Alstom Citadis Tram Enters Into Service on Line T8 in the Ile-de-France Region

Dec. 16, 2014
Attending the event were Jean-Paul Huchon, president of STIF and of the Ile-de-France region, Pierre Mongin, CEO of RATP and Ana Giros, managing director of Alstom Transport France.

On Dec. 16, at Saint-Denis – Porte de Paris station, the Alstom Citadis tram entered service on line 8 of the Ile-de-France tram network, linking Saint-Denis with Epinay-sur-Seine and Villetaneuse. Attending the event were Jean-Paul Huchon, president of STIF and of the Ile-de-France region, Pierre Mongin, CEO of RATP and Ana Giros, managing director of Alstom Transport France.

This new service is a result of the contract between RATP and Alstom, signed in 2010, for the supply of 19 trams for line T7, with an option on 20 trams for line T8. This option was exercised in April 2013. The trams for the Ile-de-France region are financed by STIF. The line serves 17 stations and covers a distance of more than 8 kilometres. It improves transport services to the north-western Seine-Saint-Denis area and provides easier access to centres of learning and business parks.

"Since the Citadis is modular, Alstom has been able to offer RATP and STIF a product with a personalised design, both for the exterior and the interior of the trams. These integrate our latest improvements in terms of accessibility - wider seats and door control buttons more suited to people with reduced mobility," said Giros.

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