The contract for the construction of the first subway line in Cluj-Napoca was signed on May 25, transport minister Sorin Grindeanu announced. The turnkey project has a value of over RON 9 billion (some EUR 1.8 billion), without VAT, and is partly financed through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).
The authorities announced in late February that the consortium made up of Gulemark-Alstom-Arcada is the winner of the tender to build Cluj-Napoca’s subway Line 1. Alstom said in a press release that its contract share reaches approximately EUR 400 million.
The contract has been signed for the first phase of the project covering the construction of a 9.16 km line with 9 stations from Sfânta Maria to Europa Unită and an above-ground depot.
„It is the city’s first such massive infrastructure project which will have a great impact on sustainable transport. Cluj-Napoca is the second Romanian city to benefit from a metro system and we are glad to support local authorities to implement this important project for the community. The project is the result of a great collaboration between the government and local authorities, and I want to highlight the necessity to promote such a partnership in the benefir of citizens,” the Prime Minister said.
Under its share of EUR 400 million, Alstom will be responsible for the system integration, signalling and telecommunication, power supply and track work, platform doors, security and control centre, as well as implementing proven cybersecurity throughout the system. Alstom will deploy the CBTC supporting the highest grade of automation 4 (GoA4) for the first time in Romania, using its high-capacity CBTC signalling solution Urbalis, reports Railway Pro.
„It’s the largest transport infrastructure project in city’s history, totalling EUR 2.2 billion. More than 70,000 cars daily made their journey on the Cluj – Floresti route, and today, the traffic has significantly increased. Along this axis, metro development is the single viable solution to reduce road congestion”, the mayor of Cluj-Napoca, Emil Boc said.
