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Alstom to modernise the CBTC on metro de Madrid line 6 to allow driverless operation

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Metro de Madrid has commissioned Alstom to upgrade the CBTC signalling and automatic driving system on line 6 to make it compatible with what will be the first driverless trains on the network.

To this end, Alstom is to equip this line, which serves some 400,000 passengers a day, with the latest generation CBTC Urbalis signalling system. The project includes upgrading the current system, based on Bombardier’s CBTC Cityflo 650, which only allows automatic driving in GoA 2, i.e. with a driver controlling the doors and the start of the train.

In addition, Alstom will implement a new Automatic Train Supervision (ATS) system to optimise control and monitoring.

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Leopoldo Maestu, president of Alstom Spain and Portugal, highlighted the importance of this project for the transformation of the Madrid metro and reaffirmed the company’s commitment to sustainable and intelligent mobility.

Alstom’s signalling centre of excellence in Madrid, with more than 800 experts, will lead this project. The manufacturer points out that it is a world leader in CBTC systems, with a presence on 190 metro lines in 32 countries.

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