• Expansion of the system in Rio de Janeiro will increase sustainable mobility in the capital and pave the way for future expansions / July 12, 2022 – Alstom signed a contract for the 700-metre double-track expansion of the VLT (tramway) system in Rio de Janeiro, which will offer an integrated terminal connection to a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system and interconnection with the bus station in the city. The scope of the project includes the extension of the VLT system by about 700 metres in double track, supply of a terminal station (Terminal Gentileza) with four platforms, in addition to the supply of the APS system for the entire stretch (1.4 kilometres), a rectifier substation and adaptation of an existing one and supply for all the signalling along the stretch. (....)