Alstom and NTA (Metropolitan Mass Transit System LTD) signed a EUR 90 million contract for the supply of signalling and train control system for Tel Aviv Tramway Red Line project. The contract involves the development, manufacture, procurement, supply, installation, testing, commissioning, warranty and maintenance of the signalling and train control of the 90-vehicle for the new city’s line. The maintenance services cover a period of 10 years and an option of 6 additional years and an option for supplying the signalling systems for an additional amount of 30 vehicles.
The contract includes the control of the trams that will travel along the Red Line, including coordination with the road traffic lights system, as well as transfer to automatic driving in the tunnels. Alstom will supply Urbalis 400 CBTC system, a solution for urban transit operators aiming at maximizing performance, capacity and availability.
“I congratulate Alstom for joining the national project of building the mass transit system in greater Tel Aviv. This is a meaningful stepping stone on the way to the Red Line, which will be operational in four years,” said NTA CEO, Yehuda Bar-On.
The Red Line will begin operations in October 2021, and is planned to service approx. 200,000 passengers every day. The 24-km tramway line will pass through five municipalities and will include a 12-km tunnel section to be built under the cities of Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan and Bnei Brak.
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