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Metropolis metros: Keeping your city breathing

Metropolis at a glance

  • Market leader with more than 60 years of experience
  • Leading in driverless and turnkey metro solutions
  • Flexible configurations for different customer needs
  • More than 80 customers worldwide operate metros made by Alstom
  • Unique design and highest safety standards
  • Focused on passenger experience and sustainability

Market leading in metros, with more than 60 years of experience, Alstom’s Metropolis™ metros are designed to keep cities breathing. They combine service-proven components with innovative technologies to enhance reliability, passenger comfort and sustainability. With flexible configurations, they can be adapted to multiple capacity and operational needs for new and existing infrastructure.

Metropolis™ key figures

>35k
metro cars worldwide of which 6,000 are driverless
>70
cities served by Alstom metros
1 of 4
metros worldwide is made by Alstom
Leading Metropolis metro solutions. © ALSTOM SA 2023. Sowhen

Metropolis: The number one in metros worldwide

With its extensive track record, low lifecycle costs and keen focus on passenger experience, Alstom’s Metropolis metros set the standard in reliable and attractive metro service. Offering unique designs and flexible configurations, Metropolis stands for energy-efficient, quiet and safe operations.

Modular design of Metropolis metros. © ALSTOM SA 2023. Sowhen

Wide range of configurations

Alstom’s Metropolis trains serve the different needs of customers worldwide. From small gauge to large gauge profiles, 2-to-9-car configurations, automated or manual operation, different voltage systems, steel or tyre wheels and individual interior designs, the trains can be adapted to different infrastructure and capacity needs as well as changing populations and operator expectations.

Leading in turnkey solutions

Alstom is also a leader in providing complete turnkey systems operating with Metropolis trains. Full automation and short installation time, as well as optimised cost over the complete lifecycle, have convinced many customers around the globe.

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Metropolis metro for Sydney’s rapid transit line. © ALSTOM SA 2021. RailGallery

Tailored metro solutions for specific needs

Alstom can design tailor-made solutions to fit local characteristics and customer needs while keeping a focus on reliability, maintainability, low lifecycle costs and passenger comfort. Prime examples include the iconic C30 metro for Stockholm, Sweden, and the rubber-tyre MP05 metro for Paris, France.

Award-winning Movia C30 metro for Sweden’s capital Stockholm. © ALSTOM SA 2023. | Kasper Dudzik
Highly sustainable
Passenger-friendly
Accessible
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Prioritising passenger experience

Metropolis metros offer a combination of passenger-oriented features that create a unique travel experience: accessible information on wide LCD screens, projections on windows and surround audio for clear announcements, wide and spacious interiors, low noise levels and energy-efficient LED lighting solutions to improve signage and atmosphere management.

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Prioritising passenger wellbeing

Alstom’s air treatment solutions remove pollutants, dust, aerosol, viruses and bacteria to ensure healthiest travel conditions for passengers onboard Metropolis metros. In addition, Alstom’s metros offer smart solutions for passenger flow and crowd control, making them accessible for passengers with reduced mobility.

Prioritising sustainability

Alstom’s Metropolis solutions are eco-designed for higher sustainability. The high recyclability and recoverability rates of materials and the low-weight design increase energy efficiency and greatly contribute to minimising environmental impact.

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  • Prioritising passenger experience

    Metropolis metros offer a combination of passenger-oriented features that create a unique travel experience: accessible information on wide LCD screens, projections on windows and surround audio for clear announcements, wide and spacious interiors, low noise levels and energy-efficient LED lighting solutions to improve signage and atmosphere management.

  • Prioritising passenger wellbeing

    Alstom’s air treatment solutions remove pollutants, dust, aerosol, viruses and bacteria to ensure healthiest travel conditions for passengers onboard Metropolis metros. In addition, Alstom’s metros offer smart solutions for passenger flow and crowd control, making them accessible for passengers with reduced mobility.

  • Prioritising sustainability

    Alstom’s Metropolis solutions are eco-designed for higher sustainability. The high recyclability and recoverability rates of materials and the low-weight design increase energy efficiency and greatly contribute to minimising environmental impact.

12 billion
passengers travel on Alstom’s metros every year
10/10
cities with the oldest metro networks use Alstom metros
>96%
recyclability helps reduce environmental impact

Technical details

Configuration

Two to nine cars

Capacity

up to 300 passengers / car (6 pax/m²)

Max speed

up to 100 km/h

Length per car

up to 25 meters

Width per car

up to 3.2 meters