Citadis is a family of low-floor trams and light rail vehicles built by Alstom. , over 8,000 Citadis trams have been ordered, with operations in over 140 cities on all six inhabited continents. An evolution of Alstom's earlier TFS vehicle, most Citadis vehicles are made in Alstom's factories in La Rochelle and Valenciennes, France, and in Barcelona, Spain, and Annaba, Algeria.
Types The Citadis family includes both partial and fully low-floor trams and LRVs. Several versions are of the multi-articulated design, with alternating wheeled and suspended sections. These are built with three, five, seven, and nine sections. The whole line-up includes the following standard variants:
Urban tramway vehicles
Citadis X00 Citadis 100 – three section, 70% low floor, originally designed and manufactured by Konstal in Chorzów for the Polish market (Katowice, Gdańsk)
Citadis X01 (first generation) Citadis 301 – three section, 70% low floor (Orléans) Citadis 301 CIS – 100% low floor version with IPOMOS bogies on gauge (Moscow, Saint-Petersburghttp://transphoto.ru/list.php?serv=0&cid=2&mid=4350 Saint-Petersburg, 71-801 (Alstom Citadis 301 CIS) vehicle list). Also designated 71-801 according to the Russian unified system of rolling stock classification (71=trams, 8=manufacturer code (Alstom), 01=model code). Citadis 401 – five sections, 70% low floor (Montpellier and Dublin, some converted from 301s)
Citadis X02 (second generation) Citadis 202 – three section, 100% low floor (Melbourne) Citadis 302 – five sections, 100% low floor (Adelaide, Angers, Lyon, Bordeaux, Paris T2, T7 and T8, Valenciennes, Rotterdam, Buenos Aires, Madrid, Melbourne, Nice, Murcia, Barcelona, Jerusalem, Le Havre, Tenerife, Oran and Nottingham) Citadis 402 – seven sections, 100% low floor (Bordeaux, Grenoble, Lyon, Paris T3, Dubai, Rio de Janeiro, Algiers, Constantine) Citadis 502 – nine sections, 100% low floor (Dublin, some converted from 402s)
Citadis X03 (third generation) Citadis 403 – seven sections, 100% low floor (specially ordered for Strasbourg)
Citadis X04 (fourth generation) Citadis 304 – 100% low floor, next generation design for Central and Eastern Europe (Istanbul)
Citadis X05 (fifth generation) Citadis 205 (also known as Citadis Compact) – three sections, 100% low floor (Aubagne, Avignon) Citadis 305 – five sections, 100% low floor (Sydney, Lusail, Caen, Kaohsiung, Barcelona, Athens, Philadelphia) Citadis 405 – seven sections, 100% low floor (Nice, Paris T9, T10) Citadis SX05 (also known as Citadis Classic) – 70%/100% low floor + high floor (Frankfurt, Cologne)
Light-rail transit vehicles Regio-Citadis – three sections, 70% low floor LRV (Kassel, The Hague) Citadis Dualis – four or five sections, 100% low-floor LRV (Paris T4, Nantes, Lyon) Citadis Spirit – three or four sections, 100% low floor LRV designed for the North American market (Ottawa Line 1 & Line 3, Toronto Line 6, Brampton/Mississauga Line 10, Quebec City TramCité)
Power supply Like most trams, Citadis vehicles are usually powered by overhead electric wires collected by a pantograph, but the trams in several places do not use pantograph current collection entirely.
The most popular solution is Alstom's proprietary ground-level power supply (APS, first used in Bordeaux and subsequently in Angers, Reims, Orleans, Tours, Dubai, Rio, Barcelona, and Sydney), consisting of a type of third rail which is only powered while it is completely covered by a tram so that there is no risk of a person or animal coming into contact with a live rail. On the networks in France and in Sydney, the trams switch to conventional overhead wires in outer areas, but the Dubai vehicles are the first to employ APS for its entire passenger length (although they are still equipped with pantographs for use in the maintenance depot).
Another option is to use on-board batteries to store electrical power, allowing brief periods of catenary-free operation without the need to install special infrastructure. The Citadis trams in Nice operate off a set of nickel metallic hydride batteries in two large open spaces where overhead wires would be an eyesore. This has since been superseded by a supercapacitor-based energy storage system (SRS) which is in use in Rio de Janeiro (alongside APS), Kaohsiung, and along a new line in Nice. The Regio-Citadis can also be built as a dual-voltage or electro-diesel vehicle with various configurations.
Ordered trams Africa CountryCity ImageTypeFleet numbersQuantityYearLength Width Comments Algeria Algiers 402 101–14141 2009–2011 142-14872012 Constantine 402 101–127 27 2011–2012 128–151242015–2017Assembled in Algeria by the joint venture Oran 302 101–130 30 2011 32.5 m (106 ft) 131–151212016-2017Assembled in Algeria by the Cital joint venture Ouargla 402 101–123 23 2016–2018 Assembled in Algeria by the Cital joint venture Mostaganem 402 101–125 25 2017–2018 Assembled in Algeria by the Cital joint venture Sidi Bel Abbès 402 101–130 30 2016–2017 Assembled in Algeria by the Cital joint venture Setif 402 101–126 26 2017–2018 Assembled in Algeria by the Cital joint venture Morocco Casablanca 302 001–074 74 2012–2013 Single endedoperate in service as semi-permanently coupled back-to-back pairs 075–124 50 2017–2018305125–190662023–2024 Rabat-Salé 302 001–044 44 2010–2011 in MU 38 single-ended trams (operating in service as back-to-back pairs), plus 6 bidirectional trams 045–066 22 2019–2020 Single ended – operate in service as back-to-back pairs Tunisia Tunis 302 M401–M430 30 2007–2008 in MU Single ended – operate in service as back-to-back pairsM431–M43992009M501–M516162012–2013
Asia CountryCity ImageTypeFleet numbersQuantityYearLength Width Comments China Chengdu 302 40 2018 Shanghai/Songjiang 302 30 2018 Taiwan Kaohsiung 305 15 2018-2019 Uses SRS system
North America
The main article provides vehicle and order descriptions. CountryCity ImageTypeFleet numbersQuantityYearLength Width Comments Canada Ottawa Citadis Spirit1101–1134 34 (+38 planned) 2018 Four-module vehicles Toronto Citadis Spirit6500–6517 18 2019-2022 Four-module vehicles. Ordered with the Hurontario LRT cars as part of a group orderMississauga/BramptonCitadis Spirit0 (43 planned)2020-2022N/AFour-module vehicles. Ordered with Toronto as part of a group orderQuebec CityCitadis Spirit0 (34 planned)2023Four-module vehicles United States Philadelphia 305 0 (130 planned, plus 30 options) 2026-2030 Ordered 2023; production expected to start in 2026
South America CountryCity ImageTypeFleet numbersQuantityYearLength Width Comments BrazilRio de Janeiro 402 101–132 32 2016 Equipped with APS system Ecuador Cuenca 302 1001–1014 14 2015–2016 Equipped with APS system
Middle East CountryCity ImageTypeFleet numbersQuantityYearLength Width Comments Israel Jerusalem 302 46 2009 United Arab Emirates Dubai 402 001–011 11 2013–2014 Equipped with APS Qatar Lusail 30501–028 28 2018–201932 m (104 ft) Equipped with APS
Europe CountryCity ImageTypeFleet numbersQuantityYearLength Width Comments France Angers 3021001–1017 17 2009 3052001–2020 20 2022–2023 Aubagne 205 (Compact) 001–008 8 2014 First Citadis Compact ordered. Options for 10.N/A4 Avignon 205 (Compact) 101–114 14 2018–2019 Besançon 305N/A 5 2025–2026 Ordered with Brest and Toulouse in a group order3 Bordeaux 402 2201–2232 2301–2306 2501–2520 2801–2804 1301–1326 1827–1846 1847–1856 113 2002 2003 2005 2008 2013–2014 2018 2019 The Citadis delivered from 2013 now have two doors per side on their central pod. 302 2241–2246 2541–2546 12 2002 2005 Brest 302101–120 26 2012 Ordered with Dijon as part of a group order 3052001–2008 8 2025 Ordered with Besançon and Toulouse in a group order Caen 3051001–1026 26 2018–2019 Dijon 3021001–1033 33 2012–2013 Ordered with Brest as part of a group order Grenoble 402 6001–60356036–6050 49 2005, 2009 Le Havre 302 001–022 22 2012 X05N/A8 (planned)2027 Le Mans 302 1001–1034 34 2007, 2011, 2014 To be extended to in 2026 Lille 305N/A 27 2026 First Citadis ever built for metric tracks Lyon 302 0801–0847, 0848–0857, 0858–0870, 0871–0873 73 2000, 2006, 2009, 2010 402 0874–0885, 0886–0892 19 2012–2016 Replaces the Citadis 302 on line 3; the 302s are transferred to other lines. 402 0893–0907, 0908–0942, 0943–? 50 2019–2020, 2024–2026, 2027 New front due to new safety standards. Replaces the Citadis 302 on line 4; 302s were transferred to other lines.Citadis DualisTT201–TT224242011-2013Used on the Western Lyon tram-train. Also designated U-52500 as per SNCF classification. Montpellier 301 2001–2028 30 1999–2000 Extended to Citadis 401 302 2031–2033, 2041–2064 27 2006–2007 402 2070–2089,2098–2099 23 2011–2012,2014 Mulhouse 302 01–27 27 2005–2006 Two of these (04 and 05) were used in Argentina on the Tranvía del Este, in Buenos Aires, whilefive were sold to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and re-designated as the C2-class Melbourne tram. Nantes 405 401–461 61 2023–2025, 2026–2027 Will replace the older TFS. Delivery of the first 49 trams started in 2024 for completion in 2026, while 12 additional trams will be delivered in 2027.Citadis DualisTT101–TT124242009-2015Used for service on the Nantes tram-train. Also designated U-53500 as per SNCF classification. Nice 302 01–28 28 2006–2007, 2010 Trams from 14 to 28 are extended to 402. First Citadis trams to use nickel metallic hydride batteries for catenary-free operation. 405 29–53 25 2017–2018, 2019 First ever Citadis X05 (fifth-generation) trams delivered in mainland Europe; also the first trams to use SRS Orléans 301 39–60 22 2000–2001 302 61–81 21 2010–2012 Paris 302 0401–0413,0414–0426,0427–0442,0442–0460, 0461–0466 66 2002, 2003, 2008–2009, 2010–2012, 2015–2016 T2 402 0301–0321,0322–0346,0347–0363, 0364–0372 73 2005–2006, 2011–2012, 2017–2018, 2021 T3; starting from 0364, the trams are now delivered with the transit authority livery (Île-de-France Mobilités). 302 701–719 19 2013 T7 302 801–820 20 2014 T8; in the future, they will be transferred to the T7 for its extension to Juvisy while 7 of them will be modified to be on the T2. 405901–922 22 2019–2020 T9 1001–1013 13 2022–2023 T10 305 01–37 37 2024–present T1/T8. The first order will replace the older TFS on this line, while the rest will replace the older Citadis 302 on line T8 and will complete the fleet for the future extensions on these two lines.Citadis DualisTT401–TT426262018-2023T4; also designated U-53700 as per SNCF classification.Citadis DualisTT301–TT315152016-2017T11/T14; also designated U-53600 as per SNCF classification.Citadis DualisTT601–TT625252023-2024T12; also designated U-52600 as per SNCF classification.Citadis DualisTT501–TT511112022T13; also designated U-53800 as per SNCF classification. Reims 302 101–118 18 2010 Rouen 402831–857 27 2011–2012 To replace the TFS; used as light rail vehicles. Strasbourg 403 2001–2041 41 2005–2007 3001–3022, 3031–3047392016–2018, 2021–2022 405 4001–4039 39 2025–2028 Toulouse 302 5001–5025 24 2009–2010 Designed by Airbus 305 N/A 9 (planned) 2026 Ordered with Besançon and Brest in a group order Tours 402051–071 21 2012–2013 Equipped with APS Valenciennes 30201–30 30 2006, 2013 GermanyCologneClassic (SX05)N/A642026 (planned)62 60-metre trams and 2 30-metre trams Frankfurt am Main Classic (SX05)301–358 58 2022-present 24 31.5-metre trams and 34 40-metre trams Kassel RegioCitadis 701–718 18 2004–2005 751–760 10 Hybrid with diesel engine Greece Athens 305 25 2020–2021 Ireland Dublin 301 3001–3026 26 2003–2004 Red line, in 2007 extended from 401 4001–4014 14 2003–2004 Red line (transferred from green line in 2010) 402 5001–5026 26 2009–2010 Green line, in 2020 extended from 502 5027–5033 7 2017–2018 Green line, longest Citadis trams ever built 5034–5041 8 2020 Netherlands The Hague RegioCitadis 4001–4054 54 2006–2007 4055–4072182011 Rotterdam 302 2001–2060 60 2003–2004 Unidirectional 2101–2153 53 2011 Poland Gdańsk 100 (NGd99) 1001–1004 4 1999 Marketed as the Konstal NGd99, based on 100 series Katowice 100