Alstom wins EUR 295m Lausanne metro contract
SWITZERLAND: Alstom has won a EUR 295m contract to deliver new signalling and midlife upgrades across Lausanne’s M2 metro line, Switzerland’s only fully automated urban metro.
The contract, signed 5 May, covers train-centric Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling across the full M2 network alongside a fleet midlife upgrade programme.
The CBTC system will allow shorter headways and higher throughput on the 14-station line without additional rolling stock.
Signalling at the centre of the contract
CBTC tracks train positions continuously rather than in fixed blocks, allowing vehicles to run closer together. On an automated line like the M2, that translates directly into higher frequency without expanding the physical network.
The midlife upgrade programme will extend the operational life of the existing rubber-tyred fleet.
M2’s role in the Lausanne network
The M2 connects Ouchy on the Lake Geneva waterfront to Epalinges in the northern suburbs, climbing steeply through the city centre. It is the primary public transport spine of the Lausanne agglomeration and operates without a driver.
Transports publics lausannois has not published a delivery timeline for either workstream.