Alstom and the Lyon public transport SYTRAL have signed a contract worth EUR 91 million for the supply of new automatic operation systems to metro lines B and D. The automatic start-up of line B is planned for the end of 2019, and line D is scheduled to switch over to the new automated system in mid-2023.
Under the contract, Alstom will supply its Urbalis 400 solution.
The contract is part of the SYTRAL’s “Avenir Metro” (Future Metro) programme. It aims to increase the transport capacity of lines A, B and D of the Lyon metro to cope with an estimated 30% increase in ridership in the coming years. The transport capacity will be increased thanks to Alstom’s solution, which will reduce the time between the trains, as well as by coupling the trains to each other at rush hour.
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