CAF won a contract to supply up to 38 new trams for Grenoble.
The Syndicat Mixte des Mobilités de L’Aire Grenobloise (SMMAG) awarded CAF a contract for the supply of 38 Urbos trams, with an option to extend the contract by up to 9 additional units.
The new trams will gradually replace the trams currently in operation starting in 2028, in line with SMMAG’s overall strategy, the main goal of which is to provide an increasingly dynamic service tailored to user needs.
The new units for Grenoble will be tailored to meet the specific requirements of its metropolitan area in terms of accessibility, increased capacity, comfort and operational optimisation.
The trams will be fully air-conditioned and 100% low-floor and will have a capacity to accommodate 281 passengers, including 82 seated. They will facilitate access and movement for people with reduced mobility and wheelchair users. The trams will also feature 12 double-access doors, thereby reducing boarding and alighting times at stations. The new trams will be manufactured at Bagnères-de-Bigorre plant, CAF’s expertise centre in France for manufacturing trams and short trains (under 50 metres).
Securing the Urbos trams contract with SMMAG marks another success for CAF in France as the Spanish rolling stock company has been recently awarded a new train contract for the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. These contracts both have a total value of EUR 300 million.
The new trams for Grenoble, known as the capital of the French Alps, will feature state-of-the-art technology from CAF’s Urbos tram platform, a vehicle that has proven its reliability and is already trusted by transport operators in nearly 50 cities worldwide. This new contract adds to the tram contracts the company is currently developing for Marseille, Montpellier and Tours. In March, the Syndicat des Mobilités de Touraine (Tours) awarded CAF a contract for the supply of 19 Urbos trams for the upcoming Line 2.
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