Alstom has secured a contract worth about €100m with transport operator Stadtwerke Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main (VGF), to supply 38 of its Citadis trains to the city of Frankfurt, Germany.
The contract also involves an optional delivery of 15 additional vehicles and requires Alstom to repair equipment and provide training and warranty services.
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The company will deliver the first two trams in 2020. The trams will operate throughout the city’s current tramway network.
Alstom managing director for Germany and Austria Jörg Nikutta said: “This order once again demonstrates the global success of our flagship tram Citadis.
“We are very proud to now introduce it to Frankfurt. By providing reliable and modern rolling stock, we commit to supporting German operators in overcoming tomorrow’s urban transport challenges.”
The Citadis trams for Frankfurt are 100% low-floor vehicles and feature large glass surfaces, LEDs for soft, homogeneous lighting and large individual seats. They will also offer large screens to display travel information.
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By GlobalDataThe trams will additionally include driver assistance systems, automatic dipped beam and rain sensors.
The three-car tram will be 31.5m-long and carry a maximum of 197 passengers. The trams feature double-doors along their entire length to ensure accessibility.
Special adaptations for the German market will include carriages made of steel and four pivoting bogies to enable vehicular flexibility.
Over 2,500 Citadis trams have been sold in more than 50 cities across the globe. As many as 2,000 trams are currently in operation and have covered more than 1 billion kilometres.
