ALSTOM to supply CITADIS vehicles for Madrid's future light rail network

Mintra (Madrid, Infraestructuras del Transporte), the public company
responsible for transport infrastructure in the Spanish capital, has
chosen ALSTOM to build 70 CITADIS vehicles for the citys new light rail
network. The contract, worth 144.6 million euros, is expected to be
finalised in September.

The order comes as Madrid expands its
public transport network to municipalities in the north and west,
building 31 kilometres of light rail lines. The CITADIS vehicles will
offer service on this network, which is planned to open in 2007. ALSTOM
will build the vehicles at its facilities in Spain; delivery is planned
to start in 2006 and be complete by June 2007.

Antonio Oporto,
President of ALSTOM Spain, said that the new order shows ALSTOMs
leadership in this market and its commitment to infrastructure
development in the region of Madrid.

Including this new order
from Madrid, CITADIS has been chosen by 20 cities around the world,
which represents more than 700 vehicles. More than 300 CITADIS are in
service and have carried 500 million passengers over more than 35
million kilometres.

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