BUCHAREST (Romania), November 3 (SeeNews) – French multinational rolling stock manufacturer Alstom said on Tuesday that it was awarded a 100 million euro ($117 million) contract to supply 13 Metropolis trains to Bucharest underground system operator Metrorex.

The contract has an option for a further 17 trains and its total estimated value could go up to 240 million euro, Alstom said in a press release.

This is Alstom's first rolling stock contract in Romania.

The first train will be delivered in less than 29 months.

Each of the six-car trains will have 216 seats and a total capacity of 1,200 passengers.

Alstom’s Metropolis range of metro trains has been in operation for over 20 years worldwide.

Alstom  is a French multinational rolling stock manufacturer operating worldwide in rail transport markets, active in the fields of passenger

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