ALSTOM SA: Alstom to supply 38 Citadis Spirit Light Rail Vehicles for Stage 2 of Ottawa's O-Train Confederation Line
23 June 2017 - 2:07AM
A contract worth
close to €200 million
Alstom to supply 38 Citadis Spirit Light Rail
Vehicles for Stage 2 of
Ottawa's O-Train Confederation Line
22 June 2017
- Alstom has been awarded a contract worth close to €200 million
(approximately CA$300 million) by Rideau Transit Group
(RTG)[1] to supply
38 Citadis Spirit light rail vehicles for the Stage 2 O-Train Light
Rail Transit Expansion Project in Ottawa, Ontario. The expansion
will extend the Confederation Line currently being built further
east by more than 12 km, and further west by another 15 km.
Construction of Stage 2 will begin in 2019 and, once complete in
2023, the total LRT system will have nearly 60 km of rail and 41
stations, with more than 70% of residents in Ottawa living within
five kilometres of the line.
"We are
excited that RTG has selected Alstom to supply the Citadis Spirit
for the Stage 2 extension of Ottawa's light rail system," said
Angelo Guercioni, Managing Director of Alstom Canada. "This second order for Ottawa builds upon our track record,
where close to half of the 34 Citadis Spirit vehicles for the
Confederation Line are in various stages of assembly and
testing."
The Citadis Spirit is a 100%
low-floor vehicle that offers easy accessibility, and an interior
layout featuring a wide central aisle and interior circulation that
provide a safer and more enjoyable passenger experience. Alstom is
currently supplying 34 Citadis Spirit vehicles for Ottawa's O-Train
Confederation Line as per a 2013 subcontract agreement with RTG,
and will maintain both vehicles and the light rail system for a
period of 30 years.
Alstom has approximately 120
employees located at the Belfast Yard Maintenance and Storage
Facility (MSF) where the Citadis Spirit vehicles are being
assembled and tested. Currently, 9 vehicles are in various
stages of assembly and an additional 7 vehicles are undergoing
static and dynamic testing. In March 2017, the Citadis Spirit
vehicle achieved and surpassed commercial operating speed during
dynamic tests on the Confederation Line alignment. The 38 vehicles
in the Stage 2 order will also be assembled by Alstom at the
Belfast Yard MSF.
The contract announced today
follows on a firm order received on 31st May worth
approximately €355 million (CA$529 million) from Metrolinx, an
agency of the Government of Ontario, for the supply of 61 Citadis
Spirit light rail vehicles for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton
area (GTHA).
Alstom's Citadis range of light
rail vehicles is proven technology with approximately 15 years of
return on experience, with more than 2,300 Citadis trains sold to
more than 51 cities worldwide.
About
Alstom
As a promoter of sustainable mobility, Alstom
develops and markets systems, equipment and services for the
transport sector. Alstom offers a complete range of solutions (from
high-speed trains to metros, tramways and e-buses), passenger
solutions, customised services (maintenance, modernisation),
infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Alstom
is a world leader in integrated transport systems. The company
recorded sales of €7.3 billion and booked €10.0 billion of orders
in the 2016/17 fiscal year. Headquartered in France, Alstom is
present in over 60 countries and employs 32,800 people.
Press
contacts
Christopher English - Tel. + 33 1 57 06 36 90
christopher.a.english@transport.alstom.com
Justine Rohée - Tel. + 33 1 57 06 18
81
justine.rohee@alstom.com
Michelle Stein - Tel. +1 514 770
5083
michelle.stein@transport.alstom.com
Investor
relations
Selma Bekhechi - Tel. + 33 1 57 06 95 39
Selma.bekhechi@alstom.com
Julien Minot - Tel. + 33 1 57 06
64 84
Julien.minot@alstom.com
Website
www.alstom.com
[1] Consortium
- composed of ACS Infrastructure Canada Inc, SNC-Lavalin, EllisDon
and other companies - selected to design, build, finance, and
maintain the light rail system in Ottawa.
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