ALSTOM supplies metro cars to Argentina

This order corresponds to an option included in a contract for
the delivery of 80 cars which was signed in 1999 and reactivated
in December 2004.

So far 6 trains (30 cars) have been delivered from this
contract. They are currently in service on line D between
Catedral and Congreso de Tucuman stations and operated by
Metrovias.

The new metro cars will enable Metrovias to transform the
current 5-car trains into 6-car trains : each of the 16 cars will
be added to the trains already configured with the 80 cars from
the first contract, thus increasing passenger capacity and
comfort.

All metro cars will be finished and assembled in a 6-car train
configuration in ALSTOMs workshops in Los Hornos
situated  near  La Plata City, Argentina. The first
metro car will be delivered beginning of 2007. The delivery of
the last car is scheduled for the end of 2007.

Through this contract, ALSTOM reinforces its contribution to
the reconstruction of the Argentinian railway
network.  

In addition to the metro cars, ALSTOM is currently providing a
new signaling system for metro line A and has already delivered
signaling equipment for lines B and E, as well as the operations
control center for all the modernized lines of the Buenos Aires
subway.

With more than 35 product lines and a presence in more than
60 countries, ALSTOM's Transport sector offers complete
products and services for new rolling stock, signaling, and
electrical and mechanical infrastructure as well as maintenance
and rehabilitation services to four distinct types of
customers: urban transit authorities and operators; intercity
passenger rail operators and rolling stock owners; rail freight
operators; and intercity railway infrastructure owners.
ALSTOM's Transport sector, with sales of 5.1 billion euros in
financial year 2004-2005, is among the world's leading
suppliers to the railway industry.

Press information :

Susanne Trabitzsch


Tél. + 33 (0) 1 41 66 97 16

susanne.trabitzsch@transport.alstom.com