Alstom has signed a contract with the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) to supply 70 six-car Metropolis trains, valued at 2.3 billion Canadian dollars (around €1.4 billion). The agreement also includes an option to expand the order by up to 150 additional trains.
Of the new fleet, known as New Subway Trains (NST), 55 sets will replace the existing rolling stock on Line 2, while the remaining 15 will serve the extensions of Lines 1 and 2. The trains will deliver enhanced comfort and accessibility thanks to open gangways, multipurpose areas and technological upgrades such as wireless phone charging and more energy-efficient systems.
Design and engineering will take place in Canada, with final assembly at Alstom’s Thunder Bay facility and testing at the company’s Kingston site in Ontario. The project is expected to generate up to 945 direct jobs — over 600 of them within Alstom — as well as 1,700 indirect positions.
This contract results from close cooperation between federal, provincial and municipal governments. It forms part of Toronto’s metro modernisation plan and aims to strengthen Canada’s rail industry through the use of domestic materials and suppliers.