Alstom to supply new signalling system and additional trains for line 1 of Turin Metro

7th February 2022

  • €156 million turnkey contract includes train-to-train CBTC system, allowing for higher capacity on all lines and 4 new Metropolis trains
  • Includes option of 12 more trains

Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has won a €156 million turnkey contract in Italy with Infra.To, owned by the city of Turin and one of Europe’s largest public companies, to supply its latest generation of fully driverless train-to-train CBTC[1] system for line 1 of Turin Metro along with four new Metropolis trains. The contract includes an option for twelve more Metropolis trains.

Alstom will oversee the development, delivery, installation, testing and commissioning of its CBTC solution to replace the current signalling system both on the existing line and aboard the trains of line 1 along the newly built extension, Fermi-Cascine Vica. The option also includes the introduction of the signalling system in the new depot under construction.

“We are very proud of this agreement signed with Infra.To, which further confirms Alstom’s expertise in urban mobility. We are pleased to help give new impetus to local mobility in Turin with our new environmentally friendly Metropolis trains. The metros will also be equipped with Alstom’s innovative CBTC solution, which allows for fully automated operation, thus allowing higher capacity on all lines,” explained Michele Viale.

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[1] Communications-Based Train Control