Vingroup, Alstom agree 200 trainsets deal for Hanoi metro
Under the agreement, the first 83 five-car, fully automated driverless trainsets will be designed and built at Alstom's facility in France. Vingroup will manufacture and assemble the remaining 117 trainsets in Vietnam, with Alstom providing engineering expertise, tooling support and key components. The statement did not give a time frame for the deliveries.
(Adds details from statement and background) HANOI, Oct 6 (Reuters) — Vietnam's Vingroup and France's Alstom have agreed to a deal for 200 metro trainsets and an associated technology transfer to support Hanoi's urban rail expansion, the companies said in a statement on Tuesday. Under the agreement, the first 83 five-car, fully automated driverless trainsets will be designed and built at Alstom's facility in France. Vingroup will manufacture and assemble the remaining 117 trainsets in Vietnam, with Alstom providing engineering expertise, tooling support and key components. The statement did not give a time frame for the deliveries.
Urban rail is one of the fastest-growing segments of Vietnam's railway market, with a dozen lines planned in the country's main cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Hanoi's urban rail network is planned to cover 979 km across 18 lines by 2045. com; +84-24-3852-9623)