Alstom to install its Atlas ERTMS signalling system on the
new Hanzelijn line in the Netherlands

Alstom will equip the new line with its Atlas control and
signalling system, which is compatible with the ERTMS Level 2
standard, and will install the national ATB system. This
project will cut the journey time from Zwolle to Amsterdam by
15 minutes. With Atlas, the speed and the capacity of the
trains can be increased, in complete safety.

This new contract confirms Alstoms leading
position in the development of interoperability in
Europe, stated Roland Kientz, Alstom Transports
Senior Vice President, Northern Europe. We are currently
working on 20 ERTMS projects in 10 countries including the
Netherlands, where we have equipped the Betuweroute.

Present for over 20 years in the Netherlands through its three
sites at Ridderkerk, Utrecht and Rijswijk (The Hague), Alstom
is a historic supplier of the countrys rail sector for
both mainlines and urban transport. Alstom is the largest
supplier of signalling systems and equipment in the
Netherlands. Besides the Betuweroute, a freight corridor
linking the port of Rotterdam and Germany which has 53
locomotives equipped by Alstom with onboard ERTMS systems, the
Belgian section of the L4 high-speed line is also equipped with
Alstoms ERTMS Level 2 technology.

About ERTMS
Alstom Transport is the leader in the operational deployment of
interoperability in Europe, the main market in the ERTMS area.
With more than 650 trains in commercial service under the
supervision of ATLAS and over 19 million km travelled, Alstom
holds 70% of the market for ERTMS signalling equipment on board
European trains. Alstom is currently working on more than 20
ERTMS projects in 10 European countries, including the
Rome-Naples line in Italy (the first very high-speed line to be
equipped with an ERTMS Level 2 system) and the
Mattesten-Rothrist line in Switzerland, which has the largest
fleet of ERTMS-equipped trains.

Press contact
Cecile Dodat

Tel +33 (0)1 57 06 91 48 / +33 (0)6 72 59 83 70

cecile.dodat@transport.alstom.com

Website
www.transport.alstom.com

¹
European Rail Traffic Management System

² Automatische Trein Beïnvloeding