Alstom to supply 57 Citadis tramways to the cities of Oran
and Constantine in Algeria

The contract for the city of Oran calls for an 18 km line,
serving 32 stations. Its value is worth 355 million, of
which 148 million for Alstom. The TRAMNOUR consortium is
made up of Alstom Transport and the Spanish group Isolux
CORSAN. Alstom will supply 30 Citadis tramways, which will be
manufactured at the groups factory in Barcelona, Spain,
the operating system (signalling and telecommunications), the
depot equipment and the substations. Isolux CORSAN will be in
charge of the civil engineering, track, engineering and
overhead catenary. The first trainsets will enter commercial
service 26 months after the contract takes effect.

The Constantine contract is worth 307 million, of
which 178 million for Alstom. It concerns an 8 km line,
serving 11 stations. The consortium is made up of Alstom
Transport and the Italian company Pizzarotti. Alstom will
supply 27 Citadis tramways, the track, electrical power supply,
operating system (signalling and telecommunications) and the
depot equipment. The trams will be manufactured at the
groups factory in La Rochelle (France). Pizzarotti will
perform the civil engineering works. The first trainsets will
enter commercial service 27 months after the contract takes
effect.

These projects form part of the Algerian governments
development programme to respond to the growing need for public
transport. Alstom had previously been entrusted with a turnkey
project by EMA, in 2006, for the construction of the Algiers
tramway.

After Tunis, Algiers and Rabat, the choice made by
the cities of Oran and Constantine confirms Alstoms
position in the urban transport market in North Africa, a
market that is currently experiencing strong growth,
declared Philippe Mellier, President of Alstom Transport.

These successes demonstrate Alstom Transports ability
to manage entire transport projects, offering solutions that
include the rolling stock, signalling, infrastructure and
services. This turnkey market is a strongly growing one, due to
the fact that the growing complexity of technical solutions and
infrastructure projects is leading more customers to demand
complete solutions. Alstom is currently managing projects of
this type in around twenty countries worldwide, such as the new
section of London-Paris line, the Singapore metro and the Reims
tramway in France.

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