ALSTOM Chosen for the Second Line of the Barcelona Tram
05 July 2002 14:43
Autoritat del Transport Metropolita (ATM), the local transportation authority acting on behalf of the Regional Government of Catalunya, the Municipality of Barcelona and other local Municipalities and Authorities, has chosen the TRAMmet consortium, comprising ALSTOM, for the concession of Barcelona's second tramway line. ALSTOM's share of this project amounts to 93 million euros.
ALSTOM will have a 25% stake in the future concessionaire company; ALSTOM will supply 18 CITADIS tramsets, and be responsible for the system engineering, energy substations, telecommunication, ticketing, road and rail signaling, workshop equipment and project management of the electromechanical package.
Other members of the TRAMmet consortium include : FCC Construcción, Marfina, Arande, COMSA, ACCIONA NESCO Group, Entrecanales Cubiertas, ACCIONA, Soler i Sauret, CGT Corporación General de Transportes, CGEA CONNEX, GUIAVIA, Bansabadell Inversió Desenvolupament, and Société Générale.
The first phase of the new line is scheduled to enter commercial service in March 2004, in time for the Forum 2004 exhibition.
The tramsets will be built in the ALSTOM factory in Barcelona.
In April 2000, ALSTOM was chosen by ATM to supply similar services and electromechanical equipment including 19 CITADIS tramsets for a total of 92 M€ for the first tramway line being built in Barcelona. This line is expected to start commercial operation at the end of 2003.
With more than 35 product lines and a presence in over 60 countries, ALSTOM's Transport Sector offers cutting-edge products and services to four distinct types of customers: urban transit authorities and operators; intercity passenger rail operators and rolling stock owners; rail freight operators; and intercity railway infrastructure owners. ALSTOM's Transport Sector, with 4.4 billion euros in sales in 2001, is among the world's leading suppliers to the railway industry.
For more information on this company:
ALSTOM - Very High Speed, Intercity and Surburban Trains
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