ENGINEERINGNET.EU -- The order, worth around 42 million euros, is an option of the contract signed in 2010, which included 23 trains for the metro network of the Dutch capital.
The order is part of an ambitious public transport policy adopted by the municipality of Amsterdam, the city region and the operator, GVB, to expand and modernize the network.
The metro ceiling is 230 centimeters high – 20 centimeters higher than standard metro ceiling. Due to the extra length of the new metro trains (116 meters compared with 37 meters), the train will be able to carry 960 passengers, doubling its current total transport capacity.
The noise reduction equipment installed on board makes this metro one of the quietest in the world and the lighting system of the trainsets uses exclusively sustainable LED technology. Furthermore, the train can run at maximum speed of 80 kph and is equipped for driverless automatic transport.
The additional metro trainsets will be delivered to Amsterdam during the second half of 2014 AND will be produced in Alstom’s Katowice site in Poland.
