Alstom Renews Contract to Operate, Maintain Automated People Mover at Denver International
The new contract will run from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2032. The contract will employ 91 Alstom team members at Denver International Airport and is valued at approximately $228 million.

Alstom will provide maintenance of the vehicles and the 1.2 mile of loop track; power and electrification; signs, signals, and station platform doors; and the communications systems.
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Alstom signed a contract renewal with Denver International Airport to operate and maintain their Innovia Automated People Mover (APM) system over the course of seven years.
The new contract will run from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2032. The contract will employ 91 Alstom team members at Denver International Airport and is valued at approximately $228 million.
Alstom’s Denver Contract
Alstom employees will provide 24-hour a day, seven-day-a-week maintenance and operations for Denver’s Automated People Mover system. The services include the operations and dispatching of the APMs.
Alstom will provide maintenance of the vehicles and the 1.2 mile of loop track; power and electrification; signs, signals, and station platform doors; and the communications systems.
The contract scope includes cleaning services for the interior and exterior of the trains; tunnel floor cleaning, pressure washing, and floor drainage; facilities and platform doors; and the collection and disposition of hazardous waste.
“Alstom is proud to be Denver International Airport’s partner of choice as they continue on their journey to modernize and expand air train service at one of the busiest airports in the world,” said Michael Keroullé, president of Alstom Americas.
Ongoing Partnership at Denver International
Alstom recently entered a new chapter in its 30-year relationship with Denver International Airport by providing new Innovia APM R vehicles, which went into service in July 2024.
Manufactured by Alstom, these train cars increased capacity, efficiency, and comfort for people navigating the airport.
Alstom has been providing operations and maintenance services for the airport’s Automated People Mover system since the airport opened in 1994.
Across all its Innovia APM customers in the U.S., Alstom averages a performance of 99.5% fleet availability, through 24/7 operations and maintenance services.
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