Alstom will provide the city of Montpellier, France, with
23 additional Citadis trams for its third line

The contract is worth a total of 117
million. It consists of a firm order, worth 65 million,
which includes design studies, building a scale 1 model and
manufacturing 23 Citadis tram trainsets. It also covers three
conditional phases relating to 12 additional trainsets and the
maintenance over 10 years of the 23 trainsets of the firm phase.
The signature of the contract is expected in the next weeks.

This third Montpellier tram line will connect
the west and the south of the region and will serve the areas of
Juvignac, Montpellier, Lattes and Pérols. 22,4 km long and
including 32 stations, it will be brought into service in
2012.

The external design and interior of the trams,
selected for their originality and attractiveness, result from a
joint design project between the Transport department of the
Montpellier area council (TaM) and the design departments of
Christian Lacroix and Alstom Transport.

The Alstom Citadis tramway offers passengers
an optimal quality of life on board and a maximum level of
comfort: low integral floor, air-conditioning, video
surveillance, on-board visual and audio information. With a
length of a 42 metres, the trainsets will be able to accommodate
more than 300 passengers. The trains will be developed at
Alstoms Valenciennes site, northern France, centre of
excellence of the Group for urban rolling stock. Five other
French sites will take part in the manufacturing: Tarbes for
electrical and electronic traction equipment, Ornans for engines,
Le Creusot for bogies, Villeurbanne for onboard electronics and
La Rochelle for final assembly.

Montpellier will benefit from a proven
product, based on a long market pedigree and extensive
experience. To date, 1221 Citadis tramways have been ordered by
29 cities across the world. More than 60 other cities have a
future tramway project.

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