Alstom to Deliver 27 Citadis Trams for Strasbourg Operations

Alstom has announced the signing of a contract to provide both the Eurométropole de Strasbourg and Compagnie des Transports Strasbourgeois (CTS) with a set of 27 Citadis trams.

The order, which will see Alstom begin delivery of the trams in 2026, is part of an 8-year, 250 million EUR framework agreement initially signed between Eurométropole de Strasbourg and Alstom in April 2023.

The first batch of 12 trams previously ordered in 2023 will be delivered in phases starting in Spring 2025.

Measuring in at 45m and sporting a width of 2.40m, each new tram from Alstom features 8 double doors standing at 1.30m on each side in order to facilitate the boarding and disembarking of passengers.

The trams have a capacity of 286 passengers and come equipped with fully glazed doors, as well as door buttons at lower heights, wider seats and reserved areas for wheelchair users and strollers in full compliance with People with Reduced Mobility (PRM) regulations.

Frédéric Wiscart, President of Alstom France, said:

We are delighted with this additional order for new-generation Citadis trams. We would like to thank the Eurométropole de Strasbourg and CTS for their confidence in our ability to meet the growing need for sustainable and innovative mobility in the European capital.

In order to provide adequate access for those in need, the trams also feature 100% low-floor access, signature lighting to aid visualisation when locating opening and closing doors, loudspeakers for the visual and hearing-impaired, acoustic signals for doors, full air-conditioning control and passenger information screens.

Homologation for the new units will be carried out in accordance with BOStrab, Germany’s federal decree for both the development and operation of all trams within the country.

With its new Citadis trams, Alstom is aiming to reduce typical energy consumption compared to a typical unit by 25% with the fitting of new engines, climate comfort management and 100% LED lighting throughout. Each vehicle has also been designed to be 95% recyclable and 98% reusable.

Each new tram, which will be assembled entirely within France, has also been designed to achieve 16% reduction in preventative maintenance over their planned 30 years of operation, which maintenance considerations taken through a more refined selection of spare part preferences to simplify maintenance during their lifespan.

In total, Alstom has enlisted the service of ten of its sixteen sites within the country in order to manufacture the units, including utilising design and assembly services at its La Rochelle site, engine manufacturing at its Ornans site, design and after-sale service from its Saint-Ouen and electrical equipment from Tarbes.