Alstom is to design and supply the new generation of metros for the territory of Greater Lyon. The binding part of the order includes the delivery of 30 metros for an amount of EUR 140 million. This first order may be extended through an exercise of options for up to 18 metros. The first four metros will enter service throughout 2019 on line B of the Lyon metro network.
The contract, which is part of the SYTRAL’s «Avenir Métro 2020» (Future Metro 2020) programme, aims to increase the transport capacity of lines A, B and D of the Lyon metro to deal with increasing ridership, estimated at 30% over the next few years.
The new metros will use the latest advances in technology to increase availability, accessibility and passenger information and to facilitate maintenance. 36 metres long, every metro will be able to transport up to 325 passengers. Environmentally friendly, the new metros for Lyon will be eco-designed. They will be 96% recyclable. They will also be equipped with an entirely electrical braking system, LED lighting and other innovations enabling a 25% reduction in energy usage compared with the metros currently in service.
Six of Alstom’s sites in France are involved in the design and development of the new Lyon metro.
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