Shanghai awards Alstom to supply 246 metro cars for a total
amount of 210 million

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Shanghai Shentong Holdings Group, the operator and owner of
Shanghais metro network, has awarded Alstom Transport
and its Chinese partner Puzhen to supply 246 metro cars for
Shanghais Mass Transit Line 10. The contract is worth a
total of 210 million. Alstoms consolidated share
of the contract amounts to 66 million. The consortium
also includes SATEE, the Alstom Transport joint-venture that
specializes in traction equipment in Shanghai.

The contract involves 41 six-car Metropolis trainsets.
Alstom Transport is responsible for the design and validation
of the first trainset, supply of traction system, auxiliary
power supply kits, the Train Control and Monitoring System and
associated technical services. Puzhen is in charge of 21
trainsets manufacturing, testing, commissioning and
warranty. Another 20 trainsets will be manufactured in Shanghai
Alstom Transport Co. Ltd. (SATCO), Alstoms another JV in
Shanghai. The delivery of the 41 six-car Metropolis trainsets
is scheduled for the end of 2010.

Alstom has been a supplier to Shanghai Shentong Holdings
Group since 1999. Jointly with Puzhen and SATCO, Alstom
Transport has been awarded a large number of Metropolis
contracts, including Shanghai Mass Transit lines 1 extension,
line 2 extension, line 3, 5, 6, and 8, as well as the Nanjing
metro network, gaining wide-spread recognition in the mass
transit industry in China. Alstom will continue to work closely
with its local partners to make continuous efforts in the
development of Chinas mass transit system.


About Alstom Transport

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develops and markets the most complete range of systems,
equipment and service 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.


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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


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