LEVALLOIS-PERRET (dpa-AFX) - Alstom SA (AOMFF.PK, ALS.L), a French rolling stock maker, said on Tuesday that it has bagged a contract of around 900 million euros or C$1.34 billion from Quebec City, for the supply of 34 Citadis trams for its tramway project.
The contract includes design and supply of the rolling stock, and maintenance for a period of 30 years. The deal also comprises an option for a maximum of five trains, including maintenance.
The trams will be developed in Alstom's site in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville of Canada, and will be assembled at its La Pocatière plant in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region.
The trains will be 100 percent electric and run on a 19-kilometre long line in Quebec City.
Until now, over 3,000 Citadis trams have been sold to 70 cities of 20 countries around the world, including Canada.
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