Chengdu Metro Corp awarded Alstom a contract for the supply traction systems for 288 metro cars due to circulate on Line 3, the city’s new metro line.
Through its Chinese joint venture SATEE (Shanghai Alstom Transport Electrical Equipment Co. Ltd.), Alstom is supplying its metro traction system OptONIX, specifically designed and developed for the Chinese market.
Alstom was also in charge of supplying the traction systems for the 144 metro cars that will circulate on the first phase of Line 3. The traction systems for all three phases are being manufactured by SATEE in China and Alstom in France and Belgium, with components supplied by Tarbes and software supplied by Charleroi.
The line is being built in three phases, with a first phase to open in August 2016. The contract, worth around EUR 40 million, is for phases 2 and 3 of the line, expected to start its trial run in 2018. When complete, Line 3 will be 50 km long and include 37 stations, connecting the suburbs of Chengdu to the centre of the city.
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