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Alstom signs 330-mln-euro train deal with Italy

Xinhua,March 26, 2018 Adjust font size:

PARIS, March 26 (Xinhua) -- French transport facility manufacturer Alstom on Monday announced a business deal worth 330 million euros (407.81 million U.S. dollars) to supply 54 Coradia Stream inter-city trains to Italy.

Alstom's new four contracts is part of the framework agreement signed in 2016 with Italian state-run railway operator Trenitalia to provide 54 trains destined for the regions of Abruzzo, Liguria, Marche and Veneto.

With an Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) and maximum speed of 160 km/h, Alstom's Coradia Stream trains are the latest generation of trains designed for regional and intercity lines which transport 300 passengers and offer easy accessibility, it said in statement.

The trains also called "Pop" will be manufactured by the French group in Italy. (1 euro = 1.235 U.S. dollars) Enditem