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26 March 2018  – Alstom has been awarded four contracts totalling around €330 million by Trenitalia, the Italian national train operator, for the supply of 54 Coradia Stream regional trains. The trains are destined for the Italian regions of Abruzzo (4 trains), Liguria (15 trains), Marche (4 trains) and Veneto (31 trains) as part of the framework agreement signed in 2016 between Alstom and Trenitalia[1]. The 54 additional trains add to the 47 trains already ordered by the Emilia Romagna region in 2016. Alstom’s Coradia Stream for Trenitalia, dubbed “Pop” by the customer, is the latest generation of trains designed for regional and intercity lines. Coradia Stream is an Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) with maximum speed of 160 km/h in the regional version. The train ordered by Trenitalia can transport morethan 300 passengers seated, offering easy accessibility thanks to its low floor. Designed to be eco-friendly, the train is 95% recycla...

26 March 2018  – Alstom has been awarded four contracts totalling around €330 million by Trenitalia, the Italian national train operator, for the supply of 54 Coradia Stream regional trains. The trains are destined for the Italian regions of Abruzzo (4 trains), Liguria (15 trains), Marche (4 trains) and Veneto (31 trains) as part of the framework agreement signed in 2016 between Alstom and Trenitalia[1]. The 54 additional trains add to the 47 trains already ordered by the Emilia Romagna region in 2016. Alstom’s Coradia Stream for Trenitalia, dubbed “Pop” by the customer, is the latest generation of trains designed for regional and intercity lines. Coradia Stream is an Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) with maximum speed of 160 km/h in the regional version. The train ordered by Trenitalia can transport morethan 300 passengers seated, offering easy accessibility thanks to its low floor. Designed to be eco-friendly, the train is 95% recycla...

Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) has awarded contracts for works of over Rs 25,000 crore on upcoming metro lines of Mumbai Metro Rail Project . Indian’s top infra companies Reliance Infrastructure and Tata Project were among the firms that emerged winners. In the meeting of executive committee of the MMRDA contractors appointed to construct elevated viaduct and stations on two metro corridors. The works awarded include Rs 10,986 crore worth of contracts on the Mumbai Metro 2B corridor that will connect DN Nagar in the north-west suburb of Andheri with Mandale in the north-east, and Rs 14,549 crore for the north-south Metro-4 corridor which will run between Kasarwadavali in Thane and Wadala. “By appointing contractors for the entire corridors the committee has only underlined the need of metro corridors for the city and its metropolitan region,” Mumbai Metropolitan Commissioner UPS Madan said. A Joint Venture consortium of Rel...

Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) has awarded contracts for works of over Rs 25,000 crore on upcoming metro lines of Mumbai Metro Rail Project . Indian’s top infra companies Reliance Infrastructure and Tata Project were among the firms that emerged winners. In the meeting of executive committee of the MMRDA contractors appointed to construct elevated viaduct and stations on two metro corridors. The works awarded include Rs 10,986 crore worth of contracts on the Mumbai Metro 2B corridor that will connect DN Nagar in the north-west suburb of Andheri with Mandale in the north-east, and Rs 14,549 crore for the north-south Metro-4 corridor which will run between Kasarwadavali in Thane and Wadala. “By appointing contractors for the entire corridors the committee has only underlined the need of metro corridors for the city and its metropolitan region,” Mumbai Metropolitan Commissioner UPS Madan said. A Joint Venture consortium of Rel...