Alstom, a well-known manufacturer of railway transport, has signed a significant contract with Hamburger Hochbahn worth €2.8 billion, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Contract to Supply Autonomous Metro Trains
Photo: Alstom

This agreement involves the delivery of 374 new DT6 metro trains and the implementation of the CBTC Urbalis signaling system for Hamburg’s U5 metro line.

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Upon completion, the trains will be capable of operating at 90-second intervals.

The contract covers the supply of 254 semi-automated trains with GoA2 automation level and 120 fully automated metro trains with GoA4 automation level.

All trains will consist of four carriages. Initially, the fully autonomous trains will be used on the U5 line, which is currently under construction.

The GoA2 level trains will replace the old DT4 cars on the existing network sections.

The first phase of this framework agreement includes an order for 48 metro trains and CBTC equipment for the initial section of the U5 line.

This section includes five of the planned 23 new stations and will cost €670 million.

The new trains will be manufactured at Alstom’s plant in Salzgitter, Germany.

Production is scheduled to begin in 2026, with the first deliveries expected in early 2028.

Passenger services on the first section of the new U5 line are set to start in 2029. The Alstom plant in Berlin will be responsible for delivering digital products for this line, including the Urbalis signaling system.

This project will be an important step in modernizing Hamburg’s transport infrastructure, significantly increasing the efficiency and reliability of the city’s metro.

The introduction of highly automated and autonomous trains aligns with trends in urban transport development and improvements in passenger conditions.

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