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The move follows Metra’s board approval in January 2021 to award Alstom a vehicle procurement contract for up to 500 railcars.
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The train is designed according to the principles of basic platform and modular construction, which will allow rapid modification of rolling stock of different types and composition and adaptation of any future power supply.
Read More →The company's new AGV train, which recently completed testing in the Czech Republic, can reach speeds up to 225 mph.
Read More →In all, 63 trains will be operated by vlexx GmbH and the other 28 trains, which are owned by Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen will be operated by erixx GmbH.
Read More →Axonis is an elevated metro system able to transport from 15 to 45,000 passengers per hour per direction, while Urbalis Fluence is the first vehicle-centric communications-based train control system.
Read More →The company will also equip system with static inverters and train control monitoring systems.
Read More →Contract worth approximately $165M for the consortium, with Alstom’s share worth approximately $110M. The project is scheduled to be completed in the spring of 2017.
Read More →The 12 trains will enter service in 2021 and 2022 and replace older trains, some of which are over 30 years old.
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