ALSTOM chosen for the second line of the Barcelona
tram
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ALSTOM will have a 25% stake in the future concessionaire
company ; ALSTOM will supply 18 CITADIS tramsets, and be
responsible for the system engineering, energy substations,
telecommunication, ticketing, road and rail signaling, workshop
equipment and project management of the electromechanical
package.
Other members of the TRAMmet consortium include : FCC
Construcción, Marfina, Arande, COMSA, ACCIONA NESCO Group,
Entrecanales Cubiertas, ACCIONA, Soler i Sauret, CGT
Corporación General de Transportes, CGEA CONNEX, GUIAVIA,
Bansabadell Inversió Desenvolupament, and Société
Générale.
The first phase of the new line is scheduled to enter
commercial service in March 2004, in time for the Forum 2004
exhibition.
The tramsets will be built in the ALSTOM factory in
Barcelona.
In April 2000, ALSTOM was chosen by ATM to supply similar
services and electromechanical equipment including 19 CITADIS
tramsets for a total of 92 M€ for the first tramway line
being built in Barcelona. This line is expected to start
commercial operation at the end of 2003.
With more than 35 product lines and a presence in over 60
countries, ALSTOM's Transport Sector offers cutting-edge products
and services to four distinct types of customers: urban transit
authorities and operators; intercity passenger rail operators and
rolling stock owners; rail freight operators; and intercity
railway infrastructure owners. ALSTOM's Transport Sector, with
4.4 billion euros in sales in 2001, is among the world's leading
suppliers to the railway industry.
Press information:
Helen Connolly
Tel. +33 (0)1 41 66 91 43
helen.connolly@transport.alstom.com