The President of the Argentine Republic inaugurates an
Alstom Citadis tramway in Buenos Aires

Two Alstom Citadis tramway trainsets will enable inhabitants
of the Argentine capital to get to know this method of
transport over the course of a year, on a two-kilometre line
linking the Cordoba and Independencia avenues, in the modern
district of Puerto Madero. Alstom, which manufactured the
rolling stock, is also in charge of engineering, project
management and maintenance.



Following this trial year, the national and local authorities
will study the efficiency of this mode of transport and the
opportunities for developing the tramway in Puerto Madero, in
other districts in the capital and in other cities in the
country.



Within the context of the transport modernization being
undertaken by the Argentine authorities, the tramway
constitutes an innovative solution that respects the
environment, allowing urban spaces to be reconceived and
architectural heritage to be preserved, whilst contributing to
urban development. To date, 945 Citadis cars have been ordered
by 24 cities around the world and over 40 further cities have a
tramway project scheduled for the next 3 years. Alstom expects
to pass the 1,000 mark in terms of Citadis trams sold across
the world during 2007.


About Alstom Transport

As part of its sustainable mobility approach, Alstom Transport
develops and markets the most complete range of systems,
equipment and services in the railway market. With a market
share of 18% and sales of 5.3 billion euros, the company is no.
1 in the high and very high speed train sector and ranks second
worldwide in the urban transport market, regional trains,
signalling, infrastructure equipment and all associated
services.



The growing complexity of technical solutions and
infrastructure projects is leading increasing numbers of
customers to demand complete solutions. Present in over 60
countries, with 26,000 employees, Alstom Transports
strength lies in its ability to manage entire transport systems
and to offer turnkey solutions that include the
rolling stock, signalling, infrastructure and services.


Press contact:

Cécile Dodat


Tél. : + 33 1 41 66 91 48 / +33 6 72 59 83 70


cecile.dodat@transport.alstom.com