The Bombardier-Alstom Consortium, manufacturers of the new generation of metro cars for Montréal, togheter with the Société de Transport de Montréal (STM) inaugurated, on February 7th, the new AZUR metro cars.
“AZUR has undergone strict and extensive qualification testing on the STM network, validating the metro trainset in its operating environment and confirming its performance,” said Angelo Guercioni, President of Alstom Canada. “With this entry into service, passengers can be assured of comfortable, enjoyable and safe journeys.”
This project generates important economic benefits for Québec: more than 150 Canadian suppliers, including over a hundred long-standing Québec companies, participate in the project, whose Canadian content exceeds 60%.
Alstom’s scope of work for this contract is the supply of more than 900 bogies for the new metro cars, the automatic train control system, as well as communications and passenger information and video-surveillance systems.
The automatic train control system supplied by Alstom, adapted to the operational mode, constraints and infrastructure of the STM network, ensures passenger safety and maximum fluidity. AZUR’s on-board, integrated and fully customisable information system keeps passengers informed, safe and entertained throughout their journey, and allows for real-time monitoring to improve network operations.
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