Known as one of the city's busiest lines, serving almost 400,000 commuters a day and connecting the entire metro network, this 23.5 km circular line has 28 stations.
"We are grateful to Metro de Madrid for their trust in our team and in our Railway Signalling Excellence Centre in Madrid to execute this iconic project that will transform and modernise Madrid's metro system," stated Leopoldo Maestu, Alstom Managing Director for Spain and Portugal.
The contract includes the design, engineering, installation, and commissioning of the new signalling system and electronic interlocks necessary to upgrade the current communications-based train control (CBTC), from Grade of Automation 2 (GoA2) semi-automatic operation to Grade of Automation 4(GoA4), enabling fully autonomous and driverless operation. The project will also implement a new Automatic Train Supervision (ATS) system.
The project will be managed by Alstom's Railway Signalling Excellence Centre in Madrid, which employs more than 800 digital mobility experts. Alstom has been a strategic partner of Metro de Madrid for more than 50 years, supplying the first CBTC signalling system for lines 1 and 6.
