TransLink Vancouver awarded Alstom a contract for the supply of 6 additional SkyTrain Mark V trains with a value of EUR 86 million (CAD 123 million).
The Mark V design features consist of five-car sets, all internally open-ended with walk-through carriages. They have mostly forward-facing seating and include more space for bikes, luggage, and leaning pads. The new digital interior information displays will provide riders with improved onboard transit alerts. Strip indicator lights at the doors will assist people who have hearing loss by flashing when doors close, fault warnings are issued, or when emergency brakes are deployed. The SkyTrain Mark V trains will operate with door chimes and on-train announcements to assist customers who are visually impaired.
Alstom is currently supplying 41 Mark V trains (205 railcars) to TransLink. The first trains have been delivered to Vancouver in December 2023. These are designed, manufactured, and tested in Canada at Alstom’s facilities in Kingston, ON, La Pocatière and Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC.
“This additional order of our made-in-Canada vehicles, specifically designed for Vancouver SkyTrain, will help improve daily commutes in the Vancouver Greater Area,” Michael Keroullé, President & CEO Alstom Americas said.
TransLink is currently expanding infrastructure in Metro Vancouver to connect communities and give people more affordable options to travel. The Surrey Langley SkyTrain project and the Broadway Subway project will increase the region’s existing SkyTrain network by 27 per cent.
In 2022, tunnelling started for the Broadway Subway project which will extend the Millennium Line with 5.7 km and 6 underground stations. In 2020, Acciona-Ghella joint venture was selected for the construction contract with transport services expected to begin in 2025.
The Surrey Langley SkyTrain project is a 16-kilometre extension of the Expo Line. It will travel on an elevated guideway along Fraser Highway from King George SkyTrain Station to Langley Centre, connecting City Centre, Fleetwood and Cloverdale/Clayton with seamless rapid transit.
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