Alstom has been manufacturing trains and other components for the rail industry for nearly 70 years in Brazil. Initial production took place at the old Alstom factory in the Lapa neighborhood of São Paulo—the first train factory in Latin America. The company’s operations were later transferred to the Taubaté plant, which opened in 2015 and was expanded in 2022. This facility, Alstom says, “is now a center of excellence in the production of stainless-steel train cars.”
“We are extremely proud of reaching the milestone of 5,000 units produced in Brazil,” said Michel Boccaccio, President of Alstom in Brazil and General Director for Latin America. “This incredible performance of our operation is a reflection of Alstom’s commitment to Brazil and to the mobility of the country and the world throughout these almost 70 years of operation in the railway industry, producing sustainable and quality mobility solutions locally. Throughout this history, we have had very challenging moments and we have always overcome them, as we also have a highly competent team of employees who are always engaged, resilient and committed.”
Of the 5,000 units produced, many have gone to projects inside Brazil including:
- Lines 1 and 3 of the São Paulo Metro (produced between 1972 and 1989).
- RFFSA – Rede Ferroviária Federal Sociedade Anônima (produced between 1976 to 1982).
- Rio de Janeiro Metro (produced between 1978 and 1984).
- Rio de Janeiro VLT (produced between 2015 and 2016).
Alstom Brazil also produced some of these units for international projects, including the New York City Transit and California Amtrak Surfliner (USA); Santiago Metro (Chile); SBASE (Argentina); Chennai Metro (India); and PRASA (South Africa).
Currently, the company is advancing in the total delivery of 36 trains (288 cars) for ViaMobilidade lines 8 and 9 in São Paulo, in addition to having already started production of Line 6 for the São Paulo Metro. Its project portfolio also includes the production of:
- 13 trains (78 cars) for the new Bucharest Metro Line M5 (Romania).
- 35 trains (140 cars) for the extension of Phase 2 of Taipei Metro Line 7 (Taiwan).
- 29 trains (116 cars) for the Taipei Circular Line (Taiwan).
- 37 trains (185 cars) for the new Line 7 of the Santiago Metro (Chile).
