Siemens and Lohr awarded the order value more than EUR200 million for the complete realization of a turnkey project ranging from initial planning of the line to installation of the communication, control and safety equipment of the Rennes second driverless metro line. The contract includes delivery of 19 Cityval trainsets. The new B Line will run predominantly underground on a 12.6 km northeast-to-southwest axis and serve 15 stations including the city centre. The central section Cleunay-Le Gast will be under the city centre in a bored tunnel, while the Cleunay-Mermoz and Le Gast-Chateaubriandsections will be cut-and-cover. The final 3.3 km from Chateaubriand to Champs Blancs will be elevated. Revenue service is envisaged in 2018. Visit www.semtcar.fr and www.rennes-metropole.fr. 47/10.
