are necessary for the replacement of existing materiel and
for expanding the services."
The new Intercity trains
integrate the latest technologies offering a very good riding quality to passengers and to NS
staff. They feature spacious and well-lit multi-purpose areas
for reading, resting, wheelchairs and bicycles, as well as
dedicated restrooms for people with reduced mobility. The trains
are equipped with WIFI and LED lighting. They present access for a
quick passenger flow and are equipped with a dynamic real time
passenger information system. All coaches are fitted with security
cameras to increase passenger and crew safety. The trains meet the
highest standards for interoperability and will be equipped with
ATB and ERTMS systems. The trains are able to operate on 25KV
AC (High Speed Line) and 1,5 KV DC (main railway network).
The new
Intercity trains for NS belong to Alstom's Coradia range of
modular trains with a proven service track record of more than 16
years. Over 2,400 trains have been sold
around the world and feature a high availability rate.
The trains
are designed and developed in Saint-Ouen (France) and Salzgitter
(Germany) by an international team of experts of six different
nationalities and will be manufactured in Alstom's site in Katowice
(Poland). Other European sites will be involved in the project:
Charleroi (Belgium) for on-board signalling, Ridderkerk (The
Netherlands) for the commissioning, warranty, support, training and
services, and in France, Valenciennes for the interiors fitting,
Reichshoffen for the design of the driver's cabin, Ornans for the
motors, Tarbes for the design of the traction inverters and the
manufacturing of power modules, Villeurbanne for embarked
electronics and internet, and passenger information.
About
Alstom
As a promoter of sustainable mobility, Alstom
develops and markets systems, equipment and services for the
railway sector. Alstom manages the widest range of solutions in the
market - from high-speed trains to metros and tramways - customised
services (maintenance, modernisation,.) and infrastructure and
signalling solutions. Alstom is a world leader in integrated
railway systems. It recorded sales of €6.9 billion and booked €10.6
billion of orders in the 2015/16 fiscal year. Headquartered in
France, Alstom is present in over 60 countries and employs 31,000
people today.
www.alstom.com
About Alstom -
Benelux
Alstom counts in Benelux about 1,250 employees spread over 6 sites:
Charleroi, Antwerp and Brussels in Belgium and Utrecht (signalling
site), Ridderkerk (services site) and Rijswijk in the Netherlands.
The teams provide a pool of expertise in projects management to
serve local clients.
Press
contacts
Justine Rohée - Tel. + 33 1 57 06 18 81
justine.rohee@alstom.com
Linda Huguet - Tel. + 33 1 57 06 10
42
linda.huguet@alstom.com
Sonia Thibaut (Benelux) - Tel. + 32
473 933873
sonia.thibaut@alstom.com
Investor
relations
Selma Bekhechi - Tel. + 33 1 57 06 95 39
Selma.bekhechi@alstom.com
Julien Minot - Tel. + 33 1 57 06
64 84
Julien.minot@alstom.com
[1] First batch
which can be followed by additional orders up to 80,000 seats
(around 150 trains)
[2] Netherlands
national railway operator
PR_NS Intercity_UK.pdf
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