Ansaldo Sts has signed an 88 million euro contract with Stib (Société des transports intercommunaux de Bruxelles) for the automation of lines 1 and 5 of the Brussels metro.
Ansaldo STS will supply Stib with its Driverless CBTC technology, which allows trains to operate without a driver, covering a total length of 35,5 km and 37 stations, with a total fleet of 60 trains. The framework agreement also includes optional lines 2 and 6.
“This order – declared the CEO Andy Barr – is particularly significant for the modernization of the Brussels metro, because it adopts the most advanced Cbtc Driverless solutions, a technological reference for the entire metropolitan sector. This contract is the result of the work of a global team and of Ansaldo STS' determination to strengthen its position as a global expert, as a reference within the railway sector for sustainable urban mobility”.
