STIF has ordered a further ten MI09 double-deck trains from the Alstom-Bombardier consortium. The total amount of the contract is EUR 150 million, including EUR 95 million for Alstom. This order relates to a purchase option on a contract awarded to the Alstom-Bombardier consortium in 2009. The new trains – which will be delivered during 2017 – will operate on the RER line A, which carries 1.2 million passengers per day, making it the busiest regional line in Europe.
The new order aims at strengthening the line’s performance by increasing trains capacity and frequencies. It goes along operations that are related to a performance master plan being conducted on the line.
Each MI09 train can carry up to 1,725 people at a maximum speed of 120 km/h. The 110 metres train is composed of five cars, each with three wide doors on each side to optimise passenger flow in stations. Its high-performance electric braking system reduces the train’s energy consumption.
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