ALSTOM SA: Alstom receives an order for 23 additional metros for Île-de-France
29 Mars 2019 - 5:45PM
An order worth
about 100 million euros
Alstom receives an order for 23 additional
metros
for Île-de-France
29 March 2019 - Alstom will
supply Île-de-France Mobilités and the Société du Grand Paris with
23 trains consisting of 3 cars each for metro lines 16 and 17 of
the Grand Paris Express, for an amount worth around 100 million
euros[1]. This
exercise of options is part of the contract signed in September
2018: 25 trains consisting of 6 cars each have already been ordered
and are currently being developed at Alstom's site in Valenciennes
Petite-Forêt.
These new high-capacity steel-wheeled metros will
be able to circulate at speeds of up to 110 km/h in driverless
automatic mode. The first metros will leave the factory in 2022,
with initial entry into commercial service planned for 2024.
Île-de-France Mobilités will be making these trains available to
future operators, thus enabling them to exploit new-generation
material that benefits from the latest technologies and offers a
high level of performance.
"We are very proud of the renewed
confidence shown by Île-de-France Mobilités and the Société du
Grand Paris. We are also particularly pleased to contribute, via
this contract, to the government's determination to double the
Paris metro network over the next 15 years," says Jean-Baptiste
Eyméoud, President of Alstom France.
Based on the solutions of Alstom's Metropolis
range, and further improved by feedback from its customers, the new
metros for lines 15, 16 and 17 will guarantee the highest levels of
availability, reliability and safety. Each train will be able to
transport around 500 passengers in its three-car version (54 metres
long) and around 1,000 passengers in its six-car version (108
metres long).
A total of 350 Alstom employees in France will be
working on this project to ensure its successful implementation,
including 150 experienced engineers. More than 1150 jobs will be
secured in France for the French railway sector as a result of the
project. Alstom will also reserve significant volumes of work in
terms of manpower hours for people experiencing particular social
or professional difficulties.
The new material will be designed and manufactured
by six Alstom sites in France. The site of Valenciennes
Petite-Forêt will be in charge of project management, studies,
development, production, assembly and validation of the trains.
Five other Alstom sites in France will develop and produce the
components: Le Creusot for the bogies, Ornans for the engines,
Tarbes for the traction systems, Villeurbanne for the on-board
electronics and remote maintenance system, and Saint Ouen for the
design.
About Alstom
As a promoter of sustainable mobility, Alstom
develops and markets systems, equipment and services for the
transport sector. Alstom offers a complete range of solutions (from
high-speed trains to metros, trams and e-buses), passenger
solutions, customised services (maintenance, modernisation),
infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Alstom
is a world leader in integrated transport systems. The company
recorded a turnover of €7.3 billion and booked €7.2 billion of
orders in the 2017/18 fiscal year. Headquartered in France, Alstom
is present in over 60 countries and employs 34,500
people.
Its 8,650 employees in France provide a pool of
expertise serving both French and international customers. Over
25,000 jobs are created in France with its 4,500 French
suppliers.
www.alstom.com
Press contacts
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justine.rohee@alstomgroup.com
Samuel Miller - Tel. + 33 1 57 06 67
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samuel.miller@alstomgroup.com
Investors relations
Julie Morel - Tel. + 33 6 67 61 88 58
julie.morel@alstomgroup.com
Julien Minot - Tel. + 33 1 57 06 64 84
julien.minot@alstomgroup.com
[1] Entirely
financed by Île-de-France Mobilités
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