Alstom Transport has been chosen to supply the trams of the future tramway line in City of Nice. The contract, worth EUR 91 million, involves the supply of 19 Citadis X05 tramsets. The order includes options for 3 to 18 supplementary trams, their energy charging systems and their maintenance for a period of 12 years. Alstom’s Citadis X05 trams will circulate on the new lines 2 and 3 of the Metropolis Nice Côte D’Azur network, for which Alstom equipped line 1 in 2007.
The delivery of the first trams is scheduled for summer 2017 with entry into service on the East-West Line scheduled for 2018. The line will be 11.3 kilometres long, of which 3.2 kilometres in tunnels.
Unlike Line 1, the distinct feature of the new tramway line ordered by the Metropolis Nice Côte d’Azur is the absence of a catenary over the entire surface section of the route, with regular charging inside the station. This feature satisfies the wish to integrate the new tramway line into the urban environment while preserving the city’s architectural heritage.
Alstom will also implement its new ground-based static charging solution SRS, which allows the tram to charge safely and automatically in under 20 seconds while stopped inside the station. The trams will be equipped with Citadis Ecopack, an onboard energy storage device, to guarantee autonomy between two charging points. SRS builds on the operational and security standards of the proven solution APS (the trams of Bordeaux, Reims, Dubai). With this technology, the future trams of the East-West tramway line will be able to recharge at every station as passengers get on and off, without extra stopping time.
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