Alstom to supply 126 metro cars for Nanjing Line 1 South
extension

The contract involves 21 six-cars Alstoms Metropolis
trainsets. According to the contract, Alstom is responsible for
the design of the trains and the validation of the first
trainset, Puzhen is in charge of the manufacturing and warranty
of the 21 trainsets and SATEE will manufacture the auxiliary
inverter and traction equipments. All the metro cars are
scheduled to be delivered by 2011.


The Nanjing Metro Line 1 southern extension will be 18
kilometers long, linking An De Men and
Chengdong Road, and will serve 12 stations. It is
scheduled to enter into service from March 2010. In 2002,
Alstom had already supplied 120 Metropolis cars for the Line 1.
In total, 246 Alstom metro cars will equip Nanjing metro Line 1
after the delivery of this last order.


Besides Nanjing Metro Line 1, the Alstom consortium also
supplied 144 Metropolis metro cars for Nanjing Metro Line 2 in
April 2007. To date, over 370 Metropolis metro cars have been
sold in Nanjing and over 1,400 in China.



* The consortium led by Nanjing CSR Puzhen Rail Transit Co.,
Ltd. also includes Alstom Transport S.A. (ATSA) and Shanghai
Alstom Transport Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd. (SATEE), the
Alstom Transport joint venture specialized in traction
equipment and based in Shanghai.



About Alstom Transport


A promoter of sustainable mobility, Alstom Transport develops
and markets the most complete range of systems, equipment and
services in the railway market. Alstom Transports
strength lies in its ability to manage entire transport
systems, taking in the rolling stock, signalling and
infrastructure, and to offer turnkey solutions.
Alstom Transports sales over the 2006/07 financial year
took it to 1st place in the world transport market.



About SATEE


Shanghai Alstom Transport Electrical Equipement Co., Ltd.
(SATEE) is a joint venture set up by Alstom Transport and
Shanghai Electric Group in 1999. Specialized in traction
equipment, SATEE mainly produces inverters, CARA TM assistant
converters, three phase asynchronic AC traction motors,
electric control systems, line reactors, braking resistors,
main controllers and driving cab and power module equipment.
Within the Alstom consortium, SATEE has been involved in the
projects for Shanghai Metro lines 1, 3, 5, 8 and 10, and
Nanjing Metro Line 1.




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