QUEBEC CITY — Alstom will build and 34 light rail trainsets for Quebec City’s tramway project and provide maintenance for 30 years under a C$1.34 billion contract announced today (Tuesday, April 25) by the manufacturer. The contract also includes an option for construction and maintenance of five additional trainsets.
The equipment will be versions of Alstom’s Citadis light rail equipment adapted for Quebec City’s requirements, especially winter conditions. They will be developed at Alstom’s headquarters in the Americas, located in the Montreal area, and built at its La Pocatière, Que., plant. More than 3,000 of the Citadis trainsets have been sold to 70 cities in 20 countries, including Canada.
They will operate on a 19.3-kilometer (12-mile), 29-station system slated to begin construction in 2024 and scheduled to open in 2029.
“We are very proud to have been chosen by the City of Quebec to supply and maintain the trams for this signature mobility project for the Capitale-Nationale region,” Michael Keroullé, President of Alstom in the Americas, said in a press release. “We are honoured by the trust placed in us by the administration and elected representatives of Quebec City, and are committed to working in partnership with the City to offer a high quality and reliable product, a solution designed and assembled by our teams in Quebec, serving Quebec.”
