Shanghai metro train deal for Bombardier

Bombardier Transportation and its joint venture partners in
The contract, valued at approximately €257m, was won by Bombardier Transportation together with Changchun Bombardier Railway Vehicles (CBRC) and Bombardier-CPC Propulsion Systems. Bombardier’s share of the contract amounts to some €82m. Deliveries of the trains are scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2008 with completion in 2009. The trains will operate on
The new metro cars will be assembled in
Bombardier has previously participated in the supply of 16 metro trains, for Line 1 In Shanghai and 37 trains for Line 2 of the city’s metro system.
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