Alstom wins rolling stock contract over €260 million for Barcelona Metro

Barcelona, Spain (Urban Transport News): Leading global rolling stock manufacturer, Alstom has signed a contract with Barcelona Metro operator TMB (Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona) to supply 42 Metropolis trains to replace those currently running on lines 1 and 3 of the network.

The contract valued at over €260 million signed on Monday. The scope of work includes the design, manufacturing, and commissioning of the 42 Metropolis trains. According to plan, Alstom will manufacture five-car trains at its Barcelona site and will deliver to TMB within two and a half years.

Alstom is honoured by this sign of confidence from TMB. The expertise and innovation capabilities of our teams are fully mobilised to support the plan to modernise Barcelona Metro for the benefit of passengers. Carrying over 400 million passengers per year, the Barcelona network is one of the most efficient and modern in Europe. With our trains, we aim to help TMB in the development of efficient and sustainable mobility that responds to the current and future needs of all passengers.

With the withdrawal of the oldest fleet, we accelerate a process of renovation that will increase service reliability, sustainability and passenger comfort in two of our most frequented Metro lines, in a context of maximum demand for the collective transport of Barcelona, upon the entry into force of the low-emission zone.  This is the most important rolling stock acquisition in the history of TMB.

According to Alstom, the new Metropolis trains will meet strict sustainability criteria like light structure, low energy consumption, high levels of recoverability and recyclability, technical reliability and ease of maintenance. The new trains will also be equipped with remote sensors for optimal maintenance.

The new Metropolis trains (Rolling Stock) for Barcelona Metro will be built with the comfort of passengers in mind, offering accessibility, wide doors and spaces to facilitate passenger flow, acoustic comfort, vibration mitigation and passenger information in real-time. Both external an internal design features will remain trustful to the TMB brand but Alstom will also add new visual elements that reflect the identity and culture of Barcelona, ​​such as graphics on the doors that represent the urban landscape of Barcelona.

"The new trains for Barcelona will benefit from the experience and reliability of Alstom’s Metropolis range, currently in circulation on line 9 and line 10 of the Barcelona Metro, incorporating innovative technological solutions and meeting TMB’s requirements in terms of reliability, availability, safety, and comfort", said in the official release of Alstom.

Alstom is leading global Rolling Stock manufacture and having more than 65 years’ experience in the production of the metro trains, having manufactured and sold over 17,000 metro cars operating in 55 cities worldwide and carrying 30 million passengers every day.