Alstom has announced the signing of a 295 million euro contract with Transports publics de la région lausannoise to modernize Lausanne's m2 metro line, the backbone of public transport in the French-speaking region of Switzerland.
The project is designed to increase service frequency and passenger capacity through the deployment of a new CBTC (communication-based train control) system, combined with a mid-life overhaul of the existing rolling stock.
The new automated train control system will allow for shorter headways and greater precision, increasing the number of trains in service, reducing wait times, and meeting growing passenger demand.
In addition to the installation of the new signaling system, the m2 fleet will undergo a major mid-life modernization at Alstom's Villeneuve site in Switzerland, thereby extending the operational life of the metro trainsets.
Alstom added that the agreement also includes technical support and obsolescence management services, ensuring the reliable operation of the m2 line throughout the transition period and beyond.
Alstom is one of the world leading manufacturers of infrastructures for rail transport sector. Net sales break down by family of products and services as follows:
- rolling stocks (43.1%): trains, tramways and locomotives;
- railway services (38.4%): maintenance, modernization, management of spare parts, support and technical assistance services;
- signaling, information and control systems (9.4%);
- railway infrastructures (9.1%): infrastructures for the track laying, lines electrical power systems, electromechanical equipment, telecommunication devices and traveler information in station, terminals for automatic purchase of tickets, access to escalators, lifts for disabled, automatic landing doors on platforms, ventilation, air conditioning and lighting systems).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: France (14.3%), Europe (45.1%), Americas (16.3%), Asia/Pacific (11.7%), and Middle East/ Africa/ Central Asia (12.6%).
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