CHILE: The first of 37 five-car Metropolis AS-22-UTO automated metro trainsets that Alstom is supplying for Santiago metro Line 7 was unveiled at the manufacturer’s Taubaté plant in São Paulo on January 20.
Under a March 2022, €355m contract, Alstom is supplying rolling stock for the 25·8 km automated metro Line 7 which is currently under construction between Vitacura in the northeast and Renca in the northwest, serving 19 stations.
The deal includes the supply of Alstom’s Urbalis CBTC signalling to enable driverless operation, as well as 20 years of maintenance and a predictive maintenance system for the trains, tracks, and overhead lines.
The 102 m long walk-through trainset has a capacity of 1 247 passengers, including spaces for people with reduced mobility. The vehicle is equipped with air conditioning, audio and visual passenger information systems, USB-C charging ports, high-resolution cameras and intercoms that allow users to communicate with the control centre. Each car has four doors per side.
The vehicle is made of stainless steel car body that is expected to have higher durability and reduced energy consumption.
Line 7 is planned to be completed in 2028. It is expected to offer an end-to-end journey time of 37 min, compared to 1 h 12 min by existing bus services in the same corridor.
- Read our feature article about the expansion of Metro de Santiago in the August 2023 issue of Railway Gazette International.
