Stockholm, Sweden, February 27, 2024 – Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has completed the modernisation and upgrade of 270 models C20 cars for Stockholm metro, a project initiated in 2017. The last car is now leaving the workshop in Västerås to return to Stockholm, fully prepared for passenger service.
The modernisation programme emphasises the extensive reuse of materials to achieve environmental and cost-saving benefits. Additionally, the interior layout has been updated with an open design and new seating arrangements, facilitating quicker boarding and disembarking, and new passenger information systems, enhancing the passenger experience.
The project was carried out in close collaboration with Alstom’s customer MTR and the end customer SL.
Project facts
- Alstom has modernised a total of 270 model C20 cars for the Stockholm metro.
- The work was performed at Alstom’s Västerås workshop.
- The project has been in progress since 2017, employing 110 fitters and 25 engineers, along with several local subcontractors in Västerås.
- The upgrade includes the reuse of materials, refurbished seats, new passenger information systems, more handrails, and more safety cameras than before.
- The new open design facilitates boarding and disembarking.
- In total, 27,540 seats have been installed, 110,160 screws used, and 240 kilometres of cable laid.
Alstom is the largest supplier to the Swedish train market, with over a thousand trains delivered to the Swedish railways and several major maintenance contracts. Alstom also leads the implementation of the ERTMS signalling system in Sweden, both onboard and along the tracks, and delivers the new national traffic management system for the Swedish Transport Administration.