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ALSTOM - Metropolis Metros and Citadis Light Rail

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ALSTOM is the leading supplier of products, services, and systems to both urban and
main line rail transport providers around the world. The company offers its customers
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full ranges of rolling stock and equipment, and among the extensive range of products
and services available, are our metro (METROPOLIS) and light rail vehicle (CITADIS)
METROPOLIS - one in four
range.
ALSTOM in transport has over 25,000 employees in over 60 countries world-wide, and
annual sales which exceed 3.5 billion.

metro cars in service

worldwide is ALSTOM built.

METROPOLIS METRO VEHICLE

Over 40 major cities around the world, including Hong Kong, New York, Paris, and
London, use our metro systems. One in four metro cars in use around the world today,
have been built by ALSTOM.
The METROPOLIS family offers modular and flexible transport solutions for urban
mass transit. This impressive system is the result of ALSTOMs long-standing
experience and leadership in urban mass transit solutions. The worlds first choice in
metros, METROPOLIS is a pleasant, modern, and efficient means for moving large
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amounts of people around the city. For mass transit operators, its 50% improvement in
reliability over previous generation metros is a major factor in their satisfaction.
METROPOLIS 700. A
The complete flexibility of the METROPOLIS family enables customers to tailor their
trains according to their individual needs, for example:
Train dimensions (length, width, height, and floor height)
Train configuration (2-9 cars)
Train monitoring architecture
Manned or unmanned operations

medium size vehicle,

16-20m long and 2.63.6m
wide can carry up to 1500
passengers and runs on 750
and 1500 V DC voltage.

Not only does METROPOLIS offer a flexible solution, but also a modular one, thanks
to a complete range of service proven equipment and sub-assemblies, which
contribute to lower life-cycle costs and high reliability and availability. In addition,
METROPOLIS trains can be manufactured either in one of ALSTOMs world-wide sites,
or in partnership with local industries.
METROPOLIS is available in the following designs:

METROPOLIS 700 SERIES

Mid sized vehicle
16-20 m long and 2.6-3.6 m wide
Train capacity: 1000-1500 passengers
750 and 1500 V DC voltage

METROPOLIS 800 SERIES

Wide vehicle
20-25 m long and 2.9-3.2 m wide
Train capacity: 1500-2200 passengers
750 and 1500 V DC voltage

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METROPOLIS 800. This
wide vehicle, 20-25m long
by 2.9-3.2m wide has a
capacity of 1500-2000 and
runs on 1500 V DC voltage.

SUCCESS STORIES
Warsaw metro (108 cars)
Singapore metro (150 cars)

CITADIS LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE

The CITADIS family offers modular and flexible transport solutions for urban

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transport. It provides a unique symbol for each city, and is fully flexible in vehicle
length, width, number of cars, high or low floor and more. Using ALSTOMs latest
engineering know-how, CITADIS is designed to meet passenger expectations in terms
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of easy accessibility and comfort (35% more glass surfaces than traditional trams).
CITADIS adapts easily to address inner city requirements, while blending in naturally
CITADIS - with elegance
with its environment. CITADIS is easy to upgrade, and also keeps maintenance and
and style CITADIS provides
repair costs down. As a result of its flexibility, reduced delivery times and lower
a unique symbol for each
operating costs are part of CITADIS's increased competitiveness.
CITADIS is available in the following designs:

city.

CITADIS 100 series - steel carbody, partial low floor

CITADIS 200 series - steel carbody, partial low floor
CITADIS 300 series - aluminium carbody, partial and full low floor
CITADIS 500 series - reinforced carbody for operation both in the city and on
regional main lines, partial low floor

SOME SUCCESS STORIES

Montpellier, France (28 tramsets)
Lyons, France (43 tramsets)
Contact Details
ALSTOM
48 rue Albert Dhalenne
93482 Saint Ouen Cedex
France
Tel: +33 1 41 66 90 00
Fax: +33 1 41 66 96 66
URL: www.transport.alstom.com

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CITADIS 300 Series
aluminium carbody, partial
and full low floor.

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