Alstom to supply traction to Line 3 of the Chengdu metro in China

Alstom has been awarded a contract by Chengdu Metro Corp Ltd to supply the traction systems for 288 metro cars due to circulate on Line 3, the city’s new metro line. The line is being built in three phases, with a first phase to open in August 2016. The contract, worth around €40 million, is for phases 2 and 3 of the line, expected to start its trial run in 2018.

When complete, Line 3 will be 50 km long and include 37 stations, connecting the suburbs of Chengdu to the centre of the city.

Through its Chinese joint venture SATEE (Shanghai Alstom Transport Electrical Equipment Co. Ltd.), Alstom is supplying its metro traction system OptONIX, specifically designed and developed for the Chinese market. OptONIX is Alstom's high performance, high reliability traction system specifically developed to improve operational performance and reduce life cycle cost.

Alstom was also in charge of supplying the traction systems for the 144 metro cars that will circulate on the first phase of Line 3. The traction systems for all three phases are being manufactured by SATEE in China and Alstom in France and Belgium, with components supplied by Tarbes and software supplied by Charleroi.

“We are pleased to be awarded a new contract by the city of Chengdu to participate in the extension of its metro network, which will significantly shorten the commuting time of its passengers through a transport solution that is reliable, efficient and environmentally friendly. With the objective of developing greener transport solutions, the city of Chengdu can rely on Alstom’s urban mobility solutions, and its proximity to China through its valuable local JV SATEE, to achieve this aim,” said Ling Fang, Managing Director of China & East Asia, Alstom.

Alstom has supplied traction solutions for 750 metro cars on the Chengdu metro lines, and for 3,400 metro cars of 18 metro lines in 8 cities in China including Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Qingdao and Hong Kong.

Alstom and SATEE have been supplying traction for metro cars in China for more than 15 years.

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From trains to services and from signalling to infrastructure, Alstom is a leading supplier of integrated mobility solutions. Alstom manages all the stages in setting up an integrated metro system, from its design, to its complete validation and commissioning. With 17 integrated metro projects awarded in cities such as Panama (L. 1 and 2), Guadalajara (Mexico), Los Teques (Venezuela) and Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) - one of the largest turnkey metro projects ever launched, Alstom is a world leader in this area.