Alstom, headquartered in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France, is a global leader in rail transport and sustainable mobility solutions. The company designs, manufactures, and services a comprehensive range of rolling stock, including high-speed trains, metros, trams, and locomotives. Beyond rolling stock, Alstom provides signaling systems, turnkey solutions, and digital mobility services, enhancing the efficiency and safety of rail operations worldwide. With operations in over 60 countries and a workforce exceeding 80,000 employees, Alstom is committed to innovation and sustainability, aiming to reduce the environmental impact of transportation and promote green mobility. The company's portfolio includes renowned products like the Avelia high-speed trains and Citadis trams, which are integral to urban transit systems globally.
Alstom has successfully supplied, tested and commissioned part of Cairo Metro line 3 - Ph4 with a total of 10 stations from Heliopolis to Adly Mansour. His excellency the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, the Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly and the Minister of Transport, Kamel El Wazir, have inaugurated the line with the presence of Dr. Essam Wally the Chairman of NAT (National Authority for Tunnels), and Mena AZER, Project Manager of Alstom Egypt.
10 August 2020 – Alstom has reviewed the information communicated to the market by Bombardier Inc on August 6, 2020, particularly with regards to the financial and operational performance of Bombardier Transportation.
6 August 2020 – Alstom has launched the validation test campaign for the Prima T8 AZ8A freight locomotives in Azerbaijan on the main freight transit line, which has recently been converted from 3kV DC to 25kV AC.
Alstom and Bombardier welcome the European Commission’s (EC) decision for conditional clearance of the proposed acquisition of Bombardier Transportation by Alstom.
Alstom has delivered the first of eight new Citadis tramways to Dublin, as part of a partnership with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and the National Transport Authority (NTA) that will also see it extend 28 existing vehicles.
Bremervoerde, 28 July 2020 – In Lower Saxony's Bremervoerde, the world's first hydrogen filling station for passenger trains will be built starting in September. Representatives of the state and the companies involved met on site for a symbolic ground-breaking ceremony. An eighteen-month test phase for the first two trains was successfully completed at the end of February. The mobility project, which has attracted worldwide attention, is now entering its next phase.