Curtici station, fully rehabilitated Romania

Alstom in Romania

Contact Alstom Romania
32 Razoare Street sector 6
060119 Bucharest

+40 21 272 17 00

A pioneering role in Romania for a sustainable railway transport, through innovative solutions

For 30 years, Alstom has been an innovative pioneer playing an important role in Romania’s transition towards a modern and sustainable railway transport. From state-of-the-art digital rail control, to infrastructure and electrification projects, along with metro and mainline rolling stock and the long-term maintenance of the metro fleet in the country’s capital city Bucharest, Alstom is constantly making a difference in the mainline and urban rail transport in Romania.

Alstom will provide the first fully automated metro system in Romania, following the signature of the contract for the Cluj-Napoca metro on 25 May 2023, in an association with civil works companies Gulermak and Arcada.

The company is also responsible for other impressive premieres in the Romanian railway transport, such as:

  • 1st ERTMS Level 2 signalling system installed on a rehabilitated conventional railway line: Border–Curtici-Arad-Km. 614
  • 1st modern, fully automated traffic management centre ever installed in the country, in Arad; Simeria and Brasov ones to follow, also implemented by Alstom
  • 1st CBTC signalling system installed in Romania – Line 5 of the Bucharest metro, first phase commissioned in September 2020
  • 1st new Electric Multiple Units purchased in the country: 37 Coradia Stream trains

Through the diversity and complexity of its projects, Alstom is a very attractive employer for the young generations of Romanian specialists, giving them a unique chance to professionally grow in an international environment with access to worldwide knowledge and capabilities.

Alstom’s Shared Services Organisation in the city of Cluj-Napoca has three major business units in two locations: Finance, Human Resources and Procurement, providing specialised services to many countries in the group.

  • 1,600+
    permanent employees mainly in Bucharest, Cluj and Brasov
  • 30
    years in Romania
  • 37
    inter-regional EMUs
  • >80
    metro trains fully maintained in Bucharest
  • 20+
    years ongoing maintenance for Bucharest metro trains
  • 13
    Metropolis trains to be delivered for Bucharest metro with the option for another 17

Solutions

  • Metropolis metro trains for Bucharest

    In December 2020, Alstom and Metrorex signed a contract for up to 30 Metropolis trains for Bucharest’s new Line 5, delivered in two lots. The first 13 trains are firm, with an option for 17 more. These first 13 units will be delivered within 30 months of contract signature.

  • Inter-regional passenger EMUs for Romania

    On 16 September 2022, Alstom and the Romanian Railway Reform Authority signed an addendum for 17 additional Coradia Stream inter‑regional trains with 15‑year maintenance. They add to the 20 ordered in March 2022, forming Romania’s first Alstom‑supplied passenger fleet of 37 trains.

  • Rolling stock maintenance of the Bucharest Metro train fleet

    Ongoing project with Metrorex to provide preventive and corrective maintenance and overhauls for 83 trains (498 cars). Signed in 2004, it remains one of Alstom’s major projects in Romania. The team also supports Alstom’s first Bulgarian project, maintaining BDZ’s passenger fleet.

  • Infrastructure and signalling projects

    Alstom has been active on the Romanian section of the Rhine‑Danube Corridor since 2012, with seven signalling and infrastructure projects boosting safety, speed and capacity by over 25%. New projects include Cluj‑Napoca–Oradea–Episcopia Bihor and the fully automated Cluj‑Napoca metro, signed in May 2023.

  • First CBTC project in Romania

    In September 2020, Alstom opened Bucharest’s Metro Line 5 after delivering the first phase of the signalling system in under a year. The project features Romania’s first CBTC system, boosting capacity by 30% and reducing energy use by up to 30%.

  • Proven competences in Digital & Integrated Systems (D&IS)

    Bucharest has increasingly gained solid experience in Digital & Integrated Systems (D&IS), with expert teams providing engineering support for signalling, systems and infrastructure projects, both locally and internationally.

  • Shared Services organisation with international scope

    Alstom’s Shared Services in Cluj‑Napoca provides specialised support worldwide. The Finance Operations Centre serves 37 EMEA entities. The HR Global Services Centre supports 100+ sites in 23 countries. The Global Procurement Centre manages indirect/direct procurement and supply chain activities.

Latest news for Romania

Did you know that 30% of our engineers in Romania are women? 

Hear more from Georgiana, Adina, Ioana, Diana as they tell us about their jobs in this video!
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Working at Alstom in Romania

Joining Alstom means being a part of a highly qualified international team and you will be working for some of the most prestigious projects in the railway industry, both in Romania and internationally. Our work environment is dynamic and positive and our organisation is fast-growing. We offer an innovation oriented culture with international career opportunities. With Bucharest turning into a regional centre of excellence for signalling and infrastructure projects covering the entire Central and Eastern Europe region, our engineers will have the opportunity to work in exciting projects not only in the region but also accross Europe at large.

Alstom is committed to create a diverse working environment, that reflects the future of our industry, our clients and end-users.  As an employee, you will have a unique opportunity to continue to build your career and directly contribute to the expanding growth of the global transport industry, and a greener more sustainable future for mobility.

Alstom’s global Shared Services Centre in Cluj-Napoca is a leading employer in the region. Its main specialities – HR, Finance and Procurement – generate new highly-skilled jobs every year.

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The Management System of Alstom Romania is certified according to the following standards: 

  • Quality Management System – ISO 9001 

  • Health and Safety at Work Management System – ISO 45001 

  • Environmental Management System – ISO 14001 

  • Energy Management System – ISO 50001