# Alstom wins C$4.7B contract to supply 313 rail cars to VIA Rail Canada

Alstom signed an agreement with VIA Rail Canada to design, engineer, manufacture and support 313 Adessia railway cars, valued at approximately C$4 billion, plus a 15-year technical support and spare parts agreement valued at nearly C$700 million, for a total of C$4.7 billion. The cars will be built in Canada and replace VIA Rail's long-distance fleet.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-09-03
- Where: Thunder Bay, Ontario; La Pocatière, Québec; St-Bruno-de-Montarville, Québec, Canada
- Value: $3.50B (4.70B CAD)
- Status: announced
- Products: Adessia railway cars
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Alstom](https://endata.com/companies/3570.md)
- [VIA Rail Canada](https://endata.com/companies/19353.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/alstom-wins-landmark-contract-to-renew-via-rail-canada-s-long-distance-fleet-812452972.html), 2026-09-03: "This is an emblematic project for Alstom, and we're honou"

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