Alstom wins maintenance contract for railway electrification system in Santo Domingo

16 November, 2021 – Alstom, a leading global company offering mobility solutions on five (5) continents, has announced that it has been retained by the Office for the Reordering of Transport (OPRET), the operator of Santo Domingo’s metro, to maintain the power and catenary systems of lines 1 and 2 of the metro system for the next 3 years, beginning in November of this year. The contract was awarded to a consortium with Sofratesa, in which Alstom is the leader. The two lines of the Santo Domingo metro system make it the most important public transportation system in the Dominican Republic. Alstom has been present providing its maintenance services and experience since the creation of the Santo Domingo metro: the correct maintenance allows a maximum useful life of the components and maintain an optimal availability of the assets without compromising safety. Since the line first opened and through to the end of 2020, the system has transported more than 51.5 million people safely and efficiently.

For Alstom, this maintenance contract, and its partnership with OPRET as a contractor since the construction of lines 1 and 2, are great sources of pride. The company’s global industry experience allows it to provide efficient interface management between partners, third-party maintainers, third-party train operators, regulatory agencies, and more.