ALSTOM SA: Alstom selected by Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority to deliver 130 low floor electric Citadis light rail vehicles
01 Junho 2023 - 12:45PM
ALSTOM SA: Alstom selected by Southeastern Pennsylvania
Transportation Authority to deliver 130 low floor electric Citadis
light rail vehicles
Alstom
selected by
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Transportation Authority to
deliver 130 low floor
electric Citadis light rail
vehicles
- Base
order valued at
€667
million, with
options for 30 additional
vehicles
- The
Citadis 100%
full low
floor design
will deliver
universal
accessibility for all
passengers
- Modern
vehicles
maximise
capacity and reduce energy
consumption
1 June
2023 – Alstom, global leader in
smart and sustainable mobility, has signed a contract with the
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), to
deliver 130 full low floor electric streetcars valued at over €667
million (approximately USD$ 718.2 million), with options to build
an additional 30 streetcars. The agreement calls for the delivery
of fully customised, sustainable, next-generation Citadis light
rail vehicles (LRVs) specifically designed for North America and
made to navigate the historic streets of Philadelphia.
The new Citadis streetcars will provide an
energy-efficient mobility solution that utilises state-of-the-art,
service-proven traction technology and offers a 20% reduction in
energy consumption compared to a standard light rail solution.
Additionally, energy efficiency is achieved by integrating LED
lights and sensor-based air-conditioning, and each vehicle is 99%
recyclable at the end of its 30-year lifespan.
The cars will feature 100 percent full low
floors with wider aisles to facilitate passenger movement and
accessibility, ramps at all doors for disabled access, audio and
visual messaging systems to inform and communicate upcoming stops
and service changes to passengers and metro-style seating
characterised by flexible interiors that accommodate larger items
while adjusting to capacity, demand and need, as well as designated
spaces for wheelchairs, walkers, strollers, and bicycles. The new
streetcars will also help SEPTA provide a faster and more reliable
service that carries more passengers, uses less energy, reaches
more destinations, and above all, provides equitable service for
everyone.
“We are proud to be selected by the Southeastern
Pennsylvania Transportation Authority to build and supply 130
next-generation LRVs,” said Michael Keroullé, President, Alstom
Americas. “The new Citadis streetcars will bring more efficient
accessible and equitable service to the people of Philadelphia’s
metropolis, as they will replace the existing SEPTA fleet that
dates from the 80’s. We are thrilled with the opportunity to serve
over 80,000 daily riders with a more accessible, comfortable, and
modern experience.”
SEPTA’s seven trolley lines run for 68 miles and
connect communities in west, southwest and north Philadelphia and
Delaware County directly with the region’s two largest employment
and healthcare centres, Center City and University City. The
current trolley vehicles have served riders since the early
1980s.
The streetcars will be manufactured in the
United States, at Alstom’s Hornell facility in upstate New York,
which has years of proven experience and the established
capabilities necessary to meet “Buy America” requirements. Alstom
has invested extensively in the Hornell site over the past few
years, including the construction of a stainless-steel car body
shell manufacturing facility to localise car body shell production,
which will provide greater quality control over the entire
production process for SEPTA. Additionally, Alstom will
manufacture the advanced propulsion system for the streetcars at
its North American centre of excellence for advanced propulsion
technology research and development and engineering in West
Mifflin, Pennsylvania.
Alstom’s Citadis range of low-floor trams and
light rail vehicles offers modern and energy-efficient
transportation for cities. With a wide variety of solutions for
catenary-free operation, Citadis products are especially suited for
new lines and urban renewal projects. Since the first tram entered
service in 2000, Citadis trams have covered over 1 billion
kilometres and transported 10 billion passengers. More than 3,000
Citadis vehicles have been ordered or are already in successful
revenue service in 70 cities – including Paris, Nice, Caen, Nantes,
Frankfurt, Rotterdam, Dublin, Barcelona, Athens, Dubai, Lusail,
Casablanca and Sydney – in more than 20 countries.
Alstom™ and Citadis™ are protected trademarks of
the Alstom Group.
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and promoting innovative and sustainable transportation solutions
that people enjoy riding. From high-speed trains, metros,
monorails, trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure,
signalling and digital mobility, Alstom offers its diverse
customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. With its presence
in 63 countries and a talent base of over 80,000 people from 175
nationalities, the company focusses its design, innovation, and
project management skills to where mobility solutions are needed
most. Listed in France, Alstom generated revenues of €16.5 billion
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