French state-owned train operator SNCF Voyageurs has placed an order with Alstom for an additional 96 additional RER NG trainsets for the RER D line in order to complete and renew the fleet on this line.
Financed at 100% by Île-de-France Mobilités, this order worth around €1.7 billion (£1.46 billion). It is part of the framework agreement, signed in 2017 between SNCF Voyageurs and Alstom, under which 166 RER NG trainsets have already been ordered. This new order brings the total number of RER NG orders to 262 (130 trainsets, each 112 metres long, for RER E and 132 trainsets, each 130 metres long, for RER D).
Frédéric Wiscart, president of Alstom France, commented: “Alstom is delighted with this announcement, which confirms the confidence of Île-de-France Mobilités and SNCF Voyageurs in this new and innovative rolling stock, designed and assembled at our Valenciennes and Crespin sites, in the North of France.”
The New Generation RER (RER NG) is a double-decker rolling stock designed for the RER D and RER E lines, operated by Transilien SNCF Voyageurs on behalf of Île-de-France Mobilités. The train has been designed to optimise capacity and passenger flow. Its completely open ‘boa’ architecture, together with the combination of single and double-deck cars and wide doors, allows passengers to enter and leave with ease and offers three distinct travel areas.
Level platforms in each of the single-deck end cars allow wheelchair passengers direct and rapid access to their dedicated areas. The trains have air conditioning, LED lighting adapted to the different times of the journey (day/night/station stops), USB sockets and numerous screens giving passengers rapid access to various transport information.
RER NG has been running on the RER E line since November 2023 and on the RER D line since December 2024.
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