Alstom has been awarded a 300 million EUR contract to equip the RER B and RER D lines in the Île-de-France region with the latest NExTEO signalling technology.
The 12-year framework contract, which is one of the nation’s largest ever signalling contracts, was awarded by Île-de-France Mobilités, SNCF Réseau, SNCF Voyageurs and RATP to help improve the performance and punctuality of RER trains.
The new NExTEO solution is a Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling solution that incorporates train automation, control and supervision.
Its use on these two lines will improve reliability in the common tunnel between Gare du Nord and Châtelet-les-Halles stations to help infrastructure managers and transport operators meet increased ridership demands.
“I am delighted with this new order, which demonstrates the confidence of our long-standing partners in the products developed by Alstom to improve the performance and throughput of RER lines B and D in response to the increase in passenger traffic. With this new contract, Alstom will equip a total of 350 trains and 100 kilometres of these 2 RER lines, which are among the busiest in the Île-de-France region.”
Alstom will develop and deploy the new NExTEO technology as part of its Urbalis signalling platform. To do so it will leverage expertise from three of its French sites: Saint-Ouen and Aix-en-Provence for system specifications, development, integration and deployment; and Villeurbanne for on-board CBTC equipment and trackside signalling products.
