Alstom has announced that they are to supply an additional 17 Citadis trams to the Strasbourg Transport Company, this will complete the order of 63 trams.

The trams can carry 288 passengers and are fitted with wider seats and areas reserved for wheelchairs. They are 45 metres long and have been fitted with LED lighting and all-glass doors.

Designed and manufactured mainly in France, the bogies under the driver cabins will be made at Alstom‘s site in Salzgitter, Germany.

Over 2,600 Citadis trams have been sold to more than 50 cities in 20 countries.

What did the officials say?

“With this new order, CTS is the French customer that will own one of the largest Citadis tram fleets with a total of 80 trainsets ordered. We are very proud to be continuing this partnership initiated in 2003, proving that the Citadis range meets the evolving needs of our customers,”

says Jean-Baptiste Eyméoud, Managing Director of Alstom in France.

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