Chennai: Alstom has said it has completed the last of the 22 Metropolis trains for Sydney Metro, currently being delivered on schedule from its Alstom’s Sricity facility in Andhra Pradesh.
The flag-off ceremony at Sricity took place in the presence of Alstom Senior VP – Asia Pacific, Ling Fang, MD – India and South Asia, Alain Spohr, and MD – Australia and New Zealand, Mark Coxon.
In 2014, Alstom won a contract to deliver 22 six-car train sets, as well as the CBTC signalling system, for North West Rail Link, Australia’s biggest public transport project and first fully-automated metro network.
Alstom’s engineering hub in Bengaluru adapted the Metropolis and Urbalis 1 solutions to the specific needs of Sydney Metro to ensure fast, safe and reliable services to the residents of Sydney, a release from the firm stated.
“We are immensely proud to have completed the last train for Sydney Metro in this landmark project for the Asia Pacific region. We are also proud to see Sricity concluding its first export order on time, delivering on expectations and winning our customer’s trust. We firmly believe in India’s role as a manufacturing and engineering hub for international markets, and this milestone bear witness to that,” said Ling Fang.