Shanghai awards Alstom and its a partners contract to
supply 246 metro cars for a total amount of 210
million

Shanghai Shentong Holdings Group, the operator and owner of
Shanghais metro network, has awarded Alstom Transport
and its Chinese partner Puzhen contract to supply 246 metro
cars for Shanghais Mass Transit Line 10. The contract is
worth a total of 210 million. Alstoms share of
the contract amounts to 66 million. The consortium also
includes SATEE, the Alstom Transport joint venture that
specialises 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; another Alstoms joint
venture 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
received orders for over 1,000 Metropolis cars, including six
lines of the Shanghai metro network, 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.