Alstom has announced the acceptance of a 270 million EUR order for the production of 25 X’trapolis 2.0 trains across the company’s facilities throughout Victoria.
The announcement follows the exercise of a contract option by the Victorian Government, and will see new units join the initial trains first introduced into service in May 2026.
Tailored from Alstom’s Adessia commuter rail platform; the X’trapolis 2.0 train is notable for its use of a 60% local content requirement, which necessitates the use of skilled manufacturers from across metropolitan and regional Victoria in an effort to support the broader supply chain.
The exercise of the option brings the total number of Alstom-manufactured units currently in production within Victoria to 50 trains.
Developed in partnership with Victorian Department of Transport and Planning; the X’trapolis 2.0 train offers a passenger capacity of 1,225, a continuous walkthrough design, wider doors, accessibility features such as 20 dedicated wheelchair spaces, pram, bike and mixed-use areas, semi-automated ramps, tactile signage, assistive hearing technologies, and an improved passenger-driver interface.
