New trams for Le Havre

On 19 March 2025, Alstom has been chosen by Le Havre Seine Métropole to supply the new trams for the extension of its tramway network. The first order will comprise 8 Citadises of the latest generation. The first deliveries will take place in 2027, when the new line C will enter service.

With a length of 33 m and a width of 2.40 m, the new 100% low-floor trams will have a capacity of 206 passengers. In compliance with the TSI PRM regulation, the trams will have door opening buttons at the right height, wider seats and areas reserved for wheelchair users and pushchairs. To help people with reduced mobility, the new trams also offer:
- Signature lighting throughout the entire vehicle, both inside and out, notably for better visualization of the opening and closing of the doors, and helping passengers to locate the doors.
- Loudspeakers for visually and hearing-impaired passengers on board as well as acoustic signal to indicate the doors position.

The new Citadis trams have been designed to achieve a 16% reduction in preventive maintenance operations over their 30 years of commercial service. Ten of Alstom’s sixteen sites in France are involved in the manufacture of these Citadis trams:
La Rochelle, for design and assembly;
Le Creusot, for bogies;
Ornans, for traction motors;
Villeurbanne, for on-board electronics and cyber security;
Aix-en-Provence, for tacho centres;
Tarbes, for electrical equipment;
Alstom IBRE (Sens), for brake discs;
Alstom Flertex (Gennevilliers and Saint-Florentin), for brake linings;
Valenciennes, for spare parts;
Saint-Ouen, for design and after-sales service.