Alstom has been awarded a contract by Chengdu Metro Corp. Ltd. to supply the traction systems for 496 metro cars to circulate on Line 5, the city’s new metro line. The contract is worth approximately EUR 57 million. The line is expected to start revenue service by the end of 2019.
As part of the contract, Alstom will be supplying its OptONIX metro traction system, specifically designed and developed for the Chinese market. This includes traction inverters, motors and auxiliary converters. It is designed to improve operational performance and reduce life cycle costs by using regenerative electrical braking.
All traction systems will be manufactured jointly by Alstom’s joint ventures Shanghai Alstom Transport Electrical Equipment Co. Ltds (SATEE) and Chengdu Alstom Transport Electrical Equipment Co. Ltd. (CATEE), with support from Xi’an Alstom Yongji Electric Equipment Co. and four Alstom sites in Europe.
Alstom has supplied traction systems for 750 metro cars of Chengdu metro line 3 and 4 via its JV SATEE.
When it opens, Chengdu Line 5 will be 49 km long and have 41 stations. It will connect the city’s 6 districts from the North to the South, and will be a high capacity line, with Type A 8-car configuration for the first time in Chengdu.
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