Alstom secures maintenance contract with VR Sverige AB for X-trafik trains in Gävleborg
Alstom secures maintenance contract with VR Sverige AB for X-trafik trains in Gävleborg
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Alstom has won a maintenance contract with VR Sverige AB – new operator for X-trafik in the Gävleborg region
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The contract, which takes effect in June 2025 and extends over eleven years, concerns nine two- and three-carriage X-trafik
19 March 2024 – Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, will maintain the X-trafik fleet consisting of nine two- and three-carriage trains. The maintenance is carried out through VR Sverige AB's new contract as operator for the X-trains in Gävleborg County.
The eleven-year contract includes both operations and maintenance. While VR Sverige AB takes over the role of operator, Alstom's workshop in Gävle will handle the maintenance of X-trafik's trains.
"We are proud of our collaboration with VR Sverige AB and look forward to continuing to provide our expertise in train maintenance, ensuring reliability and efficiency for passengers."
In 2023, Alstom renewed its maintenance agreement with VR Sverige AB, which was initially valued at approximately one billion SEK and covered 30 regional trains over a ten-year period. Now, Alstom will also be responsible for the maintenance of X-trafik's fleet consisting of nine two- and three-carriage trains in the Regina model, serving routes from Gävle to Ljusdal and Sundsvall.
"We are proud of our collaboration with VR Sverige AB and look forward to continuing to provide our expertise in train maintenance, ensuring reliability and efficiency for passengers. Our commitment to developing and maintaining a sustainable and high-performing train fleet contributes to a greener future for public transport," says Maria Signal Martebo, CEO of Alstom Sweden.
VR Sverige AB is part of the Finnish VR Group. VR Sverige is responsible for the Pågatågen in southern Sweden on behalf of Skånetrafiken, Skåne's public transport, and the Östgötapendeln, Småland's railway network. In Stockholm, VR Sverige operates buses, trams, and local trains on behalf of SL, Stockholm's public transport. The Finnish VR Group is Finland's railway network that has been operating trains, buses, and trams in Finland for 160 years.
Alstom is the largest supplier to the Swedish train market, with over a thousand trains delivered to the Swedish railways and several major maintenance contracts. Alstom also leads the implementation of ERTMS in Sweden, both onboard and along the tracks, and is delivering the new national traffic management system to the Swedish Transport Administration.
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