Alstom has signed a new contract with Turin city-owned organisation Infra.To, worth €156 million.
Alstom will supply Infra.To with its modern, fully driverless train-to-train CBTC system for Line 1 of Turin Metro, along with four new Metropolis trains.
Infra.To also has an option in the contract to order a further 12 trains.
Line 1 of the Turin Metro is a central part of the city’s plans to boost its public transport network. Once complete, it will stretch for 18.5 kilometres, connecting Fermi (in Collegno) to Piazza Bengasi, with the route passing through the heart of the city via the stations of Porta Nuova and Porta Susa.
The latest iteration of the 20-year-old Metropolis series of trains, being ordered as part of the contract, will be able to carry 320 passengers at a time and have improved space and modern information screens.
Alstom will be responsible for the development, delivery, installation, testing and commissioning of its CBTC remote operating solution to replace the current signalling system both on the existing line and aboard the trains of Line 1 along the newly built extension, Fermi-Cascine Vica. The option also includes the introduction of the signalling system in a new depot currently under construction.
President and CEO of Alstom Ferroviaria, Michele Viale, said: “We are very proud of this agreement signed with Infra.To, which further confirms Alstom’s expertise in urban mobility. We are pleased to help give new impetus to local mobility in Turin with our new environmentally friendly Metropolis trains. The metros will also be equipped with Alstom’s innovative CBTC solution, which allows for fully automated operation, thus allowing higher capacity on all lines.”
