Victoria’s public transport authority, Transport for Victoria (TfV), awarded Alstom a EUR 60 million contract for the supply of five additional X’Trapolis trainsets which will serve Melbourne’s suburban rail network.
Composed of six cars, the 145-metre-long train has been designed to optimise capacity (1,238 passengers) whilst maximising passenger experience, comfort and safety. The new trains will also feature enhanced accessibility and improved automated safety features.
The Alstom X’Trapolis trains in Victoria is the largest fleet of single deck trains in Australia and have proven to be the most reliable rolling stock on the Melbourne network. The new trains will further enhance the network’s capacity while also increasing the reliability of the entire system.
The contract will expand TfV’s fleet to 106 trains (636 cars) delivered from Alstom’s manufacturing facility in Ballarat since 2002.
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