13 More Île-de-France tram-trains ordered (RailwayGazette)

Alstom has been awarded a €70m firm order to supply Transilien SNCF with a further 13 Citadis Dualis tram-trains, funded by Île-de-France Mobilités. The order announced on November 16 has been placed under a 2007 framework agreement covering up to 200 vehicles.

The latest batch includes 11 tram-trains for the existing Line T4 between Bondy, Aulnay-sous-Bois and Montfermeil Hospital, and two for the 20 km Line T12 which is expected to open in 2022. This will use the current RER Line C between Massy and Épinay-sur-Orge, and then new tram tracks between Épinay-sur-Orge and Évry.

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