Alstom wins Bucharest metro trains contract

French rail rolling stock manufacturer Alstom has been awarded a contract by Metrorex SA, the state-owned Bucharest metro operator, to provide a total of up to 30 Metropolis trains to run on a newly built line of the city’s metro network.

Contracted to be delivered in two lots, the value of the contract for the first 13 trains totals over €100 million. The option is also there for the contract to be extended with an option for another 17 trains, which would take the total estimated value of the project to as much as €240 million.

The first train will be delivered in less than 29 months and will circulate on the first section of the new metro line, which is already in operation. The other 12 trains of the first lot will be delivered immediately after completion of the approval process for the first one, while the optional lot of 17 units will be delivered based on a request from the Bucharest metro operator.

“We are very proud of this award, especially as it will see Alstom trains running for the first time in Romania. Alstom’s world-class metro expertise has been appreciated all over the world over the last 30 years and now the Romanian passengers will be able to enjoy it as well. We are happy to see our leadership in train production, in addition to maintenance, recognised by our Romanian customer,” said Gabriel Stanciu, Alstom Managing Director for Romania, Bulgaria and Republic of Moldova.

Each of the six-car trains for Bucharest will have 216 seats in a longitudinal seating arrangement and provide two special access areas for passengers with limited mobility. The 114 metres long trains have a specific configuration, customised for Bucharest metro with stainless steel car body shells, providing a total capacity of 1,200 passengers. 

The trains are designed to allow for optimum passenger flow with wide doors, large gangways and dedicated areas for people with disabilities.

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