ALSTOM Chosen to Supply New Commuter Trains for Valparaiso in Chile for a Total Amount of over €85 Million
29 July 2002 14:43
MERVAL (Metro Regional de Valparaiso) has chosen ALSTOM for the supply and maintenance of commuter trains, for a total amount of over 85 million euros in net present value. These trains will operate on the existing, 43-kilometre line which links Valparaiso, Viña del Mar and Limache. The investment comes within the frame of the 'Cuarta Etapa' project, which aims to improve the area’s urbanism and level of public transport by rehabilitating the existing MERVAL line and acquiring new rolling stock.
MERVAL (Metro Regional de Valparaiso) has chosen ALSTOM for the supply and maintenance of commuter trains, for a total amount of over 85 million euros in net present value. These trains will operate on the existing, 43-kilometre line which links Valparaiso, Viña del Mar and Limache. The investment comes within the frame of the 'Cuarta Etapa' project, which aims to improve the area’s urbanism and level of public transport by rehabilitating the existing MERVAL line and acquiring new rolling stock.
For this contract, MERVAL has opted for X'TRAPOLIS trains, similar to those chosen by Connex for Melbourne (Australia) and which are currently being delivered. The basic configuration consists of 28 two-car trains with a capacity of 392 passengers* able to operate at speeds up to 120 km/h. ALSTOM will also be responsible for the maintenance of the trains and workshops.
The trains will be manufactured in ALSTOM's factories in Europe, and notably the La Rochelle plant in France. Deliveries are expected to start in March 2005, and commercial operation is scheduled to start in autumn of the same year.
Michel Moreau, President of ALSTOM's Transport Sector, said: 'Our long experience in the supply of rolling stock and maintenance services to transit equipment, not only in Chile but also world-wide, provides us with a sound basis for a successful long-term partnership with MERVAL. We are pleased to participate in Chile's program of modernisation of its mass transit network.'
*4 passengers/m2
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