Strasbourg Transport Company (CTS) and the Eurometropole of Strasbourg awarded Alstom a EUR 52 million contract for the supply of 17 additional Citadis trams, bringing the total fleet to 80 units.
The new LRVs will reinforce the existing lines, including line D, which serves the city centre of Kehl in Germany. The Citadis tramway is the first to cross a border in France and is approved according to the BOStrab, the German federal decree on the construction and operation of trams in Germany.
The 45-metres-long trams with a capacity of 288 passengers have double doors accessible to PRMs (People with Reduced Mobility), wider seats and areas reserved for wheelchair and stroller users. They are equipped with LED lighting and all-glass doors to enhance comfort and safety for passengers.
CTS and Alstom entered partnership in 2003. This latest order will complete the fleet of 63 trams delivered by Alstom between 2003 and 2019. The last option exercise, signed in March 2016, was for 10 Citadis trams for the extensions of lines A and D.
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