ALSTOM to Supply 48 Cars to Sao Paulo's Metro
24 February 2006 10:23
CPTM, the operator of Sao Paulo's rail network, has awarded an ALSTOM-led consortium a contract for the supply of 48 METROPOLIS cars for Sao Paulo's metro worth more than €63 million. ALSTOM's share is €45 million.
This order is an option included in a contract signed in 1994. In 1994, the same consortium won a contract for the supply of 120 cars of the same type. The current METROPOLIS cars were ordered to increase transport capacity of line C connecting Jurubatuba in the south west of the Sao Paulo region with Osasco, in preparation of the upcoming operation of metro line four scheduled for the end of 2008. Thanks to the new rolling stock, transport capacity will be increased from 90,000 passengers to 230,000 passengers a day.
ALSTOM's site in Lapa, Sao Paulo (Brazil) will provide the traction equipment and be in charge of the manufacture of the metro cars. Delivery will start mid-2007 and finish at the beginning of 2008.
ALSTOM has been a supplier to CPTM for more than 10 years and has so far delivered 30 trains for the East Express line, a full turnkey system for line G (current metro line five) including 48 METROPOLIS cars, the operation control centers for most lines and the signalling systems for lines C,E and F. The company is currently maintaining 78 suburban trains and renovating 39 suburban trains.
With more than 35 product lines and a presence in more than 60 countries, ALSTOM's Transport sector offers complete products and services for new rolling stock, signalling, and electrical and mechanical infrastructure as well as maintenance and rehabilitation 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 sales of €5.1 billion in financial year 2004-2005, 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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