Alstom signs a contract with Emova for the maintenance of the Buenos Aires Metro fleet
Alstom signs a contract with Emova for the maintenance of the Buenos Aires Metro fleet
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Send an emailBuenos Aires, July 24 2024 - Alstom, world leader in smart and sustainable mobility, signed a new contract with EMOVA, concessionaire of the Buenos Aires Metro Network, to overhaul its fleet of 60 Alstom Metropolis 300 model cars (10 trains). The contract has a duration of three years and will guarantee Buenos Aires Metro users a more comfortable travel experience and generate local jobs, since Alstom will carry out the work at the plant located in Los Hornos, in the city of La Plata.
"This new contract covers 60 of these cars, which serve lines D and H of the Buenos Aires Metro and around 50 collaborators from our company will be assigned to carry out these tasks," mentioned Ernesto Garberoglio, General Manager of Alstom Argentina."
This important contract reinforces Alstom's commitment to the City of Buenos Aires, and also highlights the technical expertise of the Los Hornos plant and it’s staff that performs rolling stock maintenance work with high quality standards.
"This contract is the first maintenance agreement for the Alstom Metropolis 300 concluded between EMOVA and Alstom since 2016, when Alstom sold a fleet of 180 cars (30 trains) to Subterráneos de Buenos Aires (SBASE). This new contract covers 60 of these cars, which serve lines D and H of the Buenos Aires Metro and around 50 collaborators from our company will be assigned to carry out these tasks," mentioned Ernesto Garberoglio, General Manager of Alstom Argentina.
More than 800,000 users use the Buenos Aires metro daily, thanks to its fast, efficient and safe service. Alstom equips three of the six Metro lines with signaling systems and rolling stock of the Metropolis 100 and Metropolis 300 models manufactured in Brazil.
With this action, Alstom reaffirms its commitment to provide technological solutions to offer a modern, quality, sustainable and reliable transport service to meet the mobility needs of the users of the City of Buenos Aires.
