Alstom to supply 36 metro cars to the city of Santiago in
Chile
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12 trains, each composed of 3 stainless steel Metropolis
cars, will be manufactured at Alstom’s site in Lapa,
Brazil. The Villeurbanne, Tarbes and Ornans sites (France) will
supply the electrical traction and train control equipment, the
Saint-Ouen site (France) will equip the trains with onboard
Automatic Train Control (ATC¹), while the passenger
information system will come from the Montreal site (Canada).
Delivery of the new cars is expected for the end of 2009.
Alstom Chile’s teams will install the bogies at one of
Metro de Santiago’s maintenance workshops and will also
provide technical support during the warranty period.
In fulfilling this contract, Alstom Transport will rely on its
expertise in urban transport, in particular regarding metro
systems. Today over 2,500 Metropolis cars have been sold
worldwide. Since 1998, Alstom has been constructing and
outfitting the Singapore metro, the largest automatic metro
system in the world. In 2003, Alstom won the Lausanne automatic
metro contract. And in China, Alstom is responsible for the
signalling on line 2 of the Beijing metro, which will serve the
2008 Olympic Games facilities.
About Alstom Transport
With sustainable transport in mind, Alstom Transport
develops and offers the most complete range of systems,
equipment and services on the rail market. Alstom Transport is
capable of managing an entire transport system, from rolling
stock to signalling and infrastructure, as well as offering
turnkey solutions. Over the 2007-2008 fiscal year, Alstom
Transport’s orders rise 39% and its sales were 4% higher
than the previous year.
¹ Automatic Train Control
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