In line with Alstom’s commitments to promoting sustainable mobility, the new trains will be developed using eco-design criteria, including choice of raw materials, traction systems, energy efficiency, and recycling at the end of their life.
Ergonomic design, accessibility, low life-cycle costs, and fleet reliability will also contribute to making these trains an attractive and sustainable option for promoting public transportation, thereby significantly reducing road congestion and CO2 emissions, Alstom noted.
“This contract is the result of Alstom’s commitment to smart and sustainable mobility in Catalonia,” said Leopoldo Maestu, managing director of Alstom Spain. “As long-time industry and technology partners, we want to offer solutions that meet the 21st century’s mobility challenges. To do so, we offer leading technology in the sector, unique industrial capacity, a local supplier network and a consolidated value chain for developing these state-of-the-art trains for FGC. We are confident they will be the new face of sustainable mobility in Barcelona and Catalonia.”
Each of the ten new trains will consist of five single-deck cars with a total capacity of 600 passengers and a maximum speed in commercial service of 120 km/h. The entire train will be low floor (except for the bogie and cab areas), with extra-wide double doors located at platform height.
The cars have been designed to make the most of the interior space, ensuring greater passenger comfort and maximizing train capacity. The trains have a flexible and modular architecture to adapt to different mobility needs throughout their life cycle.
The new trains for FGC will be designed and manufactured at Alstom’s industrial center in Santa Perpètua de la Mogoda, Barcelona. Alstom will also build a new services depot in its site, where the preventive and corrective maintenance will take place.
Alstom’s Coradia series of modular trains benefit from more than 30 years of continuous development and proven technical solutions. More than 3,500 Coradia trains have been sold to date and around 2,900 are currently operating in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Canada. The platform offers a full range of emission-free solutions, including battery or hydrogen versions for non-electrified lines.