# Alstom signs 10-year contract to build 246 METRONET railcars in Western Australia

The Western Australian Government signed a 10-year contract with Alstom to build 246 METRONET railcars and a manufacturing and assembly plant in Bellevue, Western Australia. The contract is valued at $1.253 billion, $347 million under budget, and will create over 200 direct jobs. At least 50% of the contract value will be delivered locally.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-12-10
- Where: Bellevue, Western Australia, Australia
- Value: $860.0M (1.25B AUD)
- Jobs: 200
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 246 railcars
- Products: railcars, C-Series trains
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Alstom](https://endata.com/companies/3570.md)
- [Alstom](https://endata.com/companies/3570.md) (customer)
- [Alstom](https://endata.com/companies/3570.md) (supplier)
- [Government of Western Australia](https://endata.com/companies/41443.md) (customer)
- [Western Australian Government](https://endata.com/companies/43832.md) (customer)
- [Public Transport Authority of Western Australia](https://endata.com/companies/43839.md) (customer)
- [Yuefeng Aluminum Technology](https://endata.com/companies/43959.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [wa.gov.au](https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/McGowan%20Labor%20Government/Historic-contract-signed-for-WA-made-METRONET-railcars-20191210), 2019-12-10: "The McGowan Labor Government has signed a 10-year contract with world-class train manufacturer Alstom, to have Western Australia's new METRONET railcars built locally."
- [railtech.com](https://www.railtech.com/rolling-stock/2019/12/10/alstom-strengthens-in-western-australia/), 2019-12-10: "Alstom will deliver 41 electric trains and two diesel trains to Perth, Western Australia."
- [alstom.com](https://www.alstom.com/press-releases-news/2019/12/alstom-locally-manufacture-and-maintain-ptas-c-series-trains-perths-growing-rail-network), 2019-12-10: "Alstom has signed a contract with the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia (PTA) to manufacture and maintain the next generation of C-series trains for Perth’s growing rail network."
- [manmonthly.com.au](https://www.manmonthly.com.au/french-perth-railcars/), 2019-12-10: "This METRONET contract signing marks a significant moment for our State"
- [metronet.wa.gov.au](https://metronet.wa.gov.au/news/latest-news/signed-sealed-delivered-from-2022-perths-new-c-series-trains-1), 2019-12-11: "Perth’s largest ever railcar contract has been officially signed between Alstom and the State Government."
- [profiles-aluminum.com](https://www.profiles-aluminum.com/news/yuefeng-aluminum-technology-and-france-alstom-sign-cooperation-framework-agreement-70989.html), 2019-12-17: "The signing of this cooperation agreement is the deepening and expansion of the cooperation between the two sides on the basis of previous cooperation in the Hanoi subway project in Vietnam."

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