|
Stadler signed a contract with the Lisbon metro operator, Metropolitano de Lisboa, for the supply of 24 vehicles. The agreement includes an option for up to 12 more vehicles. The order was signed in the presence of the Portuguese minister of the environment and energy, Maria da Graça Carvalho, and the secretary of state for mobility, Cristina Pinto Dias.
Metropolitano de Lisboa awarded Stadler the contract for the manufacture and supply of 24 three-car vehicles, with an option for up to 12 additional vehicles. The contract is worth €134 million. This is the second order Stadler has received from the Portuguese capital’s metro operator. The first order was signed in 2021. Stadler is responsible for supplying the vehicles that will serve the Circular Line. Fourteen vehicles are currently being built, with the first undergoing tests on the Metro Lisbon network.
The new vehicles will be 49.6 m long. They will have large windows, and the passenger compartments will be comfortable, light, and bright and maximize available space. A modern passenger information system will have large monitors and a video surveillance system. The fully accessible and barrier-free vehicles have nine double doors on each side and more space in the vestibules to enable people to get on and off quickly and easily.
Full Article: IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, Volume 20, Number 1, March 2025
| 
