Alstom Citadis

A Citadis 302 in Mulhouse
A Citadis 402 in Paris

The Citadis is a family of low-floor trams built by Alstom in La Rochelle, France and Barcelona, Spain. More than 1140 Citadis trams are in use in over 28 cities,[1] including: Bordeaux, Grenoble, Lyon, Montpellier, Rouen, Orléans, the Paris area, Nottingham, Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Barcelona, Dubai, Dublin, Istanbul, Gdańsk, Katowice, Adelaide, Melbourne, Jerusalem, Rabat, Casablanca, Tunis and Rotterdam outside France.

Citadis types

The Citadis family includes both partially low-floor and 100% low-floor trams, in versions with three, five, and seven sections.

The Citadis family comprises:

The 70% low-floor “Regio-Citadis” variant allows for tram-train operation, in which trams run also on mainline railway tracks; it is used in the German city Kassel and has been delivered for The Hague. This train type is having possibilities of duo-powering (diesel/600 VDC, 600 VDC/1,5 kV 16 Hz or 600 VDC/Bioenergy/diesel).

The Regio-Citadis model has now been superseded by "Citadis-Dualis", redesigned to operate on the same lines as regional trains (on the TER (Transport express régional) network) and intended for running at up to 100 km/h (62 mph), compared to 70 km/h (43 mph) for the Citadis tram), and for stop spacings ranging from 0.5 to 5 km (0.31 to 3.11 mi). 31 have been ordered (plus 169 on option [5]) by the SNCF at an average cost of €3.2 million per car (about $4.94 million or £2.5 million).[6]

Like most trams, Citadis vehicles are usually powered by overhead electric wires, but the trams in Angers, Bordeaux, Dubai and Reims use “APS” (ground-level power supply), a third rail which is only powered while it is completely covered by a tram so that there is no risk of a person or animal coming into contact with a live rail. In outer areas, the trams switch to conventional overhead wires.[7]

Competitors to the Citadis include Bombardier Transportation's Flexity family (Outlook, Swift, Classic, and the Link tram-train), Siemens Combino and Avanto trams, Škoda ForCity, Ansaldo Sirio and TMK 2200 from Crotram.

Ordered Citadis trams

Africa

Country City Image Type Fleet numbers Quantity Year Length (m) Width (m) Comments
 Algeria Algiers 302 101–141 41 2010
 Algeria Constantine 402 101–127 27 2010 43.9
 Algeria Oran 402 101–130 30 2010 43.9
 Morocco Casablanca 302 74 2012 Able to MU
 Morocco Rabat–Salé 302 32 44 2010 19 double trams, 6 single bidirectional trams
 Tunisia Tunis 302 401–430 30 2007 32-64 in MU 2.40 Single ended - operate in service as back-to-back pairs.

North America

Country City Type Fleet numbers Quantity Year Length
(m or
ft in)		 Width
(m or
ft in)		 Comments
 Canada Ottawa - Confederation Line Citadis Spirit (variant of 302) 34 (options for more) 2018 49 m or 160 ft 9.1 in 2.65 m or 8 ft 8.3 in 2 car trains totalling 98 m (321 ft 6.3 in) with a capacity of 600 passengers. Train to be built in Hornell, NY and final assembly in Ottawa[8]

South America

Country City Type Fleet numbers Quantity Year Length (m) Width (m) Comments
 Brazil Rio de Janeiro 402 32[9] 2016 44[10] 2.650[10] With APS system
 Ecuador Cuenca 302 2014 With APS system

Mideast

Country City Image Type Fleet numbers Quantity Year Length (m) Width (m) Comments
 Israel Jerusalem 302 46 2009
 United Arab Emirates Dubai 402 001-025 25 2013-2014 2,65 APS[11]

Europe

Country City Image Type Fleet numbers No. Year Length (m) Width (m) Comments
 France Angers 302 1001-1017 17 2009 32.4 2.40
 France Aubagne Compact 8[4] 2014 22 First Citadis Compact ordered. Options for 10[4]
 France Bordeaux 302 2241-2246, 2541-2546 12[12][13] 2002, 2005 32.8 2.40
 France Bordeaux 402 2201-2232, 2301-2306, 2501-2520, 2801-2804 62 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011 43.9 2.40
 France Grenoble 402[14] 6001-6035, 6036-6050 49 2005, 2009 43 2.40
 France Le Havre 302 22 2011–2012
 France Le Mans 302 01-23 23 2007 32.0 2.40
 France Lyon 302 0801-0847, 0848-0857, 0858-0873 70 2000, 2006, 2009-2010 32.4 2.40
 France Montpellier 301 2001–2028 30[15] 1999–2000 40.9
 France Montpellier 302 2031–2033, 2041–2064 27 2006–2007 32.5
 France Montpellier 402 23 43
 France Mulhouse 302 01-27 27 2005–2006 32.5
 France Nice 302 01-20, 21-28 28 2006–2007, 2010 33
 France Orléans 301 39-60 22[16] 2000 29.9 2.32
 France Orléans 302 61-81 21[17] 2010–2011 32.3 2.40
 France Paris 302 0401-0426, 0427-0442, 0442-0459 60 2002-2003, 2008, 2010 32.2 2.40 T2
 France Paris 402 0301-0321, 0322-0346 46 2006, 2012 43.7 2.65 T3
 France Paris 302 39[18] 2013-2014 32 2.40 2013 units on T7 line; 2014 units on T8 line
 France Reims 302 101-118 18[19][20] 2010 32.4 2.40
 France Rouen 402 27 2011–2012 40-45 2.40 To replace the TFS[21]
 France Strasbourg 403 2001–2041 41[22] 2005–2006 45.1 2.40
 France Toulouse 302 24 2009–2010 32.4 2.40 Designed by Airbus
 France Tours 402 21[23] 2012–2013 43 2.40 APS
 France Valenciennes 302 33 2006 33 2.40
 Germany Kassel RegioCitadis 701-718, 751-760 28 2004–2005 36.8 2.65 751 - 760 hybrid with diesel engine
 Ireland Dublin 301 3001-3026 26 2003–2004 40 2.40 Red line, in 2007 extended from 30 to 40 m
 Ireland Dublin 401 4001-4014 14 2003–2004 40 2.40 Red line (transferred from green line 2010)
 Ireland Dublin 402 5001-5026 26 2009 43 Green line
 Netherlands The Hague RegioCitadis 4001-4054, 4055-4072 72 2006, 2011 36.8 2.65
 Netherlands Rotterdam 302 2001–2060, 2101-2153 113 2003, 2009 31.6 (2003 units); 30 (2009 units) 2.40 Unidirectional
 Poland Gdańsk NGd99 1001–1004 4 1999 26.6 2.35 Marketed as the Konstal NGd99, based on 100 series
 Poland Katowice 116Nd 800–816 17 2000 24 2.35
 Russia Moscow 301 CIS 2201 1 2014 25.5 2.5 Was on tests in 2013-2014, in used since 2014; name for russian system of railway stock classification 71-801
 Russia Saint-Petersburg 301 CIS 8900-8902, 8907 4 2014-2015 25.5 2.5
 Spain Barcelona 302 37 2004, 2007 32 2.65 2004 units on Trambaix network; 2007 units on Trambesòs network
 Spain Jaén 302 5 2010 32 2.40
 Spain Madrid 302 70 2007 32
 Spain Murcia 302 11 2011 32 2.40
 Spain Tenerife 302 20 2007 32.2 2.40
 Turkey Istanbul X-04 801-837 37 2009 28 2.65 Able to MU
 UK Nottingham 302 216-237 22[24] 2014 NET Citadis poster

Oceania

Country City Image Type Fleet numbers Quantity Year Length (m) Width (m) Comments
 Australia Adelaide 302[25] 6[25] 2010[26] 32 2.40 Purchased from Madrid in 2009, being surplus to their demands.[25][27]
 Australia Melbourne 202[28] 3001–3036[29] 36[29] 2001–2002[29] 23.0[29] 2.65[29] Locally designated C-class.[29]
 Australia Melbourne 302[30] 5103, 5106, 5111, 5113, 5123[31] 5[31] 2008–2009[31] 32.5[31] 2.65[31] Locally designated C2-class.[31]
Leased from Mulhouse, France in 2008, and later purchased by the Victorian government.[32]

Other Cities

Country City Image Type Fleet numbers Quantity Year Length (m) Width (m) Comments
 Japan Hakone - Hakone Rail Transit  Line 1  402 1 000 - 1 038 38 2014 40-45 2.80 On order, due enter service by 2015-2017
Tram signs will display "1 Hakone-Yumoto" on the sign
Type Rouen
 Japan Hakone - Hakone Rail Transit  Line 2  402 2 000 - 2 023 23 2016-2020 40-45 2.80 On order, due enter service by 2018
Tram signs will display "2 Gōra-ekimae" on the sign
Type Rouen

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Planète CITADIS" (in French). Alstom, Citadis Mag № 10. 2008-04-10. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
  2. ↑ Note: the Dublin Trams are currently being converted to 401s in a programme which will be completed during 2008
  3. ↑ CITADIS Dualis Information Sheet
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Aubagne orders Citadis Compact". Railway Gazette International. 7 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "CITADIS Dualis, Speed and smoothness from the city centre to the suburbs". Alstom. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
  6. ↑ Harry Hondius (2 July 2007). "Dualis extends the reach of the Citadis family". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
  7. ↑ Wansbeek, C.J. (December 2002). "Bordeaux: Fronting the French tramway revolution". Tramways & Urban Transit (Light Rail Transit Association). Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  8. ↑ http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/passenger/light-rail/alstom-finalizes-ottawa-lrt-contract.html
  9. ↑ "Planejamento de Fabricação do Material Rodante" (PDF) (in Portuguese). 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Memorial Descritivo Geral do Veículo VLT" (PDF) (in Portuguese). 2014-05-26. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
  11. ↑ "Al Safouh tram project consortium selected". Railway Gazette International. 2008-04-29. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
  12. ↑ "Fiche technique 302". Retrieved 2013-07-11.
  13. ↑ Fiche technique 402 (French)
  14. ↑ "Fiche technique Grenoble 2" (in French). Retrieved 2013-07-11.
  15. ↑ Fiche technique 401 (French)
  16. ↑ Fiche technique Orléans (French)
  17. ↑ "Urban rail news in brief - November 2008". Railway Gazette International. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  18. ↑ "Citadis remains popular in Paris". Railway Gazette International. 28 January 2011.
  19. ↑ "Reims tramway sparkles with colour". Alstom. 2007-01-29. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
  20. ↑ "Reims, sa cathédrale, son tram..." (in French). Admirable Design. 2007-05-14. Archived from the original on 26 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
  21. ↑ "Rouen orders trams to increase capacity". Railway Gazette International. 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  22. ↑ Fiche technique Strasbourg (French)
  23. ↑ "Tours selects Citadis and APS". Railway Gazette International. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  24. ↑ "Nottingham tram Phase Two contract signed". Railway Gazette International. 15 December 2011.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 Fenton, Andrew (7 June 2009). "Six new trams for Adelaide - ex-Madrid". The Adelaide Advertiser. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  26. ↑ Zed, Tom (26 March 2010). "Tram service a slow coach ride to the city". The Adelaide Advertiser. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  27. ↑ Castello, Renato (24 May 2009). "European trams to bolster our City-Glenelg fleet". The Adelaide Advertiser. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  28. ↑ "Low floor trams have arrived!". Yarra Trams. 17 August 2001. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5 "C-Class". Yarra Trams. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  30. ↑ "Mulhouse Light Rail and Tram Train, France". railway-technology.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.5 "C2-Class". Yarra Trams. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  32. ↑ "Tram Procurement Program". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.

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