Rolling stock manufacturer Alstom has received a €70m order to deliver 13 additional Citadis Dualis tram-trains to Paris, France.
Paris’ transport operator Île-de-France Mobilités and Transilien SNCF will procure the additional train sets by exercising an option under a framework agreement signed in 2007.
The latest order includes 11 train sets are Line T4 and two for Line T12. The purchase will be completely financed by Île-de-France Mobilités.
Alstom France president Jean-Baptiste Eyméoud said: “Following the entry into commercial service of the Citadis Dualis tram-trains on line T4 in December 2019, and as we currently produce the trains for line T13, I am delighted that Alstom is continuing to deploy the tram-train solution in the Île-de-France region.
“This new exercise of options points to the relevance of this versatile transport solution and to the renewed trust of our customers, Île-de-France Mobilités and Transilien SNCF.”
Built on Alstom’s Citadis tram platform, the Citadis Dualis tram-trains are designed to combine the benefits of trains and trams.
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By GlobalDataThere are currently 78 such vehicles are in operation in France, including 30 in Île-de-France.
The tram-trains will be primarily manufactured at Alstom’s Valenciennes Petite-Forêt site. Several other Alstom facilities in France will also be associated with the project.
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